2+ hour, 35+ min ago  (1638+ words) Doug Ramsey, author of "Jazz Matters: Reflections on the Music and Some of Its Makers." Doug Ramsey, shown during his television news career, spent more than two decades as a reporter, correspondent and news executive before earning national acclaim as…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (271+ words) If you're going to create a fake jukebox musical about a fake legendary folk duo, you better be able to write real songs " ones that can convincingly sell the existence of an extensive back catalog of catchy tunes. On that…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (513+ words) Yakima Herald-Republic Jessica Lang's "Zig Zag," a 2021 work making its Pacific Northwest Ballet debut in the current "All Lang" repertory, is one of those dances that bursts off the stage directly into your heart. Set to 11 recordings by the late…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1597+ words) soma, left to right, Riley Verbrugge, Nico Gambito, Max Schiefelbein and Kyle Benjamin, will play the main stage at Chinook Fest on June 20." If live music is your summer soundtrack, the Yakima Valley has no shortage of concerts, festivals and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (487+ words) Sean Luster of Red Light Challenge walks into the crowd while performing at Downtown Summer Nights Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Yakima, Wash. Six nights of live music will return to North Front Street this summer as Yakima Federal Downtown Summer Nights…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1127+ words) Dave Matthews Band performing at the Gorge Amphitheatre in 2021. The group first played the Gorge in the mid-'90s and has since gone on to perform there more than 75 times. (Michael Rietmulder / The Seattle Times) Jeff Trisler remembers the early days. "Oh…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago  (713+ words) FILE " The A. C. Davis Band Boosters are hosting a pop-up market from 9 a. m. -2 p. m. Saturday, at Davis High School, 212 S. Sixth Ave." Memorial Day weekend is upon us, the unofficial start of summer, and there's plenty to do in the Yakima Valley. If you…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1145+ words) The "Best of the Doobies" greatest hits album, featuring a jukebox on its cover, is seen leaning against a vintage jukebox in the back room of Churchill's Booklovers' Haunt in downtown Yakima on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. As a rule, greatest hits…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (890+ words) Members of Night Ranger pose on the cover of their "Midnight Madness" album, which is displayed atop columnist Joel Donofrio's record player in his Yakima home. Next Saturday, April 18, 2026, is the annual celebration of all things vinyl: Record Store Day....

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (345+ words) From left: Arjun Pande as Paul Bratter, Ays Garcia as Corie Bratter, Mike Wu as Victor Velasco, and Alexandra Tavares as Mother in Taproot Theatre's production of "Barefoot in the Park." (Giao Nguyen) In Taproot Theatre's production of Neil Simon's…...