Highline Music4Life Receives over $10,000 from Blues & Brews Festival!

Dick Lee and David Endicott of Music4Life with Rotary Club of Des Moines President Catherine Carbone-Rogers. Photo by Lisa Meinecke. On May 1, the Rotary Club of Des Moines presented a check for $10,400... [Read more]

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Composer/Pianist Jon Nilsen Playing at Des Moines United Methodist Church Saturday

Composer/Pianist Jon Nilsen will be playing a concert starting at 7 p.m. this Saturday, April 7 at Des Moines United Methodist Church, located at 22225 9th Ave South. With 750,000 recordings sold, Jon... [Read more]

REMINDER: Today (Sunday) is the Final Day of the Poverty Bay Wine Festival!

Very cool, historic Masonic symbols can be found all around the “haunted” Landmark Event Center. REMINDER: Today – Sunday, March 3 – is the FINAL day of the 9th Annual Poverty Bay Wine... [Read more]

Seattle Favorite Mealfrog to Perform at Poverty Bay Wine Festival March 2

Our friends at the Poverty Bay Wine Festival tell us they are “thrilled” to have Seattle based band Mealfrog perform on Saturday, March 2nd at 4:30 p.m. at the Landmark on the Sound Event... [Read more]

Happy 1-Year Anniversary SoKing Internet Radio!

It was one year ago today (Feb. 15, 2012) that we launched a bold new experiment in local media – SoKing Internet Radio (SKiR) – the first ‘Hyperlocal Internet Radio Station’ tied to a... [Read more]

Over 15 Bands Will Play at 5th Annual Highline Classic Jazz Festival March 9

Burien Arts’ Fifth Annual Highline Classic Jazz Festival will be held Saturday, March 9, from 2:30 p.m. – 10 p.m., and will offer a Big Program at its new location, The Landmark Event Center in Des... [Read more]

‘Bittner Flute’ Awarded to Global Connections High School 9th Grader

The 2012 Bittner Flute has been awarded to Catalina Corvalan Frugone (pictured above), a 9th grader at Global Connections High School and the daughter of Alfredo Corvalan and Karen Frugone in SeaTac.   The... [Read more]

We Just Made It Easier to Listen to Local Music on SoKing Internet Radio!

Everyone knows that it’s best to shop local and support local businesses, but when was the last time YOU listened local? Well, we just made it easier to listen to all-local music on our sister media... [Read more]

Drop By Des Moines Farmers Market Sponsor Warm 106.9′s Booth Saturday

As a sponsor of the Des Moines Farmers Market, Warm 106.9 radio has donated its sponsor booth space to musician Marilyn Milano and author Diana Clark this coming Saturday – look for them sharing a canopy... [Read more]

Poverty Bay Blues & Brews Fest Gives the Gift of Music at Aug. 25 Concert

The halls of Highline Public Schools are filled with the sound of music, thanks to the partnership of Highline Music4Life and the Rotary Club of  Burien, SeaTac,  and Des Moines! Since the inception... [Read more]

Poverty Bay Blues & Brews Fest Band Profile: Mark Dufresne, Headliner

When you hear Mark Dufresne for the first time, you are tempted to assume that his harmonica is his power. However, his real “mojo,” or the magic that sets him apart from other musicians, is... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Beach Park Concert Series Kicks Off With Michael Powers

Last Wednesday night this summer’s Des Moines Beach Park Concert Series got underway with music by audience favorite Michael Powers. Beach Park (22030 Cliff Avenue South) will be your goto spot for... [Read more]

REVIEW: Inaugaural Jazz on the Lawn Show Provides an Idyllic Evening

by Theresa & Scott Schaefer Popular Gypsy Jazz Quintet Pearl Django opened the New Jazz On the Lawn Series, to great success, at the gracious Cedarbrook Lodge in SeaTac last Friday evening. We had... [Read more]

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Sip Local Wines & Swing to the Beat at Cedarbrook’s New Jazz Concert Series

Click image to see larger version. Please welcome our latest Advertiser, the ‘Jazz on the Lawn‘ outdoor summer concert series coming to the Cedarbrook Lodge in SeaTac starting Friday, July... [Read more]

Pacific Middle School Band Takes Gold in Heritage Festival in San Francisco

by Mysty Beal Memorial Day weekend was cool in the Bay Area, which suited the Pacific Middle School Wind Ensemble members as they bussed from UC Berkeley to the south end of San Francisco. They popped... [Read more]

Donate Used Musical Instruments at Opening Day of Des Moines Farmers Market

The Highline Music4Life program will conduct its second annual drive for “lovingly used” musical instruments starting at 10 a.m. on June 2 – opening day of the Des Moines Farmers Market.  The program... [Read more]

Jazz Favorites Susan Pascal with Gretta Metassa to Perform at Jazz Festival

“Echoing Rosie Clooney’s natural warmth and Nancy Wilson’s impeccable phrasing, Matassa moves from triumph to triumph” —Jazz Times In the Pacific Northwest, where she built her... [Read more]

Mt. Rainier High Jazz Band to Appear at Highline Classic Jazz this Saturday

The organizers of the Highline Classic Jazz Festival are pleased to announced that Des Moines’ very own Mt. Rainier High School Jazz Band will be performing at the Festival at the Landmark Event Center this Saturday…

We’re Blogging Live from the Poverty Bay Wine Festival

The doors to the Poverty Bay Wine Festival have opened, and we’re blogging live! Today the fest runs until 7 p.m. and our table is in the first floor banquet room – come find us and say hi. Also,... [Read more]

Become a Wine Connoisseur at the Poverty Bay Wine Festival this Weekend!

This year, the 8th Annual Poverty Bay Wine Festival in Des Moines, has added a new feature to its’ already robust schedule of activities.  Not only will participants have the opportunity to enjoy... [Read more]