http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/index.html en-us Copyright 2013 The Seattle Times Company Mon, 20 May 2013 23:01:51 PDT Mon, 20 May 2013 23:01:51 PDT MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021023676_apusobitraymanzarek.html?syndication=rss Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021023676_apusobitraymanzarek.html?syndication=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 21:36:09 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021024288_apussevereweatheroklahomatobykeith.html?syndication=rss Country music performer Toby Keith says he grew up in the area near Oklahoma City that was hit by a devastating tornado. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021024288_apussevereweatheroklahomatobykeith.html?syndication=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 22:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021021357_apashongkongmichellechen.html?syndication=rss Fans know her as the sweet schoolgirl in the 2011 blockbuster "You Are the Apple of My Eye." Now, they can take a closer look at Michelle Chen through her first love: music. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021021357_apashongkongmichellechen.html?syndication=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 21:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021021820_apusjacksonaegsuit.html?syndication=rss Michael Jackson's doctor was not the only person working on the singer's ill-fated "This Is It" tour without a fully executed contract, a corporate attorney for concert promoter AEG Live LLC testified Monday. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021021820_apusjacksonaegsuit.html?syndication=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 19:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021021454_apmlisraelpeoplestreisand.html?syndication=rss A leading Israeli university says it will present singer Barbra Streisand with an honorary Ph.D. when she visits Israel next month. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021021454_apmlisraelpeoplestreisand.html?syndication=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 12:46:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021021552_apusmusicreviewbethhartandjoebonamassa.html?syndication=rss Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa, "Seesaw" (J&R Adventures) Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021021552_apusmusicreviewbethhartandjoebonamassa.html?syndication=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 11:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021021457_apusmusicdaftpunk.html?syndication=rss It's tempting to say Daft Punk has gone Hollywood. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021021457_apusmusicdaftpunk.html?syndication=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 10:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021021349_apusmusicreviewdaftpunk.html?syndication=rss Daft Punk, "Random Access Memories" (Columbia) Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021021349_apusmusicreviewdaftpunk.html?syndication=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 09:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021021330_apusmusicreviewthenational.html?syndication=rss The National, "Trouble Will Find Me" (4AD) Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021021330_apusmusicreviewthenational.html?syndication=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 09:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021021328_apusmusicreviewdariusrucker.html?syndication=rss Darius Rucker, "True Believers" (Capitol Nashville) Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021021328_apusmusicreviewdariusrucker.html?syndication=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 09:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021019796_apustheaterqaaudramcdonald.html?syndication=rss If either her husband or daughter is calling, Audra McDonald knows without looking at her phone. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021019796_apustheaterqaaudramcdonald.html?syndication=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 07:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021019698_apashongkongmichellechen.html?syndication=rss Fans know her as the sweet schoolgirl in the 2011 blockbuster "You Are the Apple of My Eye." Now, they can take a closer look at Michelle Chen through her first love: music. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021019698_apashongkongmichellechen.html?syndication=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 02:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021016689_apusbillboardmusicawards.html?syndication=rss Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021016689_apusbillboardmusicawards.html?syndication=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 00:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021016693_apusmusicianinjured.html?syndication=rss Officials say the leader of the reggae band Toots and the Maytals was injured when a 19-year-old man threw a bottle and hit the singer during a concert in Richmond. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021016693_apusmusicianinjured.html?syndication=rss Sun, 19 May 2013 12:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2020993431_summerconcerts19xml.html?syndication=rss A complete list of this summer’s concerts. Music & nightlife http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2020993431_summerconcerts19xml.html?syndication=rss Mon, 20 May 2013 13:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021012704_apuspaulmccartneytour.html?syndication=rss Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021012704_apuspaulmccartneytour.html?syndication=rss Sat, 18 May 2013 15:31:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021011016_apusjacksonaegsuitglance.html?syndication=rss A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead: Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021011016_apusjacksonaegsuitglance.html?syndication=rss Sat, 18 May 2013 11:16:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2021001202_rockhalltv1xml.html?syndication=rss The Seattle rock group Heart and Emerald City arranger and producer Quincy Jones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April. The show is being broadcast at 9 p.m. Saturday, May 18 on HBO. Music & nightlife http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2021001202_rockhalltv1xml.html?syndication=rss Sat, 18 May 2013 07:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021004890_apeuswedeneurovisioncontenders.html?syndication=rss Flashy skirts, fake tans, fur and feathers: It's the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021004890_apeuswedeneurovisioncontenders.html?syndication=rss Sat, 18 May 2013 03:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021008444_apusmetalsingermurderforhire.html?syndication=rss The lawyer for a California heavy metal singer accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife says the singer's mind has been ravaged by steroid use. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021008444_apusmetalsingermurderforhire.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 23:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021005051_apeufrancecannesweinsteinco.html?syndication=rss The Weinstein Company's fall slate of awards contenders will feature a glamorous Grace Kelly, a brawny Nelson Mandela and a mysterious J.D. Salinger. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021005051_apeufrancecannesweinsteinco.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 16:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021004793_apusmusicjennifernettles.html?syndication=rss Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles is releasing a solo album. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021004793_apusmusicjennifernettles.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 12:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021004729_apusobamacaroleking.html?syndication=rss President Barack Obama is putting on a show at the White House next week for singer-songwriter Carole King. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021004729_apusobamacaroleking.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 12:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021003033_apeugermanybiebermonkey.html?syndication=rss Justin Bieber will face a bill for thousands of euros (dollars) for his pet monkey's two-month stay at an animal shelter since it was seized by German customs, officials said Friday as a deadline expired for him to reclaim the animal. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021003033_apeugermanybiebermonkey.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 11:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021003867_apuspeoplerandytravislawsuit.html?syndication=rss Country music star Randy Travis has filed a lawsuit to prevent the release of patrol car video of his 2012 drunken-driving arrest in North Texas. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021003867_apuspeoplerandytravislawsuit.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 11:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021004535_apeubritaingeorgemichael.html?syndication=rss George Michael was being treated at a hospital Friday for what his publicist called minor injuries after being a passenger in a car crash near London. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021004535_apeubritaingeorgemichael.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 10:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2020997934_fleetwoodpreview1xml.html?syndication=rss Marking the 35th anniversary of its blockbuster album “Rumours,” Fleetwood Mac makes a tour stop at the Tacoma Dome. Music & nightlife http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2020997934_fleetwoodpreview1xml.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 07:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021002051_apeugermanybiebermonkey.html?syndication=rss German officials say Justin Bieber will have to pay the bill for his monkey's two-month stay at a Munich animal shelter. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021002051_apeugermanybiebermonkey.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 04:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020997325_apustvamericanidol.html?syndication=rss With a flawless voice that recalled past "American Idol" finalist Jennifer Hudson and a sense of determination after not making it in previous seasons, Candice Glover did the one thing Hudson wasn't able to do: She won the title of "American Idol." Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020997325_apustvamericanidol.html?syndication=rss Fri, 17 May 2013 05:47:07 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2020997917_borispreview1xml.html?syndication=rss The prolific Japanese band Boris comes to the Crocodile for a two-show stint. Music & nightlife http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2020997917_borispreview1xml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 17:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2020997904_ethnollines1xml.html?syndication=rss The University of Washington ethnomusicology division presents Hindustani vocalist Srivani Jade and Senegalese percussionist Thione Diop on its annual spring concert Tuesday, May 21, at Meany Theater. Music & nightlife http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2020997904_ethnollines1xml.html?syndication=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 17:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020997463_apusbostonsymphonyorchestradirector.html?syndication=rss Andris (AHN'-driss) Nelsons has been named music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020997463_apusbostonsymphonyorchestradirector.html?syndication=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 12:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020997236_apeubritainonedirectiontour.html?syndication=rss Hit boy band One Direction has announced plans for an ambitious world tour in 2014. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020997236_apeubritainonedirectiontour.html?syndication=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 11:46:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020997464_apusmusicvampireweekend.html?syndication=rss The guys in Vampire Weekend changed how they wrote songs, how they record and what an album of theirs even looks like - the cover for "Modern Vampires of the City" is not another artsy old Polaroid, but a 1966 black-and-white photo of a smoggy New York skyline. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020997464_apusmusicvampireweekend.html?syndication=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 11:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020997376_apusmusicreviewamygrant.html?syndication=rss Amy Grant, "How Mercy Looks From Here" (Capitol Christian) Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020997376_apusmusicreviewamygrant.html?syndication=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 11:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020994530_apustvamericanidolperformances.html?syndication=rss Randy Jackson isn't sure which budding diva will take the crown on "American Idol." Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020994530_apustvamericanidolperformances.html?syndication=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 07:46:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020994438_apusstaxmusicacademy.html?syndication=rss One by one the teenage singers practice the opening lines to "Boogie Wonderland," a disco-funk hit from an era before they were born, as dancers work on hip-swinging moves that require perfect choreography. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020994438_apusstaxmusicacademy.html?syndication=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 04:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020993801_apasaustraliatheseekers.html?syndication=rss The lead singer of the 1960s Australian folk-pop group The Seekers is recovering from a brain hemorrhage suffered after a concert. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020993801_apasaustraliatheseekers.html?syndication=rss Thu, 16 May 2013 01:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020986208_apusdrdreiovineuscgift.html?syndication=rss The new Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy at the University of Southern California will offer a curriculum aimed to help young innovators create the next iPod or Facebook. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020986208_apusdrdreiovineuscgift.html?syndication=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 16:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2020989500_monstersreview1xml.html?syndication=rss Of Monsters and Men, the Icelandic folk rock band, played to a sold-out house at the Paramount Theatre Tuesday, May 14. Music & nightlife http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2020989500_monstersreview1xml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 18:03:55 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020985944_apusmusicphoenix.html?syndication=rss Phoenix frontman and singer Thomas Mars says their new album "Bankrupt!" was born out of the negative influences going on in the band after the unprecedented success of their Grammy-winning 2009 album, "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix." Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020985944_apusmusicphoenix.html?syndication=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 13:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020988621_apusmusicagnethafaltskog.html?syndication=rss For most of the last three decades, ABBA was but a memory for Agnetha Faltskog. She made concerted efforts to leave behind her past as one of two principal singers of the best-selling 1970s Swedish quartet, best known for the pop classic "Dancing Queen." Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020988621_apusmusicagnethafaltskog.html?syndication=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 08:46:03 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020985778_apassingaporechurchontrial.html?syndication=rss Singapore opened a long-anticipated corruption trial Wednesday of six church leaders accused of embezzling more than $40 million to fund the pop music career of the wife of their evangelical movement's founder. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020985778_apassingaporechurchontrial.html?syndication=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 03:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020985679_apusdrdreiovineuscgift.html?syndication=rss Hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, and music industry entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine have donated a combined $70 million to create a new institute at the University of Southern California, the school announced Tuesday night. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020985679_apusdrdreiovineuscgift.html?syndication=rss Wed, 15 May 2013 02:16:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020982612_apusjacksonaegsuit.html?syndication=rss Michael Jackson appeared "a little loopy" after visits with his longtime dermatologist and was considering using a teleprompter to help him perform some of his songs during his ill-fated comeback concerts, a choreographer who worked one-on-one with the pop superstar told a jury Tuesday. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020982612_apusjacksonaegsuit.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 19:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020982621_apusdelpdefamationlawsuit.html?syndication=rss A defamation lawsuit filed by the founder of the rock group Boston against the ex-wife of the band's late lead singer was reinstated Tuesday by the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020982621_apusdelpdefamationlawsuit.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 18:31:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020982596_apusmusicbetawards.html?syndication=rss He started from the bottom, but now he's on top at the BET Awards: Drake has 12 nominations. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020982596_apusmusicbetawards.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 16:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020982609_apustejanosingerattacked.html?syndication=rss The lead singer of the Grammy-winning Tejano group La Mafia has suffered head wounds in an unprovoked attack outside a Houston club. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020982609_apustejanosingerattacked.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 16:01:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020984458_apusmusicamericanaawards.html?syndication=rss Husband-wife duo Shovels & Rope is the top nominee for this year's Americana Honors & Awards, but longtime favorites Buddy Miller and Emmylou Harris lurk nearby. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020984458_apusmusicamericanaawards.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 15:46:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020982445_apusmusictraceadkins.html?syndication=rss "Celebrity Apprentice" finalist Trace Adkins has an apprentice of his own. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020982445_apusmusictraceadkins.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 12:16:03 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020982330_apusmusicrevieweve.html?syndication=rss Eve, "Lip Lock" (From The Rib/RED) Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020982330_apusmusicrevieweve.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 11:16:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020982316_apusmusicreviewvampireweekend.html?syndication=rss Vampire Weekend, "Modern Vampires of the City" (XL Recordings) Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020982316_apusmusicreviewvampireweekend.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 11:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020982113_apuspeoplebeyonce.html?syndication=rss Beyonce is canceling her Tuesday concert in Belgium because of dehydration and exhaustion. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020982113_apuspeoplebeyonce.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 09:46:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2020979521_newcds14xml.html?syndication=rss New CDs out this week of Tuesday, May 14, include Vampire Weekend’s summery but sometimes dark “Modern Vampires of the City”; “Love Is Everything,” by George Strait; Bobby McFerrin’s “Spirityouall”; and “Black Pudding,” by Mark Lanegan and Music & nightlife http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2020979521_newcds14xml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 17:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020980449_apusguccimaneassault.html?syndication=rss Rapper Gucci Mane has pleaded not guilty to an assault charge stemming from an altercation with a fan at a downtown Atlanta nightclub. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2020980449_apusguccimaneassault.html?syndication=rss Tue, 14 May 2013 05:01:08 PDT