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Hard Rock Cafe opens for business in Seattle; rock, roll and remember
The Hard Rock Cafe, an international chain of themed restaurants, boasts the world’s largest collection of rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia — more than 72,000 pieces stored in 150 locations around the globe.
Legend has it that the collection started when Eric Clapton hung one of his guitars at the original London Hard Rock Cafe to mark [...]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Alice in Chains makes a stand at the Paramount
One of the toughest acts to pull off in rock ‘n’ roll is replacing an iconic, charismatic lead singer.
After Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley died of a drug overdose in 2002, the band’s future was in serious doubt.
Now, nearly eight years after Staley’s death, singer-guitarist William DuVall of the band Comes With the Fall, [...]
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Be a rock star at Seattle’s first Hard Rock Cafe
The Hard Rock Cafe is looking for a few good rock stars.
Make that bussers, servers, bartenders, etc.
When have you last heard the phrase “Now Hiring”?
In advance of opening its first Seattle location, the Florida-based chain is holding a job fair from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 11-16 at the 415 Westlake Building on Westlake [...]
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Soundgarden reunion: from a tweet to a roar
I received a tip two weeks ago from a trustworthy music-industry source that Soundgarden was planning a reunion and, cautiously, tweeted the news.
I’m delighted that the famous Seattle grunge band is indeed getting back together and may play such festivals as the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, depending on drummer Matt Cameron’s touring schedule [...]
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Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin, Neville Brothers headline New Orleans fest
Pearl Jam will make its first appearance at the Jazz & Heritage Festival April 23-25 and April 29-May 2 — along with Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, Lionel Richie, The Neville Brothers, Allman Brothers Band, Anita Baker, My Morning Jacket and many, many other artists.
Now in its fifth decade, the 41st festival at the Fair Grounds [...]
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Three of Seattle’s top bands among Grammy nominees
Three of Seattle’s top rock bands — Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam and Death Cab for Cutie — are among the nominees for the 52nd Grammy Awards Jan. 31 on CBS-TV.
Alice in Chains is nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance for “Check My Brain,” while Pearl Jam received a nod for Best Rock Song for [...]
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Mudhoney plays ‘Grunge’ release party
What better way to celebrate the release of Michael Lavine’s new book, “Grunge,” than with a show by seminal grunge band Mudhoney?
The Seattle band known for such songs as “Touch Me, I’m Sick/ Sweet Young Thing,” “Let It Slide” and “Suck You Dry” headlines a bash starting at 8 p.m. Friday (Nov. 13) at Neumos, [...]
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Austin City Limits Festival: Music and Mayhem in Mudville
AUSTIN, Texas — The eighth annual Austin City Limits Festival came to a muddy, grungy close Sunday night with a powerful concert finale by Pearl Jam.
The Seattle group led by singer-guitarist Eddie Vedder had the audience entirely to itself Sunday night, with no other stages competing for fans’ attention.
Unlike its intimate and exclusive “Austin City [...]
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Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band celebrate ‘Austin City Limits’ 35th
AUSTIN, Texas — Though Pearl Jam has played thousands of venues in its nearly 20-year career, few have been as storied as the KLRU-TV studios where “Austin City Limits” has been taped for 35 years.
This year, the show that began in the mid-’70s with a Willie Nelson pilot episode, celebrates its 35th anniversary with two [...]
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Austin City Limits Festival: As wet and wild as Bumbershoot
AUSTIN, Texas — After a gloriously sunny and warm first day on Friday, the Austin City Limits Festival settled into a wet, Seattle groove Saturday with a steady drizzle much of the day.
In fact, the ACL festival (named for the long-running public-TV show) felt much like Seattle’s recent, drizzly Bumbershoot festival — at least on [...]
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