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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Offbeat offerings tonic for doldrums
DID YOU NOTICE, like I did, the variety of music on stage at the pre-inauguration and inauguration balls…
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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC: Heat up nightlife with music moves
IF THESE SUNNY days (who knew the sun could shine so much in January?) are too bright for…
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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Don’t warm the bench; heat up the floor
FOR SOME REASON, people in Seattle are dancing in the streets yet seem so blue. Here on the…
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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Get skinny on the dance floor
IT’S TIME TO shed that holiday weight gain before it bogs you down, and I have just the…
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JOHN NELSON’S MUSIC COLUMN: Where to go out on New Year’s Eve
SO, YOU GOT everything you wanted for Christmas, you ate too much and you over indulged. But wait,…
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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: End of the world? Then party on, friends
ARE WE IN the spirit of the season yet? There’s a lot of places to help you get…
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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Fete season with live tunes
GOT THE HOLIDAY blues? I got the cure. Get out your dancing shoes, tune up your ears, put…
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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: ‘Tis the season to get out and boogie
AS WE GET closer to the Christmas holiday, don’t let the frenzy of the season get to you.…
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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Save a dance for ‘Jingle Bells’ or hit the ‘Deck’ for holidays
NOW THAT THANKSGIVING is over, the season of giving and ho-ho-ho is upon us. We can hear the…
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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Boogie off the post-turkey doldrums
IF YOU’RE READING this in the morning, here’s a warning: Don’t eat too much. If you’re reading it…
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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Give vote of thanks for multiple musical muses
THE VOTES HAVE been cast and counted, with no hanging chads demanding a recount. As we enter the…
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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: More spooks on tap for listening pleasure
DID YOU GET through Halloween without getting spooked or otherwise scared out of your wits? You did? Well,…
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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Shake in your boots for Halloween week
THE GOOD LORD must be willing and the creek didn’t rise, so that means I’m back with this…
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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Rounding out decade of musical musings
THIS IS THE final column of my 10th year, and with the good Lord willing and if the…
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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: A variety of venues, vibes for music
Port Angeles and Joyce ■ Today at Castaways Restaurant and Night Club, 1213 Marine Drive, Jerry’s Country Jam…
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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Rollicking rock ‘n’ roll, blues on tap at venues
JUST BECAUSE SEPTEMBER is here doesn’t mean summer is over. September offers up hot-air balloons, music, blues festivals…
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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Rock out to last month of summer
THE FESTIVALS AND fairs may be over, but there is plenty of live music as we enter this…
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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Stick to the beat with local music offerings
THE BEAT GOES on! There’s more music in the clubs and in the summer sun. Get out and…
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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Perfect weekend to find ideal genre
IF EVER THERE were a weekend to find your favorite genre of live music, this is that weekend.…
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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Get outdoors (or on the floor) and dance to music
THIS IS THE time of year when you have no excuse to not get out and listen/dance to…