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Posted on April 12, 2013 By: genestout

Americana/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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Posted on March 28, 2013 By: genestout

Singer-songwriter Courtney Jaye adopts a country-pop vibe on her new CD

By GENE STOUT Singer-songwriter Courtney Jaye has made many journeys in her musical life, beginning in her hometown of Pittsburgh and later in Georgia, Texas,…

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Posted on March 20, 2013 By: genestout

Eye on Austin: Macklemore, Iggy Pop, Reignwolf and other images of SXSW

Seattle photographer Jim Bennett captured a slew of images from the recent SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. Check out Bennett’s images of Seattle rapper Macklemore…

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Posted on August 20, 2012 By: genestout

Kristen 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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Posted on July 19, 2012 By: genestout

Elvis Presley, pink Cadillacs, John Hiatt and the allure of ‘Tennessee Plates’

By GENE STOUT My closest friends know me as a collector of oddball automobilia — vintage cars, parts, signs, chrome baubles, plastic geegaws, bric-a-brac and…

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Posted on June 18, 2012June 24, 2012 By: genestout

CONCERT REVIEW: A double rainbow greets John Fogerty’s season opener

By GENE STOUT Like a fine wine, John Fogerty just gets better with age. The former leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival kicked off Chateau Ste.…

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Posted on May 17, 2012 By: genestout

Actor-musician Will Oldham brings his road show to Wolf Haven

By MIKEL TOOMBS Will Oldham, best known as iconoclast indie musician Bonnie “Prince” Billy (bonus points for the superfluous quote marks), established his Pacific Northwest…

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Posted on March 8, 2012 By: genestout

CONCERT 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…

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Posted on October 20, 2011October 20, 2011 By: genestout

Second annual City Arts Fest brings a hefty harvest of music and culture

By GENE STOUT Sometimes it pays to think big. Organizers of the 2011 Heineken City Arts Fest opening today, Oct. 20, and continuing through Saturday,…

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Posted on August 2, 2011 By: genestout

Singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell is the retro queen of the minor key

By MIKEL TOOMBS Eilen Jewell earns another retro grade “A” with her new album, “Queen of the Minor Key.” Eilen fans (rhymes with “ceilin’ fans”)…

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Posted on July 17, 2011August 16, 2011 By: genestout

CONCERT REVIEW: Eddie Vedder strums his stuff for hometown fans

By GENE STOUT Eddie Vedder was clearly thrilled to be home after a long string of dates on his solo “Ukulele Songs” tour. Speaking to…

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Posted on April 14, 2011 By: genestout

CD REVIEW: Paul Simon returns with ever-graceful ‘So Beautiful’

By MIKEL TOOMBS As he has since at least 1956, when Simon and Garfunkel first became a duo, Paul Simon ponders the mysteries of the…

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Posted on February 17, 2011 By: genestout

This Mountain Man doesn’t sport facial hair but plays ‘simply good folk’

By MIKEL TOOMBS You’d probably expect an act called Mountain Man to be a bearded guy in a flannel shirt. Well, the first thing you’ll…

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Posted on September 6, 2010September 6, 2010 By: genestout

Visqueen, Raveonettes, Decemberists, Neko Case rock Bumbershoot

The 40th annual Bumbershoot festival opened Saturday (Sept. 4) with a raucous lineup of performers, from 69-year-old Bob Dylan to hot Seattle band Visqueen. Among…

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