On this page the following entries were made in the “October, 2010” time-frame.
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PHOTO GALLERY: World music star M.I.A. live at Showbox at the Market
Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson snapped these photos of avant-garde British singer-songwriter M.I.A., who performed a colorful blend of hip-hop, dance, electronica and world music Sunday (Oct. 17) at Showbox at the Market. Rye Rye opened the show.
Backed by a dance troupe and accompanied by a dazzling light show, M.I.A. performed a short, tight set that [...]
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Experience Music Project will open world’s biggest Nirvana exhibit
Next April, the Experience Music Project will launch what promises to be the most extensive exhibit on Nirvana, the Northwest punk/grunge band that exploded out of Seattle in the early ’90s.
Curated by EMP’s Jacob McMurray, “Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Massess,” is scheduled to run April 16-22, 2011. The exhibit will feature rare and previously [...]
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Images from the Austin City Limits Festival at Austin’s Zilker Park
The 2010 Austin City Limits Festival, blessed by spectacular weather and a deluge of musical acts, wrapped up Sunday (Oct. 10) at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas.
Seattle photographer Jim Bennett captured these images of the three-day festival, which is among the top music gatherings in the country.
Performing were Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Cage [...]
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Seattle City of Music Awards draws a big crowd at Showbox at the Market
More than 500 people turned out for the 2010 Seattle City of Music Honors Wednesday night (Oct. 6) at Showbox at the Market.
Though she was unable to attend the awards ceremony because of her touring schedule, Brandi Carlile received the Breakout Award for her continuing worldwide success as a recording artist. Carlile was featured in [...]
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CONCERT PREVIEW: Corin Tucker Band debuts music for ‘1,000 Years’
By MIKEL TOOMBS
Punk rocker mom Corin Tucker is the first member of the Sleater-Kinney threesome, Northwest riotgrrrl icons and once the best band in America (just ask celebrated critic Greil Marcus, who knows a thing or two about such things), to issue a solo album.
And although “1,000 Years,” out this week on Kill Rock Stars, [...]
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