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CONCERT PREVIEW: Hell’s Belles will shake Seattle all night long
By GENE STOUT
Guitarist Adrian Conner, who portrays feisty Angus Young in the all-woman AC/DC tribute band Hell’s Belles, recalls being “thunderstruck” the first time she heard one of the Australian band’s raucous songs.
“I heard ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’ at a high school assembly and immediately got goose bumps,” Conner said in a phone [...]
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New York Times reviews intimate Van Halen tour kickoff show
Jon Pareles of the New York Times was among critics who attended a very exclusive, intimate Van Halen performance Thursday, Jan. 5, at historic Cafe Wha? in Greenwich Village.
The event was a kickoff for the group’s next tour beginning Feb. 18 in Louisville, Ky., following the Feb. 7 release of the band’s first full-length album, [...]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Guns N’ Roses, Loaded set KeyArena on fire
By GENE STOUT
It was classic arena rock: Axl Rose and Guns N’ Roses — plus former bandmate Duff McKagan and Loaded — on stage Friday, Dec. 16, at Seatle’s KeyArena.
Face-melting pyrotechnics, numerous spotlight solos, five video screens and a split-level stage with a “grille” of LED lights – all done in a red, white and [...]
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Rhapsody celebrates 10 years with a free party featuring Built to Spill
By GENE STOUT
A slogan on Rhapsody’s website says, “All the music you want. Just 10 bucks a month.”
Subscribers to Rhapsody.com can choose from more than 13 million songs by connecting with a Mac or PC, home audio system or mobile app.
Launched in December 2001, Rhapsody broke away from RealNetworks in 2010. And this year, the [...]
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CONCERT PREVIEW: Hearth-warming shows for the holidays
By GENE STOUT
‘Tis the season for little morsels of holiday music.
Or, more appropriately, big bites.
Between now and Christmas, the largest shows of the season are lined up like oversized Yule logs, ready to light your fire. And two of them are already sold out.
First up is KNDD’s marathon “Deck the Hall Ball,” featuring Mumford & [...]
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