Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal gave ’em something to talk about Sunday night at Chateau Ste. Michelle in Woodinville. The two blues veterans, who this…
Read Full ArticlePREVIEW: From Sheryl Crow to Bumbershoot-A-Go-Go!
The cultural smorgasbord is about to begin. The 39th annual Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival opens Saturday and continues through Labor with hundreds of…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: The Pretenders at Marymoor Park
Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders called it “ladies’ night” at Marymoor Park. Three feisty, female-fronted bands — The Pretenders, Cat Power and Juliette and the…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Elvis Costello at Chateau Ste. Michelle
Has Elvis Costello “gone country”? Not quite. But there’s definitely a twang in his sound these days. His current album, “Secret, Profane & Sugarcane,” explores…
Read Full ArticleVintage Elvis Costello plays the winery
Though he has a new album to promote, Elvis Costello will surely offer a generous tasting of his vintage songs Sunday night at the Chateau…
Read Full ArticleWhat will become of ‘City of Music’?
Now that Mayor Greg Nickels has conceded defeat in the primary election, what will become of the two-term incumbent’s “Seattle City of Music” initiative launched…
Read Full ArticleRay Charles’ ‘Genius Hits the Road’
“The Genius Hits the Road,” the 1960 album that gave Ray Charles his first No. 1 hit, a soulful version of Hoagy Carmichael’s “Georgia On…
Read Full ArticlePatsy Cline tribute returns
The folks who brought you the Patsy Cline tribute in March at the Columbia City Theatre have organized another tribute show coinciding with what would…
Read Full ArticleBob Dylan plays WaMu
Folk-rock legend Bob Dylan performs Oct. 5 at WaMu Theater (yes, it’s still called that despite the Chase bank takeover). Tickets, $49.50, go on sale…
Read Full ArticleCapitol Hill Block Party
Here’s a guest post by Seattle music blogger Jen Stippich, who attended both days of the 2009 Capitol Hill Block Party: “The Capitol Hill nightclub…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Cowboy Junkies, Son Volt at the Woodland Park Zoo
Singer Margo Timmins of Cowboy Junkies has always been a reluctant star. Sauntering on stage in a flowery dress last night at the Woodland Park…
Read Full ArticlePhotos of No Depression festival
Photographer Carrie Robinson shot these pics at last weekend’s first No Depression Festival at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Wash. The lineup included Gillian Welch, Iron…
Read Full ArticleZooTunes launches June 17
The first of the big outdoor concerts series begins next week when colorful new-wave band The B-52s take the stage at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June…
Read Full ArticleJim Basnight and the Moberlys: a 25-year retrospective CD
In the raucous, fun-loving era that preceeded grunge, bands such as Jim Basnight and the Moberlys rocked Northwest clubs with an infectious brand of power…
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