Listings 9/22-9/28
Issue #11 (with bonus playlist content!)
This week’s live music events:
Wednesday
D’vonne Lewis’ Limited Edition, Sylvia Center, 7 pm: jazz
Thursday
The Dovetails, Boundary, 5 pm: country/ folk
Toby and Friends, 1000 Acres, 7 pm: jazz
Three for Silver, Crooked Constellation, Boundary, 8 pm
Sam Halbert and Friends, Snowy River, 8 pm: folk/ rock/ country covers
Jubal Jake, Honeymoon, 8:30 pm: folk
Friday 9/24
CraigO’s Planet Groove, Skylarks, 5 pm: psychedelic rock
Adrian Clark, Lighthouse Grill, 5 pm: jazz
Emily Asher, Boundary, 6 pm: funky jazz
Mark Hunter and Friends, Aslan Depot, 6 pm: jazz
Orgone Donor, Soft Teeth, Guillotine Eyes, Oplopanax, Squalicum Beach, 6 pm: noise
Joe and Carol Young, Fireside, 7 pm
Spiral XP, Shine, Allyson Foster, Karate Church, 7 pm: rock/ alternative
East Coast Dave and the Midwest Swingers, 1000 Acres, 8 pm: folk/ blues
Monophonics, Alanna Royale, Wild Buffalo, 9 pm: funk
Saturday 9/25
Tango Cowboys, Black Fern, 12:30 pm: tango
End of Summer Garden Honky Tonk featuring the Sweet Goodbyes, Starboard Moon, Steve Webb, The Wandering Seas, Boundary, 1 pm
Ryan Sandholm, Skylarks, 4:30 pm
The Stillvettas, Herb’s Cider, 5 pm: rock
Marvin and Tim, Lighthouse Grill, 5 pm: jazz
Old Country Highway, Greene’s Corner, 5 pm: country/ rock
The Dusty 45s, Boundary, 7 pm: rockabilly/ swing
Minnesota, Ableation, Squanch, Wild Buffalo, 9 pm: electronic
Gaytheist, The Shakedown, 9 pm: metal
Sunday 9/26
Brent Jensen Quartet, Firehouse PAC, 4 pm: jazz (Paul Desmond tribute)
Monday 9/27
Steve Webb and the Great Mad Swirl, Kulshan on James, 6 pm: acoustic folk/ soul/ reggae
Picks of the Week:
Jazz fans have some great options this week and should definitely plan to be at the Sylvia Center tonight for D’vonne Lewis. Dovetails’ beautiful country/ folk sound should be a treat on Thursday. Funk and groove lovers won’t want to miss Monophonics on Friday night. This tango party on Saturday sounds neat, with live music followed by a DJ for dancing. Even if you don’t tango it would probably be a lot of fun to watch. Boundary is putting on a pretty epic end of summer bash on Saturday with great music all day capped off by The Dusty 45s at the end of the evening. What are you looking forward to?
New artist of the week: Jubal Jake is the solo project of Jeremy Swayne, a recent California transplant, also a member of the band Sunfellow. His solo work has a haunting and beautiful sound influenced by Leadbelly, John Prine, and Roy Orbison. You can check him out on bandcamp, or head down to the Honeymoon on Thursday to see him in action!
Ongoing weekly events:
Wednesday Open Mic, Honeymoon, 8:30 pm
Thursday Irish Session, Uisce, 7-9:30
Saturday Singer’s Saturday, Fireside, 3:30-6:30
Sunday Robert Sarazin Blake, 5 pm online show: singer-songwriter with guests
Sunday The Devilies, Kulshan on James St., 5 pm: Irish/ folk
Monday Irish Session, Greene’s Corner, 6-8 pm
Tuesday Lindy at the Leo, 6 pm: swing dancing
Tuesday Out of the Ashes, Boundary, 3:30- 5:30 pm
Tuesday The Local Jam 102.3 7-8: local music on the radio
Tuesday DJ Yogoman, Kulshan Trackside, 7-10 pm: reggae, hula hooping, etc.
News and Upcoming Events:
New venue in the listings this week is Black Fern, the coffee shop in the old Granary Building. Be sure to thank them for hosting live music!
Make.Shift is still looking for a venue director to help them get live music rolling again there.
Whatcom Talk had a nice interview with Miles Harris recently.
If you are ever looking for music listings south of here, it turns out Breaking Skagit is doing a great job of those in addition to their crime and breaking news.
Finally, I made you a playlist! These are all the current Bellingham-based acts I could find that were represented on Spotify. It’s loosely grouped by genre so hop around until you find something you like. If I missed anything, let me know. I hope you find something new to enjoy in there!
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