Arts & Entertainment, Music

Best Northwest Music Releases of 2011

I eschewed sticking with an all-Seattle roster for my Ten-Best List of 2011, going instead with my gut and using the most basic of criteria: Namely, picking the ten 2011 Northwest releases that I listened to–and enjoyed–the most.
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Arts & Entertainment, Music

City Arts Fest Trips Out and Rocks It Up Closing Weekend (Photo Gallery)

Saturday night felt like the Night of the Underdog at Chop Suey, with four terrific rock acts playing their hearts out to a sparse-but-enthusiastic house well into the wee hours. Odds are, you probably weren’t there; and if you weren’t, it was your loss.

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