By GENE STOUT The Seattle (Elvis) Invitationals contest returns Jan. 23 to the club where it all began 20 years ago — The Crocodile. The…
Read Full ArticleBeloved Northwest band Sleater-Kinney finishes its tour in Seattle
By MIKEL TOOMBS “Where is the love?” Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway famously asked in 1972. “Here,” riot-grrrl survivors Sleater-Kinney answer in 2014. “Right here…
Read Full ArticleActor Vincent D’Onofrio records eccentric ‘punk spoken word’ album
By MIKEL TOOMBS As William Shakespeare, were he alive today (he’d be 450), might have tweeted, “Though this be Method (acting), yet there be madness…
Read Full ArticleAussie boy band 5 Seconds of Summer releases its first live album
By MIKEL TOOMBS 5 Seconds of Summer, just named New Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards, is extending its five seconds of…
Read Full ArticleSeattle’s Jessica Domingo shares her chill pop-soul sounds at The Crocodile
By GENE STOUT Seattle-based singer-songwriter Jessica Domingo pays a visit to the Crocodile Café Sunday, Nov. 23, for a showcase of her latest music. Domingo…
Read Full ArticleSunday’s American Music Awards will celebrate Taylor Swift’s rapid rise
By MIKEL TOOMBS F. Scott Fitzgerald, were he alive today (he’d be 118), no doubt would observe that Taylor Swift is different from you and…
Read Full ArticleEsme Patterson answers a Beach Boys classic in ‘The Glow’
By MIKEL TOOMBS In “Surf City,” the Beach Boys’ ultimate ‘60s fantasy land, cars and girls were both justly celebrated via their glorious music. What…
Read Full ArticleSeattle’s 107.7 The End announces new late-night EDM show
Seattle’s 107.7 The End (KNDD-FM) has announced a new program in its specialty music lineup, the EDM-focused Saturday night segment dubbed Subtronic End. The show…
Read Full ArticleCollaborative Android Amaker project promises to be a ‘Singular’ event
“Android Amaker,” a unique, collaborative, music and arts project led by Seattle vocalist and co-creator Brent Amaker, will be performed Friday, Nov. 7, at Neumos.…
Read Full ArticleSoCal’s Calico trio brings its sweet alt-country to Darrell’s Tavern
By GENE STOUT Calico could be catnip for alt-country fans. The Southern California trio featuring Kirsten Proffit, Manda Mosher and Aubrey Richmond has a sound…
Read Full Article‘Rockin’ the Wall’ film tour includes screening Nov. 4 at U.W. Tacoma
By MIKEL TOOMBS “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall,” Jimmy Haslip said in 1989. You don’t remember that? OK, so my recollection might be a…
Read Full ArticleBeloved Sleater-Kinney trio returns with ‘No Cities to Love’ album
By MIKEL TOOMBS They were on a break! Sleater-Kinney, the Olympia-born riot-grrrl trio once aptly deemed “America’s best rock band” by venerated critic Greil Marcus,…
Read Full ArticleGuitarist Tim Reynolds brings his red-hot TR3 to the Tractor Tavern
By GENE STOUT Dave Matthews guitarist Tim Reynolds is back on the road with his group, TR3, featuring Reynolds, bassist Mick Vaughn and drummer Dan…
Read Full ArticleDef Jam co-founder Cey Adams featured at interactive conference
By GENE STOUT Cey Adams, a co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, as well as a visual artist, author and designer, is among “The Makers” speaking…
Read Full Article