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Sasquatch spotlight on Seattle up-and-comers

Published May 25th, 2012 - 4:31AM

One of them is a born-and-raised Seattleite and recent college graduate about to step back from the spotlight to take a trip around the world.

Folk smorgasbord: Northwest Folklife Festival features more than 6,000 acts

Published May 25th, 2012 - 12:05AM

Here's how to stay mellow while navigating the huge, eclectic Seattle Center celebration.

Sounds to savor: Band, choir, jazz

Published May 25th, 2012 - 12:05AM

Tacoma’s education institutions offer plenty of free events to the public, and TCC is a main contributor, with three music concerts over three weeks as part of the end-of-year events. Support students and hear free music from symphonic band to choral to jazz. It’s especially welcome now that most classical groups have closed their seasons.

Justin Bieber coming to Tacoma Dome in October

Published May 23rd, 2012 - 10:13AM

Bieber fever will hit Tacoma this fall.

Whitney Houston's last recording released

Published May 21st, 2012 - 12:52PM

Whitney Houston's final recording is being released.

An unfettered ‘Butterfly’

Published May 18th, 2012 - 12:05AM

It takes a superb performance to make a non-Puccini fan enjoy three hours of the endless melodies and over-the-top emotion that make up “Madama Butterfly,” but that’s what international soprano Patricia Racette brings to the Seattle Opera production of this work. She springs off a supportive cast and elegantly restrained visuals to deliver the all-out passionate acting she’s deservedly famous for.

Show ‘Taps’ into war

Published May 11th, 2012 - 12:05AM

Just up the freeway from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a new piece of music is premiering Tuesday: a mammoth choral and symphonic meditation on the human results of war.

Van Halen a howlin' escape

Published May 4th, 2012 - 3:13AM

Reporter Sean Robinson may be driving to see Van Halen in his minivan this weekend, but he'll be reliving the rebellious glory days when David Lee Roth's howl was saving his sanity in an Alaska salmon cannery.

Coming to Tacoma Dome for Van Halen? Here’s your guide to downtown, including parking

Published May 3rd, 2012 - 10:11AM

Van Halen will rock the Tacoma Dome on Saturday night, but anyone whose attended a concert at the Dome knows parking can be a challenge.

Grammy-winner double bassist Edgar Meyer performs in Tacoma

Published April 27th, 2012 - 12:05AM

Talking to Edgar Meyer, two things stand out – his slow Tennessee drawl and his extraordinarily humble attitude. The 51-year-old double bass player has been hailed as many things: an inventive composer, a catalyst for bluegrass-classical-folk crossover and simply “the best bassist alive,” according to San Diego Magazine.

Train set to perform at final night of 2012 Puyallup Fair

Published April 18th, 2012 - 1:53PM

The Puyallup Fair announced today that Train will perform there on the fair’s final night, Sept. 23. Tickets go on sale on Saturday, April 28 at 10 a.m.

Journey, Pat Benatar, Loverboy headed to the Gorge

Published April 10th, 2012 - 12:26PM

It’s going to be a '70s love fest when Journey joins Pat Benatar and Loverboy at the Gorge Amphitheater on July 28. Tickets go on sale Saturday.

Puyallup brothers debut on NBC tonight

Published March 31st, 2012 - 12:05AM

Product placement in television reaches a new level today when NBC and the Ford Motor Company team up for a reality show. A brother team from Puyallup are among the cast members.

Tacoma Opera squeezes Puccini classic ‘La Bohme’ into Rialto Theater

Published March 30th, 2012 - 12:05AM

Plenty of people have heard of “La Bohme.” You might know the beloved Puccini opera from its original incarnation as the tangled love story of a group of starving artists in 1880s Paris, which draws crowds in opera houses around the world. You might know it from the 1990s Broadway hit musical it inspired, “Rent,” or from the 2001 pop opera “Broadway Bohme.” Or you might just know some of its gorgeous arias.

Aerosmith and Cheap Trick to play Tacoma Dome

Published March 28th, 2012 - 12:05AM

Aerosmith and Cheap Trick are coming to the Tacoma Dome for an August 8 show. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.

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