Singer-songwriter Peter Himmelman received his first round of applause on the day he was born. His mother had chosen to have a natural childbirth without…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Sold-out Wild Flag show makes a splash at High Dive
By MIKEL TOOMBS If you’d flagged the Friday night (Nov. 12) show at the High Dive as merely a two-thirds Sleater-Kinney reunion, you were wildly…
Read Full ArticleCapitol Hill Block Party offers an edgy, intense weekend of live music
The operative word in Capitol Hill Block Party is “party.” There’s nothing laid-back about this annual music festival in the heart of Seattle’s Capitol Hill…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: ‘American Idol’ hopeful Josiah Leming debuts new CD
Josiah Leming, one of the stars of season seven of “American Idol,” will release his much-anticipated debut album, “Come on Kid,” Sept. 14 on Warner…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Alt-country band The Old 97’s at Showbox at the Market
Dallas-based alt-country band The Old 97’s played last Wednesday (June 30) at Showbox at the Market. Along with Uncle Tupelo, The Jayhawks, Whiskeytown and other…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Singer Bobby Long is emerging from the ‘Twilight’ zone
British singer-songwriter Bobby Long, who got a phenomenal boost when a song he co-wrote was featured in a scene in the 2008 hit movie “Twilight,”…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Psychedelic Furs bring ‘Heaven’ to Seattle’s Showbox SoDo
The Psychedelic Furs’ latest tour kicked off May 27 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando, Fla., and included a show Saturday (June 19) at…
Read Full ArticleWine rocks — and so does the music at the Seattle Hard Rock Cafe
Food and wine pairs naturally, but when you add live music, you’ve got a “wine experience” of a different order. Especially when one of the…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Magic Carpet Ride rocks Seattle’s Hard Rock Cafe
The Hard Rock Cafe lived up to its name Friday (April 30) with a hard-rocking lineup of local bands led by The Magic Carpet Ride,…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Charlotte Gainsbourg opens first tour in Seattle
By MIKEL TOOMBS Last night the Crocodile Café turned into Seattle’s French Quarter, with plenty of conversations en français and a soupçon of striped shirts…
Read Full ArticleThe Dusty 45s are fortunate men; new album debuts at shows this weekend
“Fortunate Man,” the Dusty 45s’ first studio album in five years, will officially launch with live shows this weekend. The first is an “in-store preview”…
Read Full ArticleHard Rock Cafe opens for business in Seattle
The Hard Rock Cafe, an international chain of themed restaurants, boasts the world’s largest collection of rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia — more than 72,000 pieces…
Read Full ArticleReplica of Cobain’s guitar graces Seattle’s new Hard Rock Cafe
Seattle’s new Hard Rock Cafe at 116 Pike St. will sport this replica of a Fender Mustang guitar, which was modeled after the axe Kurt…
Read Full ArticleJemina Pearl is the leader of the pack on sassy, defiant rock
Singer Jemina Pearl may have found her Shangri-la. The Nashville native (now a Brooklyn, New York resident) is on her second tour in support of…
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