The Snoqualmie Casino’s 2012 summer concert series at the Mountain View Plaza kicks off with Meat Loaf June 30. Also performing are Joan Jett, Smokey…
Read Full ArticleSpring Fair in Puyallup celebrates the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll
Roll over, Beethoven, and tell Tchaikovsky the news: The Spring Fair in Puyallup is preparing to spread a little rockin’ pneumonia this year. The 23rd…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Victoria Wimer Contreras puts the ‘V’ in VIP series
By GENE STOUT If Victoria Wimer Contreras feels like flashing the “Victory” sign, she’s certainly entitled to do so. The Seattle singer and pianist known…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Sammy Hagar and the Wabos rock the Puyallup Fair
By GENE STOUT Redheads love Sammy Hager, even if they’re bald, blond, brunette or silvery gray. Like Jimmy Buffett’s Parrotheads, Hagar’s fans (dubbed Redheads) are…
Read Full Article‘Make Your Escape’ to the 2011 Puyallup Fair
By GENE STOUT The theme for this year’s Puyallup Fair, one of the biggest of its kind in the United States, is “Make Your Escape.”…
Read Full ArticleBUMBERSHOOT 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…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Jeff Bridges plays Bad Blake at Chateau Ste. Michelle
By GENE STOUT The real Bad Blake drinks wine, not whiskey. Movie star and musician Jeff Bridges, who portrayed down-and-out, whiskey-swilling country singer Bad Blake…
Read Full ArticleCD REVIEW: New Star Anna album is ‘a raw, rockin’ experience’
By MIKEL TOOMBS Star Anna looks more than a bit like Brandi Carlile in her recent photos, but don’t let that fool you. Apart from…
Read Full ArticleSeattle’s Out to Lunch series boasts a stellar lineup — for free
By MIKEL TOOMBS Rodney Crowell, The Paperboys, Wheedle’s Groove, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Star Anna & the Laughing Dogs, Portland Cello Project, Pearl…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Images from the marathan 2011 Sasquatch! Festival
The Sasquatch! Music Festival took place two weeks ago, but here’s a fresh batch of photos from Seattle photographers Alex Crick and Suzi Pratt, who…
Read Full ArticleQ&A: Brandi Carlile rocks the symphony with ‘Live at Benaroya’
By GENE STOUT Seattle singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, whose voice is among the most powerful and stirring in the Northwest, calls her new CD “a rock…
Read Full ArticleLucinda Williams, Brandi Carlile, Go-Go’s and more at 2011 ZooTunes
The 2011 BECU ZooTunes concert series opens with Taj Mahal June 22 at the Woodland Park Zoo. Other performers in this year’s series include Lucinda…
Read Full ArticleThe Go-Go’s get a boost from the Girl Scouts during ‘Ladies Gone Wild’ tour
The things you learn by perusing your Inbox. Last week I found out that “We Got the Beat,” The Go-Go’s’ proto-girl-power anthem, “is the Girl…
Read Full ArticleSeattle rap duo Blue Scholars kick off inaugural City Arts Fest with big beats
Seattle’s Blue Scholars, reportedly the first local rap duo to headline the Paramount Theatre, kicked off the first City Arts Fest Wednesday night. The lineup…
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