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Fans of Northwest songwriter Ron Davies pay tribute with new CD
“The Mystery of Ron Davies,” a tribute album dedicated to the music of Northwest songwriter Ron Davies, will be released at a show Sunday, June 26, at Hale’s Palladium, 4301 Leary Way N.W.
Proceeds from the release party will go to MusicCares, a nonprofit organization providing assistance for music people in times of need.
Among many other [...]
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Nirvana legend rocks on with retrospective EMP|SFM exhibit
“When Nirvana hit it big, it was overwhelming because we were part of the counterculture. Nirvana didn’t go to the mainstream — the mainstream came to Nirvana.” — bassist Krist Novoselic
By GENE STOUT
“Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses” opened last weekend at the Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum with the excitement and anticipation one would [...]
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CD REVIEW: Pearl Jam’s ‘Live on Ten Legs’ celebrates a 20-year legacy
On its 20th anniversary live album, available Tuesday, Jan. 18, Pearl Jam is careful to avoid the greatest-hits trap that can fossilize a band’s career, no matter how great the material.
“Live on Ten Legs,” a seamless, 18-track collection of live tracks that sounds as though it was recorded at a single concert, is perfect for [...]
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PHOTO GALLERY: The ‘Essential’ Joe Satriani rocks Snoqualmie Casino
Rock guitarist Joe Satriani played the Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom Saturday, Jan. 8, with his globe-trotting band — and Seattle photographer “Iron Mike” Savoia was there to capture the action on stage.
Satriani, who sat in with the Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show” band in late November, recently released his “Essential” double CD album as well as a [...]
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Huge Hendrix box set spans the guitar legend’s career from 1964-1970
On Nov. 16, Legacy Recordings and Experience Hendrix will release “West Coast Seattle Boy — The Jimi Hendrix Anthology,” featuring more than four hours of rare and previously unreleased Hendrix music on a five-disc (four CDs, one DVD) deluxe box set.
The huge, career-spanning set of 45 unreleased recordings traces Hendrix’s journey from little-known R&B sideman [...]
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