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    Damien Jurado has just announced that his next album, titled Brothers and
    Damien Jurado has just announced that his next...
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 16, 2013 12:02 pm

    Damien Jurado has just announced that his next album, titled Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son, will be released…

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    The four tracks of Shannon Stephens’ digital-only EP, Something Good (self-released, out
    The four tracks of Shannon Stephens’ digital-only EP,...
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 15, 2013 2:39 pm

    The four tracks of Shannon Stephens’ digital-only EP, Something Good (self-released, out now, shannonstephens.bandcamp.com ) were recorded on a bit…

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    Kennan in comic mode, in the play-within-the-play.Chris Bennion
    The Walworth Farce New City Theater, 1404 18th...
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 15, 2013 1:53 pm

    The Walworth Farce New City Theater, 1404 18th Ave., 
271-4430, wearenctc.org. $20–$30. 
8 p.m. Wed.–Sun. Ends Oct. 27. Twenty minutes…

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    The Head and the Heart (l-r): Russell, Johnson, Williams, Thielen, Zasche, and Hensley.
    On “Down in the Valley,” the rousing stomp-along...
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 10, 2013 4:49 pm

    On “Down in the Valley,” the rousing stomp-along hit from The Head and the Heart’s debut full-length album, Jon Russell…

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    Photo by Shanna Petersen (shannavision.com)
    The four wildly creative artists who make up...
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 8, 2013 1:19 pm

    The four wildly creative artists who make up the garage-jazz outfit Industrial Revelation don’t disagree—in musical terms, at least. “I…

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    Vikesh Kapoor
    Vikesh Kapoor isn’t doing anything new, really, and...
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 8, 2013 10:27 am

    Vikesh Kapoor isn’t doing anything new, really, and that might be what makes this string-plucking balladeer a little different. While…

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    You might recall that the Timber! Outdoor Music Festival drew a couple
    You might recall that the Timber! Outdoor Music...
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 2, 2013 9:45 am

    You might recall that the Timber! Outdoor Music Festival drew a couple thousand folks out to the Tolt MacDonald Park…

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    Nolte as the irrepressible Dolly.
    The Matchmaker Taproot Theatre, 204. N 85th St.,...
    By Mark Baumgarten • October 1, 2013 1:55 pm

    The Matchmaker Taproot Theatre, 204. N 85th St., 781-9707, taproottheatre.org. $15–$40. 
Runs Wed.–Sat. Ends Oct. 26. Thornton Wilder’s classic farce…

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    Niedzialkowski, center, with Lance Umble, left, and Leah Julius, right.
    It is raining fiercely outside, but Alexandra Niedzialkowski...
    By Mark Baumgarten • September 30, 2013 2:34 pm

    It is raining fiercely outside, but Alexandra Niedzialkowski is dry now, sitting at a Capitol Hill coffee shop sipping a…

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    As I noted in a July review of Modern Kin, the Portland
    As I noted in a July review of...
    By Mark Baumgarten • September 18, 2013 10:27 am

    As I noted in a July review of Modern Kin, the Portland trio has undergone a very interesting and encouraging…

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    Sunday night about 1,000 of Seattle’s most politically active citizens gathered at
    Sunday night about 1,000 of Seattle’s most politically...
    By Mark Baumgarten • September 9, 2013 5:07 pm

    Sunday night about 1,000 of Seattle’s most politically active citizens gathered at the University Temple United Methodist Church in the…

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    The late guitarist John Fahey.First Run Features
    Guitar Innovators: John Fahey & Nels Cline Runs...
    By Mark Baumgarten • September 3, 2013 2:08 pm

    Guitar Innovators: 
John Fahey & Nels Cline Runs Fri., Sept. 6-Thurs., Sept. 12 at 
Grand Illusion. Not rated. 84 minutes….

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    After completing the emotionally charged album, Death Cab For Cutie dived into a second portion of their show including a dedication of ‘405’ to the Barsuk family. / Photo by Amber Zbitnoff
    Surprise was put on hold last night at...
    By Mark Baumgarten • September 2, 2013 10:54 am

    Surprise was put on hold last night at the Bumbershoot Mainstage. In its place was anticipation for a set in…

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    The line for the Mainstage snaked through the Seattle Center grounds, around
    The line for the Mainstage snaked through the...
    By Mark Baumgarten • September 1, 2013 6:30 pm

    The line for the Mainstage snaked through the Seattle Center grounds, around Key Arena, past the TuneIn Stage, right by…

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    While Kithkin was opening the second day of Bumbershoot on the TuneIn
    While Kithkin was opening the second day of...
    By Mark Baumgarten • September 1, 2013 5:40 pm

    While Kithkin was opening the second day of Bumbershoot on the TuneIn Stage moving its crowd in ecstatic communal dance…

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    Heart plays Saturday at 9:45 p.m. on the Mainstage.
    It was puzzling. Heart had already played every...
    By Mark Baumgarten • September 1, 2013 10:08 am

    It was puzzling. Heart had already played every major hit that could come to mind. And yet, sitting in a…

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    With F-bombs falling like a mid-winter rain through the first sunny hours
    With F-bombs falling like a mid-winter rain through...
    By Mark Baumgarten • September 1, 2013 8:18 am

    With F-bombs falling like a mid-winter rain through the first sunny hours of this year’s Bumbershoot, the Total Experience Gospel…

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    Despite the sunny skies and a heavy early crowd, Bumbershoot got off
    Despite the sunny skies and a heavy early...
    By Mark Baumgarten • August 31, 2013 5:43 pm

    Despite the sunny skies and a heavy early crowd, Bumbershoot got off to a bit of a rough start when…

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    It seems that the Bumbershoot organizers have figured out how best to
    It seems that the Bumbershoot organizers have figured...
    By Mark Baumgarten • August 31, 2013 5:04 pm

    It seems that the Bumbershoot organizers have figured out how best to use their newish footprint, which shifted dramatically following…

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    Decisions, decisions. They can be crippling at a festival like Bumbershoot. For
    Decisions, decisions. They can be crippling at a...
    By Mark Baumgarten • August 27, 2013 12:08 pm

    Decisions, decisions. They can be crippling at a festival like Bumbershoot. For three days multiple stages, food carts, art, people-watching,…

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