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Posted on September 3, 2014September 3, 2014 By: genestout

All-star band gathers at Bumbershoot to perform Big Star’s iconic third album

By MIKEL TOOMBS “Never traveled far,” Replacements singer-guitarist Paul Westerberg sang in the set-closer “Alex Chilton” Sunday at Seattle’s Bumbershoot Festival, “without a little Big…

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Posted on May 28, 2014 By: genestout

Bumbershoot Festival announces ‘Conscious Nights’ EDM series

By GENE STOUT Bumbershoot is launching a new electronic dance music series titled “Conscious Nights at Bumbershoot.” Created by Seattle’s USC Events, promoters of the…

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Posted on August 31, 2013August 31, 2013 By: genestout

Folk-rock singer Lissie is worth discovering at Bumbershoot

By GENE STOUT While many Bumbershoot attendees will seek out their favorite acts, it’s the unexpected that can make the three-day festival a memorable experience.…

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Posted on September 6, 2011September 6, 2011 By: genestout

CONCERT REVIEW: Hall and Oates close Bumbershoot with rockin’ soul

By GENE STOUT No music fan was too young or too old for Daryl Hall and John Oates’ Bumbershoot weekend finale Monday night, Sept. 5,…

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Posted on September 4, 2011 By: genestout

BUMBERSHOOT: A few images from Day One of the festival

Seattle’s 2011 Bumbershoot festival opened Saturday, Sept. 3, with dozens of musical performances on more than a half dozen stages (and a lot of sidewalks…

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Posted on September 2, 2011September 3, 2011 By: genestout

BUMBERSHOOT: Five best bets for a fabulous festival weekend

by GENE STOUT Think of Bumbershoot as a treasure hunt. The three-day festival beginning Saturday, Sept. 3, and concluding Monday, Sept. 5, is a cultural…

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Posted on September 2, 2011September 3, 2011 By: genestout

BUMBERSHOOT PREVIEW: Fitz and the Tantrums pack a lot of soul

By GENE STOUT Fitz and the Tantrums may be the best band you’ll see this weekend at Bumbershoot. The indie/neo-soul band from Los Angeles has…

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Posted on October 22, 2010 By: genestout

CD REVIEW: Shakira’s new album, ‘Sale el Sol’: ‘I’m crazy but you like it’

By MIKEL TOOMBS If Shakira hasn’t yet appeared in Seattle, maybe it’s because she hadn’t found the ideal venue. Judging by her largely Spanish-language new…

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Posted on September 10, 2010 By: genestout

Wanna be a rock star? It’s time to sign up for EMP’s 2011 Sound Off! contest

The Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum is accepting applications for its 2011 Sound Off! competition, now in its 10th year. The competition for…

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Posted on September 7, 2010 By: genestout

Bumbershoot’s final day offers soggy surprises and unexpected delights

By MIKEL TOOMBS The final day (Monday, Sept. 6) of Seattle’s Bumbershoot festival, soggy and somewhat sparsely populated, yielded some offbeat, even unexpected delights. What…

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Posted on September 7, 2010September 7, 2010 By: genestout

Parting shots: Bumbershoot’s smaller music stages offered rich rewards

Indie rockers ruled Bumbershoot’s smaller stages on Sunday, the second day of the 40th annual festival at Seattle Center. Here’s a gallery of photos by…

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Posted on September 6, 2010September 7, 2010 By: genestout

CONCERT REVIEW: Courtney Love and the Hole truth at Bumbershoot

By MIKEL TOOMBS “Train wreck!” A random guy, quoting the conventional wisdom, shouted that at regular intervals during Hole’s performance Sunday (Sept. 5) at the…

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Posted on September 6, 2010September 6, 2010 By: genestout

Visqueen, Raveonettes, Decemberists, Neko Case rock Bumbershoot

The 40th annual Bumbershoot festival opened Saturday (Sept. 4) with a raucous lineup of performers, from 69-year-old Bob Dylan to hot Seattle band Visqueen. Among…

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Posted on September 5, 2010September 6, 2010 By: genestout

CONCERT REVIEW: Star Anna and her all-star band at Bumbershoot

By MIKEL TOOMBS Bumbershoot 2010 got off to a rousing start Saturday, in part because of a surprising set by local favorite Star Anna that…

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