http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/index.html en-us Copyright 2012 The Seattle Times Company Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:48:55 PST Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:48:56 PST MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2017469165_paisley10.html?syndication=rss In what will probably be the Seattle area's biggest country-music show of the year, Brad Paisley, The Band Perry and Scotty McCreery play the Tacoma Dome on Saturday, Feb. 11. Music & nightlife http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2017469165_paisley10.html?syndication=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:48:51 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2017459765_grammy12.html?syndication=rss Seattle artists routinely receive a few Grammy nominations every year, but this time we have an unusual situation, with Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder and celestial harmonists Fleet Foxes competing against each other — for best folk album. What's a Seattleite to do? We asked two of our writers — music blogger Andrew Matson and columnist Nicole Brodeur — to help out. Music & nightlife http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2017459765_grammy12.html?syndication=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:42:08 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2017459778_grammyside12.html?syndication=rss Several Northwest artists have been nominated for Grammy Awards this year. Though Foo Fighters is not a Northwest band, ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl leads the group. Foo Fighters is nominated for eight awards. Seattle artists Eddie Vedder and Fleet Foxes are competing against each other for the Best Folk Album award. Music & nightlife http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2017459778_grammyside12.html?syndication=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:07:27 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2017469170_sound10.html?syndication=rss Northwest musicians take the stage Saturday, Feb. 11, for the first round of Experience Music Project's annual Sound Off! event. Music & nightlife http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2017469170_sound10.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:03:59 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017470886_apmlisraelcatpower.html?syndication=rss American musician Cat Power has canceled her show in Israel, joining a list of artists shunning the country over its conflict with the Palestinians. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017470886_apmlisraelcatpower.html?syndication=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017465332_apusrapmogularrestvegas.html?syndication=rss Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is facing a March court date in Las Vegas following his arrest on a 2009 traffic warrant and a new misdemeanor drug charge, authorities said Thursday. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017465332_apusrapmogularrestvegas.html?syndication=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:16:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017469954_apusmadonnastalker.html?syndication=rss Police are asking for the public's help in locating a man who was convicted of threatening to kill Madonna and walked away from a Los Angeles-area mental hospital last week. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017469954_apusmadonnastalker.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017469923_apusobitchersstepfather.html?syndication=rss The stepfather of Oscar- and Grammy winner Cher has died in Oklahoma City. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017469923_apusobitchersstepfather.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:01:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017469757_apuslaoperadomingofoscari.html?syndication=rss Placido Domingo will take on another baritone role when the Los Angeles Opera presents its first performances of the Verdi rarity "I Due Foscari" to open its 2012-13 season. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017469757_apuslaoperadomingofoscari.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:16:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017461284_apeubritainphonehacking.html?syndication=rss She squared off against former Beatle Paul McCartney in divorce court; on Thursday, Heather Mills took on Piers Morgan at Britain's media ethics inquiry. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017461284_apeubritainphonehacking.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:01:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017469748_apusmusicgrammywatchpredictions.html?syndication=rss Adele is the rare star who doesn't need multiple magazine covers, a cosmetics contract or a clothing line to sell albums. She does it all based on the strength of that sumptuous voice and those stirring songs. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017469748_apusmusicgrammywatchpredictions.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:01:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017465056_apuspeoplebrucespringsteen.html?syndication=rss It takes two men to replace The Big Man. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017465056_apuspeoplebrucespringsteen.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:31:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017469317_apuspeoplechrisbrown.html?syndication=rss Chris Brown has been getting attention for all the right reasons lately, but a judge said Thursday that he should continue to remain under the watchful eye of a probation officer as he works to complete the terms of his sentence for beating then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017469317_apuspeoplechrisbrown.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:31:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017465038_apltmexicovicentefernandezretires.html?syndication=rss Ranchera music giant Vicente Fernandez says he will retire after tours of Latin America, Spain and the U.S., ending a four-decade career. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017465038_apltmexicovicentefernandezretires.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/matsononmusic/2017469249_jay-z_and_kanye_wests_paris_vi.html?syndication=rss Warning: swearing Matson on Music http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/matsononmusic/2017469249_jay-z_and_kanye_wests_paris_vi.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:46:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/matsononmusic/2017469139_stream_the_new_album_by_seattl.html?syndication=rss "Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II" is available for streaming below, the newest album by Seattle band/collective Earth. If you're looking to be transported to another reality, get sucked under its slooooow moving folk-music magma. The excellent album artwork comes from local woman Stacey Rozich, whose style you may know from the last Fleet Foxes video. Matson on Music http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/matsononmusic/2017469139_stream_the_new_album_by_seattl.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:01:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017465531_apuspeoplesimmonsmilk.html?syndication=rss Music mogul Russell Simmons wants New York's governor to pull the plug on milk from cows. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017465531_apuspeoplesimmonsmilk.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:15:45 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017464487_apafsomalia50cent.html?syndication=rss Rapper 50 Cent is teaming up with the World Food Program to see firsthand the effects of hunger in Somalia and Kenya. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017464487_apafsomalia50cent.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:17:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2017454864_cr09wilco.html?syndication=rss In this review of Wilco's performance at Seattle's Paramount Theatre Tuesday, Feb. 7, Tom Keogh reports that the band came across in the grand tradition of "bonding with faithful," delivering a special concert that had even lead singer Jeff Tweedy applauding the band's guitarist, Nels Cline. Music & nightlife http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2017454864_cr09wilco.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:16:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017465161_apuspittsburghsymphonyonlinecontest.html?syndication=rss Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra officials insist it's not "American Idol" meets Mozart. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017465161_apuspittsburghsymphonyonlinecontest.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:17:17 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017465136_apusmusicacmawards.html?syndication=rss "American Idol" winner Scotty McCreery, Brantley Gilbert and Hunter Hayes are The Academy of Country Music Awards' best new artist nominees. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017465136_apusmusicacmawards.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:17:30 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017461259_apusmusicwoodieawards.html?syndication=rss The eclectic mix of The Black Keys, Skrillex and Mac Miller lead nominees for the 2012 mtvU Woodie Awards. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017461259_apusmusicwoodieawards.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:16:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/matsononmusic/2017461994_spokanarchy_plays_at_the_grand.html?syndication=rss Matson on Music http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/matsononmusic/2017461994_spokanarchy_plays_at_the_grand.html?syndication=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:16:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017460809_apusrockhalladdedinductees.html?syndication=rss The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame says six additional groups will be inducted this year after a committee determined they should be recognized with previously enshrined original lead singers. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017460809_apusrockhalladdedinductees.html?syndication=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:16:06 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017459711_apusfinstersparadisegarden.html?syndication=rss A northwest Georgia county has bought the garden where the late folk artist Howard Finster held court for tourists and art lovers from around the world. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017459711_apusfinstersparadisegarden.html?syndication=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:46:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/matsononmusic/2017460378_video_solid_and_strong_by_olym.html?syndication=rss Matson on Music http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/matsononmusic/2017460378_video_solid_and_strong_by_olym.html?syndication=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:46:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017459741_apuspeoplepaulmccartney.html?syndication=rss Paul McCartney will debut the songs from his new album "Kisses on the Bottom" in a free live streaming performance on iTunes. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017459741_apuspeoplepaulmccartney.html?syndication=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017454988_apuspeoplerodneyatkins.html?syndication=rss Country music singer Rodney Atkins will not be prosecuted on a misdemeanor domestic assault charge if he continues to meet court-ordered conditions. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017454988_apuspeoplerodneyatkins.html?syndication=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:46:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017458642_apusmusicthebeachboys.html?syndication=rss Get the sunglasses and tanning oil out: The Beach Boys are reuniting at The Grammys Awards for their first live performance in more than two decades. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017458642_apusmusicthebeachboys.html?syndication=rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:16:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/matsononmusic/2017449272_download_these_trails_fatal_lu.html?syndication=rss Warning: swearing Matson on Music http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/matsononmusic/2017449272_download_these_trails_fatal_lu.html?syndication=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017446294_apuspeopledoncornelius.html?syndication=rss Coroner's officials on Tuesday ruled Don Cornelius' death a suicide, nearly a week after the "Soul Train" creator and host killed himself with a gunshot to the head. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017446294_apuspeopledoncornelius.html?syndication=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:01:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017446217_apusgrammysdance.html?syndication=rss Grammy show producer Ken Ehrlich had considered putting dancing/electronica music into the ceremony in the past, but could never quite figure out how to incorporate the high-energy club feel in front of a sometimes staid audience. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017446217_apusgrammysdance.html?syndication=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:44:11 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2017446118_madonna08.html?syndication=rss Live Nation has announced a world tour by Madonna. The tour begins May 29 in Tel Aviv and hits Seattle Oct. 2. Tickets go on sale Feb. 13. Music & nightlife http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2017446118_madonna08.html?syndication=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:46:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017445681_apusmusicmadonnatour.html?syndication=rss Madonna's not finished with stadiums. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017445681_apusmusicmadonnatour.html?syndication=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:01:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017445993_apusitunesmusictop10.html?syndication=rss iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Feb. 6, 2012: Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017445993_apusitunesmusictop10.html?syndication=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:36:56 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017443515_apusmusicchrisbrown.html?syndication=rss Chris Brown will perform at this year's Grammy Awards, the event where his career almost ended three years ago. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017443515_apusmusicchrisbrown.html?syndication=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017443549_apeubritainjubileeconcert.html?syndication=rss Some of the world's biggest pop stars will perform in front of Buckingham Palace on June 4 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, palace officials said Tuesday. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017443549_apeubritainjubileeconcert.html?syndication=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017445732_apusmusicjohnnycash.html?syndication=rss Johnny Cash is still cool. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017445732_apusmusicjohnnycash.html?syndication=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:46:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017444580_apastaiwanactressbeating.html?syndication=rss Prosecutors say Taiwanese-Japanese starlet Makiyo has been barred from leaving Taiwan pending an investigation into her alleged involvement in the beating of a taxi driver in Taipei. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017444580_apastaiwanactressbeating.html?syndication=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:16:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2017426168_thr07smokestack.html?syndication=rss Local musicians Wayne Horvitz and Robin Holcomb's song cycle strings together art songs (and spoken narrative) rendered by the exquisite soprano Maria Mannisto and accompanied by pianist Cristina Valdes. Unfortunately, for such dramatic fare, it falls flat. The Arts http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2017426168_thr07smokestack.html?syndication=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2017442115_newcds07.html?syndication=rss New CDs released the week of Feb. 7 include Sharon Van Etten's haunting, hypnotic and brilliant "Tramp": Paul McCartney's new one, "Kisses on the Bottom" (the title of which refers to a line from the 1935 popular song, "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter"); The Fray's "Scars & Stories"; and Seattle singer-guitarist Mark Lanegan's "Blues Funeral." Music & nightlife http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2017442115_newcds07.html?syndication=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017443493_apeubritainmccartney.html?syndication=rss Former Beatle Paul McCartney will star in a musical tribute to Britain's queen to mark her Diamond Jubilee. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017443493_apeubritainmccartney.html?syndication=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:46:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017443449_apusmusicjohnnycash.html?syndication=rss Johnny Cash is still cool. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017443449_apusmusicjohnnycash.html?syndication=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017442686_apusmusicchrisbrown.html?syndication=rss Chris Brown will perform at this year's Grammy Awards, the event where his career almost ended three years ago. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017442686_apusmusicchrisbrown.html?syndication=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017443063_apusmusicjayz.html?syndication=rss As Jay-Z transitioned from hit song to hit song at a Carnegie Hall concert Monday night, so did the lighting, changing from red to white to blue. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017443063_apusmusicjayz.html?syndication=rss Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:01:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017439435_apuspeoplerandytravis.html?syndication=rss Country singer Randy Travis has apologized after being arrested on a charge of public intoxication outside a North Texas church. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017439435_apuspeoplerandytravis.html?syndication=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:46:09 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2017435770_apussuperbowlmusic.html?syndication=rss Less than a second stood between British singer M.I.A. giving the finger to 114 million people watching the Super Bowl halftime show and no one noticing at all. Music & nightlife http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2017435770_apussuperbowlmusic.html?syndication=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:31:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017439446_apusmusicreviewvanhalen.html?syndication=rss Van Halen, "A Different Kind Of Truth" (Interscope) Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017439446_apusmusicreviewvanhalen.html?syndication=rss Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:31:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017427571_apeurussiaoppositionanthem.html?syndication=rss The most popular protest song in Moscow today comes from burly men in blue berets, unlikely heroes of a peaceful middle-class movement challenging the strongman rule of Vladimir Putin. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017427571_apeurussiaoppositionanthem.html?syndication=rss Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:16:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017426484_apusnflawardsperrynewton.html?syndication=rss Newly single Katy Perry is on the prowl, and she may have set her sights on a certain rookie quarterback. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017426484_apusnflawardsperrynewton.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:01:04 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017422879_apusdoncorneliustributes.html?syndication=rss Fans of "Soul Train" boogied down Broadway wearing afro wigs and bell bottoms on Saturday while others recounted their favorite episodes at a Harlem meeting hall in tribute to the show's late creator, Don Cornelius. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017422879_apusdoncorneliustributes.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:31:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017422878_apusmusicrymanstage.html?syndication=rss Workers have begun stripping away history at Ryman Auditorium. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017422878_apusmusicrymanstage.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:16:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017419329_apusphilspector.html?syndication=rss A lawyer says the mother of the actress Phil Spector was convicted of killing has settled her wrongful death suit against the legendary music producer. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017419329_apusphilspector.html?syndication=rss Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017418694_apuspeoplekeithurban.html?syndication=rss Keith Urban is back. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017418694_apuspeoplekeithurban.html?syndication=rss Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:01:05 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017413680_apeubritainpeoplerobingibb.html?syndication=rss Bee Gee star Robin Gibb says he is making a strong recovery and putting on weight after suffering from a serious illness. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2017413680_apeubritainpeoplerobingibb.html?syndication=rss Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:46:03 PST http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/matsononmusic/2017413504_trend_watch_seattle_music_vide.html?syndication=rss Warning: swearing Matson on Music http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/matsononmusic/2017413504_trend_watch_seattle_music_vide.html?syndication=rss Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:16:04 PST