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CONCERT REVIEW: Jeff Bridges plays Bad Blake at Chateau Ste. Michelle
By GENE STOUT
The real Bad Blake drinks wine, not whiskey.
Movie star and musician Jeff Bridges, who portrayed down-and-out, whiskey-swilling country singer Bad Blake in the 2009 movie “Crazy Heart,” was sipping Chateau Ste. Michelle’s finest when he took the stage Sunday night, Aug. 28, at the winery in Woodinville.
Backing him was his five-piece band, the [...]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Steve Miller flies like an eagle at Chateau winery
By GENE STOUT
“Space Cowboy” Steve Miller made a smooth landing at Chateau Ste. Michelle, parking his rock ‘n’ roll mother ship amid a field of high-spirited fans.
With roots dating to the San Francisco scene in the late ‘60s, the Steve Miller Band is known for songs that are now staples of classic rock radio, among [...]
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Peter Frampton, Jeff Bridges, B-52s heading to Chateau Ste. Michelle
The 2011 summer concert series at Chateau Ste. Michelle features a lot of top musicians and one movie star — Jeff Bridges — who performs songs from the movie “Crazy Heart” with his band Aug. 28 at the winery’s amphitheater in Woodinville.
The series opens with two previously announced shows — The Moody Blues June 4 [...]
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A ‘Big Dipper’ Merlot is on the rise at Walla Walla’s Northstar Winery
If you’ve seen the comical 2004 movie “Sideways” about the exploits of two buddies on a wine-country getaway, you won’t forget Miles Raymond’s blistering remarks about Merlot wines (and his star-struck endorsement of Pinot Noir).
“If anybody orders Merlot, I’m leaving. I am NOT drinking any (expletive) Merlot,” Miles tells his friend Jack before they go [...]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Harry Connick Jr. celebrates the sounds of New Orleans
While lounging on the lawn at Chateau Ste. Michelle for a Harry Connick Jr. concert Saturday night (Sept. 25), I started thinking about the airfare I had saved by not having to fly to New Orleans.
The Crescent City bandleader brought the Bourbon Street vibe to the Woodinville winery, all nicely packaged with plenty of good [...]
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