photo courtesy of Seattlest Brad. James Taylor with Arnold McCuller. Lou Marini plays in background. Seattlest Brad has zero inclination to pursue a career as a music reviewer. But because our editor is so nice when she's arm-twisty, here goes: On the coldest night of the summer, James Taylor and his "Band of Legends" wrapped up a two-night stop at the Chateau Ste. Michelle winery in Woodinville Tuesday night. The two-set, nearly three-hour show featured......

Kim is off to see Susan Werner at the Triple Door Sunday night. This weekend is a toss up for Matt between going down to Portland for the final days of the Body World 3 show at OMSI or heading out west to the The 26th Annual West Coast Oyster Shucking Championship and Washington State Seafood Festival. As previously noted, Seth is going to take The Grand Tour with George Jones at the Paramount. Friday,......

We have a message for 15-year-old us: "You are a fuckface." Because it was 15-year-old us who decided against going to see Dizzy Gillespie at Jazz Alley in February of '92. "I'll just catch him next time around," 15-year-old us thought. There was no next time around. That performance was Gillespie's last--not just in Seattle, but anywhere. Ever since, we're committed to enjoying the elderly legends before they pass. We saw Ray Charles and Cab......

If you were looking forward to seeing the White Stripes later this month at the Paramount, you can forget it. Their canceling their whole tour due to Meg White's "acute anxiety," reports our sister site LAist. Said anxiety leaves her unable to travel. Poor kid. The Seattle dates were Wednesday, Sept. 26 and Thursday, Sept. 27. If you've got tickets, bummer. But you can get a refund where you bought them, and who needs the......