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 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 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 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…
Read Full ArticleSeattle City of Music Awards makes its debut
In light of Seattle’s spotty history with music-awards shows, it’s impossible to predict how long the Seattle City of Music Awards will last. But Wednesday…
Read Full ArticleSeattle music awards gala
The Seattle City of Music Awards show makes its debut tonight with a gala honoring Quincy Jones, Fleet Foxes and KEXP-FM. The program at Showbox…
Read Full ArticleAustin City Limits Festival: Music and Mayhem in Mudville
AUSTIN, Texas — The eighth annual Austin City Limits Festival came to a muddy, grungy close Sunday night with a powerful concert finale by Pearl…
Read Full ArticlePearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band celebrate ‘Austin City Limits’ 35th
AUSTIN, Texas — Though Pearl Jam has played thousands of venues in its nearly 20-year career, few have been as storied as the KLRU-TV studios…
Read Full ArticleAustin City Limits Festival: As wet and wild as Bumbershoot
AUSTIN, Texas — After a gloriously sunny and warm first day on Friday, the Austin City Limits Festival settled into a wet, Seattle groove Saturday…
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