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PHOTO GALLERY: Psychedelic Furs bring ‘Heaven’ to Seattle’s Showbox SoDo
The Psychedelic Furs’ latest tour kicked off May 27 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando, Fla., and included a show Saturday (June 19) at Seattle’s Showbox SoDo.
Seattle photographer Kam Martin snapped the accompanying photos of the band in Seattle. Founded in England in 1977 during the height of the punk-rock scene, the group is [...]
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West Seattle Summer Fest will rock the Junction with Hell’s Belles and more
The West Seattle Summer Fest, now in its 28th year, is shaping up to be a great party.
The all-ages, absolutely free outdoor festival is July 9-11 at the West Seattle Junction at the intersection of California Avenue S.W. and S.W. Alaska Street.
Organizers are promising a big-name surprise band, but won’t announce it just yet. And [...]
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ZooTunes launches June 17
The first of the big outdoor concerts series begins next week when colorful new-wave band The B-52s take the stage at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, at the north meadow at the Woodland Park Zoo.
I interviewed Kate Pierson of The B-52s when the Athens, Ga., group was on the “True Colors” tour.
The family oriented [...]
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Jim Basnight and the Moberlys: a 25-year retrospective CD
In the raucous, fun-loving era that preceeded grunge, bands such as Jim Basnight and the Moberlys rocked Northwest clubs with an infectious brand of power pop that still sounds great today.
The Moberlys, led by singer-guitarist Basnight, and their peers were links between early Northwest bands such as the Sonics and Wailers and the grunge era [...]
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