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Doe Bay Fest brings indie-music crowds to idyllic Orcas Island resort
It was definitely a case of “three’s a charm” for the third annual Doe Bay Fest on Orcas Island.
The mini music festival drew enthusiatic crowds Aug. 13-14 to the resort site operated by Joe Brotherton and his family.
Selling out in 10 days, the festival featured two outdoor stages and the Yoga Studio at night. Festival [...]
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Layne Staley Tribute draws My Sister’s Machine, Shawn Smith and others
The 2010 Layne Staley Tribute and Benefit Concert features reunited Seattle grunge band My Sister’s Machine, as well as Shawn Smith (with All Hail the Crown), Villains of Yesterday and Gunn & the Damage Done, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 21) at Showbox at the Market.
Staley, as the original lead singer for Alice in Chains, [...]
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PHOTO GALLERY: Rush brings its ‘Time Machine’ to White River Amphitheatre
Canadian band Rush brought its classic hard-rock sound to the White River Amphitheatre Saturday (Aug. 7) for a two-part performance plus encore.
The band’s “Time Machine 2010 Tour” started in late June in Albuquerque, N.M., and wraps up Oct. 2 in West Palm Beach, Fla.
The show featured the band’s entire “Moving Pictures” album, one of the [...]
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PHOTO GALLERY: The Scorpions bid fans adieu at Clark County Amphitheater
As part of its “Get Your Sting and Blackout” farewell tour, powerhouse German rock band The Scorpions performed Saturday (Aug. 7) at the Sleep Country Amphitheater in Ridgefield, Wash. (about 20 minutes north of Portland).
“One of the greats of rock ‘n’ roll is hanging it up after 40 years,” Savoia said of The Scorpions goodbye [...]
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PHOTO GALLERY: Veteran bad boy Billy Idol rocks the Tulalip Amphitheatre
Here are a few cool pics by “Iron” Mike Savoia of a concert by Billy Idol and his band, who played a sold-out show Aug. 5 at the Tulalip Amphitheatre north of Everett, Wash.
Among the songs were such classics as “Flesh for Fantasy,” “Eyes Without a Face,” “Rebel Yell” and “White Wedding.” There was also [...]
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