On this page the following entries were made in the “May, 2009” time-frame.
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Veritas joins VAST at Studio Seven
The members of Seattle rock band Veritas met on Craigslist.com, but they have the good-natured rapport of five musicians who’ve been friends for years.
“We all chose each other. Any of us could have walked,” singer-guitarist Will Moore said at an informal band meeting this week at the Paragon on Queen Anne.
“It’s like a good [...]
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Masters of an ancient instrument
The Yoshida Brothers, Ryoichiro and Kenichi, play an ancient three-stringed instrument called a tsugaru-shamisen, which originated in China in the 16th century.
The Hokkaido natives have practically reinvented the instrument’s flinty traditional sounds with a powerful blend of rock, pop, classical and world-music styles. Listen to a sample of the duo’s music here.
Currently on tour [...]
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Northwest Folklife opens Friday
This year’s Northwest Folklife Festival, which is expected to attract about 250,000 visitors, opens Friday at Seattle Center for four days of live performances.
Admission is free, but Folklife welcomes donations of $10 a day for individuals and $20 a day for families.
This year’s cultural focus is the centennial of Seattle’s first world’s fair, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific [...]
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Deranged Diction reunion
Before he became a member of Pearl Jam, bassist Jeff Ament played in several other notable bands.
His first was Deranged Diction a hardcore Missoula, Mont., band he formed in 1981 with Bruce Fairweather, who later joined Ament in the legendary Seattle group Mother Love Bone (Mother Love Bone disbanded after frontman Andrew Wood died). Ament [...]
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Summer music ‘print and save’
Summer always brings a glut of shows to the Seattle area, rain or shine.
Here’s a list of upcoming concerts at the Woodland Park Zoo, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Marymoor Park, The Gorge and other outdoor venues, as well as the arenas, big theaters and even a few clubs.
The summer is packed with concerts, fairs and festivals, [...]
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