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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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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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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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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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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 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 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 ArticleQuirky 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…
Read Full ArticleWanna 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…
Read Full Article‘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…
Read Full ArticleBumbershoot 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,…
Read Full ArticleWest 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…
Read Full ArticleReflections 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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