By GENE STOUT Born Cages whips up a potent brew of EDM and 1980s-style synth rock on its debut full-length album, “I’m Glad I’m Not…
Read Full ArticleCrystal Bowersox moves beyond ‘American Idol’ with current show
By MIKEL TOOMBS Crystal Bowersox is no longer someone to dread. That is, the dreadlocks that so unnerved Simon Cowell (always a good thing, in…
Read Full ArticleCity of Seattle will add priority load zones for musicians at local venues
By GENE STOUT Mayor Ed Murray has announced Seattle will implement a low-cost, phased-in approach to make it easier for musicians to load and unload…
Read Full ArticleSeattle singer V. Contreras celebrates ‘Lush’ video and upcoming album
By GENE STOUT Seattle singer V. Contreras (a.k.a. Victoria Wimer Contreras) is known to local music fans as a vocalist with the Seattle Rock Orchestra,…
Read Full ArticleComedian Craig Gass launches ‘The Worst Comedy Show EVER’
By GENE STOUT His live set may be dubbed “The Worst Comedy Show EVER,” but comedian Craig Gass can count Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready and…
Read Full ArticleSeattle rock photographers honored in two exhibits opening this week
By GENE STOUT Twenty Seattle concert photographers – many of them regular contributors to GeneStout.com – are featured in a special exhibit in April at…
Read Full ArticleTickets and wristbands are now on sale for 2012 Heineken City Arts Fest
Individual tickets and all-access wristbands for the 2012 Heineken City Arts Fest Oct. 17-20 are now on sale at the official website. City Arts Fest…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT 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…
Read Full ArticleSeattle songwriter Barbara Ireland sees ‘Red’ Saturday night at the Royal Room
By GENE STOUT Seattle singer-songwriter Barbara Ireland calls her newest batch of songs “slinky retro 1960s pop-jazz tunes.” “Red” is her first album of original…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT 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…
Read Full ArticleKenny 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…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Cellos take center stage in a pair of Seattle shows
By MIKEL TOOMBS You had me at “cello.” Over the next week or so, that instrument, usually featured in a supporting role, takes center stage…
Read Full ArticleBicycle-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…
Read Full ArticleAlessandra Rose and friends warm up for an evening at the Triple Door
By GENE STOUT I recently attended an intimate and enchanting rehearsal by local singer-songwriter Alessandra Rose at a private studio in West Seattle. Rose and…
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