The third annual KMTT Mountain Music Festival is headlined by Brandi Carlile, Pat Monahan, London Phigg and Jackie Greene, the latter being dubbed the Prince of Americana by the New York Times.
Greene has toured with B.B. King, Susan Tedeschi and Buddy Guy and played at high-ranking festivals. This spring he released “Giving Up the Ghost.”
Carlile’s music can be slotted into several genres, including folk, alternative country and indie rock. In 2005, Rolling Stone put the Washington native on its 10 Artists to Watch list.
Monahan, the lead singer-songwriter of the Grammy-winning band Train (“Drops of Jupiter,” “Calling All Angels”) also plays several instruments. He released his first solo CD (“Last of Seven”) almost a year ago; it included the hit “Her Eyes.”
Native American Music Association Hall of Fame Showcase: The rock band Redbone headlines the 10th showcase with Indigenous and Janice Marie Johnson. Redbone had a top-five hit in 1974, the million-seller “Come and Get Your Love.” The band’s name is a Cajun term for mixed-race people, as were the members.
Johnson is a Mohican singer, bassist and guitarist who had a disco hit, “Boogie Oogie Oogie,” with A Taste of Honey, has had her work in national commercials and has collaborated with Ice Cube.
Mato Nanji is the face of Indigenous, which in 1998 included his brother, sister and cousin and turned out a top-10 hit, “Now that You’re Gone.” A member of the Nakota Sioux Nation, Nanji can play tribute to his culture while pushing the blues-rock limits. “Broken Lands” will be released next week.
Suzy Bogguss: She’s been to the top of country charts but also risked it with her 2007 CD “Sweet Danger,” a groove-oriented album infused with jazz rhythms. Bogguss is featured on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” event.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Still rocking after all these years, the frontman and his band played during halftime of this year’s Super Bowl. This spring he released an album with Mudcrutch, the short-lived forerunner of the Heartbreakers.
Squirrel Nut Zippers: After a several-year layoff, SNZ returned in full force in 2007, complete with its mix of styles (Delta blues to swing and klezmer) and instruments (banjo, percussion, ukulele, guitar, saxophone, trumpet, bass, piano).
Out and about: The Yes Back to the Edge and Back Tour was cancelled, including the Aug. 15 Seattle show … Northwest favorites Reilly &Maloney are back (Sunday, Triple Door) …
The 16-piece Count Basie Orchestra has won 17 Grammy and nine Downbeat Readers and Critics Poll awards (Thursday through Aug. 24, Jazz Alley) … The Machine brings its Pink Floyd tribute and 20 years experience (tonight, Neumo’s) … Portugal. The Man plays from the new CD, “Censored Colors” (tonight, El Corazon) …
Acoustic rock meets blues, hip-hop and punk with Slightly Stoopid (Sunday, Marymoor Park) … Acoustic-alternative singer-songwriter Josh Radin’s “Only You” is heard in a JC Penney ad campaign (Sunday, Neumo’s) … The British alt-rock band Radiohead’s greatest hits CD was released in June (Wednesday, White River) …
Satirist Harry Shearer and the High Value Detainees arrive with a new CD, “Songs of the Bushmen,” focusing on the current administration’s cabinet members and advisers (Tuesday and Wednesday, Jazz Alley) …
World music band Brothers at the Baladi headlines Hempfest (Saturday, Myrtle Edwards Park) … Actor and rapper Ice Cube, in the top echelon of all-time great hip-hop artists, started as a founder of N.W.A. (Thursday, Showbox) … Canadian indie-pop band Stars has moved from an electronic-pop sound to a more rock-influenced approach (Thursday, Showbox Market).
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