Is Seattle’s gloomy weather getting you down? Kick your autumn blues with Rick Estrin & the Nightcats. Estrin, a formidable blues harpist Muddy Waters once…
Read Full ArticleSoul survivor Steve Cropper grooves to his Founders Award
All four Beatles once bowed from the waist in the presence of the man honored Thursday night with a Founders Award at the Experience Music…
Read Full ArticleMudhoney plays ‘Grunge’ release party
What better way to celebrate the release of Michael Lavine’s new book, “Grunge,” than with a show by seminal grunge band Mudhoney? The Seattle band…
Read Full ArticleCD REVIEW: J. Tillman’s ‘Year in the Kingdom’
Though he joined Seattle’s celebrated Fleet Foxes only last year as drummer and vocalist, singer-songwriter J. (Josh) Tillman has had a prolific solo career. He…
Read Full ArticleTradition-bending Po’Girl cycles its rootsy music through Seattle
BY MIKEL TOOMBS The members of Po’Girl might like to bike to their two Seattle shows, Thursday (Nov. 12) at the Crocodile Cafe and Friday…
Read Full ArticleAn evening of ‘flamenco puro’ at Kirkland Performance Center
Tonight’s performance at the Kirkland Performance Center is billed as “the real deal” by presenters Flamenco Seattle and Mezzo Producciones. “Flamenco de Raiz” features Rafael…
Read Full Article“Lombardi’s Live” offers an intimate showcase for local jazz
I recently dropped by Lombardi’s Italian restaurant, where jazz artists from Seattle’s Pony Boy Records have been serenading diners with modern and retro jazz since…
Read Full ArticleLaura Love ‘dreams big’ for Women in Trades
Seattle singer-songwriter Laura Love and her band are the featured performers at the third annual Women in Trades “Dream Big Dinner” Saturday, Nov. 7, at…
Read Full ArticleSub Pop Records gets ‘The Best Ambiance’
Seattle’s Sub Pop Records and KEXP 90.3 FM radio host Jon Kertzer have formed a new world-music label, Next Ambiance. Kertzer, creator and longtime host…
Read Full ArticleTeatro ZinZanni celebrates tenth anniversary with zin-zational show
It was billed as a ZinZanniversary! — a riot of song, dance, stunts, antics and comedy celebrating Teatro ZinZanni’s 10th anniversary. The anniversary celebration and…
Read Full ArticleThe Copper Gate salutes Ballard’s scandal-navian past
The Copper Gate, Ballard’s only remaining Scandanavian-style restaurant and lounge, now has a semi-secret performance space that puts the va-va-voom in Viking. The new Blushing…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Brandi Carlile incites hometown crowd at the Paramount
Is stardom a prison for pop singers? Not for Brandi Carlile, whose raucous version of Johnny Cash’s “Folson Prison Blues” is a liberating anthem. Saturday…
Read Full ArticleA Moment With: Rachel Flotard of Seattle band Visqueen
Visqueen’s new album, “Message to Garcia,” is as much about joy and inspiration and soaring over life’s hurtles as it is about sadness and grief.…
Read Full ArticleJoe Mallahan a no-show at music-industry forum
Seattle mayoral candidate Joe Mallahan abruptly canceled his appearance at a candidates’ forum Thursday at the Grammy MusicTech Summit ’09. Mallahan apparently gave no reason…
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