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Anthrax Brings The Noise to Seattle
By Mike Baltierra on January 23, 2023
Who would have guessed that thrash metal pioneers Anthrax would still be churning out albums and playing to packed theaters forty years after forming in...
The Who Hits Back: Seattle
By Christine Mitchell on October 27, 2022
I sipped my $25 shot of whiskey and leaned as far forward as I could in my Wednesday Addams dress as my friend Martin drank...
Morcheeba Electrifies Seattle, while Seattle Electrifies Morcheeba
By Brent Stavig on October 25, 2022
If you’ve been to as many rock concerts as I have, you know the standard procedure: Crowd trickles in, finds their seats, perhaps mingles in...
Scorpions Blow Roof Off Tacoma Dome
By Mike Baltierra on October 17, 2022
German rockers Scorpions have been churning out records and tours for nearly six decades. They get better and better over time and their near capacity...
Time to Catch a Fever Dream With Palaye Royale
By Mocha Charlie on October 16, 2022
Palaye Royale will drop their upcoming EP Fever Dream in its entirety on October 28th. With lyrics that evolve into stories that are riddled with...
Lamb of God Performs at Showare Center
By Mike Baltierra on October 12, 2022
Richmond, VA heavy metal band Lamb of God are trailblazing a path across North America, and they made a stop in Kent, WA at the...
Nothing More Brings Everything To Seattle
By Mocha Charlie on October 6, 2022
Having skipped some West Coast cities on their headlining tour earlier this year, Nothing More FINALLY returned this past week opening for In This Moment...
The Stadium Tour Rocks T-Mobile Park
By Mike Baltierra on September 3, 2022
The highly anticipated and twice rescheduled Stadium Tour co-headlined by Def Leppard and Motley Crue finally made a mid-week stop at T-Mobile Park in Seattle,...
Backstreet Boys DNA World Tour Comes to White River
By Mike Baltierra on August 15, 2022
After being delayed for the better part of the last two years, the Backstreet Boys brought their DNA World Tour to the White River Amphitheater...
Day In Day Out Festival 2022 Kicks off at Fisher Pavilion with indie heavy hitters Mitski, Mac Demarco, and The National
By Abby Williamson on August 12, 2022
Day In Day Out Festival, produced by Daydream State – who also produces Capitol Hill Block Party – kicks off their second annual festival with...
Timber! Outdoor Music Festival Is Back To Bring The Love
By Greg Roth on July 20, 2022
Special to SMI from founder and former contributor, Greg Roth and Director of the forthcoming documentary, “#WeRideWhy” (Delayed until 2023 due to COVID). July of...
REO Speedwagon & Styx – Live and Unzoomed at White River
By Mike Baltierra on July 15, 2022
Two of the biggest bands from the eighties, as well as from the Land of Lincoln, REO Speedwagon and Styx have teamed up for a...