Bellingham's Music Magazine
Since 1998
Bellingham's Music Magazine
Since 1998
According to the boys of Black Beast Revival, the music comes first. Even while maintaining day jobs, the band is willing to do what they must for their craft. Even if it’s on company time. I spoke to guitarist Zach … Continue reading
Airfare is expensive. Yet a getaway is always tempting. To suddenly take off and escape into the rainforest is a costly endeavor. A mere 15-minute frolic with some monkeys would burn a disturbing hole in one’s pocket. So here is … Continue reading
Beneath a sky fleeced in the sort of grayish cowl that usually begets the inevitable press of spring rain, a small crowd of people stood assembled at the stoop of the recently defunct Time In Play Caf . Amiably milling … Continue reading
Make.Shift is putting out the call to screen printers, accepting submissions for an exhibit in early July that will show off local styles. Cat Sieh, the Make.Shift founder, and Gallery Director Jess Flegel, see this as a chance to involve … Continue reading
Sir Fancis Drake, Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus and Henry Hudson are just a few of the world’s most famous explorers. They spent their lives traveling and discovering uncharted territory. Today, there is hardly anything left to explore… unless you’re SambAmore. … Continue reading
Between studying towards a degree in Somatic Psychology, having a job, being a mother, performing live, and starting a new non-profit program Living Arts Music Bellingham (L.A.M.B.), Tina North is a very busy lady. After only a few short minutes … Continue reading
I often contemplate the concept of Nature vs. Nurture: do your genes, where you grew up, or how you grow up, shape the kind of person you become? Perhaps all three are correct. Most of you probably are wondering where … Continue reading
At the tail end of March, we headed out on a two-week tour from Bellingham to San Diego and back. Unlike previous tours with our old van, “Van Diesel,” our newly acquired Chevy Express van (which we each chose a … Continue reading
Friends Nor Leaders is a 4-piece 70s and 80s inspired hardcore punk band formed from the ashes of a bunch of local bands. The members are Joey Schnuck (vocals), Jeff Debock (drums), Jess Manley (bass) and Zach Zinn (guitar). On … Continue reading
Kimya Dawson and Cumulus (Alexandra Niedzialkowski) are both familiar faces to Bellingham. Kimya Dawson played last year with Portugal, and The Man at WWU and Cumulus originally began in Bellingham before migrating to Seattle. They played at The Old Foundry … Continue reading
In that miniature Eden, musicians, friends, and lovers came and went like Orion in the night sky. -Fabulous Party Boys ‘Facebook Biography’ It makes sense that I would find such eloquent prose inscribed on the Fabulous Party Boys’ Facebook page … Continue reading
On Wednesday, May 23, I went to the Blue Horse Gallery to watch the WWU Faculty Jazz Collective. I would highly encourage any fan of jazz to swing by the BHG at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays to check out this … Continue reading
Embarking on my last month of resignation to all-ages music in Bellingham, I found myself at the Old Foundry on Friday, May 4 to see Noah Gundersen, only to realize that all-ages music is still remarkably cool. The show was … Continue reading
Unfortunately, though I arrived at the Redlight at 10 p.m., I realized I had missed the debut set from the opening band, Set & Disection, which featured members of Todos Somos Lee and Rooftops. The crowd was a buzz from … Continue reading
Sitting outside on the patio of the Honey Moon listening to the plaintive Appalachian styled melodies of Coty Hogue and Kat Bula drift out into the darkening sky. Echoes of the Carter Family and Gillian Welch but unique and distinctive … Continue reading
Show up at Cap’s on the right Tuesday for once to see the Cherry Blossoms and discover that they are not playing. However, the Slacks are. Perfect. Andy and LP stripped down to drums and guitar. They start off the … Continue reading
Lamppost Revival is one of the most likeable bands in Bellingham. A close-knit group of friends, members include Adam Walkiewicz, Alex Eby, Jarod Faw, Stephanie Olson and Tyler Rablin. In a mere two years, they have had many adventures both … Continue reading
The Hooves’ Fetch, Little Doggie is a reminder – Pat Boone notwithstanding – that there is some great cabaret infused rockabilly-ish acts out there. If you are a fan of blithe, generally less intense, without a hint of self indulgence, … Continue reading
Spectropol Records’ AXE, a compilation of various artists exploring the more esoteric aspects of guitar composition, serves to remind that music can be more than “music.” For over four centuries Western tonal music was built around structures that were fundamentally … Continue reading
Over a three year process alternating between Kauai and Bellingham, Stephen Connella recorded River of Rain. As stated on the cover, it features songs of life, love, living and loss. A feel good album, 10 percent of all proceeds go … Continue reading
Oozing from every track of The Gypsters debut EP, Never Try Never Fail, is that hot indomitable enthusiasm shared by every musician that is passionate about their craft and lifestyle. The Gyspsters are a quadfecta of local Bellinghamians: Colleen Ames … Continue reading
Sometime between Bertolt Brecht and Bono, music underwent a diaspora. Genres became concepts draped over acts and albums–often by critics, often by the artists themselves. Folk gave birth to countless abstractions and perversions, from the front porch to Woody Guthrie … Continue reading
Cutlass Supreme are a mere baby bunch, having started out in early 2011. Yet, their sound, repertoire and experience has grown exponentially since. Making Bellingham proud, members include Colin “Cutlass” Montgomery, Louis “Super Hands” Ramsay, Siraj “Snake Eyes” Mehyar, and … Continue reading
Rhyme and Reason is the compilation album made by Austin Carney, a senior at Squalicum High School. Carney wrote, recorded and arranged the entire album which features over 12 local students rapping and singing on 16 tracks. Rhyme and Reason … Continue reading
After bluesy psych rock outfit Zen Guerrilla met its demise in 2003, drummer Andy Duvall and guitarist Rich Millman picked up the pieces in 2008 to revisit their roots in the form of space/psych rock band Carlton Melton. Most people … Continue reading
Glow Nightclub bar managers Joey Crahan and Evan Cooper have come a long way from when they first met while bartending at Depot, a former bar in downtown Bellingham. “We worked together until that place closed,” Crahan explained. “Then we … Continue reading
Poppe’s Bistro and Lounge has undergone a transformation. The venue has been renovated to include updated furniture, menu, and patio space for year-round hours, and with it a reignited passion for music. Larry MacDonald, General Manager of Lakeway Inn & … Continue reading
According to McKay’s Taphouse booker Jeremiah Austin, the grand opening of the bar was quietly received. In order to pull a larger crowd, Austin planned a concert and advertised through posters around town. On the night of the show, there … Continue reading
There are characters in Bellingham, then there is Steeb Russell, one of the most loved individuals in the art scene, at the town at large. With his huge smile, great hugs and wonderful paintings, it’s hard not to love Steeb … Continue reading
Cheese Meat(s) Beer is a new restaurant located in the Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building at 250 Flora Street in downtown Bellingham, though they have their own entrance on Grand St. Remaining faithful to the name, Chef Travis Surmi uses locally … Continue reading