Grand Funk Railroad Thursday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St.
I tend to be pretty skeptical of the zombie versions of classic rock bands that operate endlessly on the state fair and casino circuits, sometimes with the tenuousest connections to their namesakes. But the version of Grand Funk Railroad that’s coming to our town to party at the Mount Baker Theater on Thursday, November 7th features two of the three original members and a mostly stable I have to admit it looks pretty legit in the lineup. For the past 25 years.
Cuarto Sueño Friday, Nov. 8, 8-10 p.m., Honeymoon, 1053 N. State St.
Trio Sueño has been around for a while, with guitarist BJ Block, bassist Tom Anastasio, and percussionist Steve Jones playing an ear-pleasing mix of jazz and flamenco. They recently teamed up with guitar virtuoso Jacob Thayer to form Cuarto Suegno, which will be the lineup for Honeymoon on Friday, November 8th.
Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter Jeffrey Foucault will perform at the New Prospect Theater on Sunday, November 10th. (Photo by Joe Navas) Analog Brass Saturday, November 9th, 6-8pm, Greens Corner, 2208 James St.
Analog Brass is a local interpretation of the modern brass band sound, mixing elements of funk, hip-hop, and pop with some strong political sensibilities. Their first album was “Songs from the Protest Route,” but there are rumors that they are working on a new album. They plan to rock it up at Greene’s Corner on Saturday, November 9th.
Jeffrey Foucalt Sunday, November 10th, 7:30-9:30pm, New Prospect Theatre, 207 Prospect St.
Geoffrey Foucault is a Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter who has been in the music industry almost continuously for 20 years. His music is rooted in folk, with plenty of blues, rock, and country influences. He’s touring with his beautiful new album, The Universal Fire, featuring members of Calexico and Bon Iver, and will be at the New Prospect Theater on the 19th. On Sunday, November 10th, Erik Koskinen will be joining us on guitar. This venue is one of the best places in town to see performers whose lyrics make you want to pay attention.
Friday, November 1st Admiralty Lounge: 7pm, Steve Itterly & Jan Peters (Vintage Jazz/Blues/Rags) Aslan Depot: 8pm, Energy Pyramid Bar Two Eleven: 8pm, Paperheart, Mara Hooch, Shuksan Girl Parallel Bistro: 5pm, Thomas Harris Quartet (Jazz) The Blue Room: 7pm, Battle of the Bands (Rock) Corner Taphouse: 7:30pm, Arcana Honey Moon: 8pm, Birdie Fenn St., Marika Climber Lincoln Theater: 7:30 p.m. Flat Earth Society Orchestra Main Street: 9 p.m., Whiplash Rodeo Rumble Tumble: 8 p.m., Three Sheeps, Ryan Doty, Guilty Freedom・Stones Throw: 6pm, Bluegrass First Friday The Vault: 7pm, Trio Sueño (Jazz/Flamenco) Wild Buffalo: 9pm, Sam Rashaw Saturday, November 2nd Bar Two Eleven: 9pm, Rude & Crude (Mötley Crüe Tribute), Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden Tribute) The Blue Room: 7pm, Battle of the Band (hip) -hop) Birdsview Brewing: 6 p.m., Frasier Green Conway Mews: 8 p.m., Bad Dog Blues Society Green’s Corner: 6 p.m., Rob Hutchings Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Cumulus, Byland Jansen Arts Center: 7 p.m., Gallowgrass (Celtic) Larrabee Lager: 6 p.m., Blue Collar Grass Band Makeshift: 8 p.m., Feral Moon, Serpent Rider, Rope, With Abandon (Rock) Main Street: 9 p.m. Blind Fate Odd Fellows at the Orion: 8pm, TBA (Jazz) Old Edison: 8pm, Lazy Acres, Fanny Alger (Rock) Rumble Tumble: 8pm, Machine Animal, Big Slick (Rock) Shakedown: Afternoon 9pm, Tom Hamilton (Rock/Jam/Americana) Skagit Cellars: 6pm, Spider Cult Skylarks: 8pm, Marley Jis (Bossa Nova/Jazz/R&B) Stones Throw: 6pm, JP Falcon Grady Wild Buffalo: 9pm, Dopapod, Sunday November 3 Blue Room: 7pm, Her Mountain Majesty, Hippocrats (Folk)/Americana) Littlefield Celtic Center: 7pm, John Doyle and Mick McCauley Old Edison: 5:30pm Minutes Bow Diddler’s Rumble Tumble: 7pm, Open Mic Shakedown: 8pm, Dion Lunadon (Garage Rock) Monday, November 4 Bella Ciao: 7pm, Open Mic Firehouse Arts and Event Center: 3:30pm , Schmidt and Guest (Celtic) Rumble Tumble: 7 p.m., Tiny as a Tear (Grateful Dead Tribute) Tuesday, November 5th Admiralty Lounge: 7 p.m., David Donahue (singer-songwriter) Aslan Depot: P.M. 8 p.m., Jazz Night Menace: 7 p.m., Invitational Blues Jam Ono Kitchen and Bar: 7 p.m., open Mic ft. Rosalie Zeke’s Pizza: 6 p.m., open・Mike Wednesday, November. Thursday, November 6th, November 7th Blue Room: 8pm, Ella Davis & The Youngblood Band (Funk/R&B) Brown Lantern: 8:30pm, Open Mike Farmstrong: 6 p.m., Joshua Red Utek Honeymoon: 8 p.m., Stellar Sessions (improvisation/experimental) Mount Baker Theater: 7:30 p.m., Grand Funk Railroad (classic rock) Vinehouse: 7 p.m., Open Mic The Shakedown: 8 p.m., Dead Bob, Biff Got Killed, Island Gigantism (post-punk/experimental) Thirsty Badger: 7 p.m. Open Mic, that’s what I like! Island Grill: 6pm, JP Falcon and Friends (Folk/Rock) Wild Buffalo: 8pm, Willie Watson Zeke’s Pizza: 7pm, House Cat (Jazz ) Friday, November 8th Aslan Depot: 8pm, Birch Bay’s Hopenotic Beach: 6:30pm, Shuksan’s Unsupervised Shananagins Bistro: 5pm, Thomas Harris Quartet (Jazz) Blue Room: 7pm, Battle Of the Band (Electronic) Conway Muse: 8pm, Seattle House Rockers (Blues) Corner Taphouse: 7pm, Jeffrey Slough Honeymoon: 8pm, Cuarto Suegno (Jazz/Flamenco) Makeshift: 8pm , Boxcutter PNW, Potbelly, Well Adjusted, Radiant Grave (Punk) Rumble Tumble: 8pm, Sunflex, Shadow Basket, Wise Acre (Folk/Country) The Shakedown: 9pm , Monster Watch, The Thing, Guest (psychpunk/garage rock) Stones Throw: 6pm, Sam Hulbert & Friends The Vault: 7pm, Adrian Clark Wild Buffalo: 9pm, Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation (DJ set) Saturday, November 9th Bar to Eleven: 9pm, Almost Human (KISS Tribute) Blue Room: 7pm, Battle of the Bands (Punk) Birdsview Brewing: 6pm, Charlie Partin Conway Muse: 8pm, Cory Vincent and the Electric Band (Blues/Rock, Concert Video Filming) Green’s Corner: 6pm, Analog Brass Honey Moon: 8pm, Paige Woods and Friends Karate Church: 8:30pm, Hayes Noble, Drayton, Moonmother, Birdhouse (Rock) Makeshift: 6pm, Open Mic Odd Fellows at the Orion: 8pm, TBA (Jazz) Shakedown: 9pm , Cardiel, Guest (Skate Rock/Stoner/Psych) Skylarks: 8pm, JP Falcon Grady Stones Throw: 6pm, Saltwater Cowboys Wild Buffalo: 9pm, Spafford Sunday, November 10th New Prospect Theater : 7:30pm, Jeffrey Foucault Band, Eric Koskinen Old Edison: 5:30pm, TBA Rumble Tumble: 7pm, Open Mic Shakedown: 8pm, Buffalo Nichols (Blues/Rock/Folk)
Jesse Stanton’s music column, “The Beat Goes On,” appears weekly. Please contact us at jsbhammusic@gmail.com. @JSBhamMusic. Please check with each venue to ensure that the event is still running as scheduled. Live music events in Whatcom County: http://www.cascadiadaily.com/category/living/arts-and-entertainment/music/music-calendar
