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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By GENE STOUT Here’s a back-to-school gift for high school bands in a competitive mood. The third annual SchoolJam USA program – sponsored by the…
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Seattle photographer Jim Bennett traveled to Vancouver, B.C., to catch Pearl Jam’s concert Sunday, Sept. 25, at Pacific Coliseum. Opening the show was Mudhoney. “They…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Sammy Hagar and the Wabos rock the Puyallup Fair
By GENE STOUT Redheads love Sammy Hager, even if they’re bald, blond, brunette or silvery gray. Like Jimmy Buffett’s Parrotheads, Hagar’s fans (dubbed Redheads) are…
Read Full Article‘Make Your Escape’ to the 2011 Puyallup Fair
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.”…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Hall and Oates close Bumbershoot with rockin’ soul
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…
Read Full ArticleBUMBERSHOOT: Five best bets for a fabulous festival weekend
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 ArticleBUMBERSHOOT PREVIEW: Fitz and the Tantrums pack a lot of soul
By GENE STOUT Fitz and the Tantrums may be the best band you’ll see this weekend at Bumbershoot. The indie/neo-soul band from Los Angeles has…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Jeff Bridges plays Bad Blake at Chateau Ste. Michelle
By GENE STOUT The real Bad Blake drinks wine, not whiskey. Movie star and musician Jeff Bridges, who portrayed down-and-out, whiskey-swilling country singer Bad Blake…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: deadmau5 perks ears at Paramount Theatre
By GENE STOUT Seattle photographer Jim Bennett shot these photos of Toronto, Canada, progressive electronic artist and house producer deadmau5 (the stage name for Joel…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: British singer Adele exercises her powerful voice
By MIKEL TOOMBS Singer Adele canceled her June concert in Seattle, complaining of laryngitis. Now we have a good idea why. Friday night (Aug. 12)…
Read Full ArticleI’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…
Read Full ArticleSinger-songwriter Eilen Jewell is the retro queen of the minor key
By MIKEL TOOMBS Eilen Jewell earns another retro grade “A” with her new album, “Queen of the Minor Key.” Eilen fans (rhymes with “ceilin’ fans”)…
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