Live Music Calendar: 18th-28th October 2024

Corsana-Baiza-Watt, Disaster Queen, The Sheen

8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St.

Joe Baiza (Saccharine Trust) and Mike Watt (Minutemen, fIREHOSE) are both heroes of the 80s California punk scene. They have a new instrumental trio with drummer Chris Corsano and are going on tour for the first time. Expect heavy improvisations on the avant-garde side when they stop by The Shakedown on Tuesday, October 22nd. Local openers Disaster Queen and The Sheen start things off.

Jenner Fox

7:30-9 p.m. Thursday, October 24, New Prospect Theater, 207 Prospect St.

Jenner Fox is an outstanding singer-songwriter from Seattle who has earned Bellinghamster honorary status for constantly playing here and collaborating with our local musicians. His most recent album, a duet with guitarist Jeremy Eliott (formerly of Polecat), was recorded here. I suspect he will have a lot of guests at his show at the New Prospect Theater on Thursday October 24th.

Halloween cover show

6-11:30 p.m., Saturday, October 26, Make.Shift, 306 Flora St.

The Make.Shift Cover Shows are a twice-yearly event that serves at least three purposes. They raise funds for this vital organization, they bring together new groups of musicians for short-term bands and build community, and they’re a lot of fun. This year’s Halloween edition takes place on October 26th and features nine bands paying tribute to Alice in Chains, Smashing Pumpkins, The Misfits and many more of your favorite spooky punk and metal bands in one-night configurations.

Gail Pettis

4-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, FireHouse Arts and Events Center, 1314 Harris Ave.

One of Seattle’s finest straight-ahead jazz singers, Gail Pettis is equally at home in a gentle ballad or a lively up-tempo swing. She will be at the FireHouse on Sunday, October 27th for a Jazz Project afternoon show, accompanied by a piano trio from some of our best locals: Blake Angelos, Jeff Johnson and Jud Sherwood.

Friday, October 18th

Bar Two Eleven: 8 p.m., Red Karma (Taylor Swift tribute)
Birch Bay Beach: 6:00 p.m., Shanna Manning
The Blue Room: 7 p.m., Fall Ball with Pure Halcyon, Meldrop, The Skellys
Bistro in Shuksan: 5 p.m., Thomas Harris Quartet (jazz)
Conway Muse: 6:30 p.m., Stewart Woods, 8 p.m., songwriter showcase with Tad Kroening, Simon Llewelyn Evans, Louis Ledford, James Beck, Wes Jones
Guemes Island General Store: 6 p.m., Chad Henry & The Setbacks, The Songbirds
Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Buddy Mac and the Ten Gallon Troubadours
Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Walt Burkett
Old Edison: 7 p.m., Wayne Hayton
Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., Adam MacDougall and Isaiah Mitchell Duo (Cosmic Jazz)
Shakedown: 9 p.m., Cola, Mindshrine (indie/post-punk)
Skagit Casino: 8 p.m., David Brighton’s Space Odyssey (David Bowie tribute)
Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Neighborhood Songwriters Showcase with Louis Ledford, Lala Robinsong, Karee Wardrop, Aaron Guest
Thirsty Badger: 8 p.m., Dakota Black
Tresor: 7 p.m., Michele D’Amour and the Love Dealers

Saturday, October 19th

Bar Two Eleven: 8:30 p.m., Mistress of Reality (Black Sabbath tribute), Loudmouth (Ramones tribute)
Birch Bay Beach: 3:00 p.m., Little Big Band
The Blue Room: 7 p.m., Beachtober with Frog Rocket, Dollar Bird, floral shirts
Birdsview Brewing: 6 p.m., Dave Hannon and Nicola Linde
Brown Lantern: 9 p.m., Three for Silver
Buxton’s: 7 p.m., John Van Deusen
Conway Muse: 8 p.m., Cascade Cody & His Unpulled Bootstraps
Eagle Haven: 7 p.m., Billy Appleton Band
Fireplace: 7 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (Jazz)
Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., SOL with Sonny Lowe and Jan Peters
Honeymoon: 8 p.m., to be announced
Hotel Bellwether: 6pm, Adrian Clarke
Jansen Art Center: 7 p.m., Rebekah Hood-Sava (live cello looping to nature films)
Larrabee Lager: 6 p.m., Tea Seas Trio
Make.Shift: 8 p.m., The Hobby, Petra, Gated Community, Dandelions (Rock)
Mount Baker Theater: 7:30 p.m., Griffin House (singer-songwriter, in side theater), 7:30 p.m., Pigs On The Wing (Pink Floyd tribute, on main stage)
Odd Fellows at Orion: 8 p.m. Odd Fellows Big Band
Old Edison: 8 p.m., Jasmine Greene Band
Rockfish: 7:30 p.m., Eric Rice and the Maine Connection (Blues/Rock)
Pig House: 8 p.m., Saltwater Cowboys
Shakedown: 9 p.m., DEAL (Grateful Dead Tribute)
Skagit Casino: 8 p.m., David Brighton’s Space Odyssey (David Bowie tribute)
Skylark’s: 8 p.m., Jill Newman
Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Honey Ruckus (Folk)
That’s what I like! Island Grill: 6 p.m., Michael Dayvid
Thirsty Badger: 8 p.m., PaperHeart (alt rock cover)
Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., Petty or Not (Tom Petty & Fleetwood Mac Tribute)

Sunday, October 20th

The Blue Room: 4 p.m., Nuages (album release)
Kulshan: 5pm, Tea Seas Trio
Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., The Walrus
Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., open mic

Monday, October 21st

Bella Ciao: 7 p.m., Open Mic
FireHouse Arts and Events Center: 3:30 p.m., Deborah Dewey (classical piano)
Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Wild Geese of the West (Grateful Dead Tribute)

Tuesday, October 22nd

The Admiralty Lounge: 7pm, Russell Thompson
Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., Jazz Night
Beach Cat Brewing: 6 p.m., Michael Dayvid
Menace: 7 p.m., Invitational Blues Jam
‘Ono Kitchen and Bar: 7 p.m., open mic with Dick and Jane
The Shakedown: 8 p.m., Corsano-Baiza-Watt, Disaster Queen, The Sheen (Jazz/Improvisation/Experimental)

Wednesday, October 23rd

Boundary Bay Brewery: 6 p.m., Aaron Guest (piano)
FireHouse Arts and Events Center: 6:30 p.m., Cory Weeds Quintet (jazz)
Honey Moon: 8 p.m., open mic
Rockfish: 6 p.m., Janette West
Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Michael Dayvid

Thursday, October 24th

Brown Lantern: 8:30 p.m., open mic
Farmstrong Brewing Co.: 6 p.m., Savanna Woods
Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Rachel Gauthier, Lynna Hall
New Prospect Theater: 7:30 p.m., Jenner Fox Band
Pig House: 7 p.m., Open Mic
The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Chokecherry, Pyrocene, Late Lunch (Shoegaze/Grunge/Pop)
Thirsty Badger: 7 p.m., open mic
That’s what I like! Island Grill: 6 p.m., JP Falcon and Friends (Folk/Rock)

Friday, October 25th

Aslan Depot: 8 p.m. Cozmic Sauce (R&B/Funk)
Bar Two Eleven: 9pm, Three for Silver, Sleeping Porch, Miles Harris & Julian MacDonough
Birch Bay Beach: 6 p.m., Ron Hardt & Jimmy Wright
Bistro in Shuksan: 5 p.m., Thomas Harris Quartet (jazz)
Conway Muse: 6:30 p.m., Stewart Woods, 8:00 p.m. Benny Sidelinger
Corner Taphouse: 7 p.m., Shady Groove
Eagle Haven: 7 p.m., minimum wage
FireHouse Arts and Events Center: 7 p.m., Steve Webb and the Great Mad Swirl, Christopher Nunn
Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., North Country Highway (Folk/Country/Rock)
Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Robert T. MacDonald III
Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., David Feingold
Mount Baker Theater: 7:30 p.m., Eilen Jewell
Old Edison: 7 p.m., Country Lips (classic country)
Ramble Tamble: 9 p.m., Duos, Biff Got Killed, True Stars (Rock)
Shakedown: 9 p.m., Devin Champlin, Erisy Watt, Elise Poirier (singer-songwriter)
Stones Throw: 6 p.m., The Naughty Blokes
Thirsty Badger: 8 p.m., David Saathoff
Tresor: 7 p.m., Free Harmony
Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., Warren G

Saturday, October 26th

Bar Two Eleven: 9 p.m., The Neon Shadows (80s cover)
Birdsview Brewing: 6 p.m., Jesse James
Boundary Bay: 9 p.m., Horror Business, Witch Agony (Misfits tribute)
Brown Lantern: 9 p.m., Eric Stoneman
Conway Muse: 8 p.m., Souled Out Funk
Guemes Island General Store: 5:00 p.m., ebb, flow and flow
Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Blues Grazzical
Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Walt Burkett
Lincoln Theater: 7:30 p.m., Burnin in Mt. Vernon VI ft. The Heatherlys, The Chris Eger Band
Main Street: 8:30 p.m., The Takers (classic rock)
Make.Shift: 6:30 p.m., Halloween Covers Show with groups like Alice in Chains, Smashing Pumpkins, The Misfits, Violent Femmes and many more
Odd Fellows at Orion: 8 p.m., House Kat (jazz)
Old Edison: 7:30 p.m., Randy Weeks & The Silent Treatment
Rockfish: 7:30 p.m., The Fat Fridays
Pig House: 8 p.m., Energy Pyramid
Skylark’s: 8 p.m., Badd Dogg Blues Society
Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Erik and Anissa (jazz/blues/pop)
Thirsty Badger: 8 p.m., Saltwater Cowboys
Wild Buffalo: 8:30 p.m., SkiiTour (electronic)

Sunday, October 27th

FireHouse Arts and Events Center: 4 p.m., Gail Pettis Quartet (jazz)
Kulshan: 5 p.m., Cardova (R&B/Funk)
Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., Ron Bailey & The Tangents
Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., open mic

Jesse Stanton’s music column, “The Beat Goes On,” appears weekly. Reach him at [email protected]; @JSBhamMusic. Check with individual venues to ensure events are still taking place as planned. Live Music Events in Whatcom County: