Seattle's Classical Revolution
Megan Sukys/Dave Beck
12/07/2006
At 2:07 p.m. - Sean Nelson
Why is Nelson Singing Nilsson? Harry Nilsson was one of the most influential singer/songwriters of the 60's & 70's. Lennon and McCartney both listed him as their favorite American artist. Today, his name is not widely known among casual listeners but Nilsson's legacy can still be heard all over the place. Seattle singer/songwriter Sean Nelson owes a debt to Harry Nilsson and is paying it this weekend at Town Hall in Seattle. Nelson Sings Nilsson, features Sean, backed by a 25 piece orchestra, bringing Nilsson's music to 2006. Here to talk about Nilsson, Nelson, and why Nelson sings Nilsson, is Sean Nelson.
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At 2:20 p.m. - Rolf Smedvig
Jimi Hendrix, Boeing, and classical music were all flying high in Seattle in the 1960’s. Today, world renowned trumpeter Rolf Smedvig takes us back to the scene that launched his career. Rolf tells Dave Beck how the Seattle classical music scene of the 60’s changed the way he looked at music.
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Rolf Smedvig performs with the Empire Brass Quintet, Friday, December 8th, 7:30 p.m., Broadway Center for the Performing Arts' Rialto Theater, 901 Broadway, Tacoma.
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At 2:45 p.m. - Alice Kaderlan
Our monthly visit from Alice Kaderlan for reviews and previews of events in Pacific Northwest dance. Today, Alice previews PNB’s Nutcracker, Dayna Hansen at On the Boards, a theater-tango piece at Century Ballroom, Companie Tche Tche, and the studio series at Spectrum featuring, among other things, a new work by Olivier Wevers.
At 2:55 p.m. - Death Cab for Cutie
With captivating, ready-for-OC melodies and incisive lyrics, Death Cab for Cutie is one of the biggest indie groups to break out of the Northwest in the past ten years. But as a sign of our superior taste and hipness, we'd like to observe that we liked DCFC back in the day, before they were big Atlantic-signed hot shots, when Ben Gibbard was still in a Bremerton elementary school and we were all, "Hey, kid, check out this Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band with a song about a girl in a taxicab accident! Also, you should start a band. No, several bands." We'll listen to some relatively rare songs from Death Cab for Cutie later this hour.
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Death Cab for Cutie, Saturday, December 9th, 7:30 p.m., Key Arena, Seattle.
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