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Hard Rock Cafe opens for business in Seattle; rock, roll and remember
The Hard Rock Cafe, an international chain of themed restaurants, boasts the world’s largest collection of rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia — more than 72,000 pieces stored in 150 locations around the globe.
Legend has it that the collection started when Eric Clapton hung one of his guitars at the original London Hard Rock Cafe to mark [...]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Alice in Chains makes a stand at the Paramount
One of the toughest acts to pull off in rock ‘n’ roll is replacing an iconic, charismatic lead singer.
After Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley died of a drug overdose in 2002, the band’s future was in serious doubt.
Now, nearly eight years after Staley’s death, singer-guitarist William DuVall of the band Comes With the Fall, [...]
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Piano men Elton John and Billy Joel: musical soul mates at KeyArena
Elton John and Billy Joel turned KeyArena into the city’s biggest piano bar last night, serving up more than 30 classic songs in a double-shot cocktail of musical nostalgia dubbed “Face 2 Face.”
Though the superstar piano duo has performed this same basic show countless times over the last two decades, it’s still a great value [...]
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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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CONCERT REVIEW: Alice in Chains at the Moore Theatre
On a busy week of homecoming shows by big Seattle bands — Pearl Jam, Heart and Alice in Chains — it was Alice that had the last word.
Returning from Europe to kick off a new tour in its hometown, Pearl Jam played Monday and Tuesday at KeyArena. Heart, which had been on the road for [...]
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Private party for Alice in Chains fans
It was the hottest ticket in town, but it didn’t cost a dime.
Seattle rock band Alice in Chains celebrated the upcoming release of “Black Gives Way to Blue,” its first studio album in 14 years, with hometown fans at a free, but very exclusive concert Wednesday night at the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction [...]
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