Pacific Northwest Music News & Events
Almost exactly 26 years after the release of the Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique, KEXP will dedicate a full day of programming to the sampling classic, playing the seminal album and every identified song that it samples across 12 hours, resulting in an odyssey of diverse, unorthodox radio.
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Save for one year, I’ve been going to Seattle’s Sakura-Con, the largest anime convention in the Pacific Northwest, every year since 2009. As such, it’s become somewhat of a tradition for me. My excitement for its nearing only grows more and more with each annual outing, and 2015 yielded perhaps my biggest amount of hype for the annual convention thus far.
Read moreTommy Chong and his comedic partner Richard “Cheech” Marin rolled into Tacoma Saturday November 8 for a show at the Emerald Queen Casino and bringing with them a big bag of tricks.
Read moreSeveral hundred loyal local music fans assembled at what has become the premier live music joint in the northwest. Louie G’s has a killer stage, definitely one of the best setups around but that wasn’t good enough for Dream Fest 2012. Lou Galaraza had a dream and we were all in it last night.
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