Highlights and otherwise from this week’s music calendar.
Plus: Cult Cargo: Belize City Boil Up and Thomas Strønen.
Bumbershoot, with its heady combination of fragrant food stands, impromptu drum circles, and tribes of various rock groupies, may not…
Olivia Newton-John: more than just a Halloween costume
Also: Ropeadope New Music Seminar, Jesus Christ Superstar, Neue Slovenia Kunst, Dr. Strangelove.
James Brown’s horrible new ‘memoir.’
Big & Rich’s summer singles.
A veteran rock critic surveys the ’90s.
Also: In Good Company, Testosterone, Who Killed Bambi?, and The Woodsman.
A new festival brings gay music out of the closet and onto the stage.
I know squat about Bob Dylan. My musical education has been piecemeal. I discovered the Beatles via a series of…
The Eddie Vedder/Molo Care Showcase: not just another Band-Aid.
This year marks the second time that Bumbershoot has featured electronic music acts and DJs, and like last year’s lineup,…
Advance registration or reservations are recommended for most events. Prices exclude tax and gratuity unless otherwise noted. ON THE PLATE…
Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble In Croatia, dances are big, community affairs—children learning the steps while their parents and families…
For the Gourds, trad is the new avant-garde.
Balancing boredom and tragedy in portraying the troops.
Because of my own experiences at big concerts, I couldn’t help but consider myself lucky after I heard about what…
It’s not often that an artistic medium can alter your consciousness, with the possible exception of oil paint fumes—yet that’s…
Instant Nostalgia issue
