Katy Perry kissed a girl — and the world didn’t come to an end. The perky, sassy MTV star opened the Bumbershoot mainstage at Memorial…
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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…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Diana Krall at Chateau Ste. Michelle
The title of Diana’s Krall’s current album is “Quiet Nights,” a phrase that also describes her two-night stand at Chateau Ste. Michelle. The second show…
Read Full ArticleNickelback, Hinder, Papa Roach and Saving Abel at The Gorge
Weather forecast at The Gorge on Saturday: a chance of thunderstorms and precipitation. Forecast on stage: 100 percent chance of thunder and lightning. Hard-rock fans…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: The Pretenders at Marymoor Park
Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders called it “ladies’ night” at Marymoor Park. Three feisty, female-fronted bands — The Pretenders, Cat Power and Juliette and the…
Read Full ArticlePrivate party for Alice in Chains fans
It was the hottest ticket in town, but it didn’t cost a dime. Seattle rock band Alice in Chains celebrated the upcoming release of “Black…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Elvis Costello at Chateau Ste. Michelle
Has Elvis Costello “gone country”? Not quite. But there’s definitely a twang in his sound these days. His current album, “Secret, Profane & Sugarcane,” explores…
Read Full ArticleWhat 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…
Read Full ArticleSusan Tedeschi rocks the zoo
Susan Tedeschi celebrated the summertime blues at Woodland Park Zoo. Wednesday night’s Zootunes concert, which included an opening set my fellow Floridians JJ Grey &…
Read Full ArticleRemembering the Beatles
Beatlemania consumed Seattle when the Fab Four played its first concert in 1964. The Edgewater Hotel, apparently the only Seattle hotel to accept them as…
Read Full ArticleDepeche Mode raids KeyArena
It’s just hours away: A massive assault on KeyArena by ’80s electro-pop band Depeche Mode. Read a recent review of the group’s Lollapalooza performance in…
Read Full ArticleJoan Baez at Zootunes series
The next show scheduled at the Woodland Park Zoo’s Zootunes concert series is Joan Baez Thursday, Aug. 13, at the north meadow. Unfortunately, the concert…
Read Full ArticlePatsy Cline tribute returns
The folks who brought you the Patsy Cline tribute in March at the Columbia City Theatre have organized another tribute show coinciding with what would…
Read Full ArticleBob Dylan plays WaMu
Folk-rock legend Bob Dylan performs Oct. 5 at WaMu Theater (yes, it’s still called that despite the Chase bank takeover). Tickets, $49.50, go on sale…
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