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Sunday Song Share
@ Conor Byrne Pub, seattle
// An acoustic session for musicians and listeners to share original songs, covers and improvised jams, hosted by Seattle musician Mason Marcus Turner. Doors open at 5:30pm; song sharing starts at 6pm.
// PRICE: free + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Logan Richardson / THIEFS
@ Hidden Hall, Fremont, seattle
// Saxophone, electronics and improvisation, with jazz, hip-hop and electronic textures. Doors at 7pm.
// PRICE: $38.01 adult tickets, including fees + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Conor Byrne Open Mic
@ Conor Byrne Pub, seattle
// An open stage for local musicians and songwriters. Signups start at 7:30pm; music begins at 8pm. The host’s dated calendar lists this occurrence as free.
// PRICE: free + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Si Tu Savais — Django Jazz: Si Tu Savais
@ Conor Byrne Pub (21+), seattle
// Si Tu Savais plays acoustic jazz inspired by Django Reinhardt and European jazz of the 1930s and 1940s, with bluegrass and American jazz influences. Doors open at 7:30pm.
// PRICE: free + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Tyondai Braxton / seven colors
@ The Vera Project (All ages), seattle
// Composer and electronic musician Tyondai Braxton brings together electronic sound and contemporary composition. A seated concert with seven colors, presented by The Vera Project. Doors at 7pm; a separate performance time is not announced.
// PRICE: $24.98 including fees + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Open Mic at the Couth Buzzard
@ The Couth Buzzard, Greenwood, seattle
// An open-mic gathering in the Couth Buzzard’s bookshop and community arts space. The host’s dated calendar lists 6:45pm; it does not separately announce a performance start or individual lineup.
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Lucky Devil Open Mic
@ Lucky Dime, everett
// Micah Glassey hosts a mixed open stage welcoming songs and other forms of performance. Signups begin at 7pm; slots are generally two or three songs, or five to ten minutes.
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Hopvine Open Mic
@ Hopvine Pub (21+), seattle
// A mixed open mic welcoming local musicians and other performers. Signups run 7–7:45pm, followed by a lottery for 15 performance slots; additional acts may fit if time allows. A purchase is required to sign up, and the pub asks attendees to support the business.
// PRICE: no cover; purchase required to sign up + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Mujo Three — October Residency: Mujo Three
@ Lucky Dime, everett
// Max Stephens, Seann Groda and Ty Giese combine guitar, bass, drums and electronics in an improvising trio whose announced influences span jazz fusion, ambient music, math rock and psychedelia. Venue schedule: 7–11pm; a separate music start is not specified.
// PRICE: free + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Jazz Happy Hour: Scree / Ray Larsen
@ Oxbow Bakery (All ages), Montlake, seattle
// New York instrumental trio Scree brings guitarist Ryan El-Solh's impressionistic compositions, drawing on jazz and chamber-music influences. With Ray Larsen, a Seattle trumpeter, composer and improviser whose work spans jazz, improvised and chamber music.
// PRICE: Free admission + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Carmen Staaf / Elsa Nilsson: Band of Pulses
@ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle
// Piano and flute-led creative jazz, presented by Earshot Jazz. Doors at 5:30pm.
// PRICE: $20–40 plus $2–4 ticket fees + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Reverse Death / 129,600 / Goodnight Wounds / Umbra
@ Woodland Theater (All ages), seattle
// Reverse Death describes its music as ambient fuzz pop. 129,600's Granular Convection is tagged art pop and slacker jazz; Goodnight Wounds' live recordings explore improvisation, guitar and synthesized sound. With Umbra.
// PRICE: $15 suggested donation / NOTAFLOF + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Cami Voss — Live In-Store: Cami Voss
@ Easy Street Records — West Seattle (all ages), seattle
// Seattle singer, pianist and songwriter Cami Voss performs a free in-store set. Her own biography places her work in retro-country and honky-tonk traditions; the in-store announcement does not specify a backing lineup.
// PRICE: free + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Ahamefule J. Oluo
@ Black & Tan Hall, seattle
// Trumpeter, composer and Industrial Revelation co-founder Ahamefule J. Oluo celebrates Where Time Does Not Ache with a Seattle ensemble spanning jazz, vocals and experimental ensemble music. Sold out; see the organizer's waitlist.
// PRICE: $44 listed adult price; sold out + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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The Circus in Your Town / Swedey / 3rd on Pike / Phoenix Echo
@ The Charleston (All ages), bremerton
// Everett experimental-rock group The Circus in Your Town joins Pacific Northwest blackgaze/grungegaze band Swedey, alternative-metal act 3rd on Pike and Portland pop-punk/rock band Phoenix Echo. Bremerton show. The venue gives 8pm without separately distinguishing doors from performance.
// PRICE: $10 + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Afrocop / The Vardaman Ensemble / Passenger Pigeon
@ Southgate Roller Rink, seattle
// Seattle improvising trio Afrocop joins Portland’s The Vardaman Ensemble and Passenger Pigeon, Levi Fuller’s loop-based project. The Vardaman Ensemble’s Spaceways recording explores guitar, synthesizers, effects and electronic drums. Rat City Recon presents an evening of live music and roller skating. The flyer specifies 9pm doors; a separate performance start is not announced.
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Jazz Happy Hour: Steve Treseler Trio
@ Oxbow Bakery (All ages), Montlake, seattle
// Seattle saxophonist and composer Steve Treseler leads a jazz trio. His work moves between composition and free improvisation, with projects across the Pacific Northwest jazz and creative-music scene.
// PRICE: Free admission + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Splash: Myra Melford / Ches Smith / Michael Formanek
@ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle
// Composition and improvisation inspired by Cy Twombly, with piano, bass, drums and vibraphone. Doors at 4pm.
// PRICE: $20–40 plus $2–4 ticket fees + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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The Accüsed / Evelyn’s Casket / Skelter / Peace
@ The Charleston (all ages; bar with valid ID), bremerton
// Seattle thrash/crossover band The Accüsed joins horror-punk group Evelyn’s Casket, Skelter (formerly Hellbox) and Bremerton groove/doom-metal band Peace for the venue’s Halloween party. Bremerton show. The venue gives a single listed time without separately distinguishing doors from performance.
// PRICE: $10 advance / $15 door; current online offer displays $13.67 + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Earshot/NonSeq: Carmen Quill
@ Chapel Performance Space (All ages), Wallingford, seattle
// Upright bassist, singer and composer Carmen Quill brings unconventional songs shaped by countermelodies and improvisation, previewing Harmless with guitarist Ryan El-Solh and drummer Jason Burger.
// PRICE: $5 - $20 donation in advance or at the door + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Half Giraffe / Miss Minami
@ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle
// Cinematic, exploratory jazz-funk. Doors at 8pm.
// PRICE: $23.62 advance / $25 door + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Sunday Song Share
@ Conor Byrne Pub, seattle
// An acoustic session for musicians and listeners to share original songs, covers and improvised jams, hosted by Max Goodrich of The Rolling Thunder. Doors open at 5:30pm; song sharing starts at 6pm.
// PRICE: free + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Conor Byrne Open Mic
@ Conor Byrne Pub, seattle
// An open stage for local musicians and songwriters. Signups start at 7:30pm; music begins at 8pm. The host’s dated calendar lists this occurrence as free.
// PRICE: free + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Irish Music Monday with Expecting…: Expecting…
@ Conor Byrne Pub (21+), seattle
// Ballard group Expecting… plays Irish traditional music from 7–9pm, followed by an open session. The announced players include Matthew on tenor banjo and viola, Zach Burke on concertina, Lennart Jansson on guitar and Nick Monte on tenor banjo. Doors open at 6:30pm.
// PRICE: free + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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SINCERELY__ THE VOID TOUR: Ho99o9 / N8NOFACE / Slay Squad
@ Substation (21+), seattle
// Ho99o9 combines experimental hip-hop and punk; N8NOFACE works in synth-punk and darkwave. With Slay Squad on the SINCERELY__ THE VOID TOUR. Live performances. Doors at 7pm; music at 8pm.
// PRICE: $36.79 listed ticket price + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Scrambler Jam
@ Chop Suey (21+), seattle
// A participatory music night combining an open mic and open jam, with comics in supporting roles. Full backline is provided. Signups begin at 7pm; the event description explicitly gives an 8pm performance start.
// PRICE: free + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Open Mic at the Couth Buzzard
@ The Couth Buzzard, Greenwood, seattle
// An open-mic gathering in the Couth Buzzard’s bookshop and community arts space. The host’s dated calendar lists 6:45pm; it does not separately announce a performance start or individual lineup.
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Weatherday: Weatherday
@ The Vera Project (All ages), seattle
// Weatherday is Sputnik's Swedish noise-pop project; Hornet Disaster mixes noisy melodies with emo and lo-fi songwriting. The Crocodile presents this show at The Vera Project. Listing time is doors; performance time is not separately announced.
// PRICE: $28.07 including fees + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Jam Night Deluxe
@ Lucky Dime (all ages until 11pm), everett
// An open instrumental jam for different skill levels, with basic proficiency expected. Drums, microphones and amplifiers are provided; players should bring their own pedals and cables. Listeners are welcome.
// PRICE: free + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Poetry Lab: Ascended Reality: Ascended Reality
@ Vermillion, Capitol Hill, seattle
// Unpoetry’s Poetry Lab at Vermillion features Ascended Reality, the hip-hop duo of Ato and Ryk Good. The organizer’s specific announcement gives an 8pm start; the venue’s calendar marks the booking from 7pm.
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Mujo Three — October Residency: Mujo Three
@ Lucky Dime, everett
// Max Stephens, Seann Groda and Ty Giese combine guitar, bass, drums and electronics in an improvising trio whose announced influences span jazz fusion, ambient music, math rock and psychedelia. Venue schedule: 7–11pm; a separate music start is not specified.
// PRICE: free + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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NonSeq: Breakfast Calculus
@ Chapel Performance Space (All ages), Wallingford, seattle
// Teagan Faran and Leo Sussman perform as the experimental strings-and-winds duo Breakfast Calculus.
// PRICE: $5 - $20 suggested donation in advance or at the door (NOTAFLOF) + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Cliffside Drive + guests: Cliffside Drive
@ The Charleston (all ages; bar with valid ID), bremerton
// Pop-punk band Cliffside Drive plays, with additional performers still to be announced. Bremerton show. The venue gives a single listed time without separately distinguishing doors from performance.
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Häxan — live score: Young Scientist / Goddess Kring / [HYPHEN]
@ Kenyon Hall (All ages), West Seattle, seattle
// Pioneering Seattle electronic group Young Scientist, featuring James Husted and Marc Barreca, performs a live soundtrack to Häxan. Goddess Kring and [HYPHEN] also perform; live visuals by K.L.X. Doors at 7pm; show at 7:30pm.
// PRICE: $15 general / $10 seniors and students + ICAL + GCAL + SHARE
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Plays John Coltrane and Langston Hughes: Raphael Rogiński
@ Woodland Theater (All ages), seattle
// Solo electric guitar interpretations of John Coltrane and musical responses to Langston Hughes’s poetry. Presented with support from the Polish Cultural Institute New York. Doors at 7pm; show at 8pm.
// PRICE: $20 suggested donation + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Halloween Spooktacular!: Seattle Symphony / Tengku Irfan / Joseph Adam
@ Benaroya Hall — S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium (Designed for ages 6–12; all ages welcome), Downtown, seattle
// Seattle Symphony, conductor Tengku Irfan and organist Joseph Adam present a morning of spooky orchestral music and family Halloween fun. Designed for ages 6–12, with children of all ages welcome; every attendee, including babies, needs a concert ticket. Free crafts and instrument discovery begin at 10am in the Grand Lobby. The concert lasts approximately 50 minutes; costumes are welcome.
// PRICE: Online: youth/senior $27; adult $42 (includes $7/$9 fees respectively). Babies also need tickets. + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Halloween Party: Little Monster Happy Hour: Ray Larsen and friends
@ Oxbow Bakery (All ages), Montlake, seattle
// Halloween jazz with Ray Larsen and friends at Oxbow Bakery. The Little Monster Happy Hour includes children's activities and a photo booth. Larsen is a Seattle trumpeter, composer and improviser working in jazz and chamber music. A separate Witching Hour late show follows at 7:30pm.
// PRICE: Free admission + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Halloween Party: Witching Hour Late Show: Ray Larsen and friends
@ Oxbow Bakery (All ages), Montlake, seattle
// The late set of Oxbow Bakery's annual Halloween jazz party with Ray Larsen and friends. Larsen is a Seattle trumpeter, composer and improviser working in jazz and chamber music. This performance follows the separate 4:30–6:30pm Little Monster Happy Hour.
// PRICE: Free admission + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Conor Byrne Open Mic
@ Conor Byrne Pub, seattle
// An open stage for local musicians and songwriters. Signups start at 7:30pm; music begins at 8pm. The host’s dated calendar lists this occurrence as free.
// PRICE: free + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Open Mic Night
@ Artemis Coffee, seattle
// A coffeehouse open mic for songs, prose, poetry and other respectful contributions. Artemis provides a guitar for songwriters; the program welcomes other art forms as well.
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Si Tu Savais — Django Jazz: Si Tu Savais
@ Conor Byrne Pub (21+), seattle
// Si Tu Savais plays acoustic jazz inspired by Django Reinhardt and European jazz of the 1930s and 1940s, with bluegrass and American jazz influences. Doors open at 7:30pm.
// PRICE: free + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Open Mic at the Couth Buzzard
@ The Couth Buzzard, Greenwood, seattle
// An open-mic gathering in the Couth Buzzard’s bookshop and community arts space. The host’s dated calendar lists 6:45pm; it does not separately announce a performance start or individual lineup.
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Lucky Devil Open Mic
@ Lucky Dime, everett
// Micah Glassey hosts a mixed open stage welcoming songs and other forms of performance. Signups begin at 7pm; slots are generally two or three songs, or five to ten minutes.
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Shanghai Qiutian / Dabda: Shanghai Qiutian / Dabda
@ The Vera Project (All ages), seattle
// Shanghai Qiutian's Love you is tagged indie rock and math rock. Seoul quartet Dabda combines dreamy psychedelic textures with math rock and post-rock. Additional special guest to be announced. Listing time is doors; performance time is not separately announced.
// PRICE: $22.72 including fees + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Evan Smith
@ Chapel Performance Space (All ages), Wallingford, seattle
// Solo saxophone performance moving between composition and improvisation.
// PRICE: $5–20 suggested donation at the door + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Record release: IROIRO / Mt Fog / ONONOS
@ Chop Suey, seattle
// IROIRO's debut is tagged instrumental psychedelic rock, shoegaze and space rock. Mt Fog combines art pop, electronica and folktronica; ONONOS describes its sound as dark disco. IROIRO record release. Doors at 7pm.
// PRICE: $19.31 listed tickets + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Baba Obscura — Friday at Baba Yaga
@ Baba Yaga (21+), seattle
// A Baba Yaga session of the Desert Daze and Baba Yaga festival.
// PRICE: $95.07 single day incl. taxes/fees; possible checkout processing fee; festival passes available + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Woodland Centennial Zine Release Party
@ Woodland Theater (All ages), seattle
// Woodland Theater’s centennial pre-party and history zine release, with DJs and additional performances. Individual performers to be announced. The organizer announcement is at https://www.instagram.com/p/DePvJPUS2vo/.
// PRICE: Free / donations welcome / NOTAFLOF + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Paurl Walsh / Pearl Trio
@ Chapel Performance Space (All ages), Wallingford, seattle
// Paurl Walsh presents a quadraphonic orchestral recording built from extended playing techniques. Pearl Trio improvises with Joshua Medina on guitar, Noel Kennon on viola and Justin Lazar on percussion.
// PRICE: $5–20 suggested donation; NOTAFLOF + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Cigar / Mercy Music / Pretty Deadly / Old Cross / Matt Danger
@ The Charleston (all ages; bar with valid ID), bremerton
// West Coast skate-punk band Cigar joins Las Vegas pop/rock group Mercy Music, Oregon punk band Pretty Deadly and Portland melodic-punk band Old Cross. Matt Danger plays an acoustic set. Doors open at 7pm; music begins at 8pm. Bremerton show.
// PRICE: $20 advance + $3.18 online fee ($23.18 total) / $25 door + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Woodlandstock — Day One
@ Woodland Theater (All ages), seattle
// The third annual mini festival features music and art from Woodland Theater and its previous incarnations. Lineup to be announced. Donations support the DIY space. Organizer announcement: https://www.instagram.com/p/DePvJPUS2vo/.
// PRICE: Free / donations welcome / NOTAFLOF + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Baba Obscura — Saturday at Baba Yaga
@ Baba Yaga (21+), seattle
// A Baba Yaga session of the Desert Daze and Baba Yaga festival.
// PRICE: $95.07 single day incl. taxes/fees; possible checkout processing fee; festival passes available + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Guitar Worship Service: Sun Crow / Hexecutioner / Across the Narrows / MONED
@ The Charleston (All ages), bremerton
// Sun Crow plays doom-blues influenced by early Black Sabbath; Hexecutioner plays stoner doom metal; Across the Narrows brings psychedelic sludge metal from the Key Peninsula; Moned works with drone guitar feedback. Colorbard provides live projections. Bremerton show. The venue lists 7pm without separately distinguishing doors from performance.
// PRICE: $15 + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Morgan O. / Asa Nakagawa / Precious Bane
@ Chapel Performance Space (All ages), Wallingford, seattle
// Morgan O. combines saxophone, electronic textures, drones and field recordings for Now Time. Asa Nakagawa works with ambient electronics and FM synthesis; Precious Bane is a drone-folk project from Olympia. A benefit for Puget Sound Prisoner Support. Doors at 7pm.
// PRICE: $5–20 sliding scale at the door + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE
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Doctorfunk: Doctorfunk
@ Aurora Borealis Event Center (21+), shoreline
// A ten-piece soul and funk ensemble built around a horn section, returning to Aurora Borealis. Doors open at 7pm; the venue gives 8pm as the performance time.
// PRICE: $15 advance / $20 day of show, plus taxes and fees + ICAL + GCAL + MAP + SHARE