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Posted on December 17, 2016December 17, 2016 By: genestout

Northwest violinist Geoffrey Castle celebrates the season with spirited ‘Noel’

By GENE STOUT During the holidays, while I was growing up, my mom used to pull out her timeworn LP of Bach and Handel favorites…

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Posted on December 11, 2013December 11, 2013 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: Rosie Flores shreds the holidays with a ‘Mex-mas’ show

By MIKEL TOOMBS There’s a flyer on a local lamppost advertising Girls That Shred, a benefit concert for Skate Like a Girl that will take…

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Posted on December 9, 2010December 9, 2010 By: genestout

CONCERT REVIEW: Deck the Hall Ball offers a raucous musical buffet

With surprise guests The Presidents of the United States of America, as well as such previously announced bands as Broken Bells, The Black Keys, Jimmy…

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Posted on December 26, 2009December 26, 2009 By: genestout

The Dusty 45s won’t drop the ball on Seattle’s New Year’s Eve revelers

Seattle Americana and roots-music band The Dusty 45s celebrate New Year’s Eve in two times zones. Performing Dec. 31 at the Tractor Tavern, the first…

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Posted on December 17, 2009 By: genestout

A holiday music feast with Magical Strings

Singing, dancing, caroling, juggling, storytelling and then some. That’s what you get at a typical Magical Strings Celtic yuletide concert. Now celebrating its 31st year…

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Posted on November 28, 2009 By: genestout

‘A treasury of songs’ for the season: Geoffrey Castle’s “Underhill’s Angel”

This is the time of year when new Christmas CDs beckon from store shelves, offering holiday cheer in small, inexpensive packages. Since nostalgia is such…

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