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Posted on January 24, 2012 By: genestout

Live at ShoWare Center: ‘Love on Ice’ promises to be unforgettable

By GENE STOUT You might expect to travel to Los Angeles or New York to attend a live taping of a musical on ice featuring…

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Posted on September 15, 2011September 15, 2011 By: genestout

CONCERT 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…

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Posted on September 8, 2011September 8, 2011 By: genestout

‘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.”…

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Posted on September 6, 2011September 6, 2011 By: genestout

CONCERT REVIEW: Hall and Oates close Bumbershoot with rockin’ soul

By GENE STOUT No music fan was too young or too old for Daryl Hall and John Oates’ Bumbershoot weekend finale Monday night, Sept. 5,…

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Posted on September 4, 2011 By: genestout

BUMBERSHOOT: A few images from Day One of the festival

Seattle’s 2011 Bumbershoot festival opened Saturday, Sept. 3, with dozens of musical performances on more than a half dozen stages (and a lot of sidewalks…

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Posted on September 2, 2011September 3, 2011 By: genestout

BUMBERSHOOT 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…

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Posted on June 20, 2011 By: genestout

Seattle’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…

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Posted on April 1, 2011April 1, 2011 By: genestout

The 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…

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Posted on March 6, 2011 By: genestout

Quirky Tomten wins tenth annual Sound Off! competition at EMP/SFM

Playing the final set of the night as a “wild card” band, Seattle baroque pop group Tomten won the tenth annual Sound Off! competition for…

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Posted on September 10, 2010 By: genestout

Wanna be a rock star? It’s time to sign up for EMP’s 2011 Sound Off! contest

The Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum is accepting applications for its 2011 Sound Off! competition, now in its 10th year. The competition for…

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Posted on September 9, 2010September 9, 2010 By: genestout

‘Free Your Glee’ with a fun-filled agenda at the 2010 Puyallup Fair

The Puyallup Fair begins each year with a new slogan. The 2010 slogan is “Free Your Glee,” which sounds more like a catch phrase for…

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Posted on September 3, 2010September 3, 2010 By: genestout

Bumbershoot celebrates its 40th with a diverse lineup, from Drake to Dylan

Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary this weekend with a diverse Mainstage lineup, from Bob Dylan and Hole to The Decemberists,…

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Posted on June 14, 2010 By: genestout

West Seattle Summer Fest will rock the Junction with Hell’s Belles and more

The West Seattle Summer Fest, now in its 28th year, is shaping up to be a great party. The all-ages, absolutely free outdoor festival is…

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Posted on June 14, 2010 By: genestout

Reflections on the Supremes costume exhibit at Experience Music Project

In the mid- ’60s, the Supremes rose from Detroit’s housing projects to become the queens of Motown Records. At the height of their fame in…

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