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Your Live Music Bets for the Weekend of January 16 through January 18

Tony Kay — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:20:05 +0000

To those of you clamoring for more posts here at ye olde semi-dormant SunBreak, you’re the greatest. Both of you. Most weekends in this ‘burg are pretty stacked musically, but this one’s especially resplendent with sonic riches, some suffused with significant bittersweetness. Read on. Friday, January 16 (tonight!) Garageland Fest with The Paul Collins Beat, Rich … Continue reading →

Your Live Music Bets for the Weekend of December 20 through the 22nd

Tony Kay — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 18:20:00 +0000

If you live in downtown Seattle and were hoping for Snowpocalypse 2013 this morning, my condolences as you kick the wimpy, simpering layer of faintly snow-dusted slush off your footwear this morning. The upside: Getting around shouldn’t be too difficult (depending on where you live, natch), and you’ll be happy to know that an exceptionally-stacked … Continue reading →

Your Live Music Bets for the Weekend of March 23 through the 25th

Tony Kay — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:43:08 +0000

Yeah, En Vogue's sets will be a total wallow in nostalgia, but most of the original line-up remains intact, those brassy harmonies are still in place, and they've got some of the era's most addictive soul-pop tunes in their arsenal. Try not to sing, "No, you're never gonna get it," over and over again now, for the duration of your work day.

Catching Up with the Weekend’s Live Music Offerings

Tony Kay — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:26:34 +0000

Get thee to the Eastlake 'hood's great overlooked dance venue to listen to one-half of the indisputably awesome Champagne Champagne work a mic. Pearl Dragon's solo material plies a more direct flow than Champagne's psychedelic style, and it's great.