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Posted on November 24, 2015 By: genestout

Legendary Seattle radio DJ Marco Collins hosts a MusicCares benefit

By GENE STOUT Seattle DJ Marco Collins, who was the subject of the SIFF film “The Glamour and the Squalor,” is putting his energy and…

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Posted on April 12, 2014April 13, 2014 By: genestout

Orca benefit concert features Graham Nash, Heart and Joat Jett

Graham Nash, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and recipient of EMP’s 2013 Founder Award (with Crosby, Stills & Nash), performs with Heart…

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Posted on January 10, 2014 By: genestout

Alice in Chains raising funds for Typhoon Haiyan relief through charity auction

As part of the 5th annual Alice In Chains & Friends Fantasy Football League Charity Auction, Seattle rock band Alice in Chains have partnered with…

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Posted on November 5, 2013 By: genestout

Former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck announces third Baja music festival

By GENE STOUT Former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, a longtime Seattle resident, has announced the dates and lineup for the third annual Todos Santos Music…

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Posted on October 21, 2013 By: genestout

Jack Johnson stops in Seattle before heading to Bridge School benefit

Singer-songwriter, surfer and filmmaker Jack Johnson has been added to the Oct. 26 Bridge School Benefit Concert, an annual event organized by Neil Young and…

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Posted on April 12, 2013 By: genestout

Americana/alt-country singer Star Anna throws a ‘benefit’ for her new album

By MIKEL TOOMBS Think globally, buy locally. That seems to be the current philosophy of West Seattle’s Star Anna, who last October headlined the Seattle…

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Posted on September 11, 2012September 11, 2012 By: genestout

‘Rock stars’ on four wheels gather at Tacoma’s LeMay museum

By GENE STOUT Most of us drive what we drive. There are plenty of modern-day transportation modules to get us from point A to point…

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Posted on May 23, 2012 By: genestout

Bremerton’s MxPx kicks off anniversary tour with a cancer benefit

By GENE STOUT Bremerton-based punk-rock trio MxPx will kick off its 20th anniversary tour with a cancer-benefit show Saturday, May 26, at El Corazon. Sharing…

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Posted on March 27, 2012March 27, 2012 By: genestout

Seattle not-for-profit launches live music therapy for hospitalized kids

By GENE STOUT Imagine a live, personalized concert for a sick child – a very direct form of music therapy — delivered right to the…

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Posted on November 18, 2011 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: Seattle’s Jim Page supports Veterans for Peace

By GENE STOUT Iconic Seattle folk musician and activist Jim Page will perform a benefit for Veterans for Peace at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19,…

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Posted on June 17, 2011June 17, 2011 By: genestout

Brett Dennen kicks off West Coast tour in earth-loving style

Performing songs from his hot-selling fourth studio album, “Loverboy,” singer-songwriter Brett Dennen kicked off the West Coast leg of his current tour with a show…

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Posted on April 26, 2011April 26, 2011 By: genestout

Seattle’s Noise for the Needy Festival rocks for Real Change June 7-12

The 2011 Noise for the Needy festival was announced today by Campaign Shoutin’ Communications. Among the more than 80 artists performing June 7-12 at Seattle…

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Posted on October 28, 2010 By: genestout

Soul Asylum headlines Lounge Acts 2010, a Kurt Cobain benefit concert

Grammy winners Soul Asylum and Seattle band Sweet Water headline Lounge Acts 2010, a fourth annual Kurt Cobain Memorial Foundation benefit concert Nov. 13 at…

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Posted on September 3, 2010September 8, 2010 By: genestout

Musicians create sense of community at ‘Hootenanny for Healthy Gulf’

Singer-songwriter Rachel Flotard’s soaring version of “Blue Bayou” easily could have been the theme song of last night’s “Hootenanny for a Healthy Gulf” at the…

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