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By GENE STOUT Lynn Anderson, who died Thursday, July 30, in Nashville, was a down-to-earth country star with a great sense of humor and many…
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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…
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By GENE STOUT Calico could be catnip for alt-country fans. The Southern California trio featuring Kirsten Proffit, Manda Mosher and Aubrey Richmond has a sound…
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By MIKEL TOOMBS “It was a blast.” That’s Patterson Hood, Drive-By Truckers singer-guitarist, telling us what we already knew about the Triple Door show that…
Read Full ArticleSinger-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…
Read Full ArticleCD 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…
Read Full ArticleTractor Tavern celebrates 20 years with The Maldives, Mudhoney
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This post has been updated with information about a Mudhoney show Feb. 15.) By GENE STOUT The Tractor Tavern, hub of Seattle’s alt-country…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT 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…
Read Full ArticleSeattle bands take flight with Speed of Sound concert series
The Museum of Flight Speed of Sound concert series continues Jan. 31 with a three-band lineup of Northwest artists — Mark Pickerel and His Praying…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Massy Ferguson plows into the new year at Tractor Tavern
By GENE STOUT It’s a perfect fit: Seattle country-rock band Massy Ferguson (named for the company that makes tractors and farm equipment, but with a…
Read Full ArticleCD REVIEW: ‘Build Me Up From Bones’ by Sarah Jarosz
By MIKEL TOOMBS Tuesday is the traditional day to release new CDs. However, the album dominating my player this Tuesday is not new, although it’s…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Rosie Flores shreds the holidays with a ‘Mex-mas’ show
By MIKEL TOOMBS There’s a flyer on a local lamppost advertising Girls That Shred, a benefit concert for Skate Like a Girl that will take…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Alabama-inspired Southern rocker Jason Isbell at Neumos
By MIKEL TOOMBS Many classic Southern rock bands were proud to declare, echoing popular regional sentiment, “The South will rise again.” Now, at least the…
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