By Harrison Mains If Sting and Peter Gabriel’s child had George Harrison’s interest in Indian music and the darkness and multi-instrumentalism of Tom Waits, the...
It sure seems to be important to the thousands of fans converging around Seattle Center, willing to drop several dollars per day on tickets, merch,...
By Alina Shanin Bumbershoot has become a big part of Seattle’s community. Every year, it brings tons of talented artists to Seattle Center, letting audiences enjoy...
By Alina Shanin Local indie rock band By Sunlight recently accomplished a major goal. They recorded exactly the sound they imagined since their beginning, seven years...
Seattle-based RockStar Motel is the newest go-to destination and social networking platform specifically for music fans who want something more. Artists love it too, as it’s a...
By Jonathan Sindelman Jazz is a broad musical term. Most of us have intersected with this word, and often ended up questioning exactly how it...
By Alina Shanin The first ever People With Instruments (PWI) Music Festival started a tradition last weekend that will bring lots of joy to many for years...
We ain’t gonna deny it, we here at SMI love us some Allen Stone. We dig authentic soul music, thoughtful lyrics, a tight groove, and catchy...
Kristen Ward has been doing her thing around the great Northwest for a few years now, both on her own and sharing the stage with...
If you love great music under the warm embrace of the summer sun, you couldn’t have picked a better weekend for a concert than last...
Editor’s note: Truly great music has the power to affect listeners decades later, as demonstrated by SMI’s newest contributor, Harrison Mains. Although Harrison is young, he’s a...
By Alina Shanin After months of planning, networking and time-consuming organization, the People With Instruments first annual music festival is ready to start the two-day...