Maroon 5, with OneRepublic and Bruno Mars, performs Oct. 12 at the Tacoma Dome. Grammy-winning rock band Maroon 5 have added new dates to their…
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By MIKEL TOOMBS When we talk Memphis blues and soul, Sid Selvidge’s name rarely comes up. And yet the singer-songwriter, a native of Greenville, Miss.,…
Read Full ArticleLilith Fair cancels dates, but the show will go on at The Gorge amphitheater
Organizers of the 2010 Lilith Fair tour have announced that nearly a dozen upcoming concerts have been canceled, but Saturday’s show (July 3) at The…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Singer Bobby Long is emerging from the ‘Twilight’ zone
British singer-songwriter Bobby Long, who got a phenomenal boost when a song he co-wrote was featured in a scene in the 2008 hit movie “Twilight,”…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Texas troubadours Steve Earle and Joe Ely at ZooTunes
By MIKEL TOOMBS Wednesday (June 30) was the evening of the Texas troubadour at ZooTunes, the Woodland Park Zoo’s summer concert series whose 2010 season…
Read Full ArticleWalla Walla wine bloggers conference featured rock stars of Washington wine
By GENE STOUT Walla Walla got its name from a Native American phrase meaning “place of many waters.” Today, it’s a place of many wines.…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Iron Maiden, Dream Theater beat the devil at White River
Seattle rock photographer “Iron Mike” Savoia shot these photos of last week’s (June 22) explosive concert by Iron Maiden and Dream Theater at White River…
Read Full ArticleWine bloggers gather in the city so nice, they named it twice: Walla Walla
Today’s blogging culture represents a multitude of interests, from music and movies to wine and food — actually, just about anything. This weekend, more than…
Read Full ArticleTop Seattle singer-songwriters uncork an evening of wine tasting and music
Wine, Women & Song. Sounds like a perfect evening, doesn’t it? A half dozen or more of the Seattle area’s top female singer-songwriters and rising…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Psychedelic Furs bring ‘Heaven’ to Seattle’s Showbox SoDo
The Psychedelic Furs’ latest tour kicked off May 27 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando, Fla., and included a show Saturday (June 19) at…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Steve Martin and band show their pluck at Chateau
Talk about pickin’ and grinnin’. In a concert Saturday night (June 19) at Chateau Ste. Michelle, Steve Martin (yes, the comedian) and the Steep Canyon…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Ethereal banjo player Abigail Washburn at Chateau
Performing in a spare, ethereal style that might be dubbed “back porch noir,” singer-songwriter and claw-hammer banjo player Abigail Washburn is the best reason to…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Sarah Jaffe taps her ‘Suburban Nature’ on new CD
BY MIKEL TOOMBS Hailed by Paste magazine as a “Best of What’s Next” for her “beautiful, raw songs” that play like “wise, witty diary entries…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Imogen Heap brings ‘techno romanticism’ to Paramount
Seattle photographer Kam Martin, a regular contributor to this Web site, snapped these images at the Monday (June 14) Imogen Heap concert at the Paramount…
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