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Posted on January 24, 2012 By: genestout

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Bahama Breeze feels great on a wintry Seattle day

By GENE STOUT Don’t have time or money for a trip to the Caribbean? You can at least pretend at Bahama Breeze Island Grille, a…

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Posted on December 13, 2011 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: Tacoma’s Eliot Lipp inspired by ‘turntable treasures’

By MIKEL TOOMBS Do you think Eliot Lipp, the electronica performer hailed by Urb.com as being on “the cutting edge of beatwork,” remembers his old…

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Posted on November 14, 2011November 16, 2011 By: genestout

CONCERT REVIEW: Victoria Wimer Contreras puts the ‘V’ in VIP series

By GENE STOUT If Victoria Wimer Contreras feels like flashing the “Victory” sign, she’s certainly entitled to do so. The Seattle singer and pianist known…

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Posted on October 20, 2011October 20, 2011 By: genestout

Second annual City Arts Fest brings a hefty harvest of music and culture

By GENE STOUT Sometimes it pays to think big. Organizers of the 2011 Heineken City Arts Fest opening today, Oct. 20, and continuing through Saturday,…

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Posted on August 10, 2011 By: genestout

I’ll drink to that: Heineken City Arts Festival returns for 2011

By GENE STOUT Pass the beer and put me on the guest list for the 2011 Heineken City Arts Festival. The second annual city-wide Seattle…

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Posted on March 30, 2011 By: genestout

Tractor Tavern celebrates spring with ‘engagingly quirky’ Olof Arnalds

By MIKEL TOOMBS Bumper sticker recently spotted in Seattle’s Phinney Ridge neighborhood: “FLEE BALLARD.” (That car hadn’t gotten far.) No matter how trendy it’s become,…

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Posted on December 9, 2010 By: genestout

Comedian Rich Vos headlines Bob Rivers’ ‘Twisted Christmas’ show

Comedian Rich Vos, a master at working a crowd, is the featured guest at Bob Rivers’ “Twisted Christmas” party Thursday, Dec. 9, at the Snoqualmie…

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Posted on October 28, 2010 By: genestout

Soul Asylum headlines Lounge Acts 2010, a Kurt Cobain benefit concert

Grammy winners Soul Asylum and Seattle band Sweet Water headline Lounge Acts 2010, a fourth annual Kurt Cobain Memorial Foundation benefit concert Nov. 13 at…

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Posted on September 7, 2010 By: genestout

The 22nd annual Earshot Jazz Festival announces adventurous lineup

Seattle’s Earshot Jazz Festival returns Oct. 15 and continues through Nov. 7 with more than 50 performances throughout Seattle. The renowned jazz festival, now in…

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Posted on July 22, 2010July 22, 2010 By: genestout

Capitol Hill Block Party offers an edgy, intense weekend of live music

The operative word in Capitol Hill Block Party is “party.” There’s nothing laid-back about this annual music festival in the heart of Seattle’s Capitol Hill…

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Posted on July 6, 2010July 6, 2010 By: genestout

PHOTO GALLERY: Alt-country band The Old 97’s at Showbox at the Market

Dallas-based alt-country band The Old 97’s played last Wednesday (June 30) at Showbox at the Market. Along with Uncle Tupelo, The Jayhawks, Whiskeytown and other…

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Posted on June 5, 2010June 5, 2010 By: genestout

‘Fortune Smiles’ on local roots-Americana band The Halyards

Most local music fans know Eric Tingstad as one half of Grammy-winning, Northwest acoustic duo Tingstad and Rumbel (with Nancy Rumbel). But last year, Tingstad…

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Posted on June 3, 2010 By: genestout

Wine rocks — and so does the music at the Seattle Hard Rock Cafe

Food and wine pairs naturally, but when you add live music, you’ve got a “wine experience” of a different order. Especially when one of the…

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Posted on May 23, 2010 By: genestout

‘Wine, Women and Song’ pairs local songwriters with women winemakers

Singer-songwriters Kim Virant, Sera Cahoone, Star Anna, Victoria Wimer Contreras, Barbara Ireland, Betsy Olson and others — an impeccable array of artists — are performing…

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