Festival

Sasquatch 2010 three day passes go on sale this morning

by Maria Christensen
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t’s never too early to start thinking about the annual Sasquatch Music Festival held over Memorial Day weekend at The Gorge Amphitheatre. Right?

If you agree, head over to Ticketmaster starting at 10 am, Saturday, November 7th to pick up a three day pass for $170. The offer is good until December 31st.

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Music

Bon Jovi coming to Seattle, ticket presale has a catch

by Maria Christensen
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Bon Jovi will be playing Key Arena in February but tickets go on sale to the public Monday, November 9th. Of course there will be a ticket presale starting Thursday, November 5th at 10 am that lasts until 10 pm Sunday, November 8th.
o what’s the catch? You have to buy the digital version of the [...]

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Music

The Cranberries reunite, will bring their tour to Seattle 12/7/09

by Maria Christensen
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Although The Cranberries never actually used the words “breaking up,” they certainly haven’t released a new album in eight years – the last being ‘Wake Up and Smell the Coffee’ in 2001 – or been on tour together for the last seven years.
hile each band member has had plenty to keep them busy with [...]

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Seattle

FreakNight 13 takes over WaMu Theater on Halloween

by Maria Christensen
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f you still haven’t made plans for Halloween, still haven’t decided what you want to do, are that type of person – you know who you are – here’s a little something that will either make that decision easier or harder. FreakNight 13 at the WaMu Theater.

Two separate areas of music, a cash prize costume [...]

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Denver

Billy Joel and Elton John come to the Pepsi Center

by Lance Myers
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Regarded by many as two of the biggest names in the last 4 decades of musical history, Billy Joel and Elton John are bringing their enduring talents to the Pepsi Center on November 22nd, in the latest installment of their ever popular “Face 2 Face” tour series.
The pair first toured together in 1994, and their [...]

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Music

Morrissey collapses at concert but still scheduled to appear in Seattle

by Maria Christensen
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By now the news has made the internet rounds that Morrissey collapsed while onstage at a concert in Swindon, England on October 24th. According to Rolling Stone and the Times Online, he had problems breathing and “fell to his knees after completing the first song. Band members carried an unconscious Morrissey off the stage and [...]

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Music

Wilco to play the Paramount Theatre in February, tickets on sale now

by Maria Christensen
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There’s never been anything terrible about being in such close proximity to Canada here in the Pacific Northwest, but in February we really reap the benefits of being neighbors with British Columbia. No, I’m not actually talking about the 2010 Winter Olympics, although they play a small role.
Wilco will giving a free concert in Vancouver, [...]

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Denver

The Black Crowes at the Fillmore Auditorium

by Lance Myers
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There are a countless number of rock bands who fell into the musical void between the Classic Rock era of the ’60’s and ’70’s, and the Rock era of today.  Many bands who formed  in the musical period between the 80’s and 90’s were simply “one-hit wonders” and have since flown off of the radar [...]

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Festival

Earshot Jazz Festival offers the best of jazz in Seattle and beyond

by Maria Christensen
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The Earshot Jazz Festival brings three full weeks of outstanding jazz concerts, panels, films and other programs to a city that really loves its jazz.
We have Earshot Jazz, a nonprofit arts organization which not only produces “Seattle’s most important annual jazz event (Down Beat),” but also “publishes a monthly news magazine, provides educational programs and [...]

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Los Angeles

Flaming Lips Top Secret FREE Show at Nike Theatre October 15, Pass it on…

by Leah Gillis
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The Flaming Lips are having an intimate MYSPACE SECRET SHOW this Thursday at the Nike/Ricardo Montalban Theatre on Vine on Hollywood, where the Flaming Lips Pop Up Store will be.  I know, Top Secret and website/blog promoted don’t go together, but I think this is as Top Secret as Flaming Lips events can be.
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Music

Spend New Year’s Eve with a CAKE concert at The Moore Theatre

by Maria Christensen
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Say goodbye to 2009 with CAKE at The Moore Theatre.
he New Year’s Eve concert starts at 8 pm and tickets go on sale Friday, October 9. They appear to actually be on sale now through the STG Presents site, but just in case that’s a soon-to-be-fixed glitch, you can use the password “mountain” to get [...]

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Atlanta

“Aqua Vino: Sip Savor & Sea” at The Georgia Aquarium

by Carrie Neal Walden

The Georgia Aquarium’s Next Wave Society is proud to put on this year’s Aqua Vino Sip Savor & Sea fundraiser on Thursday, October 29, 2009. This chic event is the largest annual fundraising event for the Aquarium, and benefits the Veterinary Services & Conservation Medicine Initiative through the Correll Center for Aquatic Animal Health.
The [...]

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Music

Ben Folds performs with the Seattle Symphony on October 20

by Maria Christensen
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The Popular Culture series offered every year by the Seattle Symphony is bringing Ben Folds to the stage at Benaroya Hall for the 2009-2010 program. The concert will be held on October 20 at 7:30 pm. Click here for tickets.
“Ben Folds’ first-class melodic gifts, irony-laced lyrics, and punk rock tendency to play piano as if [...]

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Music

Seattle Weekly’s Reverb Local Music Festival this Saturday, October 3rd

by Maria Christensen
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There’s no doubt that technology made the world smaller – far-flung corners of the globe have become virtually accessible – but on another scale the world has become smaller through the “local” movement. Eat local, shop local… and celebrate local music.
The Seattle Weekly’s Reverb local music festival is the biggest yearly showcase of local talent, [...]

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Seattle

See Psycho with the Seattle Symphony for Halloween

by Maria Christensen

Today is October 1st, which means it’s time to start thinking about Halloween. Right? Bear with me. If you don’t feel like running through a haunted house full of screaming teenagers, or have little ones to lead into a trick or treating sugar coma, there’s still some adult fun you can have on this spookiest [...]

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