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The 2010 Concerts at Marymoor series — one of the most eclectic in the venue’s history — opens with Slightly Stoopid, Steel Pulse and The…
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Born in Virginia and raised in Alabama, singer-songwriter Shelby Lynne is an eclectic artist whose blend of styles includes country, Americana, R&B, western swing, big-band…
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The 2010 ZooTunes summer concert series kicks off June 27 with Jewel and Radney Foster. Among the other performers: Steve Earle with Joe Ely June…
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In its coverage of the 11th Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival last weekend (April 16-18) in Indio, Calif., LA Weekly took issue with positive…
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The 2010 Doe Bay Fest has just doubled its roster of artists, adding Grand Archives, Fences, The Dimes, Zoe Muth & the Lost High Rollers,…
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Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery has announced its 2010 concert series, which is packed with familiar names as well as a few surprises. Among the surprises:…
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Norah Jones hasn’t gone to the dogs. But one of her new songs pays tribute to a girl’s best friend. “You never lie and you…
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Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery has announced its 2010 concert series, which is packed with familiar names as well as a few surprises. Among the surprises:…
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By MIKEL TOOMBS Last night the Crocodile Café turned into Seattle’s French Quarter, with plenty of conversations en français and a soupçon of striped shirts…
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With a delicate balance of hope, heartche and humor, British singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey soared through a soulful performance Monday night (April 12) at the Moore…
Read Full ArticleDon’t be a loser; apply for Sub Pop Records college scholarship money
Seattle’s Sub Pop Records — whose stable of artists includes Nirvana, Mudhoney, Fleet Foxes, Blitzen Trapper, Sera Cahoone and many others — is offering three…
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With the Beatles at the helm, the so-called British Invasion of the early ’60s rocked American music, changing styles, sensabilities and tastes in the gloomy…
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