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Posted on March 17, 2015 By: genestout

PREVIEW: Singer Dana Fuchs brings her powerhouse show to the Northwest

By GENE STOUT Powerhouse blues-rock singer Dana Fuchs and her band bring their current tour to the Northwest, with shows March 17 and 18 at…

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Posted on September 10, 2014 By: genestout

New Waterfront Festival features live music and synchronized light show

By GENE STOUT The New Waterfront Festival will bring live music back to Seattle’s waterfront in a big way. Performers during the six-hour festival from…

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Posted on September 10, 2014September 10, 2014 By: genestout

MusiCares benefit concert celebrates the sounds of Little Feat

By GENE STOUT Northwest musicians are gathering Friday for “Get Yer Feet Wet,” a tribute show featuring the music of Little Feat, an eclectic, influential…

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Posted on September 4, 2013September 7, 2013 By: genestout

Washington State Fair offers ‘dinner and a show’ for select concerts

By GENE STOUT The Washington State Fair, formerly known as the Puyallup Fair or Western Washington Fair, is offering pre-show dinners and “after parties” at…

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Posted on August 7, 2013August 7, 2013 By: genestout

CD REVIEW: Ginny Reilly’s tribute to blues legend Bessie Smith

By GENE STOUT In the ’70s and ’80s, singer-songwriter Ginny Reilly was one half of the popular acoustic duo Reilly and Maloney, which divided its…

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Posted on March 1, 2013March 2, 2013 By: genestout

Molly Ringwald pays homage to the Great American Songbook

By MIKEL TOOMBS Molly Ringwald became famous, of course, as the late film writer-director John Hughes’ muse, starring in “Sixteen Candles” (1984), which explored the…

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Posted on February 7, 2013 By: genestout

Leni Stern’s new CD, ‘Smoke, No Fire,’ was recorded in war-torn Mali

By MIKEL TOOMBS “My last album before this one, ‘Sabani,’ was a really happy album. Times were good in Mali,” Leni Stern explained in a…

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Posted on November 16, 2012November 16, 2012 By: genestout

Vocal group that inspired Brian Wilson performs two Seattle-area shows

By GENE STOUT The Beach Boys’ vocal harmonies were inspired in part by one of the most popular male vocal groups of the ‘50s, The…

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Posted on August 30, 2012 By: genestout

Bumbershoot is a musical feast, from Tony Bennett to Skrillex

By GENE STOUT The musical and cultural smorgasbord we call Bumbershoot is about to begin. Three big days of music, arts, comedy and performance art…

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Posted on July 20, 2012 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: Leni Stern’s musical journey took her to ‘source of the blues’

By MIKEL TOOMBS She was born in Munich, studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and now lives in New York City. But that’s…

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Posted on May 25, 2012 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: David Lanz performs holiday weekend show at Bake’s Place

By GENE STOUT Those who haven’t escaped the Seattle area for the holiday weekend might want to consider another kind of escape: an evening of…

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Posted on April 25, 2012 By: genestout

Kenny G dreams of putting his saxophones in the hands of students

By GENE STOUT Saxophonist Kenny G begins a four-night, eight-show engagement Thursday night (April 26) at Jazz Alley. It’s a rare Seattle club appearance for…

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Posted on April 19, 2012 By: genestout

Bicycle-themed Fremont Earth Day Festival makes its debut April 21-22

This year’s Earth Day will be celebrated day and night at the first Fremont Earth Day Festival April 21-22 at Nectar Lounge in the Fremont…

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Posted on March 28, 2012 By: genestout

Meat Loaf kicks off summer concert series at Snoqualmie Casino

The Snoqualmie Casino’s 2012 summer concert series at the Mountain View Plaza kicks off with Meat Loaf June 30. Also performing are Joan Jett, Smokey…

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