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Seattle music community celebrates 20th anniversary of ‘Nevermind’
By GENE STOUT
Many of Seattle’s grunge-era luminaries gathered Tuesday night, Sept. 20, at the Experience Music Project to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s breakthrough “Nevermind” album with a benefit concert for Susie Tennant, who served as local PR queen for Sub Pop Records and DGC Records — and currently for Town Hall.
Tennant, who is [...]
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Dave Matthews Band honors its 700,000th ticket buyer at The Gorge
Over Labor Day weekend, the Dave Matthews Band extended its house attendance record at The Gorge Amphitheatre with headlining shows No. 34, 35 and 36 (Sept. 3, 4 and 5) at the central Washington State amphitheater operated by Live Nation.
Shortly after opening the gates on Sunday, the 700,000th ticket-buying fan, Reece Honour of Alberta, Canada, [...]
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Battle of the Tech Bands: Boston vs. Seattle (in Boston)
If you’re planning to be in Boston in early February, mark you calendar for Xconomy’s Battle of the Tech Bands 3: Seattle vs. Boston.
For the last two years, bands from innovative New England companies have been battling for supremacy. But now the competition is going cross-country. (Read my review of last year’s battle of the [...]
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‘Land of the Sweets’ kicks up its heels with ’30s-style burlesque
If a traditional production of “Nutcracker” is too straight-laced for you, consider “Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker,” a spectacle that offers “a perfect mix of singing, acrobatics, glamour and smutty jokes,” says co-creator Jasper McCann.
The 1930s-style burlesque interpretation of the holiday classic by McCann and Lily Verlaine has been so popular that the [...]
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John Legend heads to Chateau
Those lucky enough to have tickets to neo-soul singer and pianist John Legend’s concert Friday, Aug. 28, at Chateau Ste. Michelle, will be interested in this New York Times review of his recent show at Madison Square Garden.
Critic Jon Caramanica describes Legend as “a soul gentleman with a latent naughty streak.”
The concert opens at 6:30 [...]
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