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Nirvana not smiling after filing lawsuit against designer Marc Jacobs over ‘Bootleg Grunge’ shirt

Just when you thought 25 years might be enough time for mainstream fashion designers to forget they ever tried to… Read More

Straight outta Linux: Cloud tech conference KubeCon will feature hip-hop star at ‘Ice Cube-Con’

Will Tuesday be a good day? It will be for those attending KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in Seattle this week if… Read More

Cast of "Bathtubs Over Broadway"

‘Bathtubs Over Broadway’ unearths the wacky world of corporate musicals: Where did they go?

No fan of Broadway musicals should miss classics like “I Never Enjoyed My Operation More,” “My Insurance Man” and “My… Read More

Seattle Symphony’s immersive Octave 9 space to open in March and feature 24-hour music marathon

If you want to completely immerse yourself for a day in a technologically advanced, 360-degree music environment, you’re about to… Read More

Spotify tries its own hand at rocking the vote with midterm elections playlists for each state

Voters looking to drown out last-minute midterm elections noise can turn to Spotify for specially curated playlists in every state… Read More

Geek of the Week: From Renton to Carnegie Hall and beyond, Quinton Morris inspires via violin

Quinton Morris has performed and taught violin around the world, playing at some of the most prestigious concert halls in… Read More

Paul Allen and the Underthinkers rock the Microsoft earnings call as this quarter’s hold music

And the band played on. Just over a week after Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen died at the age of 65, the… Read More

Little girl tries repeatedly to get Alexa to play song, before mom launches cute ‘Baby Shark’ attack

One of these days, cute Alexa videos will probably jump the proverbial shark. We’re not there yet, because we need… Read More

Geek of the Week: Alexa is music to his ears, but Fred Clarke also conducts business with the Amazon Symphony Orchestra

Fred Clarke was a music geek before becoming a tech geek. But now that’s he’s a tech geek at Amazon,… Read More

Photos: High-tech, video-mapping light show turns Seattle’s MOHAI into a pulsating projection surface

The purple-hued cranes towering above South Lake Union’s twinkling tech hub — or the glowing Space Needle standing out against… Read More

Amazon to release new Jack White concert film and live EP on Prime Video and Music

Jack White, the prolific musician who has released a large catalog of music as both a solo musician and with… Read More

AI merges Amazon reviews for a DVD workout kit with Morrissey lyrics to make one great song

A co-worker asked me in Slack for a link to the best thing I’d seen on the internet so far… Read More

Smashing Pumpkins concert in Seattle delights fans around the world thanks to Twitter live stream

Perhaps you’ve reached the age where heading out for live music — or heading out for live music featuring the… Read More

Pearl Jam poster

Republicans outraged after poster for Pearl Jam’s Montana concert depicts White House burning

“The Home Shows” have turned into “The Away Shows” for Seattle rock band Pearl Jam, and with that comes a… Read More

In a sea of social media from Pearl Jam’s first Seattle ‘Home Show,’ images from 2 pros stand out

Anyone in Seattle or close to the internet no doubt knows that hometown favorites Pearl Jam played the first of… Read More

Seattle police join lip-sync video challenge with cameo-filled version of Macklemore’s ‘Downtown’

Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when they sing for you? From the top of the… Read More

The gift of grunge: Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture to receive Chris Cornell statue from singer’s family

Update, Aug. 23: In order to accommodate more fans and expected crowds, the Museum of Pop Culture has moved the… Read More

Demi Lovato

‘It’s actually my favorite holiday’: Singer Demi Lovato plays to Amazon’s Prime crowd in Seattle

Amazon’s latest Prime Day is in the books, and now so is the celebration for employees in Seattle. The tech… Read More

Microsoft throws concert for summer interns in Seattle featuring Pitbull and Julia Michaels

Microsoft’s summer interns got more than just a beautiful night at Gas Works Park on Thursday, overlooking Lake Union and… Read More

Pop star Demi Lovato to headline Amazon’s Post-Prime Day Celebration Concert in Seattle

Amazon employees in Seattle worn out by the grind of this year’s Prime Day will be able to recharge with… Read More

KEXP digitization

KEXP and dream team of archivists plan digitization labs to help listeners save their music memories

Long before streaming came along and planted a song in your head digitally, music memories were collected on cassette tapes… Read More

Death Cab for Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie sings a familiar tune about Amazon, the tech boom and changing Seattle

Ben Gibbard writes and sings recognizable songs as the lead singer of longtime pop stars Death Cab for Cutie. But… Read More

Dave and Claire Crosby

This dad left Amazon to launch a startup, and along the way his daughter, 5, became a YouTube star

Like any proud dad, Dave Crosby thought his daughter was a pretty good little singer. So he pointed a camera… Read More

Dylan Rose

Tired of phones at concerts? College student wins Amazon Catalyst grant for tiny headband camera

Dylan Rose was tired of seeing live music through the smartphone screens of fellow concertgoers. The 19-year-old University of Washington… Read More

On tour with U2: How the iconic band is using new tech to make its shows more human than ever

LOS ANGELES — U2’s preoccupation with outlandish technology can probably be traced to Bono’s rushed limo ride to the hospital… Read More

Spencer Rascoff

It’s only rock ‘n’ roll, but Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff was shaped by his dad’s work with music icons

Many entrepreneurs are influenced by early childhood experiences managing a paper route or a lemonade stand. Spencer Rascoff’s most indelible… Read More

Bowhead whale

Scientists dig the wild jazz music that bowhead whales are singing in the Arctic

A research team led by an University of Washington oceanographer has published the largest known set of songs from bowhead… Read More

Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert

Tickets going at lightspeed for concert featuring original Star Wars film and Seattle Symphony music

It seems like there is a new Star Wars movie, or a spinoff Star Wars movie, in theaters every six… Read More

Ciara

Ciara joins Russell Wilson with her own channel on fan app TraceMe — and a first look at their little girl

In the comments and chats on Russell Wilson’s superfan app TraceMe, whatever is happening or has happened on the football… Read More

Quincy Jones

In interview full of stunners, music legend Quincy Jones says Paul Allen sings, plays just like Hendrix

Legendary producer Quincy Jones has had a hand in creating some of the most iconic music of all time, including… Read More

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