Jay-Z, Muse, Gorillaz, Vampire Weekend, Faith No More, Pavement and more than 100 other groups top this year’s lineup at the 11th Coachella Valley Music…
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Singer Jemina Pearl may have found her Shangri-la. The Nashville native (now a Brooklyn, New York resident) is on her second tour in support of…
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If you’re planning to be in Boston in early February, mark you calendar for Xconomy’s Battle of the Tech Bands 3: Seattle vs. Boston. For…
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The Hard Rock Cafe is looking for a few good rock stars. Make that bussers, servers, bartenders, etc. When have you last heard the phrase…
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I received a tip two weeks ago from a trustworthy music-industry source that Soundgarden was planning a reunion and, cautiously, tweeted the news. I’m delighted…
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ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons recently displayed his latest hot rod at the 18th annual Mooneyes Hot Rod and Custom Show in Yokohama, Japan, the biggest…
Read Full ArticleSeattle rock luminaries help raise $70K in salute to Lakewood police officers
Seattle rock band Queensryche, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready and Duff McKagan’s Loaded were the musical guests for “KISW Salutes the Shield,” a benefit for…
Read Full ArticleLocal bands can Sound Off! this winter at EMP/SFM
Sound Off! 2010, the Northwest’s biggest underage battle of the bands, begins Feb. 13 at the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum. The Sound…
Read Full ArticlePearl Jam, Aretha Franklin, Neville Brothers headline New Orleans fest
Pearl Jam will make its first appearance at the Jazz & Heritage Festival April 23-25 and April 29-May 2 — along with Aretha Franklin, Van…
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Dates for the 2010 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival have been confirmed for April 16-18 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif. In…
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Billboard magazine has released its list of the top 25 concert tours of 2009, and U2 is at No. 1 with more a total gross…
Read Full ArticleWinter Wonder Slam tour slides into Kent’s ShoWare Center
The Winter Wonder Slam tour featuring Toby Mac, Relient K, Kutless (continuing with the car themes), Stephanie Smith and B. Reith rolls into the Seattle…
Read Full ArticleGuy Fieri: a rock star who doesn’t sing or play music
If you’ve watched the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives,” you know that host Guy Fieri really rocks in the kitchen. When he’s interviewing one…
Read Full ArticleQueensryche, Duff McKagan join KISW’s Lakewood police benefit
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