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KeyArena renovation could include Pearl Jam partnership and residency
The group working on a KeyArena renovation is considering a partnership with Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Pearl Jam, possibly allowing the Seattle band an extended residency similar to what Billy Joel has done at Madison Square Garden. What do you think of this idea? “The Oak View Group says its renovation proposal can proceed […]
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Dancing on the unfathomable fringe: my 1995 interview with David Bowie:
By GENE STOUT The news of David Bowie’s death brought an outpouring of reminiscences from fellow artists, fans and music writers. Below is the complete text from my preview of his October 1995 concert with Nine Inch Nails at the Tacoma Dome. Bowie was engaging, good-humored and eager to talk about his 1995 album, “Outside,” […]
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Legendary Seattle radio DJ Marco Collins hosts a MusicCares benefit
By GENE STOUT Seattle DJ Marco Collins, who was the subject of the SIFF film “The Glamour and the Squalor,” is putting his energy and passion into a benefit for MusicCares, a national organization that helps musicians in need. The organization operated by The Recording Academy. The event, dubbed “Every Little Counts (sic), is at […]
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Duran Duran, Chic offer a blue-ribbon concert at the Washington State Fair
By GENE STOUT If ’80s New Wave band Duran Duran had any misgivings about adding a state fair date to their current tour, they must have been dispelled at Wednesday’s concert. Led by singer Simon Le Bon, the group played Sept. 23 at the Washington State Fair, with Nile Rodgers and Chic opening with a […]
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Chris Cornell announces solo album and tour for ‘Higher Truth’
Grammy Award-winning, Golden Globe-nominated singer songwriter Chris Cornell of Soundgarden fame has announced plans to release a new solo studio album, “Higher Truth.” Due Sept. 18 and produced by Brendan O’Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Neil Young), the album expresses Cornell’s continuing evolution as a songwriter, lyricist and musical craftsman, telling stories which resonate across […]
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