Bellingham Alive

Bell Bottom Blues-Eric Clapton Tribute
2024-02-23 19:03 (America/Denver)
Eric Clapton Tribute Band at the Lincoln Theatre

History of Skagit Punk
2024-02-24 20:00
Listen up, crusties, cavers, wavers, skaters, hardcore kids, and anarchists: This is your story.
Skagit Valley music legend Shane Gildnes has been part of the Northwest punk scene for decades, most notably as the driving force behind both Stagnant Water and Fanny Alger. Now, finally, the Lincoln has caught up with him, and he’s hitting our stage with both of these bands for a night of noisy music interspersed with Shane’s stories of Skagit’s punk rock scene from ever since it was a thing — when we were all smaller and our hair was weirder.
Everyone is welcome! Learn about Mount Vernon’s counter-culture legacy and party like it’s 1989.
Remember: if it’s too loud, you’re just not deaf enough yet.

Coool Babies: A Talking Heads Tribute
2024-03-01 19:30
LD Epic Productions presents Coool Babies – a tribute to the Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense.
Seattle’s own Coool Babies are bringing their incredible recreation of the famous Talking Heads concert movie Stop Making Sense to the Lincoln Theatre stage!
If you’re a Talking Heads fan, you’ll be amazed at the level of detail put into this show. With 9 members in the band, every possible sound is perfectly reproduced, from the vintage synth keyboards, hand percussion, back up singers, guitars, and even the opening drum machine! With an amazing band, a singer with an uncanny resemblance to David Byrne’s voice, and a full set of stage antics, Coool Babies brings the new wave spirit of the mid-’80s in full force.

JASMINE GREENE AT THE LEO
2024-03-02 19:00 - 22:00
Join us for an extraordinary evening of music on Saturday, March 2nd, at the Hotel Leo Ballroom. The show kicks off at 7pm, and it’s exclusively for those aged 21 and above.
Immerse yourself in an unforgettable musical journey with the sensational Jasmine Greene! Secure your spot with general admission tickets starting at just $36. For an elevated concert experience, explore our VIP options:
Individual VIP tickets begin at $85
Reserve a VIP table for 8 seats at $600
VIP Seating includes:
Personalized table service
Indulge in premium food and beverages
Enjoy exclusive seating
Arrive early and treat yourself to drinks and fare from Amendment 21 before the show begins! Don’t miss out on this incredible night of entertainment.

Timothy Eagan
2024-03-02 19:30
Timothy Eagan presents a talk regarding his published works, as well as the importance of public libraries. The proceeds from this event will benefit the Mount Vernon Public Library’s new location’s furnishings.

Folk Club at The Blue Room featuring | Free Harmony, Havliah Rand
2024-03-03 14:00 - 17:00
Free Harmony is Chuck Dingée and Sharon Mayson! Their beautiful vocals are what make Free Harmony unique and a treat to listen to. They started singing together in 2017 and have been busy entertaining people in the Northwest ever since.
A founding member of Bellingham’s popular classic rock band The Walrus, Chuck has been singing and playing in the area for over 40 years. He has an eclectic repertoire of hundreds of songs from Gershwin to Beatles to Pink Floyd.
Having sung all her life, Sharon has an incredibly smooth voice and performs in local Northwest bands including Pacific Twang.
Together they play an entertaining mix of originals and songs ranging from the 60s to present, by artists like Simon & Garfunkel, The Beatles, Emmylou Harris, John Denver, Indigo Girls, The Police, Pink Floyd, Eagles, Bonnie Raitt, and many others. In March 2019, Free Harmony was opening act for the band America at the Tulalip and Legends Casinos in Washington state.
Folk Club shows happen on the first and third Sundays of every month and are all ages! Suggested donation $10-$20 – NOTAFLOF
Doors 2pm | Music 3pm
Folk Club Happy Hour 2-3pm!

Billboard-Topping Rockers The Record Company To Headline Wild Buffalo
2024-03-08 20:00
GRAMMY® Award-nominated, Billboard-topping, rockers The Record Company will headline Wild Buffalo on March 8 as part of their “Roll With It” tour. During the show, the trio will perform tracks from their new record like lead single, “Talk to Me,” which reached #4 at AAA radio, and fan favorites “Dance On Mondays” and “Highway Lady,” as well as hits from their catalog including “Off the Ground” (#1 on the U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs Chart), “Rita Mae Young” (#12 on the Adult Alternative Songs chart), and “Baby, I’m Broken” (#6 on the Adult Alternative Songs chart).
Wild Buffalo
March 8
8 PM
208 W Holly St, Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 746-8733
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Folk Club at The Blue Room featuring | The Devillies St. Patricks Day Special!
2024-03-17 14:00 - 17:00
Enjoy St. Patricks Day themed drink specials to the toe-tapping music of The Devillies, Bellingham’s favorite Irish-American folk group, as a part of the fifth edition of Folk Club at The Blue Room! The Devillies play an eclectic mix of originals and traditional tunes and songs made for dancing, crying, and laughing.
Folk Club shows happen on the first and third Sundays of every month and are all ages! Suggested donation $10-$20 – NOTAFLOF
Doors 2pm | Music 3pm
Folk Club Happy Hour 2-3pm!

Folk Club at The Blue Room featuring | Cape Flattery, Morgan Mchugh
2024-04-07 14:00 - 17:00
Cape Flattery is:
Pete Goodall – Bass, Mandolin
Ted O’Connell – Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica, Piano
Lindsay Poynter – Guitar
Plus guests!
Folk Club shows happen on the first and third Sundays of every month and are all ages! Suggested donation $10-$20 – NOTAFLOF
Doors 2pm | Music 3pm
Folk Club Happy Hour 2-3pm!

Folk Club at The Blue Room featuring | Sweater Weather String Band, Andy Bunn
2024-04-21 14:00 - 17:00
Sweater Weather String Band
With members drawn together from all across the Salish Sea by a mutual love of traditional music and knitwear, Sweater Weather String Band blends old-time, honky-tonk, Celtic, and indie rock influences into a style that has been likened to “the frolicking of sheep before a thunderstorm.” Formed from a series of jams and impromptu gigs, the band quickly developed a wildly danceable sound that’s been heard at festivals, folk dances, and bars throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Andy Bunn
Andy Bunn is a songwriter living in Bellingham WA who writes character-focused songs. Some of the stories in the songs stick mostly to the facts and some are tall tales. The characters in the stories feel real to him and that’s enough.
Folk Club shows happen on the first and third Sundays of every month and are all ages! Suggested donation $10-$20 – NOTAFLOF
Doors 2pm | Music 3pm
Folk Club Happy Hour 2-3pm!

Folk Club at The Blue Room featuring | Serafima & the Shakedowns with Mae Powell, The House Wrens
2024-05-05 14:00 - 17:00
Serafima & the Shakedowns with Mae Powell
With a keen eye for life and love, Serafima sings about the experience of a modern day woman in all its sparkle and grit. Through reflective hyperbole and honest observation her lyrics dance their way to the front of your heart, and live in the back of your head. But every pot needs a holder and The Shakedowns know how to distribute the heat. The band brings a unique “un-americana” sound, electrifying classic elements of The Golden Age of Radio, honky tonk, and Russian folk. With an unbridled love for artists like the Grateful Dead and Loretta Lynn, Serafima & the Shakedowns bring a little sass to the country western world.
Mae Powell is a Bay-area based singer, songwriter and rainbow entity on a mission to spread love and magic across all dimensions!
The House Wrens are fiddler extraordinaire Kera-Lynne Newman with multi instrumentalist Jan Peters, performing duets of mostly Irish tunes with Fiddle/Guitar, & Fiddle/Harmonica

Skagit Symphony: Obsessions
2024-05-18 19:30 - 20:30
Settle in to be embraced by Vaughan Williams’ rapturously beautiful The Wasps, the enthralled by the phenomenal Kinga Augustyn performing Prokofiev’s bracing second violin concerto. And finally, you’ll relive an adventure through the heart of Berlioz with his epic Symphony Fantastique – a tone poem in five parts inspired by his real-life love story.
For more information, visit www.skagitsymphony.com or call 360-848-9336
For tickets, visit www.mcintyrehall.org or call 360-416-7727 Tuesday thru Thursday 10:00am-2:00pm
Saturday, May 18th, 2024 @ 7:30pm

The Unknowns
2024-08-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-16 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-30 18:00 - 19:00
The Unknowns are a five-piece band whose music combines the sound of vintage jazz, blues and soul with a contemporary pop twist to create an upbeat and unforgettable sound. Featuring three-part vocal harmony backed by keyboard, guitar, ukulele, acoustic bass and drums, they approach original songs and timeless jazz standards with the same contemporary polish. Inspired by their love of R&B, motown, Broadway ballads and swing, their live performances showcase the band’s exceptional musicianship and fun, irreverent attitude that wins over audiences.
The Unknowns are Kim Bowman (vocals and piano), Caitie Bowell (vocals and guitars), Allison Bowman (vocals and ukulele), Sarah Yates (acoustic bass) and Melanie Sehman (drums).

Lacey Rashae & The Young Guns at Station 49
2024-08-23 19:00 - 2024-08-24 22:00
Who doesn’t love some Female Country Music?! You better be ready to dance at this high energy show! The drinks are cold, the food is delicious, the cornhole is out, and the fires can be lit!
Tickets: station49.yapsody.com
Lacey’s influences span generations, drawing inspiration from country legends like Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, and Waylon Jennings to rock icons like Led Zeppelin and Joan Jett. But it’s the emotion and storytelling within a song that truly ignite her passion. She aspires to not only entertain but also touch lives with her music, leaving a lasting impact.
This event is for all ages!

Jim Buk Tu concert
2024-08-25 16:00 - 19:00
Saturday August 25th from 4 – 7 pm
Straight out of Nooksack Valley! Amazing local band playing at Samson Estates Winery 1861 Van Dyk Rd Everson WA. That’s What I Like Island grill will have their Food Truck on site. $10 cover. Limited Seating in the pavilion, bring your lawn chairs and blankets. Please, no outside food or beverages.

BMC Matinee Program with organist Dongho Lee
2024-09-04 10:30 - 11:30
Under the theme “Music to Your Ears,” the Bellingham Music Club opens its 109th season with a program at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Bellingham.
Renowned organist Dongho Lee presents solo organ masterworks of Bach, Mendelssohn, and Buck, alongside a world-premiere adaptation of Manuel Ponce’s Sonata for Guitar and Harpsichord with guitarist Eli Schille-Hudson.
Join us on Wednesday, September 4 at 10:30am, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2117 Walnut St. in Bellingham (corner of Eldridge Ave.). Free and open to all. Family friendly. More about BMC on https://bellinghammusicclub.org/

BMC Night Beat presents organist Dongho Lee
2024-09-06 19:30 - 21:00
Bellingham Music Club’s season-opening program features renowned organist Dongho Lee, Director of Music at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Bellingham.
Dongho Lee presents solo organ masterworks of Bach, Mozart, Elgar, Buck, Mendelssohn, and Bovet alongside a world-premiere adaptation of Manuel Ponce’s Sonata for Guitar and Harpsichord with guitarist Eli Schille-Hudson.
Full-length BMC Night Beat is on Friday, September 6, 7:30pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2117 Walnut St. in Bellingham (corner of Eldridge Ave.). No ticket purchase is required for Night Beat (we suggest a $20 donation). All are welcome and students are always free!
Find out more about about Dongho Lee on https://www.dongholee-organist.com/ and BMC’s 109th season “Music to Your Ears” on https://bellinghammusicclub.org/

Cash'd Out at Station 49 - The Premier Johnny Cash Show
2024-09-06 20:00 - 2024-09-07 22:00
Who doesn’t love Johnny Cash?! The Premier Johnny Cash Show is back! They’re back in Birch Bay after and AMAZING performance last year! Get your tickets now!
Tickets: station49.yapsody.com
“Some people are impressionists. These guys leave an impression”. Says Bill Miller, owner of JohnnyCash.com about Cash’d Out, a Las Vegas based band that channels Johnny Cash in about as close a manner to the real thing as it gets.
After thirteen years, traveling hundreds of thousands of miles on the road and winning over as many fans, fans who still continually tell the group how grateful they are that Cash’d Out so righteously carries the torch of the Johnny Cash Show.
This event is for all ages!

Bellingham Chamber Music Society Opening Concert
2024-09-22 15:00 - 17:00
Join BCMS for our opening concert that will feature Ralph Vaughan William’s luscious “Six Studies in English Folk song for bassoon and strings”, Ruth Gipps’ “Quintet for oboe, clarinet and strings”, and Beethoven’s inspirational “String Quartet No. 10 in Eb major, The Harp”. We will also be displaying photography from the winners of our photo contest, Portraits in Sound.
Concert on Sunday September 22nd at 3pm. Doors open at 2:30pm. Come early and enjoy a drink or our signature cocktail, Widdy’s Sunrise, from Amendment 21’s cash bar.
Season and single tickets on sale today!
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Bellingham Chamber M music Society: Electric -
2024-11-17 15:00 - 17:00
Jesse Montgomery’s exciting string quartet Voodoo Dolls will open the show and get your feet tapping. The excitement continues with Florence Price and Tchaikovsky’s first string quartets and Andre Jolivet’s gorgeous “Pastorales de Noel” for flute, bassoon and harp.
Sunday November 17th at 3pm. Doors open at 2:30pm. Come early and enjoy a drink or our signature cocktail, the Voodoo Punch, from Amendment 21’s cash bar.
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Holiday Ukulele Concert
2024-12-08 15:00 - 16:00
Enjoy the splendor of Old City Hall, festooned in its holiday finest, while celebrating the songs of the season with the Community Ukulele Players (CUP).
Admission to Old City Hall is by donation through the month of December.

Winter Wonder
2024-12-13 19:00 - 21:00
Bellingham Community Chorus presents seasonal music, with some singalong selections, in a family-friendly concert. Tickets online at www.bellinghamcommunitychorus.org or at the door. $20 per person; ages 12 and under are free

Benefit Concert for the Children of Gaza
2024-12-19 18:30 - 21:00
Benefit Concert to help the Children of Gaza. Thursday December 19, 6:30 pm at the Firehouse Arts and Events Center, 1314 Harris Ave. Doors open at 5:30 pm. $10-whatever you can give, All proceeds to Middle East Children’s Alliance. Featuring: House Kat, Giants Causeway Due, JT and the Blue Impressions. With Michale Jacobsen, back from the West Bank A community gathering – listen, dance, give. Contact: jeanbham@gmail.com

Cyrus Nabipoor Quartet
2025-01-08 18:30 - 20:30
The Jazz Center of Bellingham presents Cyrus Nabipoor (trumpet); Jack Radsliff (guitar); Garrett Baxter (bass); Micah Hummel (drums). $20 general, $10 students, 6:30 pm. https://www.jazzcenterofbellingham.org/events

Brian Kirk Sextet: Tribute to Cal Tjader
2025-01-22 18:30 - 20:30
Brian Kirk presents a tribute to a master vibraphonist/multi-instrumentalist: Cal Tjader

Dirty Dozen Brass Band
2025-02-02 19:30 - 21:00
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The Lincoln Theatre is honored to host The Dirty Dozen Brass Band! Join us for a Mardi Gras celebration with this legendary New Orleans ensemble!
Celebrating over 45 years since their founding in 1977, the Grammy Award-winning New Orleans-based Dirty Dozen Brass Band has taken the traditional foundation of brass band music and incorporated it into a blend of genres, including bebop jazz, funk and R&B/soul. This unique sound, described by the band as a “musical gumbo,” has allowed the Dirty Dozen to tour across five continents and more than thirty countries, record twelve studio albums, and collaborate with a range of artists from Modest Mouse to Widespread Panic to Norah Jones. Forty-five plus years later, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band is a world-famous music machine whose name is synonymous with genre-bending romps and high-octane performances.
In 1977, the Dirty Dozen Social Aid and Pleasure Club in New Orleans began showcasing a traditional Crescent City brass band. It was a joining of two proud, but antiquated, traditions at the time: social aid and pleasure clubs dated back over a century to a time when black southerners could rarely afford life insurance, and the clubs would provide proper funeral arrangements. Brass bands — early predecessors of jazz as we know it — would often follow the funeral procession playing somber dirges, then once the family of the deceased was out of earshot, burst into jubilant dance tunes as casual onlookers danced in the streets. By the late ’70s, few of either existed. The Dirty Dozen Social Aid and Pleasure Club decided to assemble this group as a house band, and over the course of these early gigs, the seven-member ensemble adopted the venue’s name: The Dirty Dozen Brass Band.
