performing arts

Mad Season's Meteoric Rise And Tragic Fall

Serene Careaga — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 03:00:00 +0000

Seattle's music scene was booming in the mid-1990s. Four friends from different established bands decided to get together for a side project called Mad Season. Layne Staley sang in Alice in Chains, Mike McCready played guitar for Pearl Jam, Bassist John Baker Saunders toured with The Walkabouts and Barrett Martin was the drummer for Screaming Trees.

Seattle's Waxie Moon: Burlesque Performer For A New Century

Marcie Sillman — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:22:33 +0000

When you hear the word burlesque, what comes to mind?

Some of us envision down and dirty night clubs populated by weary strippers clad in not much more than feather boas and G-strings. For most of the past century, burlesque has been synonymous with women doing a little bump and grind for mostly male audience members. Remember the musical "Gypsy?"

Singer-Songwriter LeRoy Bell: The Rise, Fall And Rise Again

Dave Beck — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:58:48 +0000

Most people know about singer-songwriter LeRoy Bell from his appearances in 2011 as one of the top performers on the network television singing competition, The X Factor. But long before televised competitions, LeRoyThe region's top middle school spellers go head to head this weekend in the King-Snohomish Regional Spelling Bee at Seattle's Town Hall. The winning wordsmith heads to Washington, DC, to compete in the 86th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. Last year's regional champ had to spell "putrescible." Think you have what it takes to win? Call 206.543.5869 and prove your spelling prowess on live radio against your fellow listeners.

New Life For Restored Memories From Seattle’s Female Rockers

Marcie Sillman — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:00:00 +0000

You probably know the bands that put Seattle on the international music map in the early 1990s. Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam have become legends, but they're only part of the Seattle music story. Women rocked the scene, too. Gretta Harley came to Seattle in 1990, looking for her tribe, and she says she found it.

Who's The Busiest Holiday Worker In Seattle?

Marcie Sillman — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:14:01 +0000

As the busy holiday shopping season revs up, it seems like retail stores and delivery services have the hardest working folks in town. But another industry shifts into high gear after Thanksgiving: the arts.