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Seattle’s Branden Daniel & the Chics promise ‘more yay’ and less boredom
By GENE STOUT
Seattle band Branden Daniel & the Chics’ first music video, “Mor Yay,” was filmed on Beacon Hill, Alki Beach and other Seattle locations. It also stars Daniel’s 5-year-old son, Hayes, who is hilarious as the video’s pint-sized drummer.
The R&B-infused rock of “Mor Yay” is representative of the witty, energetic songs on the band’s [...]
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Kelly Clarkson goes country with new version of ‘Mr. Know It All’
By GENE STOUT
Kelly Clarkson has just released a country remix of “Mr. Know It All,” her famous breakup song of 2011.
The country version, with its mournful twang and Nashville-inspired instrumentation, could enhance her appeal with mainstream country audiences.
The original was released on “Stronger,” her fifth studio album. Clarkson described the song’s original version as a [...]
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From Norah Jones to Slightly Stoopid, Marymoor offers a diverse season
By GENE STOUT
Singer-songwriter Norah Jones, performing Aug. 18 at Marymoor Park in Redmond, is among the half dozen big acts announced Monday for the 2012 Concerts at Marymoor series.
Primus opens the series June 14, followed by the B-52s June 21, The Last Summer on Earth Tour (with Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd & [...]
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PREVIEW: Anais Mitchell stages her ‘Hadestown’ folk opera in Ballard
By MIKEL TOOMBS
Seattle’s Tractor Tavern is going to Hades this week. Fortunately, or perhaps not, it’s just for one night (Thursday, March 29).
That’s when Anais Mitchell, a wildly ambitious, Vermont-based singer-songwriter, will introduce a rare (Portland is the only other city on the “tour”) live staging of her acclaimed folk opera “Hadestown,” which bowed on [...]
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Marina and the Diamonds will join Coldplay tour, release new album
By GENE STOUT
Marina and the Diamonds – a solo, uptempo alternative-pop act featuring Welsh singer Marina Lambrini Diamandis — will join Coldplay’s worldwide tour, but not soon enough to perform at Coldplay’s headlining concert April 25 at KeyArena.
Diamandis, who simply goes by the name Marina (the “Diamonds” are her fans, she explains), joins Coldplay for [...]
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