By GENE STOUT Kristen Ward’s new single is a winner. “I Wanna Be” is from the Seattle singer-songwriter’s upcoming full-length album, “Last Night on Division,…
Read Full Article2012 Wine Bloggers’ Conference makes a splash in Portland
By GENE STOUT Whether you’re a hobbyist wine blogger or a professional publicist in charge of social media and promotions for a commercial winery, the…
Read Full ArticleKen Stringfellow goes ‘Danzig in the Moonlight’ with new CD Oct. 2
Prolific indie singer-songwriter Ken Stringfellow, co-founder of The Posies (with Jon Auer) and collaborator with Big Star and REM, will release a new album, “Danzig…
Read Full ArticleAerosmith’s Joe Perry isn’t just a rocker, he’s a ‘doomsday prepper’
By GENE STOUT Like a lot of Americans in these perilous times, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry wonders about the end of the world. It has…
Read Full ArticleTickets and wristbands are now on sale for 2012 Heineken City Arts Fest
Individual tickets and all-access wristbands for the 2012 Heineken City Arts Fest Oct. 17-20 are now on sale at the official website. City Arts Fest…
Read Full ArticleUpcoming Jimi Hendrix exhibit at EMP celebrates his early London experience
By GENE STOUT It’s hard to believe that Jimi Hendrix would have been 70 in November. He seems forever frozen in time as a 27-year-old…
Read Full Article‘Hot August Nights’ is the place to be for hot rods, burlesque and rock ‘n’ roll
By GENE STOUT Are you a trailer park queen? Or king? Georgetown’s “Hot August Nights” Aug. 17-18 promises a weekend of hot rods, burlesque, drive-in…
Read Full ArticleLove him or hate him, pop icon Neil Diamond is still going strong at 71
By GENE STOUT You may have little use for Neil Diamond and his schmaltzy, can’t-get-’em-out-of-your-head pop and rock tunes. But at 71, the man is…
Read Full ArticlePhotos from Day One of Seattle’s 2012 Capitol Hill Block Party
The Capitol Hill Block Party, the city’s biggest indie music festival, began Friday, July 20, in the Capitol Hill business district. Seattle photographers Jim Bennett…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Leni Stern’s musical journey took her to ‘source of the blues’
By MIKEL TOOMBS She was born in Munich, studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and now lives in New York City. But that’s…
Read Full ArticleElvis Presley, pink Cadillacs, John Hiatt and the allure of ‘Tennessee Plates’
By GENE STOUT My closest friends know me as a collector of oddball automobilia — vintage cars, parts, signs, chrome baubles, plastic geegaws, bric-a-brac and…
Read Full ArticleBlitzen Trapper releases poignant ‘Girl in a Coat’ video via Rolling Stone
By GENE STOUT Portland alt-country band Blitzen Trapper, which records for the iconic Seattle label Sub Pop Records, has released a video of its melancholy,…
Read Full ArticleUpcoming ‘Tempest’ album will be a career milestone for Bob Dylan
By GENE STOUT Bob Dylan is marking his 50th anniversary as a recording artist with “Tempest,” a collection of 10 new original songs to be…
Read Full ArticleDuff McKagan and other highlights of the head-banging Mayhem Festival
By GENE STOUT Duff McKagan’s surprise performance with Motorhead was among the highlights of the 2012 Mayhem Festival, which played the White River Ampheatre Tuesday,…
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