By GENE STOUT Seattle-based singer-songwriter Jessica Domingo pays a visit to the Crocodile Café Sunday, Nov. 23, for a showcase of her latest music. Domingo…
Read Full ArticleMusiCares benefit concert celebrates the sounds of Little Feat
By GENE STOUT Northwest musicians are gathering Friday for “Get Yer Feet Wet,” a tribute show featuring the music of Little Feat, an eclectic, influential…
Read Full ArticleNew Year’s Eve at the Swedish Club is served with a pancake ‘toast’
By GENE STOUT Those who go out on New Year’s Eve are always looking for something different. The fabulously fun-loving Three Crowns Ball at the…
Read Full ArticleIs This Love? Hawaii’s Kimie’ brings her sultry hybrid sound to Seattle
By GENE STOUT Hawaiian singer-songwriter Kimie’ blends acoustic soul, reggae, R&B and funk on her new album “To the Sea.” It’s intoxicating, romantic music that…
Read Full ArticleSeattle photographer captures Janelle Monae in action at Showbox SoDo
By GENE STOUT Seattle photographer Alex Crick has been a fan of soul and R&B singer Janelle Monae since she burst on the scene several…
Read Full ArticleJanelle Monae brings her “Electric Lady” tour to Seattle Wednesday night
By GENE STOUT Soul/R&B singer and dancer Janelle Monae brings her “Electric Lady” tour to Showbox SoDo at 9 p.m. Wednesday, with musical guest Roman…
Read Full ArticleSinger John Legend’s upcoming tour is ‘Made to Love’
By GENE STOUT John Legend’s upcoming 20-date tour, named for the hit song “Made to Love,” opens Oct. 20 and includes a concert Nov. 25…
Read Full ArticleFormer ‘American Idol’ runner-up Crystal Bowersox tours behind her 2nd CD
By MIKEL TOOMBS The late, great rock critic Lester Bangs, portrayed by Phillip Seymour Hoffman in Cameron Crowe’s “Almost Famous,” once dubbed an LP by…
Read Full ArticleNew York Times Magazine profiles Grammy nominee Frank Ocean
By GENE STOUT R&B singer Frank Ocean has received six Grammy nominations, putting him numerically in the same league as Kanye West and Jay-Z, each…
Read Full ArticleCarson Henley celebrates his marathon ‘100 Hours’ with a CD release party
By GENE STOUT Seattle singer-songwriter Carson Henley compares the marathon recording session for his newly released album to “pulling an all-nighter before the big test.”…
Read Full ArticleMeat Loaf kicks off summer concert series at Snoqualmie Casino
The Snoqualmie Casino’s 2012 summer concert series at the Mountain View Plaza kicks off with Meat Loaf June 30. Also performing are Joan Jett, Smokey…
Read Full ArticleBlues Brothers inspiration Curtis Salgado pours a shot of soul
By GENE STOUT Soul man and harmonica icon Curtis Salgado, an inspiration for John Belushi’s “The Blues Brothers,” is preparing his new album, “Soul Shot,”…
Read Full ArticleLive at ShoWare Center: ‘Love on Ice’ promises to be unforgettable
By GENE STOUT You might expect to travel to Los Angeles or New York to attend a live taping of a musical on ice featuring…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Hall and Oates close Bumbershoot with rockin’ soul
By GENE STOUT No music fan was too young or too old for Daryl Hall and John Oates’ Bumbershoot weekend finale Monday night, Sept. 5,…
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