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Blues Music

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    The Black Keys Are a Glorified Bar Band. Try These Instead

    I get the reason people are interested in the Black Keys. Really, I do. In terms of what's being played on major alt-radio airwaves at the moment, their fuzzy, blues-y licks and alpha male moaning stick out like a sore thumb (in a good way) from the sea of processed sixteenth-note loving dance-rock ... More >>

  • Music

    February 29, 2012

    Are 'We' Ruined?

    And by "we," I mean everyone but me, of course.

  • Calendar

    April 6, 2011

    Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears

    And by "we," I mean everyone but me, of course.

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Sober, Focused Justin Townes Earle Entertains Sold Out Crowd Saturday at the Croc

    Toby WoodruffJustin Townes Earle​Justin Townes Earle The Crocodile Saturday, Feb. 19 Justin Townes Earle is a tall man - 6'6'' tall, to be exact - and from the looks of his sold out show Saturday night at the Crocodile, so are his fans. It was a sea of urban cowboys and brawny men in plaid, w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    2 Albums Released by Grandparents This Week That You Need to Hear Right Now

    ​The sweatered kids from Portland may own the top of the Billboard charts this week, but veterans with as many grandchildren as Colin Meloy has Pendletons have the distinction of putting out a couple of the most impressive records of the week. Ladies first: Album: The Party Ain't Over Artist ... More >>

  • Music

    September 1, 2010

    Divas, Not Bitches

    Dark Divas is dead-set on reclaiming the maligned tag.

  • Calendar

    July 7, 2010

    Hobosexual

    Dark Divas is dead-set on reclaiming the maligned tag.

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Tonight: Nonagenarian Blues Pianist Pinetop Perkins at Jazz Alley

    ​Pinetop Perkins, with Willie Big Eyes Smith. Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., 441-9729. 7:30 p.m. $26.50. At 96 years old, blues pianist Pinetop Perkins is one of the last original Delta bluesmen still living, and he still gigs regularly around the country. Perkins has performed and recorded with ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2010

    Pinetop Perkins

    ​Pinetop Perkins, with Willie Big Eyes Smith. Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., 441-9729. 7:30 p.m. $26.50. At 96 years old, blues pianist Pinetop Perkins is one of the last original Delta bluesmen still living, and he still gigs regularly around the country. Perkins has performed and recorded with ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 10, 2010

    Gomez

    ​Pinetop Perkins, with Willie Big Eyes Smith. Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., 441-9729. 7:30 p.m. $26.50. At 96 years old, blues pianist Pinetop Perkins is one of the last original Delta bluesmen still living, and he still gigs regularly around the country. Perkins has performed and recorded with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Brandi Carlile On the Difference Between Working With Producers T-Bone Burnett and Rick Rubin

    T-Bone Burnett​In her short, three-record career, Brandi Carlile has already worked with two of the most bankable producers in the business. For 2007's The Story, she enlisted the support of T-Bone Burnett, who's won Grammys and helped sell millions of records for the likes of The Wallflowers ... More >>

  • Arts

    November 4, 2009

    Opening Nights: Beaumount and Caswell

    Teatro ZinZanni's version of The Lockhorns.

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    Live Music Roundup: Thursday, July 16

    Tiny Vipers plays an in-store at Wall of Sound tonight at 6 p.m., which is all ages and free. You can read more about Jesy Fortino's music right over here. Justin Ripley and Lonesome Shack play the Green Room (you know, in Showbox at the Market) tonight at 8 p.m. Justin Ripley sounds more lo-fi '6 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    Live Music Roundup: Thursday, July 16

    Tiny Vipers plays an in-store at Wall of Sound tonight at 6 p.m., which is all ages and free. You can read more about Jesy Fortino's music right over here. Justin Ripley and Lonesome Shack play the Green Room (you know, in Showbox at the Market) tonight at 8 p.m. Justin Ripley sounds like quirky, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    Last Night: Shemekia Copeland at Jazz Alley

    Watching Shemekia Copeland perform last night renewed my faith that the blues will survive a little while longer. The genre seemed like it was on life support for awhile as many of the old time Delta and Chicago blues players were dying off without a younger generation stepping up to take their plac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    Throwback Tuesdays: Koko Taylor -- "Wang Dang Doodle"

    With the passing of blues legend Koko Taylor last month, a huge void was left in the genre we call rhythm and blues. She was an incredible force and a talented gut-bucket blues singer that could wail like no other. The only person I've heard who reps the essence of the blues anywhere close to the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Blues Singer Shemeika Copeland Plays Jazz Alley on July 7th and 8th

    Shemeika Copeland is one of the funniest and most brutally honest women working in the lovely industry we call rhythm and blues. I've had the pleasure of interviewing her before and she lays it all out there -- just like her father, legendary Texas-bred blues singer, Johnny Copeland, used to do. Tha ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2009

    Shemekia Copeland

    Tuesday, July 7 and Wednesday, July 8

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    CD Review: Bob Dylan's Together Through Life

    Bob Dylan Together Through Life (Columbia) In 2000, Bob Dylan won an Academy Award for "Things Have Changed", a pop-blues number he wrote for the Wonder Boys soundtrack. Ever since then, the little golden Oscar statue has joined him onstage, perched atop his amplifier. When I first noticed the O ... More >>

  • Music

    April 22, 2009

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    Bob Dylan Together Through Life (Columbia) In 2000, Bob Dylan won an Academy Award for "Things Have Changed", a pop-blues number he wrote for the Wonder Boys soundtrack. Ever since then, the little golden Oscar statue has joined him onstage, perched atop his amplifier. When I first noticed the O ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2009

    Pinetop Perkins

    Wednesday, April 28 and Thursday, April 29

  • Calendar

    February 4, 2009

    Mose Allison

    Tuesday, February 10 and Wednesday, February 11

  • Calendar

    December 31, 2008

    Lonesome Shack

    Tuesday, February 10 and Wednesday, February 11

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2008

    The Whore Moans (CD release)

    Saturday, November 22

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2008

    Taj Mahal

    Saturday, November 22

  • Calendar

    February 27, 2008

    Johnny Winter

    Saturday, November 22

  • Music

    January 23, 2008

    At Home at the Beacon Pub

    Where cake and Jack live together in harmony.

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2008

    New Releases: Cat Power, Black Mountain, Blood on the Wall, Super Furry Animals

    Where cake and Jack live together in harmony.

  • Calendar

    December 26, 2007

    Rhythm & Blues Rebellion with John Nemeth + Junior Watson

    Thursday, December 27

  • Calendar

    November 7, 2007

    Back Door Slam

    Friday, N ovember 9

  • Calendar

    October 31, 2007

    Dax Riggs

    Tuesday, November 6

  • Music

    May 17, 2006

    With the Power of Soul

    The unsung genius of Bobby 'Blue' Bland.

  • Music

    February 1, 2006

    Weekly Notable Shows

    The unsung genius of Bobby 'Blue' Bland.

  • Music

    April 27, 2005

    Seattle Weekly 2005 Music Awards Showcase

    A guide to the performers at this year's celebration on Sunday, May 1, in Pioneer Square.

  • Music

    March 16, 2005

    Paramount Theatre

    A guide to the performers at this year's celebration on Sunday, May 1, in Pioneer Square.

  • Music

    March 10, 2004

    Rockers (and Jazzmen and Bluesmen) Uptown

    A guide to the performers at this year's celebration on Sunday, May 1, in Pioneer Square.

  • Music

    March 3, 2004

    Swizzle Shtick

    Having a drink with Bob Log III.

  • News

    December 10, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    If we have supposedly attracted so many bright, well-educated young people to our area, why not finance a few of them?

  • Music

    October 8, 2003

    Living the Blues

    EMP's new exhibit examines the Delta-Chicago connection.

  • Arts

    May 21, 2003

    Summer Concert Calendar

    June-August

  • Music

    February 5, 2003

    Dear John

    Legendary iconoclast John Sinclair walks and talks the history of the blues.

  • Music

    August 28, 2002

    Taylor Made

    Discovering a blues legend in the making.

  • Music

    July 31, 2002

    Precious Moments

    Discovering a blues legend in the making.

  • Music

    July 3, 2002

    Horse Power

    Barrett Martin, Peter Buck, and a host of talented eclectics set the caravan on its way.

  • Music

    October 17, 2001

    CD Reviews

    Barrett Martin, Peter Buck, and a host of talented eclectics set the caravan on its way.

  • Music

    September 26, 2001

    Behind the music

    Important, though flawed, histories of punk and blues.

  • Music

    November 15, 2000

    Almost blues

    Without a permanent Seattle home, blues musicians split their time between five Ballard venues.

  • News

    May 24, 2000

    Off the charts

    Summer music events that'll have you tearing off your shirt (or reaching for a sweater).

  • Music

    May 3, 2000

    EMP Live

    Experience Music Project announces lineup for opening weekend.

  • Music

    August 25, 1999

    Janis untangled

    A new box set highlights the singer's music rather than her legacy.

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