By GENE STOUT The Imagine Dragons’ “Into the Night” juggernaut rolls on, stopping in Phoenix tonight, Feb. 17, for a show at US Airways Center…
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By GENE STOUT Seattle singer-songwriter Dave Ellis and his group, the Hopeless Sinners, join The Halyards for a double header of local bands with strong…
Read Full ArticleKongos launch U.S. tour with alternative-rock hit ‘Come With Me Now’
By GENE STOUT Kongos, a Phoenix, Arizona-based band of brothers (by way of London and South Africa), is making waves on the alternative-rock charts with…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: A year of milestones leaves Shelby Earl ‘in the pink’
By GENE STOUT On Saturday night, Jan. 25, Seattle singer-songwriter Shelby Earl celebrates the vinyl release of her 2013 album, “Swift Arrows,” with a show…
Read Full ArticleX and the Blasters celebrate a rockin’ ‘Family X-Mas’ at El Corazon
By MIKEL TOOMBS The first time I saw X and the Blasters perform together was in, wait for it, 1980. That show, at the North…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Pearl Jam ‘comes home’ at KeyArena
By GENE STOUT It was a Pearl Jam homecoming concert like no other. A buoyant Eddie Vedder led the iconic Seattle rock group in a…
Read Full ArticleSallie Ford brings her ‘bluesy, sweaty, badass’ rock ‘n’ roll to The Crocodile
By GENE STOUT The queen of brash, lusty rockabilly tunes returns to Seattle for a show Dec. 19 at The Crocodile. Sallie Ford & The…
Read Full ArticleFormer R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck announces third Baja music festival
By GENE STOUT Former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, a longtime Seattle resident, has announced the dates and lineup for the third annual Todos Santos Music…
Read Full ArticleQueensryche rocks The O2 Academy Islington in London
By GENE STOUT Seattle heavy-metal band Queensryche, featuring lead singer Todd La Torre, played a raucous set Oct. 12 at The O2 Academy Islingston in…
Read Full ArticleCD REVIEW: Roy Orbison’s ‘In Dreams — Greatest Hits’ reissued
By GENE STOUT In case you missed it, Roy Orbison’s “In Dreams — Greatest Hits” (Legacy Recordings) was recently reissued after being out of “print”…
Read Full ArticleBrandi Carlile sets her sights on hometown shows and a new album
By GENE STOUT In an interview last week, Northwest singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile revealed that she has left Columbia Records, her longtime label, to chart a…
Read Full ArticleRockers The Lonely H release new album featuring sax man Bobby Keys
By GENE STOUT Rock ‘n’ roll band The Lonely H formed in Port Angeles, Wash., in the early 2000s, but relocated to Nashville in 2010…
Read Full ArticleNoise for the Needy announces initial lineup for 2013 festival
By GENE STOUT The initial lineup for the 2013 Noise for the Needy festival June 20-23 features Said the Whale, Polyrhythmics, Smokey Brights, River Giant,…
Read Full ArticleAmericana/alt-country singer Star Anna throws a ‘benefit’ for her new album
By MIKEL TOOMBS Think globally, buy locally. That seems to be the current philosophy of West Seattle’s Star Anna, who last October headlined the Seattle…
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