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…
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 ArticleCD 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,…
Read Full ArticlePearl 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…
Read Full ArticleSoul 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…
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 ArticleCONCERT 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…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT 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…
Read Full ArticleLayne 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…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO 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.)…
Read Full ArticlePoster 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,…
Read Full ArticleSAM 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…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT 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…
Read Full ArticleUPDATE: 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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