Mike Baltierra, Author at SMI (Seattle Music Insider)

Shinedown Plays To Sold Out Moore Theater
By Mike Baltierra on February 9, 2022
Jacksonville, FL based rock band Shinedown, have been playing to theaters and smaller venues on the West Coast leg of their tour. They brought their...
Shinedown Announce Planet Zero and National Tour
By Mike Baltierra on February 5, 2022
New York, NY – – Multi-platinum rock band Shinedown have released their lead single “Planet Zero,” the title track from their newly...
An Evening of Classic Rock in Puyallup
By Mike Baltierra on September 24, 2021
It was a fantastic evening of classic rock and roll in front of a capacity crowd that came out on a chilly mid-week evening to...
Ice Cube at the Washington State Fair
By Mike Baltierra on September 20, 2021
Fans of hip hop braved the chilly fall evening and potential rain to make their way to the Grandstand Arena at the Washington State Fair...
Metal Tour of the Year Hits White River
By Mike Baltierra on September 8, 2021
White River Amphitheater welcomed co-headlining acts Megadeth and Lamb of God on their highly anticipated Metal Tour of the Year last weekend. The tour was...
Sami Chohfi Films “Dirty Your Soul” in India
By Mike Baltierra on July 17, 2020
Singer- songwriter and International artist Sami Chohfi has been extremely busy for the last two years; writing, recording and touring in places such as India,...
The Glorious Sons at The Showbox
By Mike Baltierra on February 24, 2020
The Glorious Sons are currently touring North America in support of their latest release, A War on Everything. The band made a stop at Seattle’s...
Queensryche Rocks the Neptune Theater
By Mike Baltierra on February 9, 2020
Blazing across the country and packing venues in support of their latest release, 2019’s The Verdict, Queensyche put on an outstanding performance at Seattle’s Neptune...
King Diamond at the Paramount Theatre
By Mike Baltierra on November 29, 2019
Danish heavy metal legend King Diamond brought his “The Institute Tour” to a near capacity Paramount Theatre in Seattle. For fans of not just heavy...
Amon Amarth Performs to a Sold Out Showbox Sodo
By Mike Baltierra on September 30, 2019
With their music and imagery based on Viking mythology, and their name, Sindarin for Mount Doom which was taken from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord...
Foreigner Rocks the Washington State Fair
By Mike Baltierra on September 20, 2019
Judging by the sold out arena at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup, WA, classic rock is alive and very well. Foreigner, who are into...
Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees at The Fair
By Mike Baltierra on September 14, 2019
Philadelphia, PA based Boyz II Men – Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris & Shawn Stockman – and Los Angeles, CA based 98 Degrees – Nick Lachey,...