JESSE’S PICKS

Bars 101: Hip-Hop Showcase

8 p.m. Thursday, April 25, Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St.

The Wild Buffalo is hosting a showcase with some excellent local hip-hop. They’re calling it Bars 101, and it’s organized by the same folks who do the “Shut Up and Listen” podcast. Check out Dsven, Yonny, Yogirlcallmesenpai & Neffy3600 and fantompower all in one night.

Foamboy

9 p.m. Friday, April 26, The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St.

Portland duo Foamboy make catchy, fun pop, mostly electronic but with some live instrumentation and just a dash of jazzy harmony. They just put out their second album and they’ll be at The Shakedown on Friday, April 26.

Charles Moothart

8 p.m. Saturday, April 27, Make.Shift, 306 Flora St.

Charles Moothart is a SoCal garage rock luminary who has played in Ty Segall’s band and with the group Fuzz. He’s doing a West Coast tour with his group The Fast Band, and they’ll be making a stop at Make.Shift on Saturday, April 27. Openers include Tangle Map, a promising new local garage rock duo.

Kris Delmhorst

7 p.m. Sunday, April 28, New Prospect Theatre, 207 Prospect St.

Kris Delmhorst is a highly acclaimed singer-songwriter from Massachusetts, who used to make regular tour stops at the old Green Frog. She’s coming back to town on Sunday, April 28 for a seated show at the New Prospect Theatre, which is a great place to appreciate this sort of quiet, lyric-focused music. 

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LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR

Friday, April 19

• Aslan Depot: 7 p.m., Mindset Concept (jazz fusion)
• Beach at Birch Bay: 6 p.m., Jim Buk Tu (rock covers)
• Bistro at Shuksan: 5 p.m., Thomas Harris Quartet (jazz)
• The Blue Room: 9 p.m., RAGE Fest ft. Alex Vile, Cat Valley, No Mars, Sissy
• Conway Muse: 8 p.m., Mama Dirty Skirt
• Downtown Mount Vernon Tulip Tunes: 10 a.m., LMS Marimba, noon, Tyanna & Friends, 1 p.m., Sweetwood, 2 p.m., Babes in Canyon, 3 p.m., Alec Shaw, 4 p.m., The Enthusiasts
• Fireside Martini and Wine Bar: 7 p.m., Wicked Timing (acoustic covers)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Fritz and the Freeloaders
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Marvin Johnson
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., Zookraught, Bushfire, Sleeperz, Smithers (rock)
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Monstress, Witch Ripper, Feral Moon  (metal)
• Skagit Casino: 8 p.m., Groove Nation
• Skagit Cellars: 6 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Skylark’s: 8 p.m., The Singer Tina
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Neighborhood Songwriters Showcase ft. Annie Schermer, Chris Aiken, Lindsey Poytner, Phil Paige
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Cheryl Hodge (jazz/blues)
• The Vault: 7 p.m. Michele D’Amour and the Love Dealers

Saturday, April 20

• Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., The Arcade Cowboys
• The Blue Room: 8 p.m., Cozmic Sauce, The Outtatowners
• Conway Muse: 8 p.m., Tim Mechling, Nurhachi, John Swanke
• Downtown Anacortes: 5:45 p.m.,  Earth Day Celebration ft. Pension King & The Dependents, Anacopper Road
• Downtown Mount Vernon Tulip Tunes: 10 a.m., Village Music, 11 a.m., Marcia Kester, noon, Cascade Cody & His Unpulled Bootstraps, 1 p.m., Brittany Collins, 2 p.m., Leon Majcen, 4 p.m., Friends for the Ghost
• Eagle Haven: 8 p.m., Daniel Kosel & Madrona Road (blues/country/rock)
• Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., Mighty Bayou Opossums (music of New Orleans)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Jacob Seyer
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Walt Burkett
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., The Floral Shirts, Drayton, Frog Rocket
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 8 p.m., Julian MacDonough (jazz)
• Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., Rylan Fischer, Adam Greenberg, Girl Parallel
• Rockfish: 7:30 p.m., Eric Rice and the Maine Connection (blues/rock)
• Skagit Casino: 8 p.m., Groove Nation
• Skylark’s: 8 p.m., Verboten
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Shady Groove
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Cheryl Hodge (jazz/blues) 
• Underground: 8:30 p.m., Lemon Creek (rock and pop covers)
• Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., Kenny Mason
• WinkWink:  7 p.m., Lipstitch, The Ignorati, Fog Bodies (punk)
• Zeeks Pizza: 7 p.m., Pacific Twang (country)

Sunday, April 21

• The Admiralty Lounge: 6 p.m., Sarah Goodin (singer-songwriter)
• The Blue Room: 3 p.m., Sweater Weather String Band, Andy Bunn (folk)
• Hotel Bellwether: 4:30 p.m., Tinge Trio
• Kulshan: 5 p.m. Katie & Kevin (folk/bluegrass)
• Lincoln Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Breabach (traditional Scottish)
• Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., The Atlantics
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• The Shakedown: 8 p.m., Jonny West, Savanna West (pop)
• Tokyo Monster: 4 p.m., Singers’ Sunday

Monday, April 22

• FireHouse Arts and Events Center: 3:30 p.m., Loch Clark & Bill McDonough
• Lincoln Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Red Hot Chili Pipers (read that carefully, it does not say Peppers)
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Wild Geese of the West (acoustic Dead)

Tuesday, April 23

• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., Jazz Night
• Menace Brewing: 7 p.m.,  Invitational Blues Jam
• Ono Kitchen: 7 p.m., Open Mic ft. Haley DeMarco
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Marvin Johnson
• Underground Coffeehouse: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• Wild Buffalo: 8:30 p.m., California Honeydrops

Wednesday, April 24

• Beach at Birch Bay: 6 p.m., Charlie Partin
• FireHouse Arts and Events Center: 6:30 p.m., Between Two Worlds ft. rioT Trio, BJ Block Trio
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Open Mic
• Rockfish: 6 p.m., Janette West
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Tom Sandblom
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Marvin Johnson

Thursday, April 25

• The Admiralty Lounge: 7 p.m., Cullen Gray (instrumental acoustic guitar)
• The Blue Room: 9 p.m., Spin Factory, I-90 Fiasco, CHAMP
• Brown Lantern: 8:30 p.m., Open Mic
• Conway Muse: 6 p.m., Open Mic
• Farmstrong: 6 p.m., Free Harmony
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Bluegrass Jam
• Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., Gerry Sherman, Honey Ruckus, Hunter Preston Bluegrass
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., The Atom Age, Los Bonquistadors, True Stars (rock)
• Thirsty Badger: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• That’s What I Like! Island Grill: 6 p.m., JP Falcon and Friends (folk/rock)
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Diane Leigh
• Wild Buffalo: 8 p.m., Dsven, Yonny, Yogirlcallmesenpai & Neffy3600, fantompower (hip-hop)
• Zeeks Pizza: 7 p.m., The Devilies (Irish folk)

Friday, April 26

• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m. Energy Pyramid (instrumental rock)
• Birdsview Brewing: 6 p.m., Melissa Gross & Ben Menard
• Bistro at Shuksan: 5 p.m., Thomas Harris Quartet (jazz)
• Corner Taphouse: 7 p.m., Penny Stinkers
• Fireside Martini and Wine Bar: 7 p.m., The Evergreens
• Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., The Problem (jazz)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Stephanie Strange
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Walt Burkett
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Foamboy, Full Color Dream, The Hobby (pop/rock)
• Skylark’s: 8 p.m., Badd Dogg Blues Society
• Stones Throw: 5 p.m., Block Party ft. Pacific Twang (country)
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Cheryl Hodge (jazz/blues)
• The Vault: 7 p.m. Dick and Jane
• Welcome Road: 6 p.m., Dry Martini (jazz)
• Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., Pineo & Loeb, Given Peace, DJ Feralcat, Lancr (house)

Saturday, April 27

• Birdsview Brewing: 6 p.m., Marcia Kester
• The Blue Room: 9 p.m., Atomic Affair, Cuttlefish, Whalien
• Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., North Country Highway (country/folk/rock)
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., David Feingold
• Littlefield Celtic Center: 7 p.m., Kalos
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., Charlie Moothart and the Fast Band, Lavender Flu, Tangle Map (rock)
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 8 p.m., Zoo Patrol (jazz fusion)
• Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., Spider Cult, Analog Brass, Chris Czendo
• Rockfish: 7:30 p.m., Utopian Monk Revival
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Blizzard (Ozzy Osbourne tribute), Rockfish (classic rock tribute)
• Skagit Cellars: 6 p.m., Michael Dayvid
• Skylark’s: 8 p.m., Two Penny (acoustic covers)
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Simon Llewelyn Evans
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Cheryl Hodge (jazz/blues) 
• Underground: 8:30 p.m., Sweet Emotion (Aerosmith tribute), The Takers (AC/DC tribute)

Sunday, April 28

• FireHouse Arts and Events Center: 4 p.m., Tony Foster Trio (jazz)
• Hotel Bellwether: 4:30 p.m., Christian Casolary Trio (jazz)
• Kulshan: 5 p.m. Broken Bow Stringband (bluegrass/folk)
• New Prospect Theatre: 7 p.m., Kris Delmhorst (singer-songwriter)
• Old Edison: 5:30 p.m. Randy Weeks & The Silent Treatment (country/rock)
• Ono Kitchen: 3 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• Tokyo Monster: 4 p.m., Singers’ Sunday

Jesse Stanton's music column, The Beat Goes On, and his compilation list of live music events in Whatcom County appear weekly. Reach him at jsbhammusic@gmail.com; @JSBhamMusic. Check with individual venues to make sure events are still taking place as scheduled.