On October 22, 1990 – 25 years ago today – a little band called Mookie Blaylock nervously performed its first concert at the old Off Ramp Café on Eastlake Avenue. Within a few months, a name change would rechristen them Pearl Jam. Within the decade, the world would christen them […]
Beatlemania
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You made it through the #OTW version of Beatlemania! And you probably learned something along the way…right? I mean, it’s not going to make you any Einstein, or anything like that, but we like to think the knowledge gained still carries some cool-quotient. And to finish out the week, let’s listen to […]
Wow, Seattle. Little embarrassing much? The Beatles come to town, play a double-header and…get snubbed? Hope they keep up with that fishing hobby of theirs. Looks like they might need the cash.
By Eric Andrews, OTW Student Today in Seattle Music History = Today in Beatles History How cool! On August 25, 1966, The Beatles made their final appearance in Seattle, playing two shows at what is now called KeyArena. It was in the middle of their third North America tour, which, […]
Here’s the scoop: The Fab Four visited Seattle only a couple times and it so happens that both those times were during this week in August (’64 & ’66.) Uncanny! I couldn’t have planned it better had I tried! Check out this Beatles interview when the band first visited here on August 21, […]