By GENE STOUT Pass the beer and put me on the guest list for the 2011 Heineken City Arts Festival. The second annual city-wide Seattle…
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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 ArticleA celebration of the life and music of Fabulous Wailer Kent Morrill
The life of Fabulous Wailers pianist and singer Kent Morrill, who passed after a long battle with cancer April 15 surrounded by family members and…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Chris Cornell rocks the rafters at Moore Theatre
By GENE STOUT Even without the crazy news that Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. forces, the crowd at Chris Cornell’s hometown solo…
Read Full ArticleSeattle’s Noise for the Needy Festival rocks for Real Change June 7-12
The 2011 Noise for the Needy festival was announced today by Campaign Shoutin’ Communications. Among the more than 80 artists performing June 7-12 at Seattle…
Read Full ArticleNirvana legend rocks on with retrospective EMP|SFM exhibit
“When Nirvana hit it big, it was overwhelming because we were part of the counterculture. Nirvana didn’t go to the mainstream — the mainstream came…
Read Full ArticleTractor Tavern celebrates spring with ‘engagingly quirky’ Olof Arnalds
By MIKEL TOOMBS Bumper sticker recently spotted in Seattle’s Phinney Ridge neighborhood: “FLEE BALLARD.” (That car hadn’t gotten far.) No matter how trendy it’s become,…
Read Full Article@ SXSW: Parting shots from a live KEXP broadcast in Austin, Texas
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…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Sold-out Wild Flag show makes a splash at High Dive
By MIKEL TOOMBS If you’d flagged the Friday night (Nov. 12) show at the High Dive as merely a two-thirds Sleater-Kinney reunion, you were wildly…
Read Full ArticleSeattle City of Music Awards: it’s time to hand out a few trophies
Brandi Carlile, Clarence Acox, Scott Brown and Gerard Schwarz will be honored at the second annual City of Music Awards Oct. 6 at Showbox at…
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 ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Smashing Pumpkins bring ‘Kaleidyscope’ to Showbox
Led by Billy Corgan, the Smashing Pumpkins are currently criss-crossing the country on an extended tour of intimate venues that includes a sold-out show Friday…
Read Full ArticleBumbershoot’s final day offers soggy surprises and unexpected delights
By MIKEL TOOMBS The final day (Monday, Sept. 6) of Seattle’s Bumbershoot festival, soggy and somewhat sparsely populated, yielded some offbeat, even unexpected delights. What…
Read Full ArticleParting shots: Bumbershoot’s smaller music stages offered rich rewards
Indie rockers ruled Bumbershoot’s smaller stages on Sunday, the second day of the 40th annual festival at Seattle Center. Here’s a gallery of photos by…
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