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Book review: Tyler McMahon’s How the Mistakes Were Made
Tyler McMahon’s first novel, How the Mistakes Were Made (St. Martin’s Press), is set in Seattle circa 1991, as grunge is blowing up, but it mostly exists in a vacuum. Nirvana are mentioned a couple of times as “those guys from Aberdeen” and it’s not so much a book about Seattle’s music scene as it is [...]
Dancing on the Valentine is just two weeks away
One of my favorite annual events in Seattle is Dancing on the Valentine: an evening dedicated to local bands covering popular acts (usually from the ’80s) to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. It is the brainchild of my dear, dear friend Jenny George, who has put on this event for seven years [...]
More ways to improve your travel experience at Sea-Tac with Northwest music
Today, the Seattle Office of Film and Music announced they were launching an initiative to bring the sounds of Seattle’s music scene to Sea-Tac Airport. Its website says: The Sea-Tac Airport Music Initiative | Experience the City of Music is a cooperative effort by the Port of Seattle, The Office of Film + Music, Seattle Music Commission and music-specialist [...]
Have You Ever Had a Beard? screening in Portland and at NWFF
Even though the Academy Award nominations came out this morning and I try to see every Best Picture nominee each year, I could not name another movie that I would want to see more than Have You Ever Had a Beard? It’s a filmed conversation between K Records founder/Beat Happening’s Calvin Johnson and Seattle music writer [...]
Live show review: Katy B at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver
The twenty-two year old British pop star Katy B hasn’t played too many shows in the US. Her excellent debut album On a Mission came out stateside last year and, while not selling a ton of albums, it has been a favorite amongst pop critics on their best of the year lists – including mine. [...]
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