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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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Foo Fighters add Bay Area date to their big North American tour

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Turns out that the Foo Fighters didn’t forget about the Bay Area after all. And the rock act is proving it by adding a local date on the North American leg of the Everything or Nothing at All Tour. Dave Grohl and company performs at Toyota Pavilion in Concord on Aug. 13. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. March 21, livenation.com. A presale for Citi card ...

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Inland Northwest SongFest to feature local songsmiths

The inaugural Inland Northwest Songwriter's Festival is slated for Saturday at the Dry Fly Distilling Bar, the Steam Plant Restaurant and the Bing Crosby Theater. The event shines a light on local songsmiths and also features some national singer-songwriters, such as Thom Shepherd.
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Symphony Review: James Ross conducts Masterworks 7 with clarity, precision and fluency

In his remarks to the audience prior to Saturday night’s concert of the Spokane Symphony, James Ross, who, at the invitation of Music Director James Lowe, had flown in from Alexandria, Virginia, to serve as guest conductor, observed that the composer Jean Sibelius was “interested in long-term cycles of transformation.” This comment was helpful in understanding Sibelius’ music, and is also helpful in understanding both what the audience experienced on Saturday night, as well as the historical period in which we find ourselves.
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Justin Timberlake is finally set to release long-awaited new studio album

Fans could be forgiven for thinking that Justin Timberlake might never release another solo album. After all, it’s been some six years since JT released his last full-length outing — 2018’s “Man of the Woods.” Since then, he’s kept busy with a variety of movie projects (including two new chapters in the “Trolls” animated film franchise) and other endeavors. Yet, none of that ranks as proper ...
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Taylor Swift and Emily Dickinson aren’t just acclaimed writers. They’re distant relatives

It seems Taylor Swift’s knack for writing runs blood deep — all the way back to poet Emily Dickinson. The “Karma” singer and the “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers” author are distant relatives, specifically “6th cousins, three times removed.” Genealogical site Ancestry.com revealed on Monday that the two writers descend from “a 17th century English immigrant” who settled in Windsor, Connecticut.