Seattle singer-songwriter Laura Love and her band are the featured performers at the third annual Women in Trades “Dream Big Dinner” Saturday, Nov. 7, at…
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Pearl Jam and the Dave Matthews Band are among the Northwest groups scheduled to perform at the Austin City Limits Festival in Austin, Texas. Check…
Read Full ArticleCD REVIEW: Brandi Carlile’s ‘Give Up the Ghost’
Northwest singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile’s last album, “The Story,” was recorded in about two weeks. But her latest album, due in stores Oct. 6, took more…
Read Full ArticleREVIEW: ‘Sweet Dreams’ of Patsy Cline
What began last winter as a heartfelt tribute to country icon Patsy Cline has grown into something that could one day play the Paramount Theatre.…
Read Full ArticleBumbershoot is a wrap: the photographic evidence
The 2009 Bumbershoot festival came to a close with the last wailing guitar riffs from Modest Mouse Monday night at the Bumbershoot Mainstage. It may…
Read Full ArticleREVIEW: Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal at Chateau Ste. Michelle
Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal gave ’em something to talk about Sunday night at Chateau Ste. Michelle in Woodinville. The two blues veterans, who this…
Read Full ArticlePREVIEW: From Sheryl Crow to Bumbershoot-A-Go-Go!
The cultural smorgasbord is about to begin. The 39th annual Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival opens Saturday and continues through Labor with hundreds of…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Elvis Costello at Chateau Ste. Michelle
Has Elvis Costello “gone country”? Not quite. But there’s definitely a twang in his sound these days. His current album, “Secret, Profane & Sugarcane,” explores…
Read Full ArticleWhat will become of ‘City of Music’?
Now that Mayor Greg Nickels has conceded defeat in the primary election, what will become of the two-term incumbent’s “Seattle City of Music” initiative launched…
Read Full ArticlePatsy Cline tribute returns
The folks who brought you the Patsy Cline tribute in March at the Columbia City Theatre have organized another tribute show coinciding with what would…
Read Full ArticleBob Dylan plays WaMu
Folk-rock legend Bob Dylan performs Oct. 5 at WaMu Theater (yes, it’s still called that despite the Chase bank takeover). Tickets, $49.50, go on sale…
Read Full ArticlePhotos of No Depression festival
Photographer Carrie Robinson shot these pics at last weekend’s first No Depression Festival at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Wash. The lineup included Gillian Welch, Iron…
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