For the third consecutive year the only local show to hit the stage at the Tulalip Amphitheatre is Spike & The Impalers.
Tonight’s concert features Seattle radio personalities Bob Rivers, Spike O’Neil and the rest of the cast of the popular program heard mornings on Oldies 95.7.
They play classic rock covers in a performance that has the feel of a family picnic, Rivers said in an interview.
“People love the fact that it’s like the world’s most emphatic tribute band,” he said.
The radio show for years has performed parodies of rock songs. Then, about six years ago, the guys on the show decided to create a band and play the songs they love.
They invited some of the region’s best musicians including drummer Jeff Kathan, bassist Lynn Sorensen and guitarist Dudley Taft.
“We never expected it to grow,” Rivers said.
Spike & The Impalers has opened for ZZ Top, Foreigner, Lynyrd Skynyrd and others. Each year they play about a dozen concerts throughout the region.
Tonight, they take the mainstage at Tulalip in an annual tradition the band has come to enjoy.
“People seem to come out of the woodwork to see us,” Rivers said. “It’s a kick in the pants for me.”
The concert is scheduled to start at 7 tonight, Tulalip Amphitheatre, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd.
Tickets are $25 to $35 at www.ticketmaster.com, 800-745-3000 or at the Tulalip Resort Casino ticket office.
The Pacific Northwest tonight will welcome for the first time Bollywood singers Atif Aslam, Anushka Manchanda and Bhoomi Trivedi to Comcast Arena Everett.
All three are touring the United States as part of “Intense 2011,” an exhibition of some of the hottest music and dance in sou.
Aslam, a Pakistani singer, has had many hit singles and increasingly is appearing in Indian films.
Manchanda is a well-known VJ and is known as one of the best voices in Bollywood, the Indian equivalent to Hollywood.
Trivedi made a name for herself on “Indian Idol,” the hit show modelled after “American Idol.”
The troupe includes more than a dozen dancers and back-up singers.
About 2,000 people are expected to attend.
It all begins at 8:30 tonight at Comcast Arena Everett, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett.
Tickets are $35 to $100 are available at www.comcastarenaeverett.com, bollywoodconcerts.net or 866-332-8499.
Two classic 1970s bands, Yes and Styx, share the stage for a sold-out show tonight at Chateau Ste. Michelle.
Yes is known for its symphonic sound and psychedelic lyrics. “Roundabout,” “I’ve Seen All Good People” and “Owner of a Lonely Heart” are among their hits.
Only original band member Chris Squire is in the current ensemble, but the music remains vibrant. They just released a new album, “Fly From Here.”
“Come Sail Away,” “Mr. Roboto,” “Blue Collar Man” and “Fooling Yourself” are some of the favorites from Styx.
Like most bands that have been around for four decades, they too have been through more than a few personnel changes. They still rock it, still have long hair and still can inspire plenty of air guitar.
Two very different musicians are scheduled to play the winery on Saturday.
Pianist, songwriter, sometime accordion player and short-lived member of the Grateful Dead, Bruce Hornsby, shares a billing with banjo legend Bela Fleck.
Both men will be backed with their bands, the Noisemakers and the Original Flecktones, respectively.
Their concert is slated to begin at 6:30 Saturday, with tickets running $39.50 and $59.50.
The fabulous rocker Chris Isaak rounds out the week at the winery with a concert at 7 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $45 and $69.50.
Chateau Ste. Michelle’s Amphitheatre is at 14111 NE 145th St., Woodinville. Tickets for all concerts are available at www.ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
Seattle native Brandi Carlile’s reputation continues to grow.
She’s joined on stage by Mountlake Terrace twins Tim and Phil Hanseroth for an inspired folk rock set at 6 tonight at the Woodland Park Zoo;
The show is sold out. A second show was added for Aug. 24 which also sold out. Check www.zoo.org/zootunes to see if extra tickets are made available.
What happens when you mix beat-box rhythms, reggae, hip hop and traditional Jewish themes?
The answer is found in Matisyahu, a Hasidic Jew who has topped the Billboard charts with his very funky tunes.
He plays at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Neptune, 1303 NE 45th St. in Seattle’s University District.
Tickets are $25.50 at stgpresents.org.
Jackson Holtz: 425-339-3447; jholtz@heraldnet.com.
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