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By GENE STOUT In an interview last week, Northwest singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile revealed that she has left Columbia Records, her longtime label, to chart a…
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By GENE STOUT As part of his summer tour in support of the new album “Wishbone,” British singer-songwriter Bobby Long will perform a show at…
Read Full ArticleSeattle rapper Macklemore lands on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine
By GENE STOUT Seattle rapper Macklemore has reached another milestone in his skyrocketing career: the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. In a story by Rolling…
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By GENE STOUT In the ’70s and ’80s, singer-songwriter Ginny Reilly was one half of the popular acoustic duo Reilly and Maloney, which divided its…
Read Full ArticleCD REVIEW: Paul Allen and the Underthinker’s ‘Everywhere at Once’
By GENE STOUT Seattle billionaire Paul Allen (technologist, philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder) has good reason to celebrate his new CD, “Everywhere at Once,” with his…
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