On this page the following entries were made in the “May, 2009” time-frame.
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Green Day rocks Key Arena
Grammy-winning punk band Green Day brings its summer tour to Seattle, playing KeyArena July 3.
In its first major tour of North America in more than three years, Green Day performs songs from its eighth studio album, “21st Century Breakdown,” due May 15 from Reprise Records.
Since 2006, singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and his bandmates have been [...]
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No Depression festival announces lineup
NoDepression.com, one of the leading Web sites for roots-music — from alternative country to bluegrass — has announced a stellar lineup for its first No Depression Festival July 11 at Marymoor Park.
Gillian Welch, Iron & Wine, Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, Justin Townes Earle, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Patterson Hood & the Screwtopians, and the [...]
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Duff McKagan debuts on KISW
Duff McKagan, a Seattle native who went on to fame with Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver, makes his debut as a radio host on KISW, 99.9 FM, at 10 a.m. May 12.
McKagan’s new hour-long show, “Radio Loaded,” takes its name from from his new band, Loaded, which recently released an aggressive new punk-metal album, [...]
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Dodging raindrops at Shins kickoff
Seattle freelance music writer Mikel Toombs (a frequent contributor to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer) covered the kickoff of The Shins’ current 12-city U.S. tour for Spin magazine.
Shooting the photos (including the one at the top of this blog) on a rain-soaked night at Western Washington University was Northwest photographer Steven Friedrich, who blogged about the show [...]
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Fleet Foxes launch a tour
Seattle folk-rock heroes Fleet Foxes will launch their 2009 North American tour May 25 at the Sasquatch! Music Festival at The Gorge.
The tour will visit Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Minneapolis and other cities in July and August. The Chicago date is an appearance at Lollapalooza.
A ticket pre-sale begins Wednesday, May 6, at 10 [...]
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