By GENE STOUT During the holidays, while I was growing up, my mom used to pull out her timeworn LP of Bach and Handel favorites…
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Currently on a short West Coast tour in support of her new EP, 18-year-old Los Angeles singer-songwriter Soren Bryce performs Wednesday at The Crocodile in…
Read Full ArticleDuran Duran, Chic offer a blue-ribbon concert at the Washington State Fair
By GENE STOUT If ’80s New Wave band Duran Duran had any misgivings about adding a state fair date to their current tour, they must…
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By MIKEL TOOMBS A global meltdown may be on the horizon but: tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight! That would be the night of Jan. 28, when…
Read Full ArticleKEXP reveals plans for new location and increased public engagement
By GENE STOUT In the coming year, beloved Seattle nonprofit radio station KEXP will move from its cramped headquarters on Dexter Avenue to a spacious…
Read Full ArticleGladys Knight, Martina McBride and Estelle grace inaugural ‘Skyville Live’
By GENE STOUT On Wednesday, Jan. 14, a new concept in Internet entertainment – “Skyville Live” – will make its debut at 5 p.m. PT…
Read Full ArticleFrankie Valli & The Four Seasons take fans on a fun nostalgia trip
By GENE STOUT Still witty and engaging after decades of performing, 80-year-old Frankie Valli led his storied vocal group on a baby boomer nostalgia trip…
Read Full ArticleNew Waterfront Festival features live music and synchronized light show
By GENE STOUT The New Waterfront Festival will bring live music back to Seattle’s waterfront in a big way. Performers during the six-hour festival from…
Read Full ArticleAll-star band gathers at Bumbershoot to perform Big Star’s iconic third album
By MIKEL TOOMBS “Never traveled far,” Replacements singer-guitarist Paul Westerberg sang in the set-closer “Alex Chilton” Sunday at Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festival, “without a little Big…
Read Full ArticleKellee Bradley rides life’s ups and downs with new ‘Milestones’ CD
By GENE STOUT It’s been nine years since Northwest singer-songwriter Kellee Bradley has released an album. Her new “Milestones” CD reflects the journeys she has…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: You’ll have to wait a year for that 5 Seconds of Summer
By MIKEL TOOMBS With its July 24 (that’s 2015, folks) show at KeyArena, the adorable Australian boy band 5 Seconds of Summer, hoping that its…
Read Full ArticlePOP Montreal festival features co-creator of ‘the best worst album ever’
By MIKEL TOOMBS Do you remember being 13? Do you remember “Be My Baby”? Do you remember “My Pal Foot Foot”? Do you remember “Luka”?…
Read Full ArticleBumbershoot Festival announces ‘Conscious Nights’ EDM series
By GENE STOUT Bumbershoot is launching a new electronic dance music series titled “Conscious Nights at Bumbershoot.” Created by Seattle’s USC Events, promoters of the…
Read Full ArticleEminem, Pearl Jam, Outkast, Skrillex headline Austin City Limits Music Festival
The Austin City Limits Music Festival returns for its 13th year Austin’s Zilker Park with an energetic lineup featuring headliner Eminem in his only performance…
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