By GENE STOUT Seattle singer-songwriter Carson Henley compares the marathon recording session for his newly released album to “pulling an all-nighter before the big test.”…
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By GENE STOUT Seattle singer-songwriter and bandleader James Apollo celebrates his new album, “Little War, Little Less,” with a special concert July 27 at the…
Read Full ArticleSeattle songwriter Barbara Ireland sees ‘Red’ Saturday night at the Royal Room
By GENE STOUT Seattle singer-songwriter Barbara Ireland calls her newest batch of songs “slinky retro 1960s pop-jazz tunes.” “Red” is her first album of original…
Read Full ArticleMusical worlds collide with Hilary Hahn & Hauschka and Leland Sundries
By MIKEL TOOMBS May Day events in Seattle created quite a “ruckus,” as a certain local publication put it. And now one May night, Tuesday…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: David Lanz performs holiday weekend show at Bake’s Place
By GENE STOUT Those who haven’t escaped the Seattle area for the holiday weekend might want to consider another kind of escape: an evening of…
Read Full ArticleBremerton’s MxPx kicks off anniversary tour with a cancer benefit
By GENE STOUT Bremerton-based punk-rock trio MxPx will kick off its 20th anniversary tour with a cancer-benefit show Saturday, May 26, at El Corazon. Sharing…
Read Full ArticleLos Angeles singer-songwriter LP offers an intimate set at Seattle’s W Hotel
By GENE STOUT With ukulele in hand, fast-rising Los Angeles recording artist LP made a stop May 10 at Seattle’s W Hotel for a Symmetry…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Iron Butterfly headlines a night of classic rock
By GENE STOUT Iron Butterfly needs no introduction to fans of classic rock. The legendary psychedelic rock group’s 17-minute-long 1968 hit song, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vita,” helped propel…
Read Full ArticleNew release ‘I Love J-Rock II’ celebrates Japanese girl bands
By MIKEL TOOMBS For me the Japanese girl band is epitomized by Paran Maum in the film “Linda Linda Linda,” a sort of “Afterschool…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Cellos take center stage in a pair of Seattle shows
By MIKEL TOOMBS You had me at “cello.” Over the next week or so, that instrument, usually featured in a supporting role, takes center stage…
Read Full ArticleLullaby versions of The Smiths arrive just in time for Record Store Day
By MIKEL TOOMBS Heaven knows I love the concept of Rockabye Baby! — the rock-the-cradle lullaby versions of Mama and Dada’s favorite tunes, often with…
Read Full ArticleRecord Store Day/Seattle features live sets by Dierks Bentley and others
By MIKEL TOOMBS Happy Record Store Day, lower Queen Anne! OK, the Seattle neighborhood isn’t the only one to enjoy the benefits of the annual…
Read Full ArticleSeattle’s Branden Daniel & the Chics promise ‘more yay’ and less boredom
By GENE STOUT Seattle band Branden Daniel & the Chics’ first music video, “Mor Yay,” was filmed on Beacon Hill, Alki Beach and other Seattle…
Read Full ArticleKelly Clarkson goes country with new version of ‘Mr. Know It All’
By GENE STOUT Kelly Clarkson has just released a country remix of “Mr. Know It All,” her famous breakup song of 2011. The country version,…
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