Josiah Leming, one of the stars of season seven of “American Idol,” will release his much-anticipated debut album, “Come on Kid,” Sept. 14 on Warner…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Bluesman Sid Selvidge will be ‘at home’ in Seattle
By MIKEL TOOMBS When we talk Memphis blues and soul, Sid Selvidge’s name rarely comes up. And yet the singer-songwriter, a native of Greenville, Miss.,…
Read Full ArticleLilith Fair cancels dates, but the show will go on at The Gorge amphitheater
Organizers of the 2010 Lilith Fair tour have announced that nearly a dozen upcoming concerts have been canceled, but Saturday’s show (July 3) at The…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Singer Bobby Long is emerging from the ‘Twilight’ zone
British singer-songwriter Bobby Long, who got a phenomenal boost when a song he co-wrote was featured in a scene in the 2008 hit movie “Twilight,”…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Texas troubadours Steve Earle and Joe Ely at ZooTunes
By MIKEL TOOMBS Wednesday (June 30) was the evening of the Texas troubadour at ZooTunes, the Woodland Park Zoo’s summer concert series whose 2010 season…
Read Full ArticleTop Seattle singer-songwriters uncork an evening of wine tasting and music
Wine, Women & Song. Sounds like a perfect evening, doesn’t it? A half dozen or more of the Seattle area’s top female singer-songwriters and rising…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Steve Martin and band show their pluck at Chateau
Talk about pickin’ and grinnin’. In a concert Saturday night (June 19) at Chateau Ste. Michelle, Steve Martin (yes, the comedian) and the Steep Canyon…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Ethereal banjo player Abigail Washburn at Chateau
Performing in a spare, ethereal style that might be dubbed “back porch noir,” singer-songwriter and claw-hammer banjo player Abigail Washburn is the best reason to…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Sarah Jaffe taps her ‘Suburban Nature’ on new CD
BY MIKEL TOOMBS Hailed by Paste magazine as a “Best of What’s Next” for her “beautiful, raw songs” that play like “wise, witty diary entries…
Read Full ArticleWest Seattle Summer Fest will rock the Junction with Hell’s Belles and more
The West Seattle Summer Fest, now in its 28th year, is shaping up to be a great party. The all-ages, absolutely free outdoor festival is…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Crosby, Stills & Nash let the sun shine in at winery show
The stars aligned for the Crosby, Stills & Nash concert at Chateau Ste. Michelle. And so did the sun. Sporting sunglasses and perhaps smarting from…
Read Full Article‘Ghost Bikes’ roll at Jim Page CD release party at Fremont Abbey
Jim Page began his singing and songwriting career in the 1970s on the streets of Seattle, creating topical, sometimes satirical songs that provoke thought and…
Read Full ArticleChateau Ste. Michelle kicks off summer concert season early
Is it summer yet? Actually, not until June 21. But the first big summer series of 2010 opens this weekend with a sold-out concert by…
Read Full Article‘Fortune Smiles’ on local roots-Americana band The Halyards
Most local music fans know Eric Tingstad as one half of Grammy-winning, Northwest acoustic duo Tingstad and Rumbel (with Nancy Rumbel). But last year, Tingstad…
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