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Posted on July 22, 2014 By: genestout

Former Seattle singer-songwriter Susan Ruth (Robkin) releases new album

By GENE STOUT Longtime fans will know Susan Ruth as Susan Robkin, a Seattle singer-songwriter with an unforgettable voice and open-hearted spirit. Her songs come…

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Posted on July 15, 2014July 15, 2014 By: genestout

Roots-rocker Chuck Prophet performs five Northwest shows before new album

By GENE STOUT Singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet, formerly of the celebrated roots-rock band Green on Red, will release his 13th studio album, “Night Surfer,” Sept. 23…

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Posted on June 30, 2014June 30, 2014 By: genestout

Book passage on the Forest Sun cruise aboard the historic schooner Zodiac

By GENE STOUT Chances are you’ve never been on a cruise quite like this. San Francisco singer-songwriter Forest Sun and his wife, chanteuse Ingrid Serban,…

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Posted on May 20, 2014 By: genestout

Singer-songwriter Rachel Taylor explores ‘darker side of pop’ on new EP

By MIKEL TOOMBS Remember He Is We, the onetime Tacoma-livin’ and then MySpace-driven pop duo? (Remember MySpace?) Well, He Is We is no longer around,…

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Posted on April 22, 2014 By: genestout

Eminem, Pearl Jam, Outkast, Skrillex headline Austin City Limits Music Festival

The Austin City Limits Music Festival returns for its 13th year Austin’s Zilker Park with an energetic lineup featuring headliner Eminem in his only performance…

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Posted on March 30, 2014 By: genestout

An excerpt from the life of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain

By GENE STOUT Kurt Cobain was a mess. Sitting motionless on a tiny stool in a dressing room at the Paramount Theatre on Halloween night…

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Posted on March 18, 2014 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: Linda Perhacs, ‘a most unlikely rock star’

By MIKEL TOOMBS As a dental hygenist, a trade she still plies at age 70, Linda Perhacs has cleaned the teeth of “Cary Grant, Paul…

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Posted on February 16, 2014February 16, 2014 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: Amos Lee brings ‘Mountains of Sorrow’ to Paramount

By GENE STOUT Singer-songwriter Amos Lee, who just began a 29-city tour, performs Monday, Feb. 17, at the Paramount Theatre. The show features songs from…

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Posted on February 14, 2014February 15, 2014 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: Dave Ellis, Hopeless Sinners and The Halyards at Royal Room

By GENE STOUT Seattle singer-songwriter Dave Ellis and his group, the Hopeless Sinners, join The Halyards for a double header of local bands with strong…

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Posted on February 14, 2014 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: Strong coffee a way of life for these diverse music duos

By MIKEL TOOMBS “Coffee.” It’s not just a way of life. It’s also the new single by Sylvan Esso, the folk/EDM (!) pairing of Mountain…

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Posted on February 13, 2014February 13, 2014 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: Marissa Nadler returns with ‘blackest-ever black’ album

By MIKEL TOOMBS How much more black can Marissa Nadler’s new album, “July,” be? It’s “Nadler’s blackest-ever black album,” NPR reports. “This is true that…

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Posted on February 3, 2014 By: genestout

Kongos launch U.S. tour with alternative-rock hit ‘Come With Me Now’

By GENE STOUT Kongos, a Phoenix, Arizona-based band of brothers (by way of London and South Africa), is making waves on the alternative-rock charts with…

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Posted on January 26, 2014February 3, 2014 By: genestout

With Macklemore & Lewis, a record year for local Grammy nominations

By GENE STOUT With seven award nominations for Seattle rap duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, tonight’s 56th annual Grammy Awards could be a year of…

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Posted on January 24, 2014January 25, 2014 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: A year of milestones leaves Shelby Earl ‘in the pink’

By GENE STOUT On Saturday night, Jan. 25, Seattle singer-songwriter Shelby Earl celebrates the vinyl release of her 2013 album, “Swift Arrows,” with a show…

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