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Local bands can Sound Off! this winter at EMP/SFM
Sound Off! 2010, the Northwest’s biggest underage battle of the bands, begins Feb. 13 at the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum.
The Sound Off! series has given a great boost to the underage music community — and has even helped launched careers.
Over the last decade, Sound Off! winners have included such bands as [...]
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Rachel Flotard will soon be “foot Laos” in Southeast Asia.
Seattle singer-guitarist Rachel Flotard is en route to Laos to deliver aid to local school children in need of a paved floor in their muddy classroom, as well as school and medical supplies.
Read about Flotard’s mission in a previous story.
Flotard and her band, Visqueen, have had a winning year with the hit album, “Message to [...]
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Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin, Neville Brothers headline New Orleans fest
Pearl Jam will make its first appearance at the Jazz & Heritage Festival April 23-25 and April 29-May 2 — along with Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, Lionel Richie, The Neville Brothers, Allman Brothers Band, Anita Baker, My Morning Jacket and many, many other artists.
Now in its fifth decade, the 41st festival at the Fair Grounds [...]
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Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival sets its dates with the desert
Dates for the 2010 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival have been confirmed for April 16-18 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif.
In advance of the lineup announcement, organizers are offering a ticket pre-sale and layaway plan beginning at 10 a.m. Monday (Dec. 14).
Concertgoers can also take advantage of a variety of camping options, [...]
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U2 tops Billboard’s list of the highest-grossing tours of 2009
Billboard magazine has released its list of the top 25 concert tours of 2009, and U2 is at No. 1 with more a total gross of than $311 million.
Here’s the entire list from the top music-industry trade magazine.
The rock superstar performs June 20 at Qwest Field.
Read my P-I review of U2’s current album, “No Line [...]
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