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Reflections on the Supremes costume exhibit at Experience Music Project
In the mid- ’60s, the Supremes rose from Detroit’s housing projects to become the queens of Motown Records.
At the height of their fame in 1968, the singing group led by Diana Ross played a command performance for the Queen Mother.
Among their biggest hits were “Baby Love,” “Come See About Me,” “Stop! In the Name of [...]
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Poster exhibit features two decades of Pearl Jam pinups
Pearl Jam’s Ten Club is throwing a poster party.
The Ten Club’s “Rock N’ Art Poster Convention” is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 23, at Showbox at the Market. Admission is free, and the show is open to all ages.
The convention features exclusive posters from gigs around the world in the last two [...]
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SAM exhibit explores Kurt Cobain legend in striking multi-media display
Kurt Cobain remains one of the most intriguing figures in rock ‘n’ roll, a shooting star who came and went in a flash, leaving behind an amazing legacy.
In Seattle, he rose from modest beginnings to become the colossus of grunge. Cobain’s death in 1994 was the biggest news event in Seattle music history. Read about [...]
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Graham Nash and Seattle artist Ginny Ruffner collaborate on EMP sculpture
Renowned Seattle metal-and-glass artist Ginny Ruffner has collaborated on a striking sculpture with musician and photographer Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills & Nash.
The piece, titled “Beauty Flows in Many Ways,” is on display in conjunction with “Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock ‘n’ Roll Photographs Selected by Graham Nash,” an exhibit of rock photos currently showing at [...]
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‘Taking Aim’: EMP’s exhibit of rock ‘n’ roll photos curated by Graham Nash
It’s amazing how much excitement a still photograph can convey. Even a photo of a highly kinetic art form like rock ‘n’ roll.
Opening Saturday (Feb. 6) at the Experience Music Project /Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame is “Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock ‘n’ Roll Photographs Selected by Graham Nash.”
That would be the Graham Nash [...]
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