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Posted on September 15, 2015September 16, 2015 By: genestout

‘I’m Glad I’m Not Me’: Born Cages performs its new album at Barboza

By GENE STOUT Born Cages whips up a potent brew of EDM and 1980s-style synth rock on its debut full-length album, “I’m Glad I’m Not…

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Posted on August 1, 2015August 2, 2015 By: genestout

Lynn Anderson RIP: ’95 interview revealed down-to-earth country star

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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Posted on February 25, 2015February 25, 2015 By: genestout

Crystal 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…

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Posted on November 4, 2014October 5, 2021 By: genestout

SoCal’s Calico trio brings its sweet alt-country to Darrell’s Tavern

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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Posted on April 19, 2014 By: genestout

‘Muscle Shoals’ documentary and Drive-By Truckers converge in Seattle

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…

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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 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 January 28, 2014February 9, 2014 By: genestout

Tractor 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…

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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 10, 2014 By: genestout

Seattle 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…

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Posted on December 31, 2013December 31, 2013 By: genestout

CONCERT 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…

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Posted on December 17, 2013December 17, 2013 By: genestout

CD 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…

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Posted on December 11, 2013December 11, 2013 By: genestout

CONCERT 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…

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Posted on September 20, 2013September 20, 2013 By: genestout

CONCERT 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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