By GENE STOUT Dave Matthews guitarist Tim Reynolds is back on the road with his group, TR3, featuring Reynolds, bassist Mick Vaughn and drummer Dan…
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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…
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By GENE STOUT His live set may be dubbed “The Worst Comedy Show EVER,” but comedian Craig Gass can count Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready and…
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By GENE STOUT My closest friends know me as a collector of oddball automobilia — vintage cars, parts, signs, chrome baubles, plastic geegaws, bric-a-brac and…
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By GENE STOUT Soul man and harmonica icon Curtis Salgado, an inspiration for John Belushi’s “The Blues Brothers,” is preparing his new album, “Soul Shot,”…
Read Full ArticleRESTAURANT REVIEW: Bahama Breeze feels great on a wintry Seattle day
By GENE STOUT Don’t have time or money for a trip to the Caribbean? You can at least pretend at Bahama Breeze Island Grille, a…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Hell’s Belles will shake Seattle all night long
By GENE STOUT Guitarist Adrian Conner, who portrays feisty Angus Young in the all-woman AC/DC tribute band Hell’s Belles, recalls being “thunderstruck” the first time…
Read Full ArticleNew York Times reviews intimate Van Halen tour kickoff show
Jon Pareles of the New York Times was among critics who attended a very exclusive, intimate Van Halen performance Thursday, Jan. 5, at historic Cafe…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Victoria Wimer Contreras puts the ‘V’ in VIP series
By GENE STOUT If Victoria Wimer Contreras feels like flashing the “Victory” sign, she’s certainly entitled to do so. The Seattle singer and pianist known…
Read Full ArticleI’ll drink to that: Heineken City Arts Festival returns for 2011
By GENE STOUT Pass the beer and put me on the guest list for the 2011 Heineken City Arts Festival. The second annual city-wide Seattle…
Read Full ArticleTexas-bred songwriter Sarah Jarosz renews her Northwest connection
By MIKEL TOOMBS I once had the distinct pleasure of witnessing Jewel get kicked out of a bar at which she would soon perform. No,…
Read Full ArticleAll-female AC/DC tribute band Hell’s Belles debuts new singer
If you like your tribute bands hot and sassy, Seattle all-female AC/DC tribute group Hell’s Belles is a pocketful of dynamite. New singer Amber Saxon,…
Read Full ArticleOn the scene at SXSW with Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson
Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson has been in Austin, Texas, this week for the 2011 SXSW music conference and festival, one of the biggest and most…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: The Crystal Method gets down to business at Republiq
Seattle photographer Suzi Pratt captured these photographs of electronic-music duo The Crystal Method performing Thursday, March 3, at Republiq on First Avenue South in Seattle.…
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