Spend NYE with a Northwest blues legend
New Years Eve is up in the air for most of the usual venues and artists, but there’s an event at The Triple Door that... Read more
Category: R&B
Celebrate with Tommy Castro
Tommy Castro and the Painkillers released a new album in February, and are in Seattle to celebrate. If you missed them at Jazzbones last week,... Read more
Playlist: I’d Rather Go Blind
When I’d Rather Go Blind was released by Etta James in 1968, it was the B side of the single Tell Mama. Tell Mama became... Read more
Ticket giveaways at KNKX
KNKX has two ticket giveaways this week, Marcia Ball at Jazz Alley on the 27th and Ry Cooder at the Moore on July 13th. Cooder... Read more
February album releases
February is bringing some anticipated album releases: Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa are back together with their fourth album, Black Coffee; Blues/soul great Janiva Magness‘... Read more
Don’t miss this
Hey, Michelle D’Amour & the Love Dealers are scheduled to play at Grinders in Shoreline tonight, but nobody has made a reservation yet. There’s talk... Read more
Great closer on the waterfront
I went to the concert on the waterfront late, and just missed The Highway 99 All Stars. They were removing their equipment from the stage... Read more
Video of the week
The immortal Curtis Salgado, with Brian Harris on the keyboards and Vyasa Dodson on guitar. He’s making good progress from his quadruple bypass, and has... Read more
Curtis Salgado in recovery from heart attack
Northwest blues legend Curtis Salgado has undergone triple heart bypass surgery this past week. He had a mild heart attack on March 7th, and is... Read more
WBS ticket giveaways
The Washington Blues Society is having three ticket giveaway contests for March and a fourth for April. Just join the events on Facebook for Lydia... Read more