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CONCERT REVIEW: Tony Bennett celebrates ‘the good life’ in song
By GENE STOUT
What could be a better Christmas gift for a classic-pop fan than a Tony Bennett concert at Christmastime?
The age-defying, 85-year-old crooner rolled into Seattle for a typically classy — and classic — performance Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Paramount Theatre.
Though the concert was short on Christmas songs — he performed such chestnuts as [...]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Hall and Oates close Bumbershoot with rockin’ soul
By GENE STOUT
No music fan was too young or too old for Daryl Hall and John Oates’ Bumbershoot weekend finale Monday night, Sept. 5, at KeyArena.
The veteran rock and soul duo known for such hits as “Private Eyes” and “Kiss on My List” played to a packed house of concertgoers that spanned multiple generations.
This has [...]
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Lucinda Williams, Brandi Carlile, Go-Go’s and more at 2011 ZooTunes
The 2011 BECU ZooTunes concert series opens with Taj Mahal June 22 at the Woodland Park Zoo.
Other performers in this year’s series include Lucinda Williams June 29, The Robert Cray Band June 30, Indigo Girls July 20-21, Brandi Carlile July 29, k.d. lang Aug. 10, The Go-Go’s Aug. 14 and Aimee Man Aug. 21, [...]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Rod Stewart, Stevie Nicks show heart and soul at KeyArena
Rod Stewart may not be “Forever Young,” as one of his more famous songs suggests, but he could have fooled me.
At 66, the veteran rocker appeared trim, handsome and athletic Saturday night at KeyArena, kicking soccer balls into the crowd with the precision of a seasoned player and gliding effortlessly across a sprawling stage that [...]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Paul Simon still vital after all these years
By JO ANN RIGGS
It was a true Kodachrome moment.
Paul Simon, who’d played WaMu Theater in Seattle on April 15, debuted the club portion of his new U.S. tour here Sunday night, April 17, at the Showbox at the Market.
This was in many ways a snapshot of an earlier time, when the not-yet-headinin’ Simon haunted the [...]
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