Bellingham's Music Magazine
Since 1998
Bellingham's Music Magazine
Since 1998
According to The Underground owner Brian Tines, the club recently started featuring live music. Focusing heavily on DJ sets, The Underground started booking shows that begin earlier in the evening to allow DJs later in the night. “We’ve always had … Continue reading
Hollie Huthman, owner of The Shakedown, has a rich history with Bellingham’s music scene. “I was a bass-player in high school and I played in bands that came to Bellingham,” she remembers, “I fell in love with the 3B, just … Continue reading
Although Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro is primarily a keystone brewery and restaurant in Bellingham, they put on musical performances fairly frequently. Boundary Bay regularly features artists like Robert Blake, Jan Pearson, Polecat, and Jordan Rain, the man behind Yogoman’s … Continue reading
Higginson Festival of Music is a longstanding music festival that takes place on Western Washington University’s campus. This year’s coordinator, Sarah Johnson, believes that this year yields one of the most crowd-pleasing line-ups in the festival’s history. “This year’s line-up … Continue reading
Chandler Stone’s Fleeting Empires is a well-executed venture into singer-songwriterdom and his voice works impressively with the tender combination of acoustic guitar and quiet percussion. Stone tends to follow the same method for each track, never straying from the same … Continue reading
After spending so much time establishing their name in Bellingham, Learning Team have released some clean, poppy tracks in the form of Daypack EP. The EP is unapologetically beautiful since it seems they opting for better recording equipment compared to … Continue reading
The instrumental tapestry that The Company Corporation constructs in each song is remarkable. In three songs they manage to build some easy-going instrumentals while keeping the attention of the listener. Throughout the EP, the vocals seem unable to keep up … Continue reading
Festival goers watch an outside house show at Yellingham. This year, night shows will be held at venues in town and not at homes. COURTESY PHOTO Yellingham is less of a music festival and more of a testament of the … Continue reading
“I was basically buying myself a job, said Cabin Tavern owner John Wirts, recalling when he bought the bar about 20 years ago. Wirts, who previously worked at Boeing but left in order to take on something different, said he … Continue reading
Before Craig Jewell became a part-owner of the Wild Buffalo, the bar was primarily a blues venue and had been struggling. “It just got to the point where he [owner John Goodman] needed to sell it,” Jewell said. “When we … Continue reading
Jonathan Sampson has been behind a handful of diversely engaging recordings. Under the pseudonym, jdsampson, his dense collection of instrumentals are not only complex but they’re textured in a way that allows each instrument to be heard separately. This may … Continue reading
Kimya Dawson’s music has been repeatedly described as “anti-folk,” which is a genre that uses folk music as an avenue for less serious subject-matter. But when Dawson opts to write about hanging out with her friends, her love of giants, … Continue reading
Black Elk combine punk stylings that are accented by elements of metal – meaning their music is incredibly powerful. After their formation in 2004, Black Elk became a driving force in the heavy rock scene of the Pacific Northwest, eventually … Continue reading
Many current independent artists who attempt to combine nature with technology come across less like Edison-based artist Jessica Lynn Bonin and more like Portlandia’s “Put A Bird On It” skit. In order to retain her artistic ability, Bonin has started … Continue reading
Wicked J Wicked Sictape Self-Released Though Wicked J’s name is predominantly on the record, Wicked Sictape is meant to serve as a sampler for the Infectid Records family, featuring artists like Hush Hush, 6 Feet Deep, and Sempf Geko. Wicked … Continue reading
The Offshoots sound like they’ve mastered a blend of soul-infused rock. The Offshoots sound like a festival band in the best possible way. They bring a signature energy within their music that suggests each musician is having an absolute blast. … Continue reading