Listings 9/15-9/21
Issue #10
This week’s live music events:
Wednesday 9/15
The Red Elvises, The Shakedown, 8:30 pm
Thursday 9/16
Robert Sarazin Blake and Friends, Boundary, 5:30 pm: singer-songwriter
Casolary, Hunter & Harris, Bar Cicotti, 6 pm: jazz
Lefty and the Right Hand Band, Goods, 6 pm: rock/ folk/ blues
Whags, Felix the Hammer, Kulshan Trackside, 7 pm: psychedelic funk
Shoecraft, Cooper Stoulil, sunhoney, 7:30, Karate Church
Triple Mood, Sofie Mae, Boundary, 8 pm: jazzy originals
BUKU, episcool, HEIRZ, WINZLO, Wild Buffalo, 9 pm: electronic
Friday 9/17
Gallowglass, Skylarks, 5 pm: traditional Irish
Mike Bohnson, Lighthouse Grill, 5 pm: jazz
Steve Webb, Firehouse PAC, 5:30 pm
The Super Funks, Boundary, 6 pm: funk
Johnny Rock and the Contradictions, Aslan, 6 pm: rock and roll
The Divas, Fireside, 7 pm: classic rock and pop
Diego Romero, 1000 Acres, 8 pm: rock/ blues
Fossil Fire, Island Gigantism, sunhoney, 9 pm: indie rock/ experimental/ folk
Red Not Chili Peppers, Green Daze PNW, 9:30 pm: RHCP tribute
Saturday 9/18
Fundraiser for Bellingham Irish Festival, Boundary, noon: traditional Irish
Anissa, Skylarks, 5 pm
Marvin and Tim, Lighthouse Grill, 5 pm: jazz
Hambone Wilson, Boundary, 7 pm: blues
Brittany Collins and Cory Vincent, 1000 Acres, 8 pm: folk and rock
The Spider Ferns, [brackets], Von Wildenhaus, 9 pm: rock/ indie/ experimental
Sunday 9/19
That 1 Guy, Wild Buffalo, 8 pm
Monday 9/20
Marlo Mudd, Kulshan on James St., 6 pm: folk
Picks of the Week:
Thursday has some nice jazzy options, with a high quality straight ahead jazz trio at Bar Ciccotti and the the more diverse Triple Mood at Boundary. Fans of Red Hot Chili Peppers won’t want to miss the tribute act on Friday. The Bellingham Irish Festival is coming right up, you can catch some good music and help them raise funds at Boundary on Saturday afternoon. Saturday night at the Shakedown is a stacked lineup of local music scene veterans who you might recognize. Personally I don’t know what to make of That 1 Guy but there’s no denying he’s created a unique sound and approach, and his fans won’t want to miss it. Sound off in the comments, what are you looking forward to?
New Band of the Week:
Fossil Fire (pictured at the top) is a new conglomeration of musicians who you might recognize from some other bands in the indie rock scene. Cullen Webster (guitar, vocals), Elsbeth Corbin (cello), Brian Webb (bass), Ian Stephens (guitar), and David Hall (drums) are veterans of bands like Great Pacific, Crooked Neighbors, and Tin Foil Cat. They are making their live debut this Friday with a show at the Shakedown. They also have a sweet debut single up on Bandcamp. They mention Pedro the Lion and Magnolia Electric Co. as influences, which sounds about right to me. It’s catchy but not simplistic, with some cool, knotty, instrumental interplay around a straightforward melody. Check them out if that sounds like your kind of thing!
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:
Cat Valley dropped a single from their upcoming EP, check out “Dive Bar Fight Song” here.
There was a nice feature in Whatcom Talk recently talking with Craig Jewell of the Wild Buffalo about the quest to keep venues alive through the COVID era.
Mount Saturn have some amazing new shirts available on their bandcamp.
This is kind of tangential, but musician Franz Nicolay (of The Hold Steady and World/ Inferno Friendship Society) has a new novel out, and it mentions both Bellingham and Blaine. It’s a good read about a washed up singer-songwriter who just can’t quit the road, with a lot of fun musical references.
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Video of the week is this retrospective of the Elizabeth Park concerts from this year, with great respect for everyone who helps organize this: