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• New Fall Albums Hitting The Charts

  October 12, 1995 in Features on Page D5 All eyes will be on the top albums chart in the next few weeks as the first wave of big new fall releases starts hitting the list. And though the …

• Chuck Pyle Appearing At Brewery

  September 22, 1995 on Page D3 Southwestern-acoustic guitarist Chuck Pyle will perform Thursday at 8 p.m. at Hales Ale Brewery, 5634 E. Commerce. Pyle, a singer/songwriter, will play his original works, some of which have been …

• Kravitz Borrows Heavily From Everywhere

  September 17, 1995 in Features on Page E4 Surprise! Another slavishly derivative record from Lenny Kravitz! At least this time, rock’s most flagrant recycler decided to rip off some fresh targets. Instead of bowing to the usual totems …

• ‘Puff’ Keeps It Clean

  September 13, 1995 on Page G2 In an age when most young female R&B; artists sport baggy clothing and spout sexually explicit lyrics, Puff Johnson hopes that her decidedly different approach will make her debut album …

• Comstock Concert: A Grand Exercise In Civilization

  September 6, 1995 in Food on Page F5 Thousands jammed Comstock Park on Sunday evening for the symphony’s annual Labor Day concert. Photo by Liz Kishimoto/The Spokesman-Review

• Label Limbo A&M; Will Pull Out All The Stops For Janet Jackson’s New Album, ‘Design Of A Decade 1986-1996’

  September 6, 1995 on Page G2 Janet Jackson will release “Design Of A Decade 1986-1996” next month. File/Associated Press

• Female Rockers Have Fun With ‘Spirit Of ‘73’

  September 3, 1995 in Features on Page E4 Various Artists “Spirit of 73” - 550 Music/Epic Any compilation that features the top female alternative rockers of the day - Babes In Toyland, Letters To Cleo, L7 & Joan …

• Musical Feast Included In Free Admission

  August 31, 1995 in Features on Page D1 Spokane’s annual PigOut in the Park is more than a chance to gorge on the offerings of some 40 local restaurants. It’s also a free five-day musical feast, its menu …

• Boyz Ii Men Will Perform In New Arena

  August 22, 1995 in Features on Page D5 Boyz II Men will be the first big pop concert at the new Spokane Arena. This Philadelphia pop and R&B; quartet will perform Sept. 25, 8 p.m., with singer Montell …

• ‘Dead’ To Release Double-Cd Set

  August 12, 1995 in Features on Page E5 The Grateful Dead has a new album scheduled to come out Oct. 3, though an Arista Records spokesman was not sure what effect band leader Jerry Garcia’s death Wednesday would …

• Whitehorse Blues A Must-See

  August 11, 1995 in Seven Organizers of the annual Whitehorse Blues Fest in Spirit Lake continue to outdo themselves. Now in its seventh year, the three-day summer blues festival kicks-off tonight and continues through Sunday. …

• Naughty And Nice Naughty By Nature Is Making Good On A Pledge To Help The New Jersey City Where The Group Originated

  July 26, 1995 on Page G2 Naughty By Nature is getting active in East Orange, N.J., civic affairs.

• ‘Bicycle’ Trying To Pedal Its Way To Rock Stardom

  July 23, 1995 in City on Page B1 It’s the dream of every kid with a guitar: Write some songs. Start a band. Hit the road. That quest for rock stardom could turn into roadkill if a trio …

• Lollapalooza Serves Up A Great Time

  July 19, 1995 on Page G1 1. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones were a big hit with the Lollapalooza fams. 2. Sonic Youth vocalist and bass player Kim Gordon. The band played a great set at the …

• Green Apple Quick Step Gets ‘Reloaded’

  July 19, 1995 on Page G2 After the release of their first album, 1993’s “Wonderful Virus,” the members of Green Apple Quick Step could write a new-band primer based on their adventures. Included would be the …

• Gangsta Rap? What Gangsta Rap?

  July 15, 1995 in City on Page B6 Let me see if I’ve got this straight. C. Delores Tucker, a veteran of the civil rights movement, teams up with conservative cultural critic William Bennett to launch a frontal …

• Pearl Jam’s Last Concert Was Almost Subdued

  July 13, 1995 in Features on Page D5 It seemed like an omen of stranger things to come. Early Tuesday evening at Soldier Field, kids were body-surfing to Otis Rush, which drew amused expressions from the Chicago blues …

• ‘King Biscuit Flower Hour’ Tapes Now Making It Into Record Stores

  July 10, 1995 in Features on Page C5 On his desk in New York City, Barry Ehrmann has a legendary tape that Bruce Springsteen fans have only dreamed about. It’s the complete Max’s Kansas City show from February …

• Past Bedevils Promoter Acker Boosts Christian Music, Principles But Has History Of Less-Than-Model Behavior

  July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Dick Acker, right, and Bill Fisher are co-founders of People for Christ. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review

• New Sounds Young And Harvey Top The First Half Of ‘95

  July 9, 1995 in Features on Page E3 Neil Young teamed up with Pearl Jam for “Mirror Ball.”

• Xscape Seeks Escape From Entertainer Image To Become Singers

  July 5, 1995 on Page G2 For its sophomore album, “Off the Hook,” Xscape slowed down the tempo - and the recording process - to create a collection notable for its more vocally challenging songs. “Our …

• Catch Second Stage For True Alternative Sound

  July 2, 1995 in Features on Page E3 1. Coolio brings his funky sound to the Second Stage. 2. Yo La Tengo will play the Second Stage as well. The Main Stage line-up includes Sonic Youth, Hole, Cypress …

• Foo Fighters Carrying On With Music After Nirvana

  July 2, 1995 in Features on Page E4 Dave Grohl is the former Nirvana drummer.

• Gibson Has Slowed Down Frantic Pace

  July 2, 1995 in Features on Page E4 As she contemplates the Tuesday release of her SBK/EMI Records debut, “Think With Your Heart,” Debbie Gibson cannot help but momentarily marvel at her survival of adolescence spent as a …

• Abdul Doesn’t Stray Far From Pop Formula

  July 2, 1995 in Features on Page E4 Paula Abdul “Head Over Heels” - Virgin With a single in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and her face on high-profile magazines and TV shows, Paula Abdul …

• Sales Of New Jackson Album Strong

  June 28, 1995 in Food on Page F5 Michael Jackson’s “HIStory Past, Present and Future, Book 1” album may not have set sales history, but the two-disc package appears to have done robust business during its first week …

• Montell Jordan Seems To Know How To Do It

  June 28, 1995 on Page G2 Quick: Where were you the first time you heard Montell Jordan’s voice on the radio? The answer should come easily, even though you’ve heard “This is How We Do It” …

• Pearl Jam Ends Tour; Vedder Worn Out

  June 27, 1995 in Features on Page D5 Eddie Vedder

• Bad Brains Begins Lifelong Mission Again

  June 27, 1995 in Features on Page D5 Now that punk rock is the soup du jour, several of the ‘80s hardcore/ punk bands - Bad Brains, Circle Jerks and Fear - are reuniting. Some have even signed …

• Zombie Grabs Audience With Heavy Metal

  June 27, 1995 in Features on Page D3 White Zombie has everything it takes to breathe life back into a fading genre, heavy metal.

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