On this page the following entries were made in the “concert series” category.
Archive for “concert series”
‘Make Your Escape’ to the 2011 Puyallup Fair
By GENE STOUT
The theme for this year’s Puyallup Fair, one of the biggest of its kind in the United States, is “Make Your Escape.”
That’s the equivalent of saying, “Get out of town and head for the country.”
The Fair marks the end of summer and the start of fall, opening Friday, Sept. 9, and closing Sept. [...]
Continue reading “‘Make Your Escape’ to the 2011 Puyallup Fair” »
BUMBERSHOOT PREVIEW: Fitz and the Tantrums pack a lot of soul
By GENE STOUT
Fitz and the Tantrums may be the best band you’ll see this weekend at Bumbershoot.
The indie/neo-soul band from Los Angeles has been on a rocket-ship ride since the release of its explosive hit single, “MoneyGrabber,” a tune that often leads to love at first listen.
Fitz and the Tantrums, led by singer-organist Michael Fitzpatrick [...]
Continue reading “BUMBERSHOOT PREVIEW: Fitz and the Tantrums pack a lot of soul” »
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 [...]
Continue reading “CONCERT REVIEW: Jeff Bridges plays Bad Blake at Chateau Ste. Michelle” »
CD REVIEW: New Star Anna album is ‘a raw, rockin’ experience’
By MIKEL TOOMBS
Star Anna looks more than a bit like Brandi Carlile in her recent photos, but don’t let that fool you.
Apart from the tumbleweed connection to Elton John in some of the piano stylings of Ty Bailie, Star Anna & the Laughing Dogs’ new album, “Alone in This Together” (out now on Local 638 [...]
Continue reading “CD REVIEW: New Star Anna album is ‘a raw, rockin’ experience’” »
Seattle’s Out to Lunch series boasts a stellar lineup — for free
By MIKEL TOOMBS
Rodney Crowell, The Paperboys, Wheedle’s Groove, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Star Anna & the Laughing Dogs, Portland Cello Project, Pearl Django with Greta Matassa.
Is that, you ask, a partial lineup for Bumbershoot, whose theme this year is “The Great Mundane”? (Oh, wait: The Great Mundane is the name of one of [...]
Continue reading “Seattle’s Out to Lunch series boasts a stellar lineup — for free” »
