On a cold, windy, and rainy Saturday evening, the Tacoma Dome was packed to the rafters with many a metal head who came out to witness an evening of crushing heavy metal and hard rock. This evening’s ...

Def Leppard at T-Mobile Park The highly anticipated and twice rescheduled Stadium Tour co-headlined by Def Leppard and Motley Crue finally made a mid-week stop at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA. This is ...

Life In Pictures is a new SMI column in which contributors document artists’ preparation on the day of a show. Our first installment features Thunderpussy. Contributor Christine Mitchell spent an ...

At times, George Clinton ‘s performance at the Showbox SoDo on March 24 felt like a well-earned victory lap. The 76-year-old songwriter has, after all, spent more than four decades at the helm of his ...

Telekinesis at SASQUATCH! 2016 (photo by Abby Williamson) I had the good fortune to catch Telekinesis’ Michael Lerner last month at a small art opening in a secluded barn up in Bow, a tiny hamlet off ...

Christine Mitchell has been poring over album liner notes pretty much since she acquired the skill of reading, and figured out the basic structure of rock songs at an early age. Whether it’s the ...

REO Speedwagon at White River Amphitheater, Auburn WA (Photo:PNW Music Photo) Two of the biggest bands from the eighties, as well as from the Land of Lincoln, REO Speedwagon and Styx have teamed up ...

Although best known for her time on The Voice, her love of music began in the third grade when she was introduced to soul music through a video featuring Ray Charles. A go-getter, SIAHNA has dedicated ...

Scorpions at the Tacoma Dome German rockers Scorpions have been churning out records and tours for nearly six decades. They get better and better over time and their near capacity performance at the ...

Dead Men Walking opened the show with “Rock and Roll Kills,” the first track from their excellent new record, Easy Piracy. With lyrics like “Rock and roll kills with peace and love, rock and roll ...

The Highway 99 Blues Club was the place to be last Friday night when The Adarna, Glenn Canon Blues Trio, and headliners The Guessing Game took the stage and rocked the faces of Seattle. Despite their ...

Chicago based deathcore band, Born of Osiris, are currently on a tour spanning across the United States, celebrating the tenth anniversary of its The New Reign album. Included on the tour are ...