The 2010 Capitol Hill Block Party may have been one of the most photographed music festivals of the year in Seattle. More than 40 photographers…
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The Capitol Hill Block Party opened Friday (July 23) under sunny skies, kicking off the three-day urban music marathon in the core of the Capitol…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: ‘Kinky’ Friedman saddles up for a West Coast tour
Texas country singer, novelist, humorist, cigar peddler and former gubernatorial candidate Richard S. “Kinky” Friedman hasn’t written a new song in at least 20 years.…
Read Full ArticleCapitol 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…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Mary Gauthier finds ’emotional center’ on new CD
By MIKEL TOOMBS Mary Gauthier, who appears Wednesday (July 21) at the Tractor Tavern, continues to do what she does best, crafting songs that resonate…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: ‘American Idol’ hopeful Josiah Leming debuts new CD
Josiah Leming, one of the stars of season seven of “American Idol,” will release his much-anticipated debut album, “Come on Kid,” Sept. 14 on Warner…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Singer Steve Tyrell is Mr. Cool on a sizzling week in Seattle
Singer Steve Tyrell may have picked the hottest week of the year to play Seattle, but don’t let a heat wave keep you away from…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Steve Tyrell salutes Burt Bacharach at Jazz Alley
With one of the most exquisite voices on the national nightclub circuit, vocalist Steve Tyrell returns to Seattle for a six-night run tonight (July 6)…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO 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…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Singer Bobby Long is emerging from the ‘Twilight’ zone
British singer-songwriter Bobby Long, who got a phenomenal boost when a song he co-wrote was featured in a scene in the 2008 hit movie “Twilight,”…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Psychedelic Furs bring ‘Heaven’ to Seattle’s Showbox SoDo
The Psychedelic Furs’ latest tour kicked off May 27 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando, Fla., and included a show Saturday (June 19) at…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Sarah Jaffe taps her ‘Suburban Nature’ on new CD
BY MIKEL TOOMBS Hailed by Paste magazine as a “Best of What’s Next” for her “beautiful, raw songs” that play like “wise, witty diary entries…
Read Full Article‘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…
Read Full ArticleWine 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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