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  • Music

    September 30, 2009

    REVERB: Los Volcanes: Neil Ticket

    Their lives changed forever, thanks to a phone call from the Jazz Singer.

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2009

    Neil Diamond Didn't Mean to Call Eddie Rodriguez, But He's Glad He Did

    Our cover story this week focuses on local tejano star Eddie Rodriguez's amazing journey to Los Angeles to play a Feb. 6 Grammy gala honoring Neil Diamond, where Rodriguez and his band, Los Volcanes, shared the stage with such superstars as Coldplay, Faith Hill, and the Jonas Brothers. What ma ... More >>

  • Music

    February 4, 2009

    Neil Diamond Taps Our Own Los Volcanes for Grammy Party

    How an obscure local tejano band came to share a bill with Coldplay and Tim McGraw.

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Seattle-Area Tejano Band to Share Stage With Coldplay at Neil Diamond Grammy Gala

    In late October, Eddie Rodriguez and his band, Los Volcanes, were in their label's home base of Corpus Christi, Texas, performing Tejano music on Spanish-language television. Save for a handful of suburban clubs, Tejano is an afterthought in the 42-year-old Rodriguez's hometown of Seattle (he's ... More >>

  • Diversions

    January 14, 2009

    What's the Obsession With Cesar Chavez Way?

    In late October, Eddie Rodriguez and his band, Los Volcanes, were in their label's home base of Corpus Christi, Texas, performing Tejano music on Spanish-language television. Save for a handful of suburban clubs, Tejano is an afterthought in the 42-year-old Rodriguez's hometown of Seattle (he's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2008

    Top 10 Country Records of 2008

    By Michael McCall Photo by Michael Alan GoldbergTwo young blondes with toothy smiles and hard-core work ethics, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood, helped country expand its fan base in these years of shrinking music sales. Meanwhile, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Tim McGra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2008

    Weekend Review: Hayes Carll, Zombies, and a Vice President

    By Michael McCall Photo by Michael Alan GoldbergTwo young blondes with toothy smiles and hard-core work ethics, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood, helped country expand its fan base in these years of shrinking music sales. Meanwhile, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Tim McGra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2008

    Friday Night: Hayes Carll at the Sunset

    By Michael McCall Photo by Michael Alan GoldbergTwo young blondes with toothy smiles and hard-core work ethics, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood, helped country expand its fan base in these years of shrinking music sales. Meanwhile, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Tim McGra ... More >>

  • Music

    September 17, 2008

    The Matador’s Tex Hex

    The hipsters may be onto something.

  • Arts

    February 7, 2007

    SATURDAY

    Mexican rock 'n roll, and big statements at the Tacoma Art Musuem Biennial

  • Music

    July 15, 1998

    Global Squeezebox

    A look at the big, beautiful, and newly popular world of the accordion.

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