NW Music and Events Calendar
Hey Kids
here are some great shows and cool events coming up in Seattle (and Portland or Vancouver, BC if I know of them!) that you might be interested in like rockabilly, western bop, hillbilly, honky-tonk, psychobilly music, PLUS burlesque, movies, rollerderby, etc. Stuff I like in other words.
I'll update this list regularly!! Let me know if ya think I forgot an appropriate event!
Remember to support your local bands!!
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*MAY*MAY*MAY*
SAT 16th
*Roy Kay Trio @ Victrola Coffee house on 15th in Capital Hill. FREE/ALL AGES 8pm
*Becki Sue and Her Big Rockin' Daddies, The Strange Tones @ Hwy 99 Blues Club, 9pm, $15
*Slim's Hightone Lowbrow art show featuring The Pizz,MC Rick Klu, Harpoon, Jim Blanchard and more, 8pm
*Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine @ El Corazon, 21+, $38 adv./$45 door/$74 seated/$100 onstage VIP. 9pm
FRI 22nd
*Little Bill and the Blue Notes @ Hwy 99 Blues Club, 9pm, no price given on website
*My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Urban Bombshells Burlesque, and more! ! El Corazon, 21+, $18/$20, 9pm
FRI 29th
*KSER's 2nd Annual Rockabilly Revival! @ Club Motor, 1950 1st Ave S.
featuring: Hillbilly Hellcats, Hard Money Saints, Billy Dwayne and the Creepers, The Bear Creek Boys, 8pm. $15 per day/ $25 for Fri and Sat
SAT 30th
*KSER's 2nd Annual Rockabilly Revival, 2nd day. Club Motor, 1950 1st Ave S.
Car Show during the day, with Mercury Four, 63 Burnout, Banzai Surf, Wild Snohomians. Night time bands starting at 8pm inside: Rudy Grayzell, Darrin Stout, Johnny Mercury, Little Ray and the Uppercuts. $15 day/ $25 both days.
*Scott Biram, and bands TBA @ The Tractor, 9:30pm, $15
SUNDAY 31st
*JUNE*JUNE*JUNE*
SAT 6th
*2nd Annual HillBilly Hoedown and Pig Roast, 2pm, Slim's Last Chance
FRI 12th
*The Queers, The Mansfields, Hot Toddy's, Atom Age @ El Corazon, all ages, $12/$14, 9pm
*JULY*JULY*JULY*
FRI 3rd
*The Hickoids, hard corn country/punk from Texas, Slim's Last Chance, 8pm
FRI 18th
*Wayne "the train" Hancock, Joe Buck Yourself @ Club Motor, 8pm
SAT 18th
*Juke Joint Jalopy Fest and Chili Cook-off @ Slim's Last Chance, 2pm
FRI 31st
*Rosie Flores from Los Angeles! @ Slim's Last Chance, 8pm
SAT 1st
*Regular Joe Bike Show with James Intveldt! (he sang on the Crybaby soundtrack), 2pm, Slim's Last Chance
*AUGUST*AUGUST*AUGUST*
SAT 1st
*Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys @ The Tractor Tavern, 9:30pm, $15
SUNDAY..SUNDAY..SUNDAY
*SEATTLE*
(S)>>>Swing Dance @ The Century Ballroom, $5. 915 E. Pine (2nd floor). 9:30-midnight; free lesson at 9pm with cover--free cover w/purchase of entree at restaurant. Great venue! ALL AGES!
TUESDAYS..TUESDAYS...TUESDAYS
Catch Vince Mira (while it's still free!) @ THe Can Can in the Pike Place Market with special guests every week
WEDNESDAYS..WEDNESDAYS..WEDNESDAYS
*SEATTLE*
>>Go Cat Go, rockabilly radio show with your host, Del VillaReal, live from Detroit! Catch it streaming on your computer at: www.live365.com/stations/motorbilly?play&site=live365
(S)>>>Swing Dance@Century Ballroom from 9:30 pm-midnight, $5. Free lesson at 9pm with cover. Free cover with entree purchase at the restaurant! 21 only
THURSDAYS..THURSDAYS..THURSDAYS
>>>DJ Hubba Hubba DJs Spicy Thursdays at the Slim's Last Chance Saloon 5600 1st Ave in Georgetown with rockabilly/punk/garage FREE
>>>Honky Tonk Revue band at Conor Byrne Pub in Ballard. They play favorites like Hank Williams, Merle Haggard and more! Usually FREE
FRIDAYS..FRIDAYS..FRIDAYS
>>>>World renowed Dr. Leon Berman hosts Shake the Shack, rockabilly/country&western/honky tonk and whatever else he feels like playin'! Live on KEXP, 6-9pm 90.3 FM or kexp.org. Broadcast LIVE every third Friday @ Slim's Last Chance Saloon in Georgetown with bands afterwards. FREE
CLUB LINKS:
SEATTLE:
BALLARD:
The Tractor Tavern, http://www.tractortavern.com
Conor Byrne, Ballard Avenue, Ballard: http://www.conorbyrnepub.com/
The Sunset Tavern, Ballard Ave, Ballard. www.sunsettavern.com
DOWNTOWN:
The Funhouse, Fifth Ave, Seattle Center. http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=2386026=15687222&Mytoken=20050218114111
El Corazon, Denny regrade. http://www.elcorazonseattle.com/main.htm
Highway 99 Blues Club, Alaskan Way (waterfront area) http://www.highwayninetynine.com/
Belltown Billiards, 90 Blanchard St. http://www.belltownbilliards.net/belltownbilliards.html
SOUTH SEATTLE:
Jules Maes, Marginal Way, Georgetown: www.julesmaessaloon.com/main.php
Studio Seven, 1st Ave S@Horton. http://www.studioseven.us/
The Fenix Underground, 1700 1st Ave S. http://www.fenixunderground.com/
CAPITOL HILL:
The Century Ballroom, Pine/11th, Cap Hill: http://www.centuryballroom.com/
Chop Suey, Madison/14th, Cap Hill http://www.chopsuey.com/
GREENLAKE:
The Little Red Hen, Woodlawn, Greenlake Area http://www.littleredhen.com/
WEST SEATTLE:
Skylark Cafe, Delridge, W.Seattle http://www.skylarkcafe.com/
WAY UP NORTH: Jimmy Z's 1712 Hewitt, Everett, Wa http://www.jimmyzltd.com
The Speakeasy, 915 1st St., Snohomish, Wa (no website)
The Wild Buffalo House of Music, 208 W. Holly, Bellingham, Wa http://www.wildbuffalo.net/
The Fairhaven Pub, 1114 Harris St., Bellingham, Wa http://www.fairhavenpub.com/calendar.html
TACOMA:
Hell's Kitchen3829 6th Ave, Tacoma, Wa, http://www.hellskitchenonline.com/
PORTLAND:
Sabala's (new name, not Sabala's anymore) 4811 SE Hawthorne, Portland, OR http://sabalasmttabor.com/sabalas-main.htm
Duff's Garage 1635 SE 7th, Portland, Or http://www.duffsgarage.com/
The Crystal Ballroom 1332 W. Burnside, Portland http://www.mcmenamins.com/index.php?loc=2&category=Location%20Homepage
VANCOUVER, BC
Pat's Pub 403 E. Hastings @ Dunlevy St. http://www.patspub.ca/main.html