Backstage Pass Backstage Pass: Evening at the Paragon On 25 May 2017, four very talented musicians – Heather Edgley [https://www.instagram.com/heatheredgley/], Sandi Fernandez [https://www.instagram.com/newnamesandi/], Anna St. Lee [https://www.instagram.com/anna.st.lee/], and Elena Loper [https://www.instagram.com/elelop17/] – took over Queen Anne’s Paragon [http://paragonseattle.com] for
Backstage Pass Backstage Pass: Olympia Acoustic Festival 2017 On 20 May 2017, about 20 musicians and bands took to the stages at Obsidian [http://obsidianolympia.com] for a day of music at the Olympia Acoustic Festival [https://www.facebook.com/Olyacousticfest/]. Paul Mauer [http://euphoria-tea.wixsite.com/euphoriatea/about] is the organizing force behind the festival, which is
Artists The Busker's Way Part II: The Fiddler in the Market The Busker’s Way Part I was an introductory look at the talented musicians and artists who busk in Seattle’s vibrant Pike Place Market. In writing that, I benefitted greatly from having Faith Grossnicklaus [https://www.instagram.com/faith.grossnicklaus/] as a guide. She’s a talented and stylish
Backstage Pass The Busker's Way, Pike Place Market (Part I) For a long time, I liked the idea and imagery of Pike Place Market more than I actually liked going there. It’s beautiful in photos. In person, it’s easy to lose sight of that. It’s crowded, people create traffic jams by pausing in the worst places, and
Backstage Pass Backstage Pass: Elijah Dhavvan, Tom Rhodes, and Claire Michelle I need to make a point of seeing more live shows in 2017. On Friday 27 January 2017, I caught 3 solid performances at Columbia City’s Columbia City Theater [http://www.columbiacitytheater.com] in Seattle: Elijah Dhavvan, Tom Rhodes, and Claire Michelle. As I’ve mentioned here previously, I’
