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Fans & Bands ROCK out at Pain In The Grass/Uproar Music Festival
By Mocha Charlie on September 14, 2014
This year’s Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival joined forces with KISW’s Pain In The Grass to bring ten ROCK bands to Whiteriver Amphitheater. Local teen, Amanda...
Album Review: U2 – Songs of Innocence
By Alicia Kamenick on September 13, 2014
By Alicia Kamenick U2 is not a band that works fast. Since 2009 (the year their last album was released, the occasionally exciting, but baffling...
Soundgarden and Nine Inch Nails Destroy Auburn’s White River Ampitheater (Photos)
By Mocha Charlie on September 4, 2014
What happens when you combine two of the biggest Alternative Rock artists of The 90s, and have them tour together? Pandemonium! That’s the term to...
Cage The Elephant: raw power at the Showbox SoDo
By Christine Mitchell on August 29, 2014
Cage The Elephant performed to a sold out, packed-in crowd at the Showbox SoDo last Wednesday. True to form, it was a high energy set...
Look north: Everett’s star rises with Born of Ghosts’ album release party (Photos)
By Christine Mitchell on August 26, 2014
Chip Butters is a big deal. After ten years as chief of production at Columbia City Theater, during which he installed a complete recording studio,...
Murder City Devils celebrate The Showbox’s 75th with new album (Photos)
By Christine Mitchell on August 26, 2014
Hardcore Murder City Devils fans filled The Showbox so full that apparently the only room for more was, well, on top of the crowd. They...
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: legends at The Gorge (Photos)
By Christine Mitchell on August 18, 2014
The air felt heavy and expectant at The Gorge Ampitheatre last Friday as fans gathered to take in the rock legend of Tom Petty and...
The End’s Summer Camp 2014: alternatives to PNW bands? (Photos)
By Christine Mitchell on August 14, 2014
Apparently 107.7 The End believes that the current state of “alternative” music is this: the bands most deserving of promotion are a) almost exclusively made up...
Sara Bareilles brings “Little Black Dress Tour” to Marymoor (Photos)
By Mocha Charlie on August 8, 2014
It’s been ten years since Sara Bareilles released her debut album,Careful Confessions, and with her current tour she celebrates and reflects on that decade. She simply...
Wolfmother Brings New Meaning to “HOT ROCK” at The Neptune
By Mocha Charlie on August 4, 2014
Fans packed The Neptune last Thursday to witness Australian psychedelic rock band Wolfmother, who did not disappoint. They’ve been compared to classic rockers Black Sabbath...
Capitol Hill Block Party: crammed, sweaty, and awesome
By Christine Mitchell on July 30, 2014
It was a dark and stormy week in Seattle . . . but lo, the rain and clouds departed with near perfect timing as...
FREE Concerts for the Entire Family This Summer in West Seattle!
By Mocha Charlie on July 29, 2014
Hiawatha Park in West Seattle will be the spot to bring the whole family for fun and free music this summer. Featuring local bands every Thursday...