Artist Spotlight
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Another State of Mind: Eve’s Plum
(Editors Note: This is a new bi-monthly feature debuting here at SMI called Another State of Mind.) In 1991, in the boroughs of New York City,...
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Shinobi Ninja “Escape From New York” for Nationwide Tour! (Photo Slideshow)
Here at SMI we frequently receive requests via Twitter from bands who would like us cover their shows. We make every effort to do so,...
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Planes On Paper to play Jewelbox Theater June 5th: show preview and interview
In this world of music that for the most part is processed through a meat grinder and dusted liberally with nitrates, it has been an...
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Flight to Mars 2014: still crazy after all these years
Mike McCready’s UFO cover band Flight to Mars has been playing a benefit show for Crohn’s disease and Colitis research (specifically CCFA Camp Oasis and the...
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Sean Lennon’s The GOASTT at the Crocodile May 22nd
Sean Lennon returns to Seattle with his band GOASTT (The Ghost of A Saber Tooth Tiger) Thursday May 22 at The Crocodile. This five-piece outfit...
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Chinook Fest 2013 Extra: Not Amy Opens Chinook Fest And Mesmerizes The Crowd
This year’s Chinook Fest not only was sold out, but also went off with a huge bang! Being there were so many bands to shoot,...
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SMI Artist Spotlight: Dead Winter Carpenters in Seattle (Audio Interview & Photo Slideshow)
Hailing from Northern California’s fertile music scene, Dead Winter Carpenters is a rollicking, high-energy, Americana roots-infused five-piece outfit. With an indomitable spirt and organic approach to their...
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SMI Artists Spotlight: Shane Alexander at El Corazon (Photo Slideshow)
Smooth vocals, beautiful lyrics with a background of pleasantly mastered instruments…That’s what you’ll find in the latest release by Shane Alexander, Ladera. His previous releases...
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SMI Artist Spotlight: Jack DeJohnette…celebrating 70 years as jazz’s moving target
by Jonathan Sindelman In celebration of his 70th birthday, legendary drummer Jack DeJohnette will return to Seattle for what could otherwise be slated as the “Lifetime Achievement Tour.”...
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SMI Artist Spotlight: Tumbleweed Wanderers roll into Nectar Lounge (Audio Interview and Photos)
This Oakland quartet was born four decades late, but it’s never too late for well-crafted music produced with low-tech analog gear. In a parallel universe, in...
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SMI Artist Spotlight: The Stone Foxes (Interview w/ Spencer Kohler)
The Stone Foxes’ Spencer Koehler spoke to SMI contributor Rick Bowen about the band he started with his younger brother Shannon at San Francisco State....
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SMI Artist Spotlight: Tacoma’s Nolan Garrett hits LA (Photo Slideshow)
SMI contributor Bill Bungard recently traveled to LA to hang out with Tacoma artist Nolan Garrett… The sweetest things in life come from putting yourself out there,...
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Live Review: Celebrating Presidents Day the right way with POTUSA
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SMI Radio Ep.46 On Demand: Global Heat / Bob Tomberg (MANW) and Jessica Latshaw
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Capitol Hill Block Party 2012: Allen Stone ‘Soulidifies’ his reputation (Photo Slideshow)
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SMI Radio Ep. 41 On Demand: Musical Tribute to Judy Roth, Barbara Davis Roth and Jan Arthur Roth
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Roger Fisher and Friends keep “Love Alive” during the holiday season (Video)
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Bandcamp are waiving their fees today and Artist Home compiled a list of some great records you can buy from PNW black artists on their platform 🙂
Great PNW Black Artists You Can Support Today on Bandcamp - Artist Home
Today, June 5, Bandcamp is waiving their revenue share in order to help artists and labels impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that every purchase you make on the site today goes 100% toward...#BlackoutTuesday
Peter Gabriel and Billy Bragg are also among those vowing to turn away from business as usual and instead work for racial justice.SMI (Seattle Music Insider)'s founder, Greg Roth, has taken on the challenges of an Obliteride changed by COVID-19. He's using it to one-up the game, not only cycling for cancer research but also for COVID research and Seattle's beloved music event production company, Artist Home, which produces Canceled: Timber! Outdoor Music Festival. He's literally going the distance.
Obliteride 2020: SMI Founder rides for Artist Home, COVID research, and to #curecancerfaster
Seattle Music Insider editor Christine Mitchell here. I’d like to tell you a little bit about my awesome boss, Greg Roth. I started working with SMI in 2013, and right from the beginning I was struc...Subscribe to SMI
