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

Mudhoney 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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Posted on April 20, 2011April 20, 2011 By: genestout

Nirvana 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…

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Posted on January 18, 2011 By: genestout

CD REVIEW: Pearl Jam’s ‘Live on Ten Legs’ celebrates a 20-year legacy

On its 20th anniversary live album, available Tuesday, Jan. 18, Pearl Jam is careful to avoid the greatest-hits trap that can fossilize a band’s career,…

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Posted on November 4, 2010 By: genestout

Pearl Jam kicks off its 20th anniversary with ‘Live on Ten Legs’ release

It’s hard to believe, but Pearl Jam will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2011. To kick off the year, the Seattle band will release a…

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Posted on October 28, 2010 By: genestout

Soul Asylum headlines Lounge Acts 2010, a Kurt Cobain benefit concert

Grammy winners Soul Asylum and Seattle band Sweet Water headline Lounge Acts 2010, a fourth annual Kurt Cobain Memorial Foundation benefit concert Nov. 13 at…

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Posted on September 21, 2010 By: genestout

Seattle 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…

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Posted on September 12, 2010September 12, 2010 By: genestout

CONCERT REVIEW: Smashing Pumpkins brings its ‘Kaleidyscope’ to SoDo

Billy Corgan was absolutely smashing in his sold-out Showbox Sodo performance Friday night (Sept. 10). Leading his latest incarnation of the Smashing Pumpkins — guitarist…

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Posted on September 6, 2010September 7, 2010 By: genestout

CONCERT REVIEW: Courtney Love and the Hole truth at Bumbershoot

By MIKEL TOOMBS “Train wreck!” A random guy, quoting the conventional wisdom, shouted that at regular intervals during Hole’s performance Sunday (Sept. 5) at the…

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Posted on August 20, 2010 By: genestout

Layne Staley Tribute draws My Sister’s Machine, Shawn Smith and others

The 2010 Layne Staley Tribute and Benefit Concert features reunited Seattle grunge band My Sister’s Machine, as well as Shawn Smith (with All Hail the…

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Posted on July 21, 2010July 21, 2010 By: genestout

PHOTO GALLERY: Neil Young takes a ‘Twisted Road’ to Seattle

Neil Young brought his solo, “Twisted Road” tour to Seattle this week, performing Tuesday (July 20) at the Paramount Theatre. (Bert Jansch opened the concert.)…

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Posted on May 23, 2010 By: genestout

Poster 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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Posted on May 13, 2010May 13, 2010 By: genestout

SAM exhibit explores Kurt Cobain legend in striking multi-media display

Kurt Cobain remains one of the most intriguing figures in rock ‘n’ roll, a shooting star who came and went in a flash, leaving behind…

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Posted on April 17, 2010April 18, 2010 By: genestout

CONCERT REVIEW: Soundgarden reunion a warmup for Lollapalooza

It was the hottest ticket in town Friday: a concert by a group calling itself “Nudedragons.” Nudedragons? It was actually a reunited Soundgarden with a…

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Posted on April 16, 2010April 16, 2010 By: genestout

UPDATE: Soundgarden’s “secret” show at Showbox at the Market is sold out

The rumored performance by Soundgarden, aka Nudedragons, is sold out. In fact, it went “clean” in about 15 minutes after going on sale this morning.…

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