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Posted on August 21, 2013 By: genestout

Brandi Carlile sets her sights on hometown shows and a new album

By GENE STOUT In an interview last week, Northwest singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile revealed that she has left Columbia Records, her longtime label, to chart a…

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Posted on August 7, 2013August 7, 2013 By: genestout

CD REVIEW: Ginny Reilly’s tribute to blues legend Bessie Smith

By GENE STOUT In the ’70s and ’80s, singer-songwriter Ginny Reilly was one half of the popular acoustic duo Reilly and Maloney, which divided its…

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Posted on July 18, 2013July 18, 2013 By: genestout

‘Voice’ star featured at beach concert

By GENE STOUT Singer-songwriter Vicci Martinez, who competed on the NBC-TV talent show “The Voice” in 2011, will perform songs from her new album, “Vicci,”…

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Posted on July 9, 2013July 9, 2013 By: genestout

Star Anna launches new concert series at Salish Lodge & Spa

By GENE STOUT The Seattle area has no shortage of outdoor concerts. But here’s something a little different: The Salish Lodge & Spa at Snoqualmie…

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Posted on May 10, 2013May 10, 2013 By: genestout

CD REVIEW: ‘It’s Magic,’ Steve Tyrell’s tribute to Sammy Cahn

By GENE STOUT Ever since singing “The Way You Look Tonight” in “Father of the Bride,” the 1991 movie starring Steve Martin, Steve Tyrell has…

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Posted on May 1, 2013 By: genestout

Seattle musical forecast: Storm Large brewing at Benaroya Hall

By MIKEL TOOMBS Our Doppler radar shows that a Storm Large will hit Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3.…

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Posted on April 30, 2013May 1, 2013 By: genestout

Seattle singer V. Contreras celebrates ‘Lush’ video and upcoming album

By GENE STOUT Seattle singer V. Contreras (a.k.a. Victoria Wimer Contreras) is known to local music fans as a vocalist with the Seattle Rock Orchestra,…

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Posted on March 28, 2013 By: genestout

Singer-songwriter Courtney Jaye adopts a country-pop vibe on her new CD

By GENE STOUT Singer-songwriter Courtney Jaye has made many journeys in her musical life, beginning in her hometown of Pittsburgh and later in Georgia, Texas,…

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Posted on March 20, 2013March 20, 2013 By: genestout

Justin Timberlake releases arty video of his second single, ‘Mirrors’

By GENE STOUT Justin Timberlake’s new video for “Mirrors” spans decades, tracing a couple’s lifelong relationship with a sweeping, cinematic storyline. There’s also a lot…

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Posted on March 1, 2013March 2, 2013 By: genestout

Molly Ringwald pays homage to the Great American Songbook

By MIKEL TOOMBS Molly Ringwald became famous, of course, as the late film writer-director John Hughes’ muse, starring in “Sixteen Candles” (1984), which explored the…

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Posted on January 1, 2013 By: genestout

Canada’s Steph Macpherson opens her West Coast tour in Seattle

By GENE STOUT Up-and-coming Canadian singer-songwriter Steph Macpherson, who made an appearance at the 2010 Lilith Fair and has opened concerts for such artists as…

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Posted on December 3, 2012 By: genestout

The Beach Boys’ 50th anniversary DVD is just in time for Christmas

By GENE STOUT For the Beach Boys fan in your household, don’t forget to add the new DVD “The Beach Boys: Live in Concert –…

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Posted on November 16, 2012November 16, 2012 By: genestout

Vocal group that inspired Brian Wilson performs two Seattle-area shows

By GENE STOUT The Beach Boys’ vocal harmonies were inspired in part by one of the most popular male vocal groups of the ‘50s, The…

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Posted on November 2, 2012 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: Seattle harpist Anna Cate gets in tune with ‘This Old Radio’

By MIKEL TOOMBS “It was difficult writing indie rock on the harp,” Anna Cate begins. It is a truth universally acknowledged, you nod, and then,…

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