Karaoke Getaway!
By Ty Hughes
With an amazing 25-years of experience in the industry, the most-awesome Dena Nichols, long-since synonymous with O’Houlie’s Pub, recently made the transition up the street to the Getaway.
Dena now puts her hosting skills on display at the Getaway Spirits on 24309 56th Ave. W in Mountlake Terrace every Thursday through Sunday night starting [...]
Lakewood Pub advances their best singers to fair
By Ty Hughes
It was Saturday, August 8 when I walked into the Lakewood Pub & Grill for karaoke with Rose, and it just so happened that she was running her finale for the Evergreen Idol contest qualifier that very night!
Fifteen finalists were laying it all on the line in front of a few carefully chosen [...]
Talarico’s is tala-riffic!
By Ty Hughes
Talarico’s Pizzeria in the West Seattle Junction is very “junction-esque”. A real touch of class indeed. The dark wood interior is rich. Exposed vaulted ceilings and giant chandeliers cast a soft light over your private booth. One minute you’re just sitting there in your booth, candlelight flickering, enjoying the music and conversation, when [...]
IN MEMORIAM: Papa Joe, aka; Elvis Aaron Presley
Papa Joe, aka; Elvis Aaron Presley
Many of you knew my husband as Papa Joe. I met him as Elvis. He had so many names, he almost forgot his real name. He always signed his name as Elvis Aaron Presley, even for autographs.
When we met, he said, “You have to come back”, and gave me his [...]
COMMERCIAL KARAOKE: A snapshot of the market
By Kurt Slep, CEO/Owner Sound Choice
As I reflect on the karaoke industry from my desk at Sound Choice, I am dismayed at where I believe the Commercial Karaoke Industry is today, yet optimistic about where it is headed. Sound Choice was one of the first companies in the U.S. “karaoke” market (we used to call [...]
Oaktree winners recognized
By Tom Haley and Ty Hughes
Those that made it out to either of the two Oaktree Food & Beverage Company locations on Wednesday, July 28, witnessed some of the Tacoma area’s most incredible singing talent face off in their big Summer Karaoke Contest Finale.
Five hundred bucks were on the line at both locations simultaneously, and [...]
Skagit’s Country Cruise III Giveaway
By Rocky & Kristine Fields
Every Thursday up to and including September 2, you can still sing to qualify to win a cruise package for two to Cozumel, Mexico at The Skagit Valley Casino Resort in Bow, WA.
One male and one female will qualify each week for the finals, to be held September 9, in the [...]
Win $200 at Billy McHale’s
By Ty Hughes
Billy McHale’s in Federal Way wants to give you two-hundred smackaroos, and all you’ve got to do to earn it is sing a little tune! What a country!
Come in on any Wednesday night in September, tell Jodi you heard about it in the Karaoke Guide! Sign up and sing your heart out in [...]
Something in the water at Rickshaw
By Ty Hughes
What is it with the Rickshaw anyway? Seems like everybody who works there has been forever! Must be that amazing food and cocktails they serve.
Patti has logged in for the better part of two decades as Rickshaw’s karaoke host. Her influence on the Seattle karaoke scene is undeniable.
But, we wanted to stop in [...]
Evergreen Idol holds qualifiers in the South Sound
Golden Steer Restaurant; Kent, WA ~
It was an overflow crowd keeping the bar staff hopping while management was adding extra tables and chairs around the stage for The Golden Steer’s finals to send their two representatives to the Evergreen Fair. Sixteen brave souls competed and sang their hearts out for Candy and the audience. When [...]
No Bull, it’s a ton of fun!
By Debra Mikolaizik
Don’t miss out on the fun at the No Bull Saloon in Renton just up Sunset Avenue off of 405 North, exit #5, in Renton. The ever-popular Cartman (did you know his real name is Eric?) hosts karaoke there on Friday and Saturday nights, as he has for the past two years now. [...]
Big Rock ain’t your average tavern
By Rocky & Kristine Fields
Big Rock Cafe & Grocery is one interesting place. On the corner of the turnabout at College Way and Hwy 9 in Mount Vernon, sits what looks like your typical little corner grocery and gas station. Until you come inside. Then you begin to realize that you’ve entered something completely different.
Big [...]