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Posted on May 19, 2014May 19, 2014 By: genestout

CONCERT PREVIEW: Rapper Tech N9ne offers weekend of musical mayhem

By GENE STOUT Stuck in town for the Memorial Day weekend? If your musical tastes run to hardcore rap, make your “staycation” count with some…

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Posted on March 13, 2014 By: genestout

A look back at extraordinary singer-actress Ellen Foley and her ‘Night Out’

By MIKEL TOOMBS I now declare this Guilty Pleasures Day: “Mumble mumble mumble on the Lower East Side.” That’s about all I half-remember from what…

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Posted on February 25, 2014March 5, 2014 By: genestout

REVIEW: ‘Odysseo’ offers a magical equine ballet

By GENE STOUT There is perhaps no better way to celebrate the Year of the Horse than by attending a performance of “Odysseo,” the $30…

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Posted on February 7, 2014February 9, 2014 By: genestout

Ayron Jones and The Way lands opening slot for B.B. King at the Moore Theatre

By GENE STOUT Seattle’s fast-rising Ayron Jones and The Way will celebrate two “firsts” on March 3. The Seattle band will open its first show…

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Posted on December 4, 2013December 4, 2013 By: genestout

Sallie Ford brings her ‘bluesy, sweaty, badass’ rock ‘n’ roll to The Crocodile

By GENE STOUT The queen of brash, lusty rockabilly tunes returns to Seattle for a show Dec. 19 at The Crocodile. Sallie Ford & The…

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Posted on November 26, 2012November 26, 2012 By: genestout

Random ‘Acts’ of discovery inspired Jeff Ament’s latest side project

By GENE STOUT A “random” meeting by Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament and singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur in New York more than a dozen years ago…

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Posted on April 20, 2012July 19, 2012 By: genestout

Wanda Jackson and Portland’s Sallie Ford keep Americana alive

By MIKEL TOOMBS With the passing of The Band’s all-Americana legend Levon Helm, rock’s original voices are now few and far between. Happily, you can…

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Posted on September 21, 2011 By: genestout

Seattle music community celebrates 20th anniversary of ‘Nevermind’

By GENE STOUT Many of Seattle’s grunge-era luminaries gathered Tuesday night, Sept. 20, at the Experience Music Project to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s…

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Posted on September 9, 2010 By: genestout

Dave Matthews Band honors its 700,000th ticket buyer at The Gorge

Over Labor Day weekend, the Dave Matthews Band extended its house attendance record at The Gorge Amphitheatre with headlining shows No. 34, 35 and 36…

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Posted on January 13, 2010January 13, 2010 By: genestout

Battle of the Tech Bands: Boston vs. Seattle (in Boston)

If you’re planning to be in Boston in early February, mark you calendar for Xconomy’s Battle of the Tech Bands 3: Seattle vs. Boston. For…

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Posted on December 21, 2009 By: genestout

‘Land of the Sweets’ kicks up its heels with ’30s-style burlesque

If a traditional production of “Nutcracker” is too straight-laced for you, consider “Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker,” a spectacle that offers “a perfect…

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Posted on August 16, 2009 By: genestout

John Legend heads to Chateau

Those lucky enough to have tickets to neo-soul singer and pianist John Legend’s concert Friday, Aug. 28, at Chateau Ste. Michelle, will be interested in…

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Posted on August 15, 2009 By: genestout

Remembering the Beatles

Beatlemania consumed Seattle when the Fab Four played its first concert in 1964. The Edgewater Hotel, apparently the only Seattle hotel to accept them as…

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Posted on July 27, 2009July 27, 2009 By: genestout

Alice in Chains sets Seattle date

Seattle rock band Alice in Chains, key players in the Seattle rock explosion of the early ’90s, performs Sept. 24 at the Moore Theatre. Tickets,…

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