By GENE STOUT The news of David Bowie’s death brought an outpouring of reminiscences from fellow artists, fans and music writers. Below is the complete…
Read Full ArticleBumbershoot 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…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Radio Raheem plans ‘big old dance party’ at High Dive
By GENE STOUT If Seattle funk/rock/soul band Radio Raheem had a mission statement, it would likely be “to have fun, get the people dancing and…
Read Full ArticleNew Year’s Eve at the Swedish Club is served with a pancake ‘toast’
By GENE STOUT Those who go out on New Year’s Eve are always looking for something different. The fabulously fun-loving Three Crowns Ball at the…
Read Full ArticleRubblebucket provides some colorful, post-Halloween fun at Barboza
By GENE STOUT Based in Brooklyn, N.Y., Rubblebucket is an eclectic, genre-defying party band with horns, synthesizer and funky guitars. Past live shows have included…
Read Full ArticleTiesto and Kaskade headline the second annual Paradiso Festival
Promoters of the second annual Paradiso Festival, an electronic dance music event June 28-29 at The Gorge, have posted a colorful promotional video of the…
Read Full ArticleMadonna returns to Seattle — the city where it all began 27 years ago
By GENE STOUT Twenty-seven years after opening her first concert tour in Seattle, Madonna thrilled fans with two hours of music and spectacle Tuesday night,…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Enrique Iglesias brings his megawatt show to Puyallup
By GENE STOUT Born in 1975 in Madrid, Spain, to Julio Iglesias and Isabel Preysler, Enrique Iglesias is today the biggest Latin recording star in…
Read Full ArticleMarina and the Diamonds will join Coldplay tour, release new album
By GENE STOUT Marina and the Diamonds – a solo, uptempo alternative-pop act featuring Welsh singer Marina Lambrini Diamandis — will join Coldplay’s worldwide tour,…
Read Full ArticleLady Antebellum review kicks off news partnership with the Seattle Times
By GENE STOUT My popular music and lifestyle blog, GeneStout.com, will be officially “introduced” to Seattle Times readers today with a review of country stars…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: The Crystal Method gets down to business at Republiq
Seattle photographer Suzi Pratt captured these photographs of electronic-music duo The Crystal Method performing Thursday, March 3, at Republiq on First Avenue South in Seattle.…
Read Full ArticleCD 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…
Read Full ArticleBOOK REVIEW: ‘And Party Every Day: Inside Story of Casablanca Records’
In the 1970s, Casablanca Records became the symbol of music-industry excess. Founded by the magnetic Neil Bogart (with co-founder and cousin Larry Harris), Casablanca introduced…
Read Full ArticleUPDATE: War Room closing; fire sprinkler law among factors
The state’s law requiring nightclubs to install expensive fire-suppression systems is a factor in the demise of hip Capitol Hill nightclub The War Room, which…
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