Concerts and musical performance
Published 1:30 am Friday, September 2, 2016
The Navy’s Country Current band: The country-bluegrass ensemble will perform a free concert at 6:30 tonight at the Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave. Free tickets will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis by the PAC staff. To inquire about tickets, call 425-257-8600. The nationally known band, which played most recently at the Darrington Bluegrass Festival, employs traditional instrumentation including banjo, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, fiddle, electric bass, upright bass, dobro, pedal steel guitar and drums.
Bumbershoot: The region’s big performing arts festival today through Sept. 4 at the Seattle Center includes concerts by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Death Cab for Cutie, Father John Misty, Run the Jewels, Zeds Dead, Tame Impala, Billy Idol, Third Eye Blind, Andrew Bird, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Atlas Genius, Black Joe Lewis, Joywave, Reggie Watts, Fly Moon Royalty, DoNormaal, Anderson.Paak, Lemolo, Rabbit Wilde, Manatee Commune, YG, Maiah Manser, Shaprece, Kamasi Washington and Deep Sea Diver. Three-day passes for the festival start at $180. More at www.bumbershoot.com.
Patrick Lamb: The award-winning Portland jazz saxophonist performs at 8 p.m. Sept. 3 at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Tickets are $31. Call 425-258-6766.
Dick Weissman: “The Music Never Stops” is a memoir concert project by this legendary folk singer. Weissman also has a new CD out titled “Night Sky.” He performs at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth ST., Snohomish. Tickets are $15. More at thumbnailtheater.com.
Blues Playground: 2 p.m. Sept. 10, 270th Street in west Stanwood, part of the Stanwood Windermere Summer Concert block party series. Free.
A Night with Elvi: As in multiple Elvis people. The show is at 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Tickets are $18. Call 425-258-6766. Scott Coon, Dino Macris, Robbie Dee and Bret Wiggins with The Kentucky Rain Band. Fundraiser for the Everett Gospel Mission.
Summer Aire: The 50-voice Summer Aire choir, under the direction of Steve Torrence and accompanied by Gary Hatle on piano, performs at 3 p.m. Sept. 11 at First Presbyterian Church, 2936 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. A donation of $10 is suggested. Ice cream social follows the concert. This is the 10th annual concert by the choir and the 15th anniversary of 9/11. The concert will include patriotic and folk songs.
Billy Bob Thornton &The Boxmasters: The band plays for a fundraiser for the Northwest Music Foundation at 8 p.m. Sept. 12 at Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. Call 425-737-5144. General admission is $45 and includes a casual buffet.
Un-Wine-d Wednesdays: Live music and tastes of local wines are offered by Marysville Rotary from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14 with the Joan Penney Trio and Oct. 12 with the Danny Ward Trio at the city-run Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St.; 360-363-8400. Tickets are $5.
Blues and Brews Thursdays: Marysville Kiwanis Club joins the city in offering blues music and brews from a local microbrewery from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15 with the Margaret Wilder Band and Oct. 20 with Queenside Castle, all at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St; 360-363-8400. Tickets are $5 at the door.
George Winston: The Grammy award-winning pianist performs for a benefit for the Good Cheer Food Bank at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Whidbey Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for youth and seniors. call 800-638-7631. Fans can expect summer songs, Vince Guaraldi’s Peanuts pieces and New Orleans R&B tunes.
Flightline and Letters from Traffic: Covers and originals, 7 p.m. Sept. 16, Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Tickets are $19. Call 425-258-6766.
Root Ball Music Festival: Six bands play Americana, blues, rockabilly, outlaw country and rock ‘n’ roll from 2 p.m. to midnight Sept. 17, Creasy Log Homes Farm, 17325 Highway 203, Monroe. Among the bands are Billy Stoops, Stacy Jones, Hard Money Saints and the Shivering Denizens. Teens are $10, general admission is $20 at thestranger.boldtypetickets.com/events/35024339/root-ball-music-fest.
The Shed Players: The local group performs old-timey, folksy-bluesy-rootsy tunes at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish. Tickets are $15. More at thumbnailtheater.com.
Bill Davie and Jim Page: The folk activists duo performs Americana and roots music at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish. Tickets are $15 for students and seniors, $20 general. More at thumbnailtheater.com.
Ambrosia: The L.A. band that brought you the 1975 hit “Time Waits for No One” plays at 8 p.m. Sept. 24, Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Tickets are $36 to $49. Call 425-258-6766.
Pacifica Chamber Orchestra: Tickets for the 2016-17 season are available at www.pacificachamberorchestra.org.
Everett Philharmonic Orchestra: Tickets for the 2016-17 season are available at www.everettphil.org.
Cascade Symphony Orchestra: Tickets for the 2016-17 season are available at cascadesymphony.org.
Evergreen Community Orchestra: More about the Everett-based orchestra at www.evergreencommunityorchestra.org.
Octava Chamber Orchestra: www.octavachamberorchestra.com.
Mukilteo Community Orchestra: www.mukilteoorchestra.org.
Monroe Concert Band: monroeconcertband.org.
Lynnwood Community Band: www.lynnwoodcommunityband.org.
Everett Chorale: Information about the 2016-17 season is at everettchorale.org.
Sno-King Community Chorale: Info about the 2016-17 season is at sno-kingchorale.org.
Mill Creek Chorale: www.facebook.com/MillCreekChorale.
Sonus Boreal women’s chorale: northernsoundchoirs@gmail.com.
To submit information for this calendar, please email reporter Gale Fiege at gfiege@heraldnet.com.
