Northwest blues profile: Sheri Roberts Greimes
Sheri Roberts Greimes is a local fixture with her vocal mixture of soulful blues and country. She doesn’t name any specific influences, but her sweet,... Read more
Playlist: Support your local artist from a distance
Here’s a playlist of local artists to enjoy while you “distance” yourself. Read more
Coronavirus blues
While some large events have been canceled in lieu of the COVID-19 virus scare, all of the local music venues seem to be going on... Read more
Black Keys w/ Gary Clark Jr. this Summer
Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney are bringing their raw brand of blues rock to the Northwest in July, joined by Gary Clark Jr. at the... Read more
Matter of fact?
Some bands sound like they generate their music by an algorithm, but can every song be re-created this way? Damien Riehl and Noah Rubin seem... Read more
Rock guitar wonder down under
Far away from Seattle, guitarist Laura Cox has some mean chops for audiences down in Australia. She tours internationally, and she’s released a couple of... Read more
BoB ballots out
Ballots for the Washington Blues Society Best of the Blues awards are out, and all members are welcome to vote. What’s in a membership? There’s... Read more
This was before MP3
As a marketing gimmick in 1998, the band Spoon released a track on floppy disk, In the Ground. It was very densely compressed to fit... Read more
Tone that down, please
A long time ago, I tried to teach myself to play the banjo. I eventually gave up and hawked it at a pawn shop, but... Read more
Alternatives for the new year
If The Triple Door is a little pricey on New Years Eve, or you want to avoid holiday traffic, there should be something closer to... Read more