By MIKEL TOOMBS May Day events in Seattle created quite a “ruckus,” as a certain local publication put it. And now one May night, Tuesday…
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By GENE STOUT Those who haven’t escaped the Seattle area for the holiday weekend might want to consider another kind of escape: an evening of…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Roger Waters returns to the Seattle area with ‘The Wall’
Seattle photographer Alex Crick attended Roger Waters’ extravagant multimedia show, “The Wall Live,” May 24 at KeyArena. The concert production featured more than 40 high-definition…
Read Full ArticleBremerton’s MxPx kicks off anniversary tour with a cancer benefit
By GENE STOUT Bremerton-based punk-rock trio MxPx will kick off its 20th anniversary tour with a cancer-benefit show Saturday, May 26, at El Corazon. Sharing…
Read Full ArticleLos Angeles singer-songwriter LP offers an intimate set at Seattle’s W Hotel
By GENE STOUT With ukulele in hand, fast-rising Los Angeles recording artist LP made a stop May 10 at Seattle’s W Hotel for a Symmetry…
Read Full ArticleActor-musician Will Oldham brings his road show to Wolf Haven
By MIKEL TOOMBS Will Oldham, best known as iconoclast indie musician Bonnie “Prince” Billy (bonus points for the superfluous quote marks), established his Pacific Northwest…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Iron Butterfly headlines a night of classic rock
By GENE STOUT Iron Butterfly needs no introduction to fans of classic rock. The legendary psychedelic rock group’s 17-minute-long 1968 hit song, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vita,” helped propel…
Read Full ArticleAll-female AC/DC band Hell’s Belles rocks EMP exhibit opening party
By GENE STOUT All-female AC/DC tribute band Hell’s Belles opened the EMP Museum’s new AC/DC exhibit with an explosive performance April 27 at Sky Church.…
Read Full ArticleNew release ‘I Love J-Rock II’ celebrates Japanese girl bands
By MIKEL TOOMBS For me the Japanese girl band is epitomized by Paran Maum in the film “Linda Linda Linda,” a sort of “Afterschool…
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