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Winter Wonder Slam tour slides into Kent’s ShoWare Center
The Winter Wonder Slam tour featuring Toby Mac, Relient K, Kutless (continuing with the car themes), Stephanie Smith and B. Reith rolls into the Seattle area for a concert at 7 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 12) at Kent’s ShoWare Center. Tickets: $28-$78.
It’s one of the biggest Christian-music tours of the year. And though it was launched [...]
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New seven-inch from Northwest songwriter J. Tillman
Singer-songwriter J. (Josh) Tillman, a member of Fleet Foxes, is releasing limited-edition, seven-inch vinyl record featuring Bill Patton on Western Vinyl Records.
The recording features “Wild Honey Never Stolen” and “Borne Away On A Black Barge,” described as “little stories about a post-apocalypse landscape and a reworking of the last stand of King Arthur, respectively.”
If you [...]
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Guy Fieri: a rock star who doesn’t sing or play music
If you’ve watched the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives,” you know that host Guy Fieri really rocks in the kitchen.
When he’s interviewing one of his subjects over a sizzling grill or a bubbling pot of marinara, the goateed, spiky-haired Fieri comes across like a crazed Sammy Hagar at mealtime.
Fieri is no Gallagher, smashing watermelons [...]
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Queensryche, Duff McKagan join KISW’s Lakewood police benefit
Members of Queensryche, as well as Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses and Loaded, are offering their support to the “KISW Salutes the Shield” benefit Dec. 19 at the Snoqualmie Casino.
Queensryche performs an acoustic set and Duff McKagan and Loaded play a plugged-in set with guest performers. Doors open at 7 p.m., and music starts [...]
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Three of Seattle’s top bands among Grammy nominees
Three of Seattle’s top rock bands — Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam and Death Cab for Cutie — are among the nominees for the 52nd Grammy Awards Jan. 31 on CBS-TV.
Alice in Chains is nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance for “Check My Brain,” while Pearl Jam received a nod for Best Rock Song for [...]
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