BY MIKEL TOOMBS Hailed by Paste magazine as a “Best of What’s Next” for her “beautiful, raw songs” that play like “wise, witty diary entries…
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Seattle photographer Kam Martin, a regular contributor to this Web site, snapped these images at the Monday (June 14) Imogen Heap concert at the Paramount…
Read Full ArticleWest Seattle Summer Fest will rock the Junction with Hell’s Belles and more
The West Seattle Summer Fest, now in its 28th year, is shaping up to be a great party. The all-ages, absolutely free outdoor festival is…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Crosby, Stills & Nash let the sun shine in at winery show
The stars aligned for the Crosby, Stills & Nash concert at Chateau Ste. Michelle. And so did the sun. Sporting sunglasses and perhaps smarting from…
Read Full Article‘Ghost Bikes’ roll at Jim Page CD release party at Fremont Abbey
Jim Page began his singing and songwriting career in the 1970s on the streets of Seattle, creating topical, sometimes satirical songs that provoke thought and…
Read Full ArticleChateau Ste. Michelle kicks off summer concert season early
Is it summer yet? Actually, not until June 21. But the first big summer series of 2010 opens this weekend with a sold-out concert by…
Read Full Article‘Fortune Smiles’ on local roots-Americana band The Halyards
Most local music fans know Eric Tingstad as one half of Grammy-winning, Northwest acoustic duo Tingstad and Rumbel (with Nancy Rumbel). But last year, Tingstad…
Read Full ArticleJuly forecast: The Dead Weather at 14th annual Capitol Hill Block Party
The Capitol Hill Block Party has added The Dead Weather, Jack White’s band, as a headliner for the third day of the festival July 23-25…
Read Full ArticleBob Dylan, Mary J. Blige, Weezer, Hole due at 40th annual Bumbershoot fest
The music lineup for the 40th annual Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival features Bob Dylan, Mary J. Blige, Weezer, Hole, Rise Against, Neko Case,…
Read Full Article‘Wine, Women and Song’ pairs local songwriters with women winemakers
Singer-songwriters Kim Virant, Sera Cahoone, Star Anna, Victoria Wimer Contreras, Barbara Ireland, Betsy Olson and others — an impeccable array of artists — are performing…
Read Full Article2010 Austin City Limits Festival: The Eagles, Muse, Norah Jones and more
The Eagles, Muse, Phish, The Strokes, M.I.A., Flaming Lips, LCD Soundsystem, Spoon, Vampire Weekend, and Norah Jones top the list of 130 acts announced for…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: James Taylor and Carole King reunited at KeyArena
A lot of James Taylor and Carole King fans felt the earth move Sunday night (May 9) at KeyArena. The iconic songwriters who wrote and…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Rosanne Cash performs ‘The List’ for NPR concert
By MIKEL TOOMBS “All Things Considered” would be a good album title for Rosanne Cash. Cash considers the wide sweep of American musical tradition, from…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Songwriter Shelby Lynne celebrates the ‘loser dreamer’
Regardless of whether she’s singing about a “loser dreamer,” a desert rain storm, “brown liquor” or a vintage Airstream trailer, Shelby Lynne brings humor, pathos…
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