By GENE STOUT The news of David Bowie’s death brought an outpouring of reminiscences from fellow artists, fans and music writers. Below is the complete…
Read Full ArticleLegendary Seattle radio DJ Marco Collins hosts a MusicCares benefit
By GENE STOUT Seattle DJ Marco Collins, who was the subject of the SIFF film “The Glamour and the Squalor,” is putting his energy and…
Read Full ArticleSea-Tac Airport and EMP Museum unveil Pearl Jam poster exhibit
As part of the Experience the City of Music program at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the Port of Seattle, EMP Museum, Pearl Jam, and poster artists…
Read Full ArticleFormer Pipettes singer Gwenno Saunders debuts ‘political concept album’
By MIKEL TOOMBS Gwenno Saunders, once lead singer of British girl-band Pipettes (the delightful if slight 2007 “We Are the Pipettes”), soon will be debuting…
Read Full ArticleCrystal Bowersox moves beyond ‘American Idol’ with current show
By MIKEL TOOMBS Crystal Bowersox is no longer someone to dread. That is, the dreadlocks that so unnerved Simon Cowell (always a good thing, in…
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 ArticleBeloved Northwest band Sleater-Kinney finishes its tour in Seattle
By MIKEL TOOMBS “Where is the love?” Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway famously asked in 1972. “Here,” riot-grrrl survivors Sleater-Kinney answer in 2014. “Right here…
Read Full ArticleEsme Patterson answers a Beach Boys classic in ‘The Glow’
By MIKEL TOOMBS In “Surf City,” the Beach Boys’ ultimate ‘60s fantasy land, cars and girls were both justly celebrated via their glorious music. What…
Read Full ArticleSeattle’s 107.7 The End announces new late-night EDM show
Seattle’s 107.7 The End (KNDD-FM) has announced a new program in its specialty music lineup, the EDM-focused Saturday night segment dubbed Subtronic End. The show…
Read Full ArticleBeloved Sleater-Kinney trio returns with ‘No Cities to Love’ album
By MIKEL TOOMBS They were on a break! Sleater-Kinney, the Olympia-born riot-grrrl trio once aptly deemed “America’s best rock band” by venerated critic Greil Marcus,…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: The Americans bring their cool basement sound to High Dive
By GENE STOUT Formed in 2010, L.A. indie rock band The Americans have accomplished a lot in four years. They’ve crisscrossed the country, performing with…
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 ArticleRoots-rocker Chuck Prophet performs five Northwest shows before new album
By GENE STOUT Singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet, formerly of the celebrated roots-rock band Green on Red, will release his 13th studio album, “Night Surfer,” Sept. 23…
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”?…
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