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CONCERT REVIEW: Victoria Wimer Contreras puts the ‘V’ in VIP series
By GENE STOUT
If Victoria Wimer Contreras feels like flashing the “Victory” sign, she’s certainly entitled to do so.
The Seattle singer and pianist known simply as “V” took the stage Sunday night, Nov. 13, at the Feedback Lounge with her new four-piece band, officially billed as V + the Noise, for a powerful set of songs [...]
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CD REVIEW: Seattle’s Barbara Ireland turns back time on delicious new disc
Seattle singer-songwriter Barbara Ireland’s new album is a world apart from the glam-punk she once performed as a member of The Fags and other bands.
Ireland’s new album, “Turning Back Time: Classic Songs to Kiss By,” is a sultry, sumptuous collection of jazz and blues from the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s. Among the gems: “Black Coffee,” [...]
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THEATER PREVIEW: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘KOOZA’ brings ‘wow’ factor to big top
If you love acrobats and clowns, the latest incarnation of Cirque du Soleil has plenty of both.
“KOOZA,” which opens Thursday (June 3) for an extended run at the Grand Chapiteau (”big top”) at Marymoor Park in Redmond, celebrates two grand circus traditions: acrobatic performance and the art of clowning. In that sense, “KOOZA” is a [...]
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‘Queensryche Cabaret’: Interview with singer-musician Geoff Tate
Queensryche’s 2009 album, “American Soldier,” was an intense, hard-hitting record — and one of the band’s most ambitious.
It explored the emotional and physical impact of war through the real-life stories of U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. “It’s very sobering when you put yourself in someone else’s shoes,” says singer-musician Geoff Tate.
But with the approach [...]
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Teatro ZinZanni celebrates tenth anniversary with zin-zational show
It was billed as a ZinZanniversary! — a riot of song, dance, stunts, antics and comedy celebrating Teatro ZinZanni’s 10th anniversary.
The anniversary celebration and benefit auction Sunday night at the ancient European spiegeltent at 300 Mercer St. reunited original chanteuse Ann Wilson (of Seattle rock band Heart) and original stars Kevin Kent and Christine Deaver [...]
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