2022-08-26 Hardly Raining Three years after the inaugural event in 2019, the second THING Festival returned to Port Townsend on August 26-28, 2022. THING is sponsored by the nonprofit Seattle Theatre Group. This year’s THING featured a curated lineup of musical artists from around the world, with a focus upon western Washington. Headlining were Connecticut …
2022-08-18 Hardly Raining The Volunteer Park Summer Series at the Amphitheater closed out its season with Women in Song, featuring Star Anna, Eugenie Jones, and Alessandra Rose. Ellensburg-based Americana artist Star Anna (vocals, guitar) kicked off the evening. Her band The Oracles included Mark Pickerel (drums), Omar Schambacher (guitar), and Tyrah Dunning (bass). Although the …
2022-08-04 Hardly Raining The six-week Volunteer Park Summer Series at the Amphitheater continued with an evening of Latin jazz. This second jazz event of the series featured two Grammy®-nominated artists. New Mexican singer–songwriter Raul Midón (guitar, “mouth trumpet,” percussion) performed a solo set in English and Spanish. Midón experiences blindness, which he sang about in …
2022-08-01 Hardly Raining On the heels of Centrum Jazz Port Townsend, the Jeff Hamilton Trio sold out two nights at Boxley’s in North Bend. Renowned jazz drummer Hamilton led the group, which included Tamir Hendelman (piano) and Jon Hamar (bass). In 2021, the trio released a Christmas album together, entitled Merry and Bright. Hamilton closed …
2022-07-14 Hardly Raining After years of planning and construction, the Volunteer Park Amphitheater has reopened with an upgraded stage. The Summer Series at the Amphitheater is celebrating with six weeks of free outdoor concerts. The July 14, 2022 event featured piano jazz and a picnic in the park. Acts included Duende Libre, the Marina Albero …
2022-07-23 Hardly Raining The Dmitri Matheny group celebrated its CD release at the Royal Room on July 23, 2022. Matheny is a Centralia-based jazz flugelhornist and composer. The band included Jay Thomas (sax, trumpet, flugelhorn), Phil Sparks (bass), Bill Anschell (piano), and Mark Ivester (drums). CASCADIA is available on Origin Records. Matheny will be touring …
2022-07-24 Hardly Raining The Joel Frahm Trio played a night at the Royal Room on July 24, 2022. Frahm is an award-winning tenor saxophonist, previously from New York City and currently based in Nashville. The trio included Ernesto Cervini (drums) and Dan Loomis (bass). The Seattle date concludes the trio’s west-coast tour in support of …
2022-07-21 Hardly Raining Domo Branch and Branchin’ Out played the Royal Room on July 21, 2022. Originally from Portland, Branch is a jazz drummer and composer based in New York City. He has released two albums, including the 2022 We Are Made. Joining Branch were Imani Rousselle (vocals), Sean Mason (piano), Abdias Armenteros (sax), and …
2022-07-15 Hardly Raining Legendary jazz bassist Buster Williams and his Something More Quartet played two sets at The Triple Door on July 15, 2022. Personnel included Lenny White (drums), Bruce Williams (sax), and George Colligan (piano). After a show in Portland tonight, they continue to Half Moon Bay.
2022-07-03 Hardly Raining Arizona garage-punk band The Darts played the Substation on July 3, 2022. The band includes Nicole Laurenne (vocals/organ), Meliza Jackson (guitar), Christina Nunez (bass/vocals), and Mary Rose Gonzales (drums). While in Seattle, the group also did an in-store show at Easy Street Records and a session at KEXP. Seattle bands Biblioteka and …
