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It’s no April Fools joke: The Bob Rivers Show returns to Seattle airwaves
Clear Channel Radio Seattle announced today that the immensely popular Bob Rivers Show will return to the Seattle morning airwaves on Oldies 95.7 FM, beginning April 1.
“I’m ecstatic at the opportunity help make the legendary KJR Oldies 95.7 FM number one in Seattle and to be a part of Clear Channel Seattle’s local [...]
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Comedian Rich Vos headlines Bob Rivers’ ‘Twisted Christmas’ show
Comedian Rich Vos, a master at working a crowd, is the featured guest at Bob Rivers’ “Twisted Christmas” party Thursday, Dec. 9, at the Snoqualmie Casino.
The versatile Vos was a breakout star on NBC-TV’s “Last Comic Standing” (seasons 1 and 3), as well as a regular guest on “Tough Crowd” with Colin Quinn.
Vos wrote material [...]
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CONCERT PREVIEW: ‘Kinky’ Friedman saddles up for a West Coast tour
Texas country singer, novelist, humorist, cigar peddler and former gubernatorial candidate Richard S. “Kinky” Friedman hasn’t written a new song in at least 20 years. But such tunes as “The Ballard of Charles Whitman” (the Texas tower sniper), “Ride ‘Em Jewboy” and his cover of Chinga Chavin’s “A**hole from El Paso” have brought him a [...]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Steve Martin and band show their pluck at Chateau
Talk about pickin’ and grinnin’.
In a concert Saturday night (June 19) at Chateau Ste. Michelle, Steve Martin (yes, the comedian) and the Steep Canyon Rangers, a bluegrass band from Asheville, N.C., offered just the right combination of expert playing and delightful goofiness.
Even Wally, Martin’s yellow lab, got into the act by sniffing around the stage, [...]
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THEATER REVIEW: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘KOOZA’ soars on highwire thrills
Like the mythical Superman, cast members of Cirque du Soleil’s “KOOZA” can perform some pretty amazing feats.
Well, maybe not leap tall buildings in a single bound or move faster than a speeding bullet.
But their repertoire of stunts is really impressive. Such as performing somersaults on stilts, jumping rope on a highwire, juggling six hula hoops [...]
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