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'We ran out of town': Nor'Wester '76 promoter remembers fleeing after riots started 50 years ago
8+ hour, 44+ min ago (527+ words) Johnny Brower, the accomplished concert promoter from Toronto who helped organize the ill-fated Nor'Wester '76 outdoor festival, called the bands Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Heart personally to tell them to avoid Stateline 50 years ago. "Once the fires started, I made calls to…...
'A footnote in rock and roll history': 50 years ago, concertgoers rioted in North Idaho at Nor'Wester '76
13+ hour, 53+ min ago (1131+ words) Scott James thinks it was Thursday, or perhaps Friday, when he and three buddies arrived in Stateline, Idaho, 50 years ago this weekend for a planned three-day music festival dubbed "Nor'Wester '76." They set up camp at what was then called Northwest…...
Mandolins, accordions and guitars line Spokane city streets for Street Music Week
12+ hour, 43+ min ago (403+ words) Sisters Neilia and Ivy Eyer have been making music since they were old enough to stand. With a mandolin and an accordion in hand, the two teenagers performed folk songs Monday on Main Street to kick off Second Harvest's 24th annual…...
Stage review: 'MJ The Musical' spans decades of music and family trauma
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (951+ words) MJ The Musical" was reviewed Tuesday night at the First Interstate Center for the Arts. It runs through Sunday. Tickets are available through Tickets West. For all we know about the legendary Michael Jackson, it seems like there's just as…...
Artist Carl Richardson takes inspiration from hip-hop, freestyling for collages in 'Cyphers"
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (955+ words) When: Through June 27. 11-5: 30 Wednesdays and Thursdays. 11 a. m. -6 p. m. Fridays and Saturdays. Where: D2 Gallery and Studio, 310 W. First Ave. Artist Carl Richardson was being interviewed a few years ago when he had a revelation about his creative process. In response to a question about…...
This day in history: Rock festival at speedway leads to delay. Police chief says city jail prisoners fed 'dirty food,' 'wormy meat"
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (301+ words) From 1976: On the morning of June 5, 1976, The Spokesman-Review was already reporting problems with the big Nor'wester '76 rock festival at the speedway in Stateline. "Last minute financial problems" delayed the opening almost five hours causing the crowd of 3, 500 to 4, 000 to grow…...
Rufus Du Sol brings alternative dance music to the Gorge
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (197+ words) Grammy Award-winning alternative dance and house group Rufus Du Sol will take over the Gorge Amphitheatre this weekend. The three-piece group was founded in Sydney, Australia, in 2010 and was known as Rufus before shifting to Rufus Du Sol in order…...
Tab Benoit's soulful Southern blues to ring through the Bing
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (199+ words) Grammy Award-nominated blues guitarist Tab Benoit is bringing a taste of the Delta blues to Spokane. Born in Houma, Louisiana, Benoit cut his teeth in clubs alongside living blues legends in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. After releasing his 1993 debut…...
From singer-songwriter to pop-punk rocker: Tomboy lead singer Erin Parkes takes stage solo at Zephyr Folk Festival
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (669+ words) Tomboy recently performing at the All-American Rejects surprise backyard pop-up show. The opening performance has been a game changer for the local pop punk band. (Courtesy) What: Two-day lakeside music event featuring food, drinks and local and national folk musicians…...
Concert review: Sierra Ferrell and Brudi Brothers set bar high for Pavilion's summer season
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (625+ words) From busking the streets of Seattle to kicking off the Gesa Pavilion's summer season in a major way, Americana star Sierra Ferrell and the Brudi Brothers put on a tough show to beat. Washington's own Brudi Brothers kicked off the…...