By GENE STOUT In their 16th week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Seattle rapper Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis have reached the top of…
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By MIKEL TOOMBS Pierre Menard just tweeted Hortlax Cobra: “Dude, you stole my shtick.” Menard, the Jorge Luis Borges character who offered a new take…
Read Full ArticleDave Matthews says he feels ‘comfortably middle class’ in Seattle
By GENE STOUT Are Dave Matthews and his family comfortably settled into life in Seattle for the foreseeable future? I asked Matthews that question in…
Read Full ArticleKristen Ward’s new single, ‘I Wanna Be,’ will be on her next album due Oct. 9
By GENE STOUT Kristen Ward’s new single is a winner. “I Wanna Be” is from the Seattle singer-songwriter’s upcoming full-length album, “Last Night on Division,…
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By GENE STOUT Portland alt-country band Blitzen Trapper, which records for the iconic Seattle label Sub Pop Records, has released a video of its melancholy,…
Read Full ArticleUpcoming ‘Tempest’ album will be a career milestone for Bob Dylan
By GENE STOUT Bob Dylan is marking his 50th anniversary as a recording artist with “Tempest,” a collection of 10 new original songs to be…
Read Full ArticleCarson Henley celebrates his marathon ‘100 Hours’ with a CD release party
By GENE STOUT Seattle singer-songwriter Carson Henley compares the marathon recording session for his newly released album to “pulling an all-nighter before the big test.”…
Read Full ArticleJames Apollo plans July release party for his new Damien Jurado-produced CD
By GENE STOUT Seattle singer-songwriter and bandleader James Apollo celebrates his new album, “Little War, Little Less,” with a special concert July 27 at the…
Read Full ArticleLullaby versions of The Smiths arrive just in time for Record Store Day
By MIKEL TOOMBS Heaven knows I love the concept of Rockabye Baby! — the rock-the-cradle lullaby versions of Mama and Dada’s favorite tunes, often with…
Read Full ArticleMarina and the Diamonds will join Coldplay tour, release new album
By GENE STOUT Marina and the Diamonds – a solo, uptempo alternative-pop act featuring Welsh singer Marina Lambrini Diamandis — will join Coldplay’s worldwide tour,…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: New Multitudes pay tribute to Woody Guthrie
By MIKEL TOOMBS If you like Woody Guthrie (and isn’t it un-American not to?), this band is your band. Yim Yames (My Morning Jacket front…
Read Full ArticleBe true to your school; enter NAMM’s third annual SchoolJam competition
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…
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 ArticleQ&A: Brandi Carlile rocks the symphony with ‘Live at Benaroya’
By GENE STOUT Seattle singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, whose voice is among the most powerful and stirring in the Northwest, calls her new CD “a rock…
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