On this page the following entries were made in the “June, 2010” time-frame.
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CONCERT PREVIEW: Ethereal banjo player Abigail Washburn at Chateau
Performing in a spare, ethereal style that might be dubbed “back porch noir,” singer-songwriter and claw-hammer banjo player Abigail Washburn is the best reason to arrive early for Saturday’s (June 19) performance by Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers at Chateau Ste. Michelle winery in Woodinville. Washburn and her band take the stage at [...]
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CONCERT PREVIEW: Sarah Jaffe taps her ‘Suburban Nature’ on new CD
BY MIKEL TOOMBS
Hailed by Paste magazine as a “Best of What’s Next” for her “beautiful, raw songs” that play like “wise, witty diary entries tinged with teardrops, growing pains and effusive honesty,” Sarah Jaffe has created perhaps the most affecting debut album by a female singer-songwriter since Star Anna’s “Crooked Path.”
But where Star’s music reflected [...]
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PHOTO GALLERY: Imogen Heap brings ‘techno romanticism’ to Paramount
Seattle photographer Kam Martin, a regular contributor to this Web site, snapped these images at the Monday (June 14) Imogen Heap concert at the Paramount Theatre.
The Grammy-nominated English multi-instrumentalist, who began writing music at 13, is a tech-savvy musician with an eccentric but inspirational persona. She creates graceful, sometimes profound songs that sound like musical [...]
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West Seattle Summer Fest will rock the Junction with Hell’s Belles and more
The West Seattle Summer Fest, now in its 28th year, is shaping up to be a great party.
The all-ages, absolutely free outdoor festival is July 9-11 at the West Seattle Junction at the intersection of California Avenue S.W. and S.W. Alaska Street.
Organizers are promising a big-name surprise band, but won’t announce it just yet. And [...]
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Reflections on the Supremes costume exhibit at Experience Music Project
In the mid- ’60s, the Supremes rose from Detroit’s housing projects to become the queens of Motown Records.
At the height of their fame in 1968, the singing group led by Diana Ross played a command performance for the Queen Mother.
Among their biggest hits were “Baby Love,” “Come See About Me,” “Stop! In the Name of [...]
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