http://www.genestout.com/index.php Pop Music Critic Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:19:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_15502" align="alignleft" width="261" caption="Jimi Hendrix Signature Series T-shirt"][/caption] By GENE STOUT Jimi Hendrix fans can feast on another special collection of Hendrix memorabilia and purchase new Hendrix merchandise beginning Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Hard Rock Café Seattle. Hard Rock International is celebrating the launch of the company’s Jimi Hendrix Signature Series: ... http://www.genestout.com/index.php/new-hendrix-memorabilia-merch-at-hard-rock-cafe-seattle/ [caption id="attachment_15461" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Gladys Knight"][/caption] By GENE STOUT You might expect to travel to Los Angeles or New York to attend a live taping of a musical on ice featuring nine champion skaters, as well as Seattle-bred saxophonist Kenny G and Grammy-winning singer Gladys Knight. But all these performers and more will ... http://www.genestout.com/index.php/live-at-showare-center-love-on-ice-promises-to-be-unforgettable/ [caption id="attachment_15408" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Bahama Breeze Island Grille, Tukwila (photo: Gene Stout)"][/caption] By GENE STOUT Don't have time or money for a trip to the Caribbean? You can at least pretend at Bahama Breeze Island Grille, a Tukwila restaurant that serves up food and drink inspired by the cuisine of the West Indies, ... http://www.genestout.com/index.php/restaurant-review-bahama-breeze-feels-great-on-a-wintry-seattle-day/ [caption id="attachment_15358" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Hell\'s Belles (photo: Alex Crick)"][/caption] 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 ... http://www.genestout.com/index.php/concert-preview-hells-belles-will-shake-seattle-all-night-long/ [caption id="attachment_15336" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Van Halen logo"][/caption] 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., ... http://www.genestout.com/index.php/new-york-times-reviews-intimate-van-halen-tour-kickoff-show/