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Posted on April 13, 2017April 13, 2017 By: genestout

KeyArena renovation could include Pearl Jam partnership and residency

The group working on a KeyArena renovation is considering a partnership with Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Pearl Jam, possibly allowing the Seattle band an…

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Posted on November 25, 2014 By: genestout

Aussie boy band 5 Seconds of Summer releases its first live album

By MIKEL TOOMBS 5 Seconds of Summer, just named New Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards, is extending its five seconds of…

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Posted on July 30, 2014 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: You’ll have to wait a year for that 5 Seconds of Summer

By MIKEL TOOMBS With its July 24 (that’s 2015, folks) show at KeyArena, the adorable Australian boy band 5 Seconds of Summer, hoping that its…

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Posted on February 17, 2014 By: genestout

Imagine Dragons’ ‘Into the Night’ tour rolls on; photos from the Seattle show

By GENE STOUT The Imagine Dragons’ “Into the Night” juggernaut rolls on, stopping in Phoenix tonight, Feb. 17, for a show at US Airways Center…

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Posted on January 9, 2014January 16, 2014 By: genestout

Genestout.com reaches milestone with a quarter million page views

By GENE STOUT I’m thrilled to report that GeneStout.com has reached its highest readership since the website’s debut in 2009. In the month of December…

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Posted on December 8, 2013December 11, 2013 By: genestout

CONCERT REVIEW: Pearl Jam ‘comes home’ at KeyArena

By GENE STOUT It was a Pearl Jam homecoming concert like no other. A buoyant Eddie Vedder led the iconic Seattle rock group in a…

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Posted on December 1, 2013December 1, 2013 By: genestout

Pearl Jam receiving great reviews as sold-out Seattle show approaches

By GENE STOUT David Greenwald’s very positive review of Pearl Jam’s Portland concert in The Oregonian is typical of the kind of press the Seattle…

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Posted on November 20, 2013 By: genestout

The Head and the Heart will represent Seattle at Deck the Hall Ball

By GENE STOUT In what may be the most international lineup in the history of 107.7 The End’s Deck the Hall Ball, Seattle’s The Head…

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Posted on September 23, 2013 By: genestout

Hilariously macabre Mudhoney video makes its debut at start of fall tour

By GENE STOUT Mudhoney’s new video of “The Only Son of the Widow From Nain” arrives just in time for the Halloween season. The comically…

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Posted on December 10, 2012December 10, 2012 By: genestout

PHOTO GALLERY: Grammy-nominated Lumineers shine at Deck the Hall Ball

The Lumineers were among the headliners at the 2012 107.7 FM The End “Deck the Hall Ball” Dec. 4 at KeyArena, performing a set of…

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Posted on October 3, 2012 By: genestout

Madonna returns to Seattle — the city where it all began 27 years ago

By GENE STOUT Twenty-seven years after opening her first concert tour in Seattle, Madonna thrilled fans with two hours of music and spectacle Tuesday night,…

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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 24, 2012July 24, 2012 By: genestout

Love him or hate him, pop icon Neil Diamond is still going strong at 71

By GENE STOUT You may have little use for Neil Diamond and his schmaltzy, can’t-get-’em-out-of-your-head pop and rock tunes. But at 71, the man is…

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Posted on June 1, 2012 By: genestout

The Sorry for Party Rocking tour whomps Seattle’s KeyArena Saturday night

By MIKEL TOOMBS I was once riding on London’s subway, the Tube (oh, I get around), when there was a slight delay. An automated voice…

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