Three music-related benefits start the list of nearby concert options: the Sultan Jazz Fest, Porterhouse Brewfest and NOAH Animal Adoption Center’s Music for the Animals.
And several communities are into the home stretch of summer concert series.
The opening act for the Diana Krall (see story, page 20) concert in Woodinville is not musical. The NOAH Animal Adoption Center of Stanwood hosts its fifth annual Music for the Animals concert, auction and benefit dinner package that includes reserved tickets to the concert.
Last year’s fund-raiser raised $82,000 for NOAH’s programs.
Three blues bands and 19 microbreweries combine for a blues-and-brew block party called the Porterhouse Brewfest.
Opening is Mudbug with its hybrid of roots rock ‘n’ roll, power pop and blues, followed by the five-piece band Bump Kitchen, offering originals and favorites in the funky blues category.
Headliners Becki Sue and Her Big Rockin’ Daddies, twice nominated for best band by the Washington Blues Society, turn up the energy level with a boogie-woogie style. All proceeds benefit historic Lincoln Theatre.
The Sultan High School Jazz Band performs in the first Sultan Jazz Fest on the Lawn, with proceeds benefiting the Volunteers of America and the Sultan Band Parents Association. Bring a blanket and a picnic dinner or purchase hamburgers and hot dogs on site.
Jonny Lang: By 16, the blues-rock guitarist topped the Billboard New Artist Chart and was the hottest young artist for years, touring with the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith and Sting, and performing with B.B. King and Buddy Guy. His latest recording, Grammy-nominated “Turn Around,” explores his newfound faith.
Tower of Power: The high-energy funk band, performing with David Sanborn, toured with Sly Stone and Creedence Clearwater Revival and recorded with Elton John, Smokey Robinson and Rod Stewart. A reviewer from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram wrote: “If you see someone sitting still at a Tower of Power concert, don’t bother checking for their pulse – they’re already dead!”
Sol’ Jibe: The quartet combines flamenco, acoustic rock and world-influenced rhythms with the vocals and violin of co-founder Tim Snider and the passionate guitar work of co-founder Milton Merlos.
Molly’s Revenge: Now here’s a band that loves what it’s doing. The quartet uses traditional instruments (bouzouki, Highland bagpipes, mandola, fiddle, whistle, uilleann pipes) and the guitar to create traditional Celtic jigs and reels.
Out and about: Authentic Brazilian music and dance take the stage when Show Brazil! performs at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Forest Park, Everett; and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at McCormick Park, Duvall … Gypsy jazz musicians Pearl Django play at 3 p.m. Sunday at City Park, Edmonds; Sinatra Swinging Italiana, starring Tony LaStella and the Goombas, and featuring the Goombettes, is on tap at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Richmond Beach Community Park … Stilly River takes the stage at 7 p.m. Thursday, North Cove Park, Lake Stevens … A rhythm-and-blues band led by Mark Whitman performs at noon Thursday, Comeford Park, 514 Delta Ave., Marysville.
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