NEW SECTION: B-MONT O'Rama: Everything nightlife in Ballard and Fremont
NEW SECTION: B-MONT O'Rama: Everything nightlife in Ballard and Fremont
<b>NEW! A comprehensive Nightlife calendar for Ballard and Fremont.</b>
Thu, 12/18/2008
Ballard
Bad Albert's Tap and Grill
5100 Ballard Ave. N.W.
782-9623
Happy Hour: 3 to 6 p.m. daily, $1 off appetizers, beers and well drinks on special.
Thursdays, 8 to 10:30 p.m. No cover
Taste of the Blues, featuring Annieville Blues and her special guests
Sundays, 5 to 8:30 p.m. No cover
Bill Chism, Jazz and guitar
First Saturday of the month, 9 to midnight. No cover
Cooke and Green Live (acoustical blues)
BalMar
5449 Ballard Ave. N.W.
297-0500
Happy Hour: 5 to 7 p.m. daily. No cover.
Thursday through Sunday, DJ
Mondays, Happy Hour food all day until 10 p.m.
Tuesdays, Trivia upstairs at 7:30
Wednesdays, 50 percent off regular price of all full bottles of wine
The Bit Saloon
4818 17th Ave. N.W.
782-1680
Shows start at 9 p.m.
Happy Hour: Daily 4 to 7 p.m., 10 p.m. to midnight, $2 domestic bottles, $3 wells.
Fri, Dec. 19, $7
The Valkeries, Neon Nights, Blue Ribbon Boys
Sat, Dec. 20
Nightmare Befor X-Mass with Bands TBA
Wed, Dec. 24
DJ Swervewon ( As seen with Red Man and Method)
Fri, Dec. 26, 7 p.m.
The Broke Ass Day After Xmas with DJ Nachos
Sat, Dec. 27
The Rainieros, The Tulalip Two + Guest
Bop Street Records
5219 Ballard Ave. N.W.
617 2838
All shows are free, all ages in-store performances.
Fri, Dec. 19, 10 p.m.
Coracoid
Sat, Dec. 20, 7 p.m.
MoZo
10 p.m.
The Screaming Hormones with special guests
8:30 p.m.
Tommy Dean
Sat, Dec. 27 10 p.m.
The Passive Disaster
Chai House
5463 Leary Ave. N.W.
784-5415
All shows start at 8 p.m.
Happy Hour: 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. $3 pints, dollar off wine by the glass, $4 appetizers. Sundays and mornings, $10 pitchers and $3 off bottles of wine.
Mondays, Tuesdays, DJ Barista
Thurs, Dec. 18
Open Mic Night
Sat, Dec. 20
Dylan Morrison
Sun, Dec. 21
Chix Hed Church
Fri, Dec. 26
Open Mic Night
Sat, Dec. 27, 9 p.m.
Rachel Wiengand
Sun, Dec. 28
Uncommon Knowledge
Conor Byrne Pub
5140 Ballard Ave.
784-3640
Music starts at 9 p.m., cover on Friday/Saturday.
Happy Hour: 3 to 7 p.m. daily. Micro pints are $2:50, pitchers $10.50. Rainier is $1.75 for a pint and $7 for a pitcher. 50 cents off all bottled beers.
Thurs, Dec. 18
Honky Tonk Revue
Sat, Dec. 20
2Me, Moe Provencher
Sun, Dec. 21
Open Mic with Ricky
Mon, Dec. 22
Bluegrass Jam
Tues, Dec. 23
Ol' Time Social
Sun, Dec. 28
Open Mic with Ricky
Mon, Dec. 29
Bluegrass Jam
Tues, Dec. 30
Ol' Time Social
Egan's Ballard Jam House
1707 N.W. Market St.
789-1621
Thurs, Dec. 18
7 p.m., Messick Franklin Group, with David Franklin (piano), Steve Messick (bass), and Ken French (drums) ($5 cover)
9 p.m., Colt Valenti and Guests ($5 cover)
Fri, Dec. 19
7 p.m., Jon Sheckler Group, with Jon Sheckler (drums), Nathan Parker (bass), Erika Price (piano), Eli Meisner (guitar) and special guest Mark Taylor ($10 cover)
9 p.m., Blues To Do All Star Holiday Jam!
11 p.m., "Hans Teuber says yes" CD release! With Geoff Harper (bass), Hans Teuber (piano/saxophones) and Byron Vannoy (drums) ($8 cover)
Sat, Dec. 20
7 p.m., Tom Baker Quartet, with Tom Baker (guitar/fretless guitar), Greg Campbell (drums/horn), Jesse Canterbury (clarinet/bass clarinet) and Brian Cobb (bass) ($5 cover)
9 p.m., Victor Noriega farewell gig - Leaving for the big city...say it ain't so :-( With Mark Taylor (alto sax), Thomas Marriott (trumpet), Phil Sparks (bass) and Eric Eagle (drums) ($12 cover)
11 p.m., Gryphon ($5 cover)
Tues, Dec. 23
7 p.m., Phil Parisot Quartet
9 p.m., Justin Saragueta ($5 cover)
Fri, Dec. 26
7 p.m., Ben Roseth Group, with Ben Roseth (saxophone), Sean Hutchinson (drums), Drew Pierson (piano) and David Dawda (bass) ($10 cover)
9 p.m., SisterMonk, with Jody Rubel, Kathy Deane and Fedis Grey - "From tangy funk to deep bottomed Latin grooves, from Middle-eastern trance to rock and soul, SisterMonk remains one of the hottest emerging Rock-fusion acts today." ($10 cover)
11 p.m., TBA
Sat, Dec. 27
7 p.m., Chad McCullough Group, with Chad McCullough (trumpet), Nathan Eklund (trumpet), Matt Jorgensen (drums), Paul Gabrielson (bass), and Dan Kramlich (piano) ($10 cover)
9 p.m., Finn Hill Jazz with Kay Bailey ($8 cover)
11 p.m., Jim Knodle and the Distract Band, with Mike Dodge, Mike Owcharuk, Don Berman, and Nate Omdal, and very special guests
Tues, Dec. 30
7 p.m., Mike Gullo Group, with Mike Gullo (vocals), Scotty Bemis (piano), Colleen Gilligan (bass) and Brian "Blade" Greggs (drums) ($5 cover)
9 p.m., Daniel Kamas ($7 cover)
Wed, Dec. 31
7 p.m., Wyatt Palmer Group ($10 cover)
9 p.m., Menagerie of Extravagance, with Tamara Evans and David Brunn ($10 cover)
11 p.m., Jim Knodle and Friends ($10 cover)
Fu Kun Wu at Thaiku
5410 Ballard Ave. N.W.
706-7807
Wednesdays
The Ron Weinstein Trio
Thursdays
Fu Kun Wu Trio
Highliner
3909 18th Ave. W.
283-2233
Cover charge on Friday and Saturdays ranges from $7 to $12. No Happy Hour.
Tuesdays, $5
Zydeco dancing!
Salmon Bay Eagles
5216 20th Ave. N.W.
783-7791
No cover
Fri, Dec. 19, 8 p.m.
Fever (variety music)
Fri, Dec. 26, 27, 7 p.m.
Kami's Karaoke
Smokin Pete's BBQ
1918 N.W. 65th St.
783-0454
Thursday Night Live, 6:30 to 9 p.m. No cover
Dec. 18
Holiday Blues Jam
Sonic Boom Records
2209 N.W. Market St.
297-2666
http://www.sonicboomrecords.com/visit/
Check the Web site for In-Store events.
The Sunset
5433 Ballard Ave.
784-4880
Tickets for shows can be purchased at http://www.ticketweb.com/
Happy Hour: Every night from 6 to 8 p.m., $1 off all drinks and $2 PBR's. www.sunsettavern.com/
Thurs, Dec. 18, $10
9 p.m., The Sunset and PBR present The Cops Rock n' Roll Circus with special guests Cancer Rising, The Bad Things, Widower
Fri, Dec. 19, $10
9 p.m., The Sunset and PBR present The Cops Rock n' Roll Circus with special guests The Fall of Troy, Kinski, The Whore Moans
Sat, Dec. 20, $10
9 p.m., The Sunset and PBR present The Cops Rock n' Roll Circus with special guests Spiral Stairs, The Sea Navy, Wallpaper
Sun, Dec. 21, $5
4 p.m., Sunday Bloody Sunset with My Bones and Organs, The Keeper, Broshis. $3 Bloody Mary Specials and $2 PBR's!
9 p.m., $6, Mass Sugar, The Globes, Sweet Secrets
Mon, Dec. 22, Free
6 p.m., Kung Fu Grindhouse presents: Chucksmas
Tues, Dec. 23, $6
9 p.m., The Entertainment Show
Fri, Dec. 26, $8
10 p.m., The Intelligence, Coconut Coolouts, guests
Sat, Dec. 27, $5
9 p.m., BOOK Records Dial A Fight II with many bands TBA soon
Sun, Dec. 28, $5
4 p.m., Sunday Bloody Sunset with Sirens and Sailors, Johnny O'Donnel and Slam, T.V. Coahran. $3 Bloody Mary Specials and $2 PBR's!
9 p.m., $8, The Tallest Man on Earth (from Sweden!), Kevin Barrans, guests
Tues, Dec. 30, $6
9 p.m., Mad Rad, Man Party, C-Leb and A-Bro
Wed, Dec. 31
9 p.m., The Sunset New Year's Eve party with Shim, Pipsisewah and more!
Tractor Tavern
5213 Ballard Ave. N.W.
789-3599
Tickets for shows can be purchased at http://www.ticketweb.com/.
http://tractortavern.ypguides.net/
Thurs, Dec. 18, 9 p.m., $7
Colin Isler, Nick Jaina Band, Conrad Ford, Robert Sarazin Blake
Fri, Dec. 19, 9 p.m., $15
John Brown's Body, Trolls Cottage, Kore Ionz
Sat, Dec. 20, 9 p.m., $8
The Maldives, The Moondoggies, jack Wilson and the Wide Stealers, Battle Hymns
