By GENE STOUT Cey Adams, a co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, as well as a visual artist, author and designer, is among “The Makers” speaking…
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By GENE STOUT A Nov. 25, 2011, Seattle Times editorial salutes the expansion of Taste Washington into a two-day event in 2012, further raising the…
Read Full ArticleMudhoney closes cutting-edge Seattle Interactive Conference with edgy set
For a true Mudhoney fan, what could be more tantalizing than an exclusive show at a Seattle nightclub? The veteran grunge band closed the inaugural…
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Hard-working Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson blitzed the SXSW music festival and conference last week. You’ll find multiple stories and photos at GeneStout.com. The photos in…
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Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson finished his week at the SXSW conference and festival in Austin, Texas, by taking the accompanying photos at the Rachel Ray…
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Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson shot hundreds of photos at the SXSW music conference and festival, which closed Sunday, March 20, in Austin, Texas. The accompanying…
Read Full ArticleWalla Walla wine bloggers conference featured rock stars of Washington wine
By GENE STOUT Walla Walla got its name from a Native American phrase meaning “place of many waters.” Today, it’s a place of many wines.…
Read Full ArticlePoster exhibit features two decades of Pearl Jam pinups
Pearl Jam’s Ten Club is throwing a poster party. The Ten Club’s “Rock N’ Art Poster Convention” is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday,…
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AUSTIN, Texas — Norwegian “girl group” Cocktail Slippers was one of dozens — if not hundreds — of bands closing out the first full day…
Read Full Article2010 SXSW music conference: ‘Tomorrow Happens Here’
With more than 2,000 musical acts from across the country and around the world performing on more than 80 stages in downtown Austin, Texas, the…
Read Full Article2010 Pop Conference brings Nile Rodgers, Janelle Monae
The 2010 Pop Conference, a gathering of music fans, critics, performers and academics, is April 15-18 at the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum…
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Don’t be surprised to see vampires with pointed teeth roaming the streets of downtown Seattle this weekend. Vampires and all their fans will descend on…
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