JESSE’S PICKS 

Jazz Explosion

6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, FireHouse Arts and Events Center, 1314 Harris Ave.

Jazz drummer Jerry Steinhilber plays out most often with a minimal trio of drums, bass and sax. For the end of the Jazz Center of Bellingham’s season, he’s going big with his group the Jazz Explosion, which adds trumpet, piano and percussion to the mix for a tribute to the music of Blue Note Records. That’s at the FireHouse on Wednesday, June 19.

Matney Cook

7–9 p.m. Thursday, June 20, The Admiralty Lounge, 100 N. Commercial St.

Matney Cook is the singer and songwriter behind Nobody’s Peach and the Mudflat Walkers. Her show at The Admiralty Lounge on Thursday, June 20 gives you a chance to see her solo work in a quieter setting. It’s country and Americana with just a hint of jazz phrasing.  

LowDown Brass Band

9 p.m. Friday, June 21, Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St.

Chicago’s LowDown Brass Band takes the classic New Orleans second-line sound and injects a healthy dose of hip-hop and funk rhythms. Expect a nonstop brass and drum dance experience when their tour makes a stop at the Wild Buffalo on Friday, June 21. 

Nurhachi

8 p.m. Saturday, June 22, Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce St.

Nurhachi are a new original rock group from the Skagit Valley but they have some familiar members, including Jack Mattingly, the former lead singer of Whiskey Fever. They’ve got a show at the Conway Muse on Saturday, June 22 with a couple other leading lights of the rootsy side of the Skagit rock scene, Lazy Acres and Pretty Much Nothing. 

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LIVE MUSIC LISTINGS

Friday, June 14

• Amendment 21: 7 p.m., Michael Dayvid
• Beach at Birch Bay: 6 p.m., Whiplash Rodeo (country)
• Birdsview Brewing Brewing: 6 p.m., Charlie Partin
• Bistro at Shuksan: 5 p.m., Thomas Harris Quartet (jazz)
• Blue Room: 9 p.m., Marla Hooch, The Glare Killers, Hippies With Money
• Boundary Bay Brewery: 6 p.m., Shady Groove
• El Capitan’s: 8 p.m., Miles Harris
• Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., Meinhardt Merry
• Guemes Island General Store: 6 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Quickdraw String Band
• Larrabee Lager Co.: 7 p.m., Delta Promenade (acoustic blues)
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., Blood Capsules, Back to the Loud, The Floral Shirts 
• Main Street: 8 p.m., Checker Bloom, Acrylic Angel (rock)
• Pioneer Park (Ferndale): 6 p.m., SpaceBand
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Starbird, guests, 9 p.m., The Vibing (electronic)
• Ritual Records: 6 p.m., Duos, Mhymir
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Full Color Dream, Torch, LipStitch
• Skagit Casino: 8 p.m., The Australian Bee Gees Show
• Skagit River Park (Burlington): 7 p.m., Lazy Acres
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., Phil Paige
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., JP Falcon Grady
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Cheryl Hodge (jazz/blues)
• Underground: 8:30 p.m., Hell’s Belles (AC/DC tribute)
• The Vault: 7 p.m., Tea Seas Trio
• Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., Minnesota, Ablation, Beethoven, Hermit (electronic)

Saturday, June 15

• Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., Sunset Superman (classic rock)
• Birdsview Brewing: 6 p.m., Jack Parker
• Blue Room: 9 p.m., Three for Silver, Kendall Lujan
• Brown Lantern: 9 p.m., Savage Blues Band
• Burlington Visitor Information Center Amphitheater: 12:30 and 2:30 p.m., Soul Siren
• Conway Muse: 8 p.m., Nick Vigarino (blues)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., The Problem (jazz)
• Karate Church: 8 p.m., Sour Fuzz, Waltzerr, Girl Parallel
• Larrabee Lager: 6 p.m., SOL2
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 8 p.m., Odd Fellows Big Band
• Old Edison: 8 p.m., Mama Dirty Skirt
• Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., John Swanke, Bird Harlow, John Moss (folk/singer-songwriter)
• Rockfish Grill: 7:30 p.m., Free Harmony
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Cat Positive, Cottage Corpse, Bennycamps and the Bastards (rock)
• Skagit Casino: 8 p.m., The Australian Bee Gees Show
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., The Naughty Blokes
• Station 49: 5 p.m., Urban Cowboy
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Morgan McHugh (singer-songwriter)
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Cheryl Hodge (jazz/blues) 
• Underground: 8:30 p.m., Baby Cakes (pop/R&B covers)
• Unknown Recording Studio: 7 p.m., Six Organs of Admittance
• Wake N Bakery: 3 p.m., Sleepy Alligators

Sunday, June 16

• The Admiralty Lounge: 6 p.m., Sarah Goodin (singer-songwriter)
• Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., PaperHeart (alt rock covers)
• Blue Room: 9 p.m., Aurora Avenue, WINEHOUSE, Justin Harden
• Boundary: 5 p.m., County Rose (country)
• Burlington Visitor Information Center Amphitheater: 11:30 a.m., Full Spectrum; 2 p.m., County Rose
• Gilkey Square (La Conner): 1 p.m., Chris Eger Band
• Kulshan: 5 p.m., Katie & Kevin (bluegrass/folk)
• Kulshan Trackside: 3 p.m., Rosin & Reed (Celtic)
• Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., Ron Bailey & The Tangents
• ‘Ono Kitchen and Bar: 3 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• Samson Estates Winery: 4 p.m., Jim Buk Tu (alt rock covers)
• Station 49: 3 p.m., JP Falcon Band
• Tokyo Monster: 4 p.m., Singers’ Sunday
• Wild Buffalo: 6 p.m., The Walrus (classic rock)

Monday, June 17

• Kulshan: 6 p.m., Anissa (jazz/pop)
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Wild Geese of the West (acoustic Grateful Dead)

Tuesday, June 18

• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., Jazz Night
• Menace: 7 p.m.,  Invitational Blues Jam
• ‘Ono Kitchen and Bar: 7 p.m., Women’s Showcase Open Mic
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Marvin Johnson

Wednesday, June 19

• FireHouse Arts and Events Center: 6:30 p.m., Jazz Explosion
• Gruff: 7 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Open Mic
• Katt’s Westside: 6:30 p.m., Savanna Woods
• Rockfish Grill: 6 p.m., Tod Kimbro
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Free Harmony
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Marvin Johnson

Thursday, June 20

• The Admiralty Lounge: 7 p.m., Matney Cook, Thad Kroening (singer-songwriters)
• Boundary: 5 p.m., Robert Sarazin Blake & The Happy Hour Band; 8 p.m., Petunia & The Vipers (honky-tonk)
• Brown Lantern: 8:30 p.m., Open Mic
• The Conway Muse: 6 p.m., Open Mic
• Elizabeth Park: 6 p.m., North Sound Soul
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Yellow, Labrys, Verboten (rock)
• The Thirsty Badger: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• That’s What I Like: 6 p.m, JP Falcon and Friends (folk/rock)
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Diane Leigh

Friday, June 21

• B-Town Kitchen: 8 p.m., Free Harmony (classic folk/rock)
• The Beach at Birch Bay: 6 p.m., Lost at Last (classic rock)
• The Bistro at Shuksan: 5 p.m., Thomas Harris Quartet (jazz)
• The Blue Room: 9 p.m., Thoughts for the Builders, Terminally Dumb, Energy Pyramid (rock)
• Boundary: 6 p.m., The Legendary Chucklenuts
• The Conway Muse: 8 p.m., Corey Vincent, The Preacher & The Freight Train
• Corner Taphouse: 6 p.m., S.O.L.
• DownTime Taps: 7 p.m., JP Falcon Grady
• Farmstrong: 6 p.m., White Ducks, Sweetwood 
• Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., Doug Allen and Son
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Robert T. McDonald
• Lake Padden Golf Course: 5:30 p.m., Sam Chue, Brooke Bates
• Larrabee Lager: 7 p.m., Cardova (funk/R&B)
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., The Skellys, Seneric
• Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., The Pits, guests (folk/rock)
• Rockfish Grill: 7 p.m., Dmitri Matheny Group  (jazz)
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Green Daze (Green Day tribute), Kicked in the Zeke (Zeke tribute), Para Amore (Paramore tribute)
• Skagit Cellars: 6 p.m., Cayley Schmid & Rosie O’Neil (folk/Celtic)
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., Blue Collar Grass Band
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Neighborhood Songwriters Showcase
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Cheryl Hodge (jazz/blues)
• Underground: 9 p.m., Chris Eger Band (blues/rock)
• The Vault: 7 p.m., Trio Sueno (jazz/flamenco)
• The Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., LowDown Brass Band

Saturday, June 22

• The Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., Midlife Crisis
• The Blue Room: 8:30 p.m., Lemon Creek, Sleeping Porch
• Big Stick BBQ: 5:30 p.m., Michael Dayvid
• Birdsview Brewing: 6 p.m., Dave Hannon
• Brown Lantern: 9 p.m., Checker Bloom
• The Conway Muse: 8 p.m., Nurhachi, Lazy Acres, Pretty Much Nothing (rock)
• Eagle Haven: 6 p.m., Minimum Wage (classic rock)
• Fairhaven Village Green: 6:30, The Toppers, Peace Arch Chorus, VanCity Harmony, Lions Gate Chorus (a capella)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Brooke Bates, Boris Budd
• Larrabee Lager: 6 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., Cold Sludge, Where’s the Exit, guests (rock)
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 8 p.m., Julian MacDonough and Guests (jazz)
• The Old Edison: 8 p.m., The Naughty Blokes
• Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., Raggedy Adler, Grayson Connelly (folk)
• Rockfish Grill: 7:30 p.m. Mary Ellen Lykins and the CC Adams Band
• Samson Estates Winery: 4 p.m., Gail Pettis Quartet (jazz)
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Sorcia, Chrome Ghost, Dryland (metal)
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., The Dirty Pilots
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Song Wranglers (acoustic Americana)
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Cheryl Hodge (jazz/blues) 

Sunday, June 23

• The Admiralty Lounge: 6 p.m., Ron Hardesty (singer-songwriter)
• The Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., Motown Cruisers
• Eagle Haven: 4 p.m., Maka Gallinger (Hawaiian folk)
• Gilkey Square (La Conner): 1 p.m., BrohamM
• Hotel Bellwether: 4:30 p.m., Janette West Group (jazz)
• Kulshan: 5 p.m., Delta Promenade (acoustic blues)
• The Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., The Bow Diddlers
• ‘Ono Kitchen and Bar: 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, appears weekly. Reach him at jsbhammusic@gmail.com; @JSBhamMusic. Check with individual venues to make sure events are still taking place as scheduled. Live music events in Whatcom County: http://www.cascadiadaily.com/category/living/arts-and-entertainment/music/music-calendar