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NPR brings Rosanne Cash to Seattle for intimate evening of music, Q&A
Wanna get up-close-and-personal with Rosanne Cash?
National Public Radio will bring the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and keeper of the Cash family legacy to Seattle for “NPR On Location with Rosanne Cash,” an evening of music and conversation at 8 p.m. May 1 at the Paramount Theatre.
Cash, the eldest daughter of the late Johnny Cash, will perform a [...]
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City Arts’ ‘Song Show’ kicks off 2010 at the Triple Door
City Arts magazine (formerly Sound magazine) is offering its first 2010 installment of “The Song Show,” an intimate singer-songwriter showcase combining live music and interviews, Wednesday (Jan. 6) at the Triple Door.
The intimate evening features solo performances by top Northwest singer-songwriters Jesse Sykes, Damien Jurado, Macklemore and Tomo Nakayama of Grand Hallway, who will share [...]
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The Dusty 45s won’t drop the ball on Seattle’s New Year’s Eve revelers
Seattle Americana and roots-music band The Dusty 45s celebrate New Year’s Eve in two times zones.
Performing Dec. 31 at the Tractor Tavern, the first show begins at 6:30 p.m. and coincides with the dropping of the ball at midnght in New York City. The second show starts at 10:00 p.m. in time for the festivities [...]
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Tradition-bending Po’Girl cycles its rootsy music through Seattle
BY MIKEL TOOMBS
The members of Po’Girl might like to bike to their two Seattle shows, Thursday (Nov. 12) at the Crocodile Cafe and Friday (Nov. 13) at the Columbia City Theater.
Alas, the tradition-bending Po’Girls — multi-instrumentalists (and I do mean “multi-”) Allison Russell, Awna Texeira and Benny Sidelinger, plus drummer JJ Jones — have migrated [...]
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Four weekend shows to rock your world (and all feature women artists)
Here are my recommendations for weekend concerts. But as they say, tickets are going fast!
Brandi Carlile: The Maple Valley singer, songwriter and guitarist is a real star now, thanks to a solid catalog of albums. Her latest is “Give Up the Ghost” featuring songs inspired by bassist Phil Hanseroth’s dreams, which were recorded in a [...]
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Austin City Limits Festival this weekend
Pearl Jam and the Dave Matthews Band are among the Northwest groups scheduled to perform at the Austin City Limits Festival in Austin, Texas.
Check out the lineup for the three-day festival starting Friday at Austin’s Zilker Park. (Last week, Pearl Jam kicked off its current tour with shows at KeyArena; here’s my review.)
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CD REVIEW: Brandi Carlile’s ‘Give Up the Ghost’
Northwest singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile’s last album, “The Story,” was recorded in about two weeks. But her latest album, due in stores Oct. 6, took more than a year to create.
“Give Up the Ghost” (Columbia Records), another fine collection of soul-searching folk-rock from Carlile, includes collaborations with musical hero Elton John (”Caroline”), producer Rick Rubin (who [...]
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Bumbershoot is a wrap: the photographic evidence
The 2009 Bumbershoot festival came to a close with the last wailing guitar riffs from Modest Mouse Monday night at the Bumbershoot Mainstage.
It may go down as the wettest Bumbershoot of the last two decades, with showers and/or rain much of the weekend.
But festivalgoers braved the weather for some amazing performances, from Sheryl Crow to [...]
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PREVIEW: From Sheryl Crow to Bumbershoot-A-Go-Go!
The cultural smorgasbord is about to begin.
The 39th annual Bumbershoot: Seattle’s Music & Arts Festival opens Saturday and continues through Labor with hundreds of performances on 20 indoor and outdoor stages.
In addition to music, the festival is jam-packed with comedy, visual and literary arts, film, theater, dance and urban crafts on the 74-acre Seattle Center [...]
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CONCERT REVIEW: The Pretenders at Marymoor Park
Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders called it “ladies’ night” at Marymoor Park.
Three feisty, female-fronted bands — The Pretenders, Cat Power and Juliette and the Licks — rocked their hearts out at the Redmond amphitheater.
The Pretenders kicked off their set with the title song of the current album, “Break Up the Concrete,” an anti-development diatribe that [...]
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