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Posted on June 4, 2015 By: genestout

Chris Cornell announces solo album and tour for ‘Higher Truth’

Grammy Award-winning, Golden Globe-nominated singer songwriter Chris Cornell of Soundgarden fame has announced plans to release a new solo studio album, “Higher Truth.” Due Sept.…

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Posted on November 4, 2014October 5, 2021 By: genestout

SoCal’s Calico trio brings its sweet alt-country to Darrell’s Tavern

By GENE STOUT Calico could be catnip for alt-country fans. The Southern California trio featuring Kirsten Proffit, Manda Mosher and Aubrey Richmond has a sound…

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Posted on July 15, 2014July 15, 2014 By: genestout

Roots-rocker Chuck Prophet performs five Northwest shows before new album

By GENE STOUT Singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet, formerly of the celebrated roots-rock band Green on Red, will release his 13th studio album, “Night Surfer,” Sept. 23…

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Posted on May 20, 2014 By: genestout

Singer-songwriter Rachel Taylor explores ‘darker side of pop’ on new EP

By MIKEL TOOMBS Remember He Is We, the onetime Tacoma-livin’ and then MySpace-driven pop duo? (Remember MySpace?) Well, He Is We is no longer around,…

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Posted on April 16, 2014 By: genestout

CD REVIEW: “Symphony of Light” by English prog-rock band Renaissance

By MIKEL TOOMBS The orchestral pop of Renaissance would have been ideal for a KCTS pledge drive, had such a thing existed in the 1970s.…

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Posted on March 26, 2014 By: genestout

CD REVIEW: Shakira’s new stripped-down, self-titled album

By MIKEL TOOMBS You’d think that Shaikra had earned enough money, from her “life in the spotlight” as an international superstar and now cohost of…

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Posted on February 12, 2014 By: genestout

CD REVIEW: Singer-songwriter Reagan Boggs sings about life’s ‘Quicksand’

By MIKEL TOOMBS Same trailer, different park? Reagan Boggs seems to have a life-on-the-edge connection with Kacey Musgraves, who just won (deserved) Grammys for her…

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Posted on December 17, 2013December 17, 2013 By: genestout

CD REVIEW: ‘Build Me Up From Bones’ by Sarah Jarosz

By MIKEL TOOMBS Tuesday is the traditional day to release new CDs. However, the album dominating my player this Tuesday is not new, although it’s…

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Posted on September 23, 2013 By: genestout

Hilariously macabre Mudhoney video makes its debut at start of fall tour

By GENE STOUT Mudhoney’s new video of “The Only Son of the Widow From Nain” arrives just in time for the Halloween season. The comically…

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Posted on April 18, 2013 By: genestout

Comedian Craig Gass launches ‘The Worst Comedy Show EVER’

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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Posted on February 8, 2013 By: genestout

New York Times Magazine profiles Grammy nominee Frank Ocean

By GENE STOUT R&B singer Frank Ocean has received six Grammy nominations, putting him numerically in the same league as Kanye West and Jay-Z, each…

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Posted on August 7, 2012August 7, 2012 By: genestout

Aerosmith’s Joe Perry isn’t just a rocker, he’s a ‘doomsday prepper’

By GENE STOUT Like a lot of Americans in these perilous times, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry wonders about the end of the world. It has…

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Posted on June 2, 2012 By: genestout

Seattle songwriter Barbara Ireland sees ‘Red’ Saturday night at the Royal Room

By GENE STOUT Seattle singer-songwriter Barbara Ireland calls her newest batch of songs “slinky retro 1960s pop-jazz tunes.” “Red” is her first album of original…

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Posted on August 13, 2011 By: genestout

CONCERT REVIEW: British singer Adele exercises her powerful voice

By MIKEL TOOMBS Singer Adele canceled her June concert in Seattle, complaining of laryngitis. Now we have a good idea why. Friday night (Aug. 12)…

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