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Music Reviews
“Crows”
Allison Moorer is no stranger to the country music scene. The Sugar Hill Records recording artist has eight albums under her belt, beginning with her first, “Alabama Song” released by MCA in 1998. Read more...
“Need You Now”
With an appearance at the Grammy Awards, a top five hit with the title track of their second album and a tour opening for Tim McGraw, 2010 is looking good so far for this trio from Augusta, Ga. Lead vocalists Charles Kelly and Hillary Scott and multi-instrumentalist and backing vocalist Dave Haywood seem well-suited for much success in contemporary country music. Read more...
“To All You Thieves and Assassins”
The men of local outfit Blackbird Pie serve up nine tracks of folky pop rock on their 2009 release “To All You Thieves and Assassins.” Read more...
“The Fall”
Five-time Grammy winner Norah Jones seems to have a magic touch. Her albums consistently sell like hotcakes, and she’s also made welcomed appearances on the silver screen in films like the popular “Two Weeks Notice” with Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant (Jones plays herself in that role). Read more...
“Kids in the Back”
Tacoma rapper Rockwell Powers offers an autobiography set to music on his new CD with Ill Pill. Read more...
“Spitting At The Glass”
Alternative rock group Venus Bogardus was formed in 2005 in Bath, England by British guitarist/vocalist James Reich, and bass player/vocalist Hannah Levbarg, who is originally from Texas. They released their debut album in 2008. Read more...
“The Economics of Love” E.P.
Tacoma’s Where Sails Meet Rails have been playing together in the unit they currently form since June 2009, and prior to that the band had been playing for about 10 months with their original bass player, who moved to Texas. Once the band got its bass relief, the group started to focus, write more songs and make things happen for themselves, all while creating a solid local fan base. Read more...
“Stereo Biplane”
Sammamish-based Sparkfarmer brings together four veteran musicians in a band that blends pop, rock and country influences in the songwriting process. The band consists of Getty on guitars, saxophone and vocals, Steve Leigh on guitar, keyboards and vocals, David Baumert on bass and vocals and Tim Osborne on drums. Read more...
“Time Flies When You’re Having Fun”
Words like “legend” and “icon” just seem to fall flat like clichés when the subject is Smokey Robinson. Celebrating 50 years in music, this singer-songwriter and producer earned his title as King of Motown many years ago and his new CD serves to continue that lineage grandly. His voice remains indescribably beautiful, gentle and warming to the body from the inside out. Read more...
“Teach You A Lesson”
Randy Oxford Band has been delivering its signature sound of upbeat, high-energy blues beats to Tacoma and the surrounding areas for years. Read more...
