In light of Seattle’s spotty history with music-awards shows, it’s impossible to predict how long the Seattle City of Music Awards will last. But Wednesday…
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AUSTIN, Texas — After a gloriously sunny and warm first day on Friday, the Austin City Limits Festival settled into a wet, Seattle groove Saturday…
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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 ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Heart at the Puyallup Fair
For tireless troupers Ann and Nancy Wilson, the Puyallup Fair was close enough to call home. The Wilsons, of Seattle-based rock band Heart, have been…
Read Full ArticlePREVIEW: Tractor man Jason Aldean kicks off Puyallup Fair
Even if you don’t usually listen to country radio, you’ve probably heard such Jason Aldean hits as “She’s Country,” “Hicktown,” “Why” and the current “Big…
Read Full Article‘Sweet Dreams’: the music of Patsy Cline returns
“Sweet Dreams,” the amazing Patsy Cline tribute that made its debut last March, returns on what would have been Cline’s 77th birthday. At 7 and…
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: The Pretenders at Marymoor Park
Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders called it “ladies’ night” at Marymoor Park. Three feisty, female-fronted bands — The Pretenders, Cat Power and Juliette and the…
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 ArticleVintage Elvis Costello plays the winery
Though he has a new album to promote, Elvis Costello will surely offer a generous tasting of his vintage songs Sunday night at the Chateau…
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…
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