In support of his upcoming solo album, “Ukulele Songs,” Eddie Vedder will launch a short U.S. solo tour in June and July. Vedder’s tour kicks…
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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 ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: X braves the cold to usher in a punkish new year
By MIKEL TOOMBS How cold was it Friday night in Seattle? It was so cold that X guitarist Billy Zoom (he was the one with…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Sold-out Wild Flag show makes a splash at High Dive
By MIKEL TOOMBS If you’d flagged the Friday night (Nov. 12) show at the High Dive as merely a two-thirds Sleater-Kinney reunion, you were wildly…
Read Full ArticleSeattle meets Iceland in free Seattle City of Music Festival concert
Sister cities Seattle and Reykjavik, Iceland, are coming together for a unique showcase of live music at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, at the Crocodile…
Read Full ArticleExperience Music Project will open world’s biggest Nirvana exhibit
Next April, the Experience Music Project will launch what promises to be the most extensive exhibit on Nirvana, the Northwest punk/grunge band that exploded out…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Corin Tucker Band debuts music for ‘1,000 Years’
By MIKEL TOOMBS Punk rocker mom Corin Tucker is the first member of the Sleater-Kinney threesome, Northwest riotgrrrl icons and once the best band in…
Read Full ArticleParting shots: Bumbershoot’s smaller music stages offered rich rewards
Indie rockers ruled Bumbershoot’s smaller stages on Sunday, the second day of the 40th annual festival at Seattle Center. Here’s a gallery of photos by…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Day 3 at CHBP with The Dead Weather, Blue Scholars
The final day of the Capitol Hill Block Party may have been the best of the three-day urban music festival in Seattle’s Pike Street nightclub…
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 ArticleWest Seattle Summer Fest will rock the Junction with Hell’s Belles and more
The West Seattle Summer Fest, now in its 28th year, is shaping up to be a great party. The all-ages, absolutely free outdoor festival is…
Read Full Article2010 Austin City Limits Festival: The Eagles, Muse, Norah Jones and more
The Eagles, Muse, Phish, The Strokes, M.I.A., Flaming Lips, LCD Soundsystem, Spoon, Vampire Weekend, and Norah Jones top the list of 130 acts announced for…
Read Full ArticleSAM exhibit explores Kurt Cobain legend in striking multi-media display
Kurt Cobain remains one of the most intriguing figures in rock ‘n’ roll, a shooting star who came and went in a flash, leaving behind…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg rocks Snoqualmie Casino
Here’s a gallery of cool photos of Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg concert last Thursday (May 6) at Snoqualmie Casino. Ramone, of New York’s famous punk band,…
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