Gwendolyn Elliott
Woody Sez: Guthrie’s Still Talkin’, Even Today
Seattle Repertory's musical portrait of Woody Guthrie, 'Woody Sez', rings true for our times, too
Three quarters of a century before Facebook and Twitter, Woody Guthrie was writing and singing songs about the complex issues we tweet incessantly about today: big banks, corporations, immigrants, the working class, greedy politicians, war. In David Lutken’s Woody Sez, the music-filled portrait of the life, times and songs of America’s folk-singing hero, Lutken, who…
Band of the Week: Simon Kornelis
Need to know: He's writing a full length album about cats
With so much happening in Seattle’s bustling music scene these days, how do you even know where to start? Allow the highly trained culture curators of Seattlemag.com to help with Band of the Week. This week, we catch up with Simon Kornelis, a hardworking Seattle guitar slinger who crafts a country blues sound, and who’s…
Tell Me About That Track: Vaudeville Etiquette’s “Let’s Spike the Eggnog”
In our new column Tell Me About That Track, Seattle country folk band Vaudeville Etiquette talk about a new holiday single, and a show tomorrow night at Neumos. Name of Band: Vaudeville Etiquette Name of Track: “Let’s Spike The Eggnog” In three sentences or more, tell us the story of the band: Vaudeville Etiquette is…
Five Things Seattleites Can Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving
Like many west coast progressives, you may be feeling downright discouraged this Thanksgiving. Between a bitter and unprecedented election, dismal, year-long headlines (Syrian refugee crisis; Flint, Michigan; DAPL; Brexit; etc.) and the endless ticker of obituaries (re: David Bowie, Prince, Sharon Jones, Leonard Cohen, Gene Wilder, Alan Rickman, etc.) it’s been a tough year for…
Band of the Week: Talktin and Easy
A new project from the Seacats universe and "Milton's Orchids" single premiere
With so much happening in Seattle’s bustling music scene these days, how do you even know where to start? Allow the highly trained culture curators of Seattlemag.com to help with Band of the Week. This week, we catch up with Josh Davis from Talktin and Easy, a spin off from the cast of Weezer-worshipping musicians…
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