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Listen Up: Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2008
Scarlett Johansson says her album is a valentine to Waits
Scarlett Johansson describes the recording of her Tom Waits covers album, "Anywhere I Lay My Head," as an "intimate experience -- almost private, in a way."
MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008
Alan Jackson in fine form with high-spirited and somber songs
Gene Stout: Million-selling country star Alan Jackson, currently on the charts with the new album "Good Time," delivered a high-energy, no-nonsense performance Friday night at the Tacoma Dome.
Kate Nash is a louder edition of brash young British pop stars
Quirkiness was working overtime Friday at Showbox at the Market.
Listen Up: Neil Diamond
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008
Alan Jackson's 'Good Time' veers back to fun-loving sounds
Gene Stout: Country star Alan Jackson, who performs with Miranda Lambert Friday night at the Tacoma Dome, went back to longtime friend and producer Keith Steagall to record his new album, "Good Time," featuring the single "Small Town Southern Man."
Madonna heads to the Great White North
After a 20-year absence, Madonna is returning to the Northwest. Or is it the Southwest?
SeattleNoise: Natalie Portman's Shaved Head
At times the synth-pop pushes toward dance-punk or retro-electro but, ultimately, NPSH is a dance band -- even when they're goofing off, and they do like to goof off.
American String Project comes to life again in spring
R.M. Campbell: The American String Project, a conductorless string orchestra comprising leading musicians from across the United States, opens its eighth season Wednesday night at Nordstrom Recital Hall.
Eddy Arnold, 1918-2008: Country music legend paved the way for others
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died Thursday morning, days short of his 90th birthday.
Summer Concert Calendar
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2008
A moment with ... Dizzee Rascal, hip-hop star
Over the past five years, the East London rapper Dizzee Rascal, who performs at Neumo's on May 19, has put out three albums of singular hip-hop.
Moscow Virtuosi opens U.S. tour here
Moscow Virtuosi opens U.S. tour with a diverse program at Benaroya Hall.
Listen Up: Lil Mama
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008
Neil Young to release archive on Blu-ray discs
Neil Young plans to release his entire music archive on Blu-ray discs, a sign that the discs' capabilities are building appeal among musicians as well as movie studios.
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2008
Ailing Lavigne postpones shows
Avril Lavigne has laryngitis and has postponed shows on her national tour this week, including stops in Spokane and Everett.
Marymoor summer lineup includes Badu, Sub Pop festival
Listen Up: Sierra Hull
MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008
'I Puritani' makes rapturous debut
R.M. Campbell: Belatedly, Bellini's "I Puritani" makes it to the Northwest by way of Seattle Opera this weekend at McCaw Hall.
Choral Arts intertwines music with U.S. literature
R.M. Campbell: There was much to admire about the Choral Arts concert Friday night at Plymouth Congregational Church. The program was novel, and thus interesting, and its execution splendid -- from beauty of sound to finely honed balances.
Listen Up: The Roots
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