On this page the following entries were made in the “awards” category.
Archive for “awards”
CONCERT PREVIEW: Rock fans find their Muse at KeyArena
One of the most-anticipated rock shows of the spring — the double bill of Muse and Silversun Pickups — rolls into KeyArena at 7 tonight (April 2).
British band Muse is on tour playing songs its current album, “Resistance,” a raucous glam-rock CD that has won the group many fans. And it hasn’t hurt that the [...]
Continue reading “CONCERT PREVIEW: Rock fans find their Muse at KeyArena” »
SXSW: Chill winds but warm vibes on final day of festival
AUSTIN, Texas — Despite near-freezing temperatures that made fingers numb, hordes of music fans descended on Austin’s downtown streets and nightclubs for the final day and night of live performances Saturday (March 20) at the 2010 South by Southwest music conference and festival.
“Didn’t know it got that cold here,” said a bundled-up festivalgoer from Los [...]
Continue reading “SXSW: Chill winds but warm vibes on final day of festival” »
Sammamish band wins 2010 Sound Off! finals at EMP/SFM
A Sammamish band made some waves at the Sound Off! finals Saturday (March 6) at the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum.
The annual battle-of-the-bands competition, whose past winners include Schoolyard Heroes, The Lonely H, Idiot Pilot, Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head and others, awarded Great Waves of Sammamish the top prize in the four-band showdown [...]
Continue reading “Sammamish band wins 2010 Sound Off! finals at EMP/SFM” »
Four Northwest bands compete at Sound Off! finals Saturday at EMP/SFM
One of four young Northwest bands — Candysound (Bellingham and Burlington), Great Waves (Sammamish), Hooves and Beak (Seattle) and SEACATS (Kelso) — will become the first-place winner of the 2010 Sound Off! competition Saturday (March 6) at the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum.
Prizes will also be awarded the second- and third-place winners.
The 2010 [...]
Continue reading “Four Northwest bands compete at Sound Off! finals Saturday at EMP/SFM” »
Spectacle almost outweighed music at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards
(Editor’s note: the following story is also posted at Osmosis-online.com)
BY COLIN POWERS
The Grammys might not have “put a ring on it” Sunday night, but by bestowing Beyonce with some serious precious metal — six trophies to add to the seven she had previously won — the voters behind music’s biggest honor showed they’re ready for [...]
Continue reading “Spectacle almost outweighed music at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards” »
