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Before I was a Staff Writer at the Wishlist Foundation, I contributed to HuffPost and wrote this piece about Pearl Jam at Fenway in 2016. I will never forget the August 5th and 7th shows in my favorite ballpark, in...

By Chrissie Ferguson Hanukkah has already begun. And Christmas and Kwanzaa are right around the corner. If you are like me, you have had a busy few months just trying to keep all the balls of life in the air....

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By Chrissie Ferguson In a world filled with hate, fear and stress, there is one thing that comforts us all—music—live Pearl Jam music, to be exact. So when COVID attempted to steal the joy from the Pearl Jam community once...

By Chrissie Ferguson Last night I made a pilgrimage to see the Gorge Amphiteatre in George, Washington. Although…this wasn’t your typical pilgrimage to the Gorge.  I did not have a car packed to the brim with camping equipment. Instead, I...

In 2017, opportunity knocked on 12-year-old Jack West’s door when he spotted Eddie Vedder in his hotel lobby. While many of our 12-year-old selves would have hesitated to approach anyone that we did not already know – let alone a...

I can still remember seeing footage from Pearl Jam’s first ever Gorge show in September 1993 and thinking, WTF!!!!

One-Night-Only Event in Theaters, July 21st By Chrissie Ferguson Do you remember where you were on September 5th, 1993? I was in 8th grade. And while I was wearing down the rewind button on my incredibly awesome boombox as I...

Follow the stories of Dave Matthews, Jason Mraz, Pearl Jam and more to discover how The Gorge, geologically and musically, became a life-changing mecca for artists and fans.