“For Pops (A Tribute to Muddy Waters),” celebrating the 100th anniversary of the blues legend’s birth, is due Aug. 19 on Severn Records. The album…
Read Full ArticleBook passage on the Forest Sun cruise aboard the historic schooner Zodiac
By GENE STOUT Chances are you’ve never been on a cruise quite like this. San Francisco singer-songwriter Forest Sun and his wife, chanteuse Ingrid Serban,…
Read Full ArticleFairbanks, Alaska, celebrates summer solstice with ’round-the-clock fun
By GENE STOUT Those who live in Alaska’s interior endure months of dark, wintry days. But when the summer solstice arrives in late June, the…
Read Full ArticleCountry star Sammy Kershaw’s tribute to George Jones is due in July
Country star Sammy Kershaw is paying tribute to his late friend and mentor George Jones with the release of a new album dedicated entirely to…
Read Full ArticlePOP Montreal festival features co-creator of ‘the best worst album ever’
By MIKEL TOOMBS Do you remember being 13? Do you remember “Be My Baby”? Do you remember “My Pal Foot Foot”? Do you remember “Luka”?…
Read Full ArticleKISW’s ‘Pain in the Grass’ festival rocks White River Amphitheatre Sept. 12
By GENE STOUT Seattle rock station 99.9 KISW-FM has announced its 2014 “Pain in the Grass” festival Sept. 12 at White River Amphitheatre. Tickets go…
Read Full ArticleBumbershoot Festival announces ‘Conscious Nights’ EDM series
By GENE STOUT Bumbershoot is launching a new electronic dance music series titled “Conscious Nights at Bumbershoot.” Created by Seattle’s USC Events, promoters of the…
Read Full ArticleSinger-songwriter Rachel Taylor explores ‘darker side of pop’ on new EP
By MIKEL TOOMBS Remember He Is We, the onetime Tacoma-livin’ and then MySpace-driven pop duo? (Remember MySpace?) Well, He Is We is no longer around,…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Rapper Tech N9ne offers weekend of musical mayhem
By GENE STOUT Stuck in town for the Memorial Day weekend? If your musical tastes run to hardcore rap, make your “staycation” count with some…
Read Full ArticleDierks Bentley, moonshine and the Power of Music conference (no relation)
By MIKEL TOOMBS Clearly, this is not your granpappy’s moonshine. Country superstar Dierks Bentley, currently tune-shining across the nation on his “Riser” tour, has announced…
Read Full ArticleEccentric Swedish duo Dada Life will arrive in the U.S. via hot-air balloon
By MIKEL TOOMBS The first rule of Pillow Fight Club: Don’t talk about Pillow Fight Club. “Having broken a Guinness World Record for the largest…
Read Full ArticleSnoqualmie Casino announces summer lineup opening with Roger Hodgson
Snoqualmie Casino has announced its outdoor summer lineup the Mountain View Plaza, opening with Roger Hodgson (of Supertramp fame) July 3 and featuring such music…
Read Full ArticleQueensryche settles its long-simmering lawsuit, looks to the future
By GENE STOUT As I reported in The Seattle Times on Monday, the members of Northwest progressive heavy-metal band Queensryche have settled their nearly two-year…
Read Full ArticleEminem, Pearl Jam, Outkast, Skrillex headline Austin City Limits Music Festival
The Austin City Limits Music Festival returns for its 13th year Austin’s Zilker Park with an energetic lineup featuring headliner Eminem in his only performance…
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