New Backstage Bar & Grill to open on Friday
Backstage Bar & Grill will have its grand opening on Friday, manager Joy Hutt tells us. The new, 6,800-square-foot rock club has been under construction at 6409 Sixth Ave., the space formerly...
View ArticleGrit City Bootlegs No. 67: A Sublime fake? You decide
So I’m not sure exactly who Lyon Pride Music had playing at Jazzbones Sunday night when Long Beach Rehab headlined. That is, it was, indeed, a band called Long Beach Rehab. But the group was billed as...
View ArticleRod Stewart and Stevie Nicks to bring Heart & Soul tour to Seattle
Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks will bring their Heart & Soul tour to Seattle’s KeyArena on April 23, promoter AEG Worldwide announced today. Their tour will kick off in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on...
View ArticleThe Chieftans’ Paddy Moloney previews tonight’s show in Olympia (audio)
Paddy Moloney has spent the past five decades popularizing traditional Irish music around the world with The Chieftans, and tonight is his group’s first appearance in Olympia. The fun starts at 7:30...
View ArticleTaylor Swift returning to the Tacoma Dome
Last fall, we reported that country superstar Taylor Swift had blocked out a September date in the Seattle-Tacoma market. The Tacoma Dome’s web site now says that Swift – known for “Tim McGraw,” “Tears...
View ArticleGrit City Bootlegs No. 68: An interview and new tunes from Big Wheel Stunt Show
Big Wheel Stunt Show will unleash their new album “Cheetah Milque” on Tacoma Saturday night with a CD release party at the New Frontier Lounge. We’ll have a related story on one of Tacoma’s most...
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Larry the Cable Guy tickets on sale Saturday
Larry the Cable Guy will “get errrrrr done” at the Puyallup Fair this year. (OK, I know. “Get r’ done.” Total cliché at this point. “Lord, I apologize.” OK, that, too.) The sleeveless, catch phrase...
View ArticleJosh Groban headed to Seattle
Josh Groban will bring his Straight to You Tour to Seattle’s KeyArena on Aug. 27, Live Nation announced today. Tickets to see the singer – “O Holy Night,” “Believe” and other operatic, adult...
View ArticleSystem of a Down to launch tour in Seattle
After a long hiatus, System of a Down is back. The popular prog-metal band will launch its forthcoming U.S. tour on May 13 at KeyArena, Live Nation announced. Gogol Bordello will open. Tickets go on...
View ArticleAdios, amigos
I was at Hell’s Kitchen recently when someone marveled at how I’d been at the News Tribune “forever” – since she was in middle school, actually. Which made me feel old, in case you’re wondering. But it...
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