Chris Littlefield: A Road Warrior Heads Home
Chris Littlefield photo by Daniel Sheehan BY M.V. SMITH Trumpeter Chris Littlefield drapes himself across an armchair in the lobby of Georgetown’s Seattle Drum School, describing the elementary school band demonstration that eventually led to his life in music. “I was...
Painting the Town Red: A MLK Day Tribute to Billie Holiday
Johnaye Kendrick photo by Lisa Hagen Glynn Monday, January 16, 7pmThe Royal Room5000 Rainier Ave SFree BY ANDREW MEYER Iconoclastic performer, songwriter, and civil rights icon, Billie Holiday emerged from the nascent jazz scene of 1920s Baltimore to leave an...
Robin Holcomb and the Poetry of Song
Robin Holcomb photo by Ernie Sapirio BY JONATHAN SHIPLEY In the John Berger poem “Kerchief,” he writes, “In the morning / Folded with its wild flowers / Washed and ironed / It takes up a little space in the drawer.” It continues, “Shaking it open / She ties it round...
Matt Cameron Trio//Motel 7
Matt Cameron Trio poster courtesy of The Royal Room Thursday, January 19, 7:30pmThe Royal Room5000 Rainier Avenue S$15-20 BY PAUL RAUCH The Royal Room in Columbia City has a historic lineage that dates back to the OK Hotel and the beginnings of the grunge movement in...Our Sponsors
