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Doe Bay Fest brings indie-music crowds to idyllic Orcas Island resort
It was definitely a case of “three’s a charm” for the third annual Doe Bay Fest on Orcas Island.
The mini music festival drew enthusiatic crowds Aug. 13-14 to the resort site operated by Joe Brotherton and his family.
Selling out in 10 days, the festival featured two outdoor stages and the Yoga Studio at night. Festival [...]
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CONCERT PREVIEW: Joe Pug brings his inspired tunes to ZooTunes series
By MIKEL TOOMBS
Singer-songwriter Joe Pug, who opens Wednesday (Aug. 11) for the remarkable Levon Helm Band at the Woodland Park Zoo, has earned quite the reputation for “Messenger,” the follow-up to his EP “Nation of Heat.”
“Unless your surname is Dylan, Waits, Ritter or Prine,” a Paste Magazine writer opined, “you could face-palm yourself to death [...]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Jackson Browne, David Lindley electrifying on stage
No Jackson Browne concert would be complete without such signature songs as “Rock Me on the Water,” “Running on Empty,” “Doctor My Eyes” and “For Everyman.”
Browne, backed by a four-piece band that featured longtime friend David Lindley, delivered them with the energy, flair and passion that fans have come to expect Friday night (July 30) [...]
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PHOTO GALLERY: Neil Young takes a ‘Twisted Road’ to Seattle
Neil Young brought his solo, “Twisted Road” tour to Seattle this week, performing Tuesday (July 20) at the Paramount Theatre. (Bert Jansch opened the concert.)
Young didn’t provide review tickets to the sold-out show, but I was able to arrange a photo pass for Seattle photographer Jim Bennett, who captured these images near the beginning of [...]
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CONCERT PREVIEW: Mary Gauthier finds ‘emotional center’ on new CD
By MIKEL TOOMBS
Mary Gauthier, who appears Wednesday (July 21) at the Tractor Tavern, continues to do what she does best, crafting songs that resonate widely out of her own travails.
“I think the most personal things about us, those are the most universal things. What I look at as the artist’s job is to reveal those [...]
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