Tonight’s performance at the Kirkland Performance Center is billed as “the real deal” by presenters Flamenco Seattle and Mezzo Producciones. “Flamenco de Raiz” features Rafael…
Read Full Article“Lombardi’s Live” offers an intimate showcase for local jazz
I recently dropped by Lombardi’s Italian restaurant, where jazz artists from Seattle’s Pony Boy Records have been serenading diners with modern and retro jazz since…
Read Full ArticleSeattle musicians ‘Give Back’ to Arts Corps and local food banks
Ben Gibbard, The Moondoggies, D.Black, The Lonely Forest, The Cave Singers and more than 30 other artists or bands are featured on the upcoming GIVE…
Read Full ArticleLaura Love ‘dreams big’ for Women in Trades
Seattle singer-songwriter Laura Love and her band are the featured performers at the third annual Women in Trades “Dream Big Dinner” Saturday, Nov. 7, at…
Read Full ArticleSub Pop Records gets ‘The Best Ambiance’
Seattle’s Sub Pop Records and KEXP 90.3 FM radio host Jon Kertzer have formed a new world-music label, Next Ambiance. Kertzer, creator and longtime host…
Read Full ArticlePHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT: Former P-I photographer Robin Layton
Shortly after she was hired by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in the mid-1990s, photographer Robin Layton shot one of the more memorable photos in local sports…
Read Full ArticleTeatro ZinZanni celebrates tenth anniversary with zin-zational show
It was billed as a ZinZanniversary! — a riot of song, dance, stunts, antics and comedy celebrating Teatro ZinZanni’s 10th anniversary. The anniversary celebration and…
Read Full ArticleThe Copper Gate salutes Ballard’s scandal-navian past
The Copper Gate, Ballard’s only remaining Scandanavian-style restaurant and lounge, now has a semi-secret performance space that puts the va-va-voom in Viking. The new Blushing…
Read Full ArticlePOSTPONED: Elton John and Billy Joel at KeyArena
A serious case of e-coli infection combined with the flu has caused Elton John to postpone his Face 2 Face concerts Nov. 4 and 7…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Brandi Carlile incites hometown crowd at the Paramount
Is stardom a prison for pop singers? Not for Brandi Carlile, whose raucous version of Johnny Cash’s “Folson Prison Blues” is a liberating anthem. Saturday…
Read Full ArticleFour weekend shows to rock your world (and all feature women artists)
Here are my recommendations for weekend concerts. But as they say, tickets are going fast! Brandi Carlile: The Maple Valley singer, songwriter and guitarist is…
Read Full ArticleA Moment With: Rachel Flotard of Seattle band Visqueen
Visqueen’s new album, “Message to Garcia,” is as much about joy and inspiration and soaring over life’s hurtles as it is about sadness and grief.…
Read Full ArticleJay-Z makes his KeyArena debut
Jay-Z, rap’s billion-dollar baby and husband of singer-actress Beyonce Knowles, makes his Seattle debut in concert Saturday night at KeyArena. The superstar rapper comes to…
Read Full ArticleEarshot Jazz Festival opens today
Celebrating its 21st year, Seattle’s Earshot Jazz Festival offers three weeks of traditional and cutting-edge jazz from here and abroad. Perhaps the most exotic is…
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