Music

Shakira’s long tax-fraud nightmare has ended with the government of Spain on the hook to refund nearly $70 million to the Colombian-born singer after prosecutors failed to prove she spent enough time in that country to owe it a chunk of her earnings. Since 2018, the singer has been accused of defrauding the Spanish government in three cases, for the tax years 2011, 2012-2014 and 2018. Over the ...

Perhaps it was the awareness that change was in the air. After decades of operating as the Northwest Bach Festival, Spokane’s year-round music festival was undergoing a change, both of name and as substance, to Classics Northwest, under its Music Director Zuill Bailey. Perhaps it was the appearance of Nick Carper, principal viola of the Spokane Symphony, who is admired by a cadre of followers. It cannot be denied, though, that the principal cause of the joyous and celebratory mood that permeated the weekend’s two final concerts in the 2025-26 season of Classics NW was the love of music that radiated from the Balourdet String Quartet, making its second appearance in Spokane. Its membership is happily unchanged: Angela Bae and Justin DeFilippis, violins, Benjamin Zannoni, viola and Russell Houston, cello.

Classics Northwest will be celebrating the end of its first season since rebranding with a relatively rare string formation: the sextet.

Morihiko Nakahara first saw the architectural beauty of the Fox Theater over two decades ago, when he was an assistant conductor, cutting his teeth with the Spokane Symphony and the beloved venue that has housed countless performances under the murals and overhead sunburst lights.

Hannah Jackson’s road to graduating from Boston’s esteemed Berklee College of Music and returning to Eastern Washington to perform a solo set in Spokane all began in a small, unincorporated community on the Canadian border.

The Spokane String Quartet will conclude their 2025-26 season this weekend.

SEATTLE — For the Pearl Jam faithful breathlessly waiting to learn what life after Matt Cameron will look like for the Seattle rock kings, we might be getting closer to the answer. Eddie and the boys have announced their first show since their longest tenured drummer left the band last year, ending a 27-year run. And no, it’s not in Seattle. Pearl Jam is set to get back in the saddle this ...

The past weekend saw the final concerts in the 80th concert season of the Spokane Symphony – a remarkable and gratifying achievement. In designing the program, Music Director James Lowe had the excellent idea of taking the occasion to celebrate not only Spokane’s success in supporting its flagship arts organization, but also the 250th anniversary of our country’s founding. To do this in a way appropriate for a symphony orchestra, he decided to perform works by immigrants who, oppressed and harried by circumstances in their native countries, responded to America’s promise of individual freedom and prosperity, assigning to the program the plain-spoken title of “To America.”

SEATTLE — Last seen slaying Climate Pledge Arena with Heart in November, Seattle rock hero Ann Wilson comes home this month to premiere her new documentary, “Ann Wilson — In My Voice.” Rather than simple screenings around the country, Wilson is taking a more personal approach to unveiling the new film, kicking off a nine-city tour in Seattle with a May 11 screening and live Q&A session at the ...

As the Spokane Symphony concludes their celebratory 80th season, music director James Lowe is already looking toward another season of musical displays, community building and family opportunities.

Renowned DJ and producer Martin Garrix is bringing his signature beats and party atmosphere to the Gorge Amphitheatre.

Washington’s own alt-rockers, Modest Mouse, are returning to the Knitting Factory ahead of their new album release.

The Lilac City will soon get a dose of Pink Floyd tunes, but not from the band itself.

During the final Masterworks concert of the season, the Spokane Symphony will host a special guest and perform a newly commissioned piece.

DETROIT — Michigan-bred rockers Greta Van Fleet are up to ... something. The band released a nostalgic-looking 50-second video on its social channels on Monday recapping highlights from its decade-plus career. "Thanks for the wild ride," the video was captioned, "Love, Josh, Jake, Sam & Daniel." In a vacuum, it certainly looked like the band was calling it quits and thanking fans for their ...

A child sexual assault case filed against Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler will proceed to trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Amy Grant's recovery led to a perspective shift.

The independent record store, which has moved around the Lake City three times and outlasted former industry giants such as Borders, Sam Goody and Hastings, plans to close July 3 after 53 years in business, 41 of them in Coeur d'Alene.