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Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Darrell Westmoreland, a renowned music photographer who has led a career for other photographers to dream about, shows off a couple pages from his book “Snap, Click Flash: All Access Pass,” as he spoke to The Daily World about a bit of his career and the people, like Stan Foreman, who helped him along the way. Despite his success, Westmoreland remains grounded and humble.

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A snap, a click and a flash of Darrell Westmoreland’s career

A champion for Aberdeen, the still humble Darrell Westmoreland acts as though his job that led him to…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World This was part of the scene on Friday night, when people paid their respects to the late Kurt Cobain, the fallen grunge music icon who grew up in Aberdeen, on the 30th anniversary of Cobain’s death.

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Rest in peace, Kurt

Kurt Cobain once wrote the lyric “With the lights out, it’s less dangerous.” On Friday night, that lyric…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World ANTIHERO, based in Tacoma, shared what was a “double headline show” with A Lien Nation at Messy Jessy’s Bar and Grill — 212 S. I St., in Aberdeen. Dustin Adair opened for the two hard, fast, aggressive rock bands.

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Let there be rock

The three-man band ANTIHERO stole the show with drummer Jason VanEss’ fiery display on stage. Maybe he ignited…

Provided photo Mike Pierce Project — from left — Ben Landis, Mike Pierce, Kennedy Court, Lisa Bosler and Drew Logerwell.

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Black Shepherd, Mike Pierce Project are excited to play La Catrina Night Club

Black Shepherd is back to rock Hoquiam’s faces and make their heads bang. And this time, it’ll be…

Emma Dorsch

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Georgia on her mind

Emma Dorsch, a classically trained singer and sophomore student at Grays Harbor College, has reached the finalist stage…

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World St. James’s Gate performs at the ABC3 Festival in Ocean Shores on Friday.

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Sea to shining sea: festival explores classic country and Appalachian music

Artists performed across the flowering of the old genres

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Ainsley King, from left, sets the tone for two of her fellow “The Invisible Cat Band” musicians, Elaine McElroy and Caelin Quinton. Zoe Quinton, who isn’t a Scout, was also involved in the writing and recording process. While they recorded their first song “Potato Bird,” Ainsley provided direction. Despite what looks like a less than fun time with Ainsley’s aggressive pointing, it was nothing less than enjoyable for all involved, including Wil Russoul, who provided the melody for the song.

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Girl Scouts Unplugged in Aberdeen

Three Girl Scouts from Montesano in pursuit of their music badges got a real opportunity Saturday to check…

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World The Galway Bay’s ABC3 Festival begins on Friday.

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Fiddles at the ready: Appalachian and bluegrass fest returns to Harbor

It’s a celebration of what Irish music grew and flourished into

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World As the multi-colored sign states, Miller Junior High is helping to build “a better world one student at a time.” Clearly, the educators there continue to reach that goal because the school just celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday.

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Celebrating Miller Junior High was important

I went to Miller Junior High School (MJH) on Sunday for its 100th anniversary and it was quite…

Jesse Winter Aberdeen music students perform during the 2023 jazz auction and dinner hosted by the Aberdeen Bobcat Music Boosters.

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Auction and performance to raise money for music students

Aberdeen Bobcat Music Boosters hosting 34th annual jazz auction and dinner

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Greg Rekus, a long-time musician from Winnipeg, Canada, danced, stomped and jumped on the stage at The Loading Dock so much to the point he needed Gorilla tape applied to the tambourines so they’d not fall off while he performed. One of the ways Rekus described his energetic music was “trashy acoustic,” and the audience loved his style.

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Live music warms up The Loading Dock

“It’s the start of a brand new year, I feel the changes coming in the air,” are lyrics…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World Tim Holehouse, an English musician who the late Kurt Cobain inspired to pick up the guitar, performed in front of a small audience underneath the Young Street Bridge. In front and to his right is the message “RIP Kurdt,” in reference to Cobain’s death. Behind Holehouse’s head, is a painting of Cobain’s face.

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Englishman rocks underneath the bridge

People have said for years the Young Street Bridge is an international tourist destination. They’ve talked about how…

Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World The consultants for the city of Aberdeen, David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA), gave a presentation on the North Aberdeen Bridge Project to Aberdeen City Council and many of its residents Wednesday night. The project has included numerous meetings with the public and will continue to engage the public as it moves forward. The move forward will not be complete without “brainstorming alternatives,” according to the slideshow from DEA. Many in the community want to preserve the bridge for its connection to the late-Kurt Cobain, but safety seems to be the city’s No. 1 concern with the bridge.

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Consultants present update on North Aberdeen Bridge Project

The consultants at David Evans and Associates, Inc., (DEA) spoke about the North Aberdeen Bridge and the potential…