The band Gaelic Storm may be most recognizable as the fun-loving group that entertained steerage passengers in James Cameron’s “Titanic.”
But they’ve moved on since the disaster film first debuted. For more than 15 years, this tight group of musicians has built a solid fan base who love their high-energy concerts.
“We’re out there being entertained by the crowd,” Steve Twigger, the group’s guitarist, told The Herald. “It’s one big party. That’s what we like to think of it as, and the audience is just another members of the band.”
The band plays Irish and English music that draws on traditional folk tunes and updates the style with elements of rock, punk and blues.
It’s not music that’s reserved for Irish celebrations on March 17, Twigger said.
“A lot of people tell us they listen to it almost daily. It picks them up and puts a smile on their face,” he said. “It kind of lifts their spirits.”
Other members of the band are Patrick Murphy, Ryan Lacey, Peter Purvis and Jessie Burns.
They’re looking forward to their Edmonds gig, Twigger said.
“We love it up there, and we’ll have a collective pint together,” after the show, he said.
Gaelic Storm is scheduled for 7:30 tonight at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds.
Tickets are $30 to $35, $15 for youths, at www.ec4arts.org or 425-275-9595.
Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, one of Rolling Stone’s 100 best guitar players, hosts a solo evening at the ever intimate Neptune Theatre in Seattle.
The 62-year-old has had a long solo career outside of Fleetwood Mac and his show should encompass his entire career.
With his distinctive guitar picking style and familiar voice, his performance should be awesome.
The concert starts at 9 p.m. Saturday, Neptune Theatre, 1303 NE 45th St, Seattle.
Tickets are $49 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
The jazz guitarist Kevin Eubanks is best known for his 15-year gig as Jay Leno’s band leader on “The Tonight Show.”
But Eubanks is a jazzman more than a showman and his departure from late night TV was reportedly to pursue his musical passion full time.
Starting out with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in the early ’80s, he soon had his own touring band. That’s the format he has returned to.
He will play tracks from “Zen Food,” his recently released album, with his fine quartet, William Pierce on sax, Rene Comacho on bass and Joey De Leon behind the drums.
Eubanks is checking in for gigs at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Seattle beginning Wednesday and continuing through May 20.
Tickets are $26.50 at www.jazzalley.com.
The lineup for this year’s Bumbershoot music and arts festival was announced last week.
The mainstage (inside KeyArena again) will feature performance by Jane’s Addiction, Tony Bennett, SKRILLEX, Mac Miller, BIG SEAN, M83, Awolnation and more.
For the first time, Seattle independent record label Sub Pop will co-curate a stage with Bumbershoot and feature bands inlcuding Blitzen Trapper, The Helio Sequence, Mudhoney, Low and The Vaselines.
Advance tickets for the three-day festival, scheduled for Sept. 1 to 3, cost $110 for three-day admission and $40 for a single day-specific ticket. Prices will increase throughout the summer with a final day-of-show price at $135 for three-day admission or $55 for a single day. An Any Day ticket for $45 allows people to buy a ticket now, but decide later which day to attend.
For more information or to purchase tickets, go to www.bumbershoot.org.
Jackson Holtz: 425-339-3447; jholtz@heraldnet.com.
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