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Posted on March 12, 2010March 12, 2010 By: genestout

Jake Shimabukuro: While his (ukulele) gently weeps

Despite its diminutive size, the ukulele is a beloved instrument. Among the celebrity musicians who have had a great affection for the uke was Beatle…

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Posted on February 22, 2010 By: genestout

The sounds of the southern Sahara drift through The Triple Door

By MIKEL TOOMBS “Is Tinariwen the greatest band on earth?” The online magazine Slate posed that question a couple years back, and the latest release…

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Posted on December 15, 2009 By: genestout

Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin, Neville Brothers headline New Orleans fest

Pearl Jam will make its first appearance at the Jazz & Heritage Festival April 23-25 and April 29-May 2 — along with Aretha Franklin, Van…

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Posted on December 1, 2009December 2, 2009 By: genestout

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Happy Hour Hero

WHAT: Seattle rock band featuring Katy Devereau (vocals), Dave O’Leary (bass), Roger C. Davis (guitar), Doug Marrapodi (drums, percussion) and Billy Stover (keyboards). (Devereau is…

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Posted on November 20, 2009November 20, 2009 By: genestout

Bill Champlin leaves Chicago and heads to Seattle

Singer-guitarist Bill Champlin, who recently went rogue after nearly three decades with jazz-rock band Chicago, is currently on tour with his new album, “No Place…

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Posted on November 13, 2009 By: genestout

Rick Estrin & the Nightcats get ‘Twisted’

Is Seattle’s gloomy weather getting you down? Kick your autumn blues with Rick Estrin & the Nightcats. Estrin, a formidable blues harpist Muddy Waters once…

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Posted on November 13, 2009 By: genestout

Soul survivor Steve Cropper grooves to his Founders Award

All four Beatles once bowed from the waist in the presence of the man honored Thursday night with a Founders Award at the Experience Music…

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Posted on November 10, 2009 By: genestout

EMP honors a music-industry legend: Steve Cropper

Steve Cropper, the man who co-founded Booker T. & the MGs and helped pen the classic “In the Midnight Hour” will be the recipient of…

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Posted on November 5, 2009November 5, 2009 By: genestout

Laura Love ‘dreams big’ for Women in Trades

Seattle singer-songwriter Laura Love and her band are the featured performers at the third annual Women in Trades “Dream Big Dinner” Saturday, Nov. 7, at…

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Posted on October 5, 2009October 8, 2009 By: genestout

Austin City Limits Festival: Music and Mayhem in Mudville

AUSTIN, Texas — The eighth annual Austin City Limits Festival came to a muddy, grungy close Sunday night with a powerful concert finale by Pearl…

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Posted on October 3, 2009October 4, 2009 By: genestout

Austin City Limits Festival: As wet and wild as Bumbershoot

AUSTIN, Texas — After a gloriously sunny and warm first day on Friday, the Austin City Limits Festival settled into a wet, Seattle groove Saturday…

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Posted on September 8, 2009 By: genestout

Bumbershoot is a wrap: the photographic evidence

The 2009 Bumbershoot festival came to a close with the last wailing guitar riffs from Modest Mouse Monday night at the Bumbershoot Mainstage. It may…

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Posted on September 7, 2009September 8, 2009 By: genestout

REVIEW: Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal at Chateau Ste. Michelle

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…

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Posted on September 4, 2009September 8, 2009 By: genestout

PREVIEW: 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…

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