By GENE STOUT Seattle singer-songwriter Carson Henley compares the marathon recording session for his newly released album to “pulling an all-nighter before the big test.”…
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By GENE STOUT More than 19,000 concertgoers turned out for the first Paradiso Festival, a 12-hour carnival of electronic dance music (EDM) Saturday at The…
Read Full ArticleJames Apollo plans July release party for his new Damien Jurado-produced CD
By GENE STOUT Seattle singer-songwriter and bandleader James Apollo celebrates his new album, “Little War, Little Less,” with a special concert July 27 at the…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: A double rainbow greets John Fogerty’s season opener
By GENE STOUT Like a fine wine, John Fogerty just gets better with age. The former leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival kicked off Chateau Ste.…
Read Full ArticleSeattle songwriter Barbara Ireland sees ‘Red’ Saturday night at the Royal Room
By GENE STOUT Seattle singer-songwriter Barbara Ireland calls her newest batch of songs “slinky retro 1960s pop-jazz tunes.” “Red” is her first album of original…
Read Full ArticleThe Sorry for Party Rocking tour whomps Seattle’s KeyArena Saturday night
By MIKEL TOOMBS I was once riding on London’s subway, the Tube (oh, I get around), when there was a slight delay. An automated voice…
Read Full ArticleMusical worlds collide with Hilary Hahn & Hauschka and Leland Sundries
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…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: David Lanz performs holiday weekend show at Bake’s Place
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.…
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