On this page the following entries were made in the “November, 2009” time-frame.
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‘A treasury of songs’ for the season: Geoffrey Castle’s “Underhill’s Angel”
This is the time of year when new Christmas CDs beckon from store shelves, offering holiday cheer in small, inexpensive packages.
Since nostalgia is such a big part of Christmas, many collections are simply repackaged (or re-recorded) songs from past and present artists. And then there’s the wacky novelty stuff, such as a Chipmunks Christmas remix [...]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Wanda Jackson plays to ‘new generation’ at Tractor
Mistletoe may be Oklahoma’s state flower, but Sooner State native Wanda Jackson surely isn’t in the mood for a kiss when she’s singing such songs as “Mean Mean Man” or “Hard Headed Woman” with a feisty, raspy voice.
But behind the trademark sass is a heart of gold.
Jackson, dressed in her signature red dress and dangling [...]
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Morrissey opens his ‘Years of Refusal’ tour in Seattle
British singer-songsongwriter, now 50 but still hip, opens a short U.S. tour at 7:30 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 29) at the Paramount Theatre. Tickets: $52-$72.
While Americans were preparing for Thanksgiving, Morrissey was playing at National Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.
Reviewer Patrick Conboy, writing for Irish online magazine State, described the crowd as “the usual assembly of staunch [...]
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Rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson performs tonight at Tractor Tavern
Rockabilly pioneer Wanda Jackson, who once dated Elvis Presley, performs tonight (Nov. 27) at the Tractor Tavern with the Marshall Scott Warner Band. Petunia and Vipers open at 9 p.m. Tickets: $18.
On Sept. 30, Oklahoma City dedicated a street to the Oklahoma native: Wanda Jackson Way. Read the story and watch a video of the [...]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Kelly Clarkson hooks up with fans at WaMu Theater
Would my life suck without Kelly Clarkson?
Probably not.
But for nearly an hour and a half Tuesday night at WaMu Theater, the former “American Idol” proved indispensable in keeping me and thousands of her fans entertained with an onslaught of such past and present hits as “Breakaway,” “Behind These Hazel Eyes,” “I Do Not Hook Up” [...]
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Them Crooked Vultures rock the Paramount; you get the picture
Northwest photographer Steven Friedrich shot these photos of Them Crooked Vultures, led by drummer Dave Grohl.
Grohl, of course, was the drummer for Nirvana and founder of Foo Fighters, for whom he played guitar.
Them Crooked Vultures includes guitarist Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss and Eagles of Death Metal) and bassist John Paul Jones [...]
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Elton John, Billy Joel reschedule ‘Face 2 Face’ concerts at KeyArena
Promoter Live Nation and KeyArena have announced that the Elton John-Billy Joel “Face 2 Face” concerts originally set for November 4 and 7 have been rescheduled Feb. 3 and Feb. 6 at KeyArena.
Tickets for the postponed Nov. 4 concert will be honored at the Feb. 3 concert. And tickets for the Nov. 7 concert [...]
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PREVIEW: Seattle group the Dutchess and the Duke offer ‘impromptu’ shows
BY MIKEL TOOMBS
A fill-in performance by the Dutchess and the Duke at this year’s Bumbershoot was so enjoyably shaggy, you’d have thought the Seattle duo of Jesse Lortz and Kimberly Morrison, who headline Wednesday (Nov. 25) at the Tractor Tavern, had only three hours notice, rather than three days.
D&D’s impromptu nature (”The more time we [...]
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‘Cut Loose for Laos’ with Visqueen’s Rachel Flotard and friends
Singer-guitarist Rachel Flotard of Visqueen, whose new album, “Message to Garcia” (Local 638 Records), has received a tsunami of favorable reviews, is throwing a benefit Dec. 1 to raise money for an elementary school in southern Laos.
Flotard and friend Justin Nonthaveth traveled to Laos a year ago, a trip that changed her life. Read her [...]
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Bill Champlin leaves Chicago and heads to Seattle
Singer-guitarist Bill Champlin, who recently went rogue after nearly three decades with jazz-rock band Chicago, is currently on tour with his new album, “No Place Left to Fall” (Dream Makers), his first solo CD in more than 10 years.
The album includes a 70-minute bonus DVD that includes a documentary on the making of the album [...]
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