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Posted on April 7, 2014April 7, 2014 By: genestout

A former music writer for The Rocket reflects on the week of Cobain’s death

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Seattle author and music journalist Gillian Gaar was a writer and columnist for The Rocket for many years and was working on a…

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Posted on March 30, 2014 By: genestout

An excerpt from the life of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain

By GENE STOUT Kurt Cobain was a mess. Sitting motionless on a tiny stool in a dressing room at the Paramount Theatre on Halloween night…

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Posted on March 26, 2014 By: genestout

CD REVIEW: Shakira’s new stripped-down, self-titled album

By MIKEL TOOMBS You’d think that Shaikra had earned enough money, from her “life in the spotlight” as an international superstar and now cohost of…

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Posted on March 18, 2014 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: Linda Perhacs, ‘a most unlikely rock star’

By MIKEL TOOMBS As a dental hygenist, a trade she still plies at age 70, Linda Perhacs has cleaned the teeth of “Cary Grant, Paul…

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Posted on February 17, 2014 By: genestout

Singer-songwriter Suzy Bogguss gets ‘Lucky’ with Merle Haggard tribute

By MIKEL TOOMBS “Bogguss and an Ace Band Bring Haggard to West Coast,” the title of the press release declares. In fact, singer (Suzy) Bogguss…

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Posted on February 16, 2014February 17, 2014 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: Sharon Corr makes her solo North American debut

By MIKEL TOOMBS Sharon Corr is Ireland’s answer to Adam Levine. Well, OK, maybe that’s not entirely accurate. It’s true, though, that Corr, recently a…

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Posted on February 16, 2014February 16, 2014 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: Amos Lee brings ‘Mountains of Sorrow’ to Paramount

By GENE STOUT Singer-songwriter Amos Lee, who just began a 29-city tour, performs Monday, Feb. 17, at the Paramount Theatre. The show features songs from…

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Posted on February 13, 2014February 13, 2014 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: Marissa Nadler returns with ‘blackest-ever black’ album

By MIKEL TOOMBS How much more black can Marissa Nadler’s new album, “July,” be? It’s “Nadler’s blackest-ever black album,” NPR reports. “This is true that…

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Posted on February 12, 2014 By: genestout

CD REVIEW: Singer-songwriter Reagan Boggs sings about life’s ‘Quicksand’

By MIKEL TOOMBS Same trailer, different park? Reagan Boggs seems to have a life-on-the-edge connection with Kacey Musgraves, who just won (deserved) Grammys for her…

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Posted on February 7, 2014February 9, 2014 By: genestout

Ayron Jones and The Way lands opening slot for B.B. King at the Moore Theatre

By GENE STOUT Seattle’s fast-rising Ayron Jones and The Way will celebrate two “firsts” on March 3. The Seattle band will open its first show…

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Posted on February 3, 2014 By: genestout

Kongos launch U.S. tour with alternative-rock hit ‘Come With Me Now’

By GENE STOUT Kongos, a Phoenix, Arizona-based band of brothers (by way of London and South Africa), is making waves on the alternative-rock charts with…

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Posted on January 26, 2014February 3, 2014 By: genestout

With Macklemore & Lewis, a record year for local Grammy nominations

By GENE STOUT With seven award nominations for Seattle rap duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, tonight’s 56th annual Grammy Awards could be a year of…

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Posted on January 24, 2014January 25, 2014 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: A year of milestones leaves Shelby Earl ‘in the pink’

By GENE STOUT On Saturday night, Jan. 25, Seattle singer-songwriter Shelby Earl celebrates the vinyl release of her 2013 album, “Swift Arrows,” with a show…

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Posted on January 9, 2014January 16, 2014 By: genestout

Genestout.com reaches milestone with a quarter million page views

By GENE STOUT I’m thrilled to report that GeneStout.com has reached its highest readership since the website’s debut in 2009. In the month of December…

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