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Posted on March 21, 2010April 8, 2010 By: genestout

SXSW: Chill winds but warm vibes on final day of festival

AUSTIN, Texas — Despite near-freezing temperatures that made fingers numb, hordes of music fans descended on Austin’s downtown streets and nightclubs for the final day…

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Posted on January 20, 2010February 1, 2010 By: genestout

Jay-Z, Muse, Gorillaz top Coachella festival lineup

Jay-Z, Muse, Gorillaz, Vampire Weekend, Faith No More, Pavement and more than 100 other groups top this year’s lineup at the 11th Coachella Valley Music…

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Posted on January 13, 2010January 13, 2010 By: genestout

Battle of the Tech Bands: Boston vs. Seattle (in Boston)

If you’re planning to be in Boston in early February, mark you calendar for Xconomy’s Battle of the Tech Bands 3: Seattle vs. Boston. For…

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Posted on December 17, 2009 By: genestout

Local bands can Sound Off! this winter at EMP/SFM

Sound Off! 2010, the Northwest’s biggest underage battle of the bands, begins Feb. 13 at the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum. The Sound…

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Posted on December 2, 2009 By: genestout

Hip-hop duo Fresh Espresso’s debut video is “Big Or Small”

Seattle hip-hop duo Fresh Espresso has released its first video, the first “cinematic” offering from its debut album, “Glamour.” Fresh Espresso represents a new wave…

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Posted on November 11, 2009 By: genestout

UPDATE: War Room closing; fire sprinkler law among factors

The state’s law requiring nightclubs to install expensive fire-suppression systems is a factor in the demise of hip Capitol Hill nightclub The War Room, which…

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Posted on November 11, 2009 By: genestout

War Room a casualty of state’s fire sprinkler law and other factors

The state’s law requiring nightclubs to install expensive fire-suppression systems is a factor in the demise of hip Capitol Hill nightclub The War Room, which…

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Posted on November 11, 2009November 11, 2009 By: genestout

War Room a casualty of state’s fire sprinkler law and other factors

The state’s law requiring nightclubs to install expensive fire-suppression systems is a factor in the demise of hip Capitol Hill nightclub The War Room, which…

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Posted on November 5, 2009 By: genestout

Seattle musicians ‘Give Back’ to Arts Corps and local food banks

Ben Gibbard, The Moondoggies, D.Black, The Lonely Forest, The Cave Singers and more than 30 other artists or bands are featured on the upcoming GIVE…

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Posted on September 8, 2009 By: genestout

Bumbershoot is a wrap: the photographic evidence

The 2009 Bumbershoot festival came to a close with the last wailing guitar riffs from Modest Mouse Monday night at the Bumbershoot Mainstage. It may…

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Posted on September 4, 2009September 8, 2009 By: genestout

PREVIEW: From Sheryl Crow to Bumbershoot-A-Go-Go!

The cultural smorgasbord is about to begin. The 39th annual Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival opens Saturday and continues through Labor with hundreds of…

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Posted on August 21, 2009 By: genestout

What will become of ‘City of Music’?

Now that Mayor Greg Nickels has conceded defeat in the primary election, what will become of the two-term incumbent’s “Seattle City of Music” initiative launched…

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Posted on July 31, 2009August 3, 2009 By: genestout

Indigo Soul, Lions Ambition win ‘Battle of the Tech Bands’ showdown

Techflash: The results are in from Thursday night’s “Battle of the Tech Bands” contest at Pyramid Alehouse. Lions Ambition, a local hip-hop band with ties…

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Posted on July 30, 2009 By: genestout

Battle of the Tech Bands

Can geeks rock? Find out tonight (July 30) at 6 p.m. at the “Battle of the Tech Bands” at Pyramid Alehouse, 1201 First Ave. S.,…

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