By GENE STOUT The theme for this year’s Puyallup Fair, one of the biggest of its kind in the United States, is “Make Your Escape.”…
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By GENE STOUT No music fan was too young or too old for Daryl Hall and John Oates’ Bumbershoot weekend finale Monday night, Sept. 5,…
Read Full ArticleBUMBERSHOOT: A few images from Day One of the festival
Seattle’s 2011 Bumbershoot festival opened Saturday, Sept. 3, with dozens of musical performances on more than a half dozen stages (and a lot of sidewalks…
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by GENE STOUT Think of Bumbershoot as a treasure hunt. The three-day festival beginning Saturday, Sept. 3, and concluding Monday, Sept. 5, is a cultural…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Images from the marathan 2011 Sasquatch! Festival
The Sasquatch! Music Festival took place two weeks ago, but here’s a fresh batch of photos from Seattle photographers Alex Crick and Suzi Pratt, who…
Read Full ArticleSeattle’s Noise for the Needy Festival rocks for Real Change June 7-12
The 2011 Noise for the Needy festival was announced today by Campaign Shoutin’ Communications. Among the more than 80 artists performing June 7-12 at Seattle…
Read Full Article@ SXSW: Parting shots from a live KEXP broadcast in Austin, Texas
Hard-working Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson blitzed the SXSW music festival and conference last week. You’ll find multiple stories and photos at GeneStout.com. The photos in…
Read Full ArticleIt’s a wrap: Rachel Ray, Flatstock, Wanda Jackson, Bright Eyes at SXSW
Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson finished his week at the SXSW conference and festival in Austin, Texas, by taking the accompanying photos at the Rachel Ray…
Read Full ArticleSXSW Photo Gallery: Kanye West, Jay-Z, John Legend and Mos Def
Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson shot hundreds of photos at the SXSW music conference and festival, which closed Sunday, March 20, in Austin, Texas. The accompanying…
Read Full Article@ SXSW: SXSeattle showcase amazing, but disaster strikes OMD set at Stubbs
Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson put in a marathon week in Austin, Texas, at the 2011 SXSW music conference and festival, one of the biggest and…
Read Full ArticleOn the scene at SXSW with Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson
Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson has been in Austin, Texas, this week for the 2011 SXSW music conference and festival, one of the biggest and most…
Read Full ArticleSeattle’s Brent Amaker and the Rodeo bring country-noir to SXSW festival
Seattle’s wildly entertaining and always rebellious country band Brent Amaker and the Rodeo performed an official SXSW showcase Wednesday, March 16, at the Velveeta Room…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Seattle bands Fences, Head and the Heart at SXSW
Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson is at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, this week. These photos of The Head and the Heart and Fences are…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Deck the Hall Ball offers a raucous musical buffet
With surprise guests The Presidents of the United States of America, as well as such previously announced bands as Broken Bells, The Black Keys, Jimmy…
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