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Snoqualmie Casino has announced its outdoor summer lineup the Mountain View Plaza, opening with Roger Hodgson (of Supertramp fame) July 3 and featuring such music…
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By GENE STOUT Snoqualmie Casino, located off I-90 exit 27 near North Bend about 30 minutes east of Seattle, has announced a surprisingly diverse January-February…
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By GENE STOUT Manuela Horn, dubbed the “Austrian Amazon,” is the headliner of the 2013 Oktoberfest celebration Friday through Sunday, Sept. 20-22, at the Evergreen…
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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…
Read Full Article‘Hot Talk’ radio guy Tom Leykis returns in April with new webcast
Longtime Seattle radio fans will recall the “Hot Talk” thrill ride of edgy, syndicated host Tom Leykis, whose syndicated show moved to KISW in 2005…
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Clear Channel Radio Seattle announced today that the immensely popular Bob Rivers Show will return to the Seattle morning airwaves on Oldies 95.7 FM, beginning…
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Comedian Rich Vos, a master at working a crowd, is the featured guest at Bob Rivers’ “Twisted Christmas” party Thursday, Dec. 9, at the Snoqualmie…
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Texas country singer, novelist, humorist, cigar peddler and former gubernatorial candidate Richard S. “Kinky” Friedman hasn’t written a new song in at least 20 years.…
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Talk about pickin’ and grinnin’. In a concert Saturday night (June 19) at Chateau Ste. Michelle, Steve Martin (yes, the comedian) and the Steep Canyon…
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Like the mythical Superman, cast members of Cirque du Soleil’s “KOOZA” can perform some pretty amazing feats. Well, maybe not leap tall buildings in a…
Read Full ArticleBob Dylan, Mary J. Blige, Weezer, Hole due at 40th annual Bumbershoot fest
The music lineup for the 40th annual Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival features Bob Dylan, Mary J. Blige, Weezer, Hole, Rise Against, Neko Case,…
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