JESSE’S PICKS

Elizabeth Park Concert Series

6–8 p.m. Thursday, July 4, Elizabeth Park, 2005 Elizabeth St.

The Fourth of July is a mixed bag for live music. There’s a couple of big events, but they can get awfully crowded and hectic. Since it falls on a Thursday this year, Elizabeth Park might be a nice option with grass and shade. They’ve got Mary Ellen Lykins and the CC Adams Band doing blues and rock. 

Proud Failures, Kids on Fire, Shame Banger

9 p.m. Friday, July 5, Nacho Problems, 1425 Railroad Ave.       

It’s always great seeing a new spot hosting shows, especially somewhere that can have original, louder music. Nacho Problems is on Railroad across from the bus station, and they’re hosting a punk show on Friday, July 5 with Proud Failures, Kids on Fire and Shame Banger. Come on out, and make sure to be nice to the staff so they want to do it again!

Clinton Fearon and the Boogie Brown Band

8:30 p.m. Friday, July 5, Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St.

Clinton Fearon is pretty much the elder statesman of the Seattle reggae scene. You’ve got two good chances to see him this weekend: at the Wild Buffalo on July 5, or out at the Guemes Island General Store the next night. 

Skagit Summer Party ft. Eden and Sweetwood

4 p.m. Saturday, July 6, Farmstrong Brewing, 110 Stewart Road

Farmstrong Brewing typically hosts outdoor shows on Thursdays, but every once in a while they’ll do a big one on the weekends. Eden is a powerful original rock band fronted by Savannah Woods, and they’ll be performing there Saturday, July 6, with openers Sweetwood.

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LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR

Friday, June 28

• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., Cozmic Sauce
• Beach at Birch Bay: 6 p.m., Wicked Timing
• Beach Store Cafe: 5:30 p.m.,  Groove Doctors
• Bistro at Shuksan: 5 p.m., Thomas Harris Quartet (jazz)
• Boulevard Park: 6 p.m., GrooveBot
• Boundary Bay Brewery: 6 p.m., Futurenot
• Conway Muse: 8 p.m., Randy Weeks & The Silent Treatment, The Dimes
• Guemes Island General Store: 6 p.m., Skagit City Slickers
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Silent Cowboy
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Marvin Johnson
• Joe Martin Field: Petty or Not perform 30 minutes after the Bells game ends
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., The Sheen, Fog Bodies, August, Yellow
• Mount Baker Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Rodney Carrington (country)
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Shady Groove (acoustic Dead/bluegrass)
• Skagit Cellars: 6 p.m., Aloha Danny (folk)
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., Jim Buk Tu
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Cheryl Hodge (jazz/blues)
• Underground: 9 p.m., The Grumblers (rock/soul/blues)
• The Vault: 7 p.m., Michael Dayvid
• Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., OPIUO, guests

Saturday, June 29

• Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., SpaceBand
• Birdsview: 6 p.m., Pay Dirt
• Brown Lantern: 9 p.m., Marshall Fitcher
• Downtime Taps (Ferndale): noon, Downtown Summer Kickoff Festival ft. Arcade Cowboys, Vibacious, many more
• Eagle Haven: 7 p.m., The Groove Pilots
• Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., The Problem
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Cabin Fever NW
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m, Blake Angelos
• Larrabee Lager Co.: 6 p.m., Blue Collar Grass Band
• Lincoln Theatre: 7 p.m., Carl Verheyn Band, Margaret Wilder Band
• Lynden Library: 7 p.m., County Rose (country)
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., Townsend’s Solitaire, The Rain Station, Kazmyn
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 8 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Office Tavern: 9 a.m., Brittany Collins
• Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., Middle Sattre, Lucy Blue, Braden Getzin (dream pop/folk)
• Rockfish Bar and Grill: 7:30 p.m., Steve Bailey and the Blue Flames
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Vandoliers, Eli Howard & The Greater Good (alt-country)
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., FireCreek
• Station 49: 5 p.m., The Davanos
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Guitars & Gratitude
• That’s What I Like: 7 p.m., The White Ducks
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Cheryl Hodge (jazz/blues) 
• Vartanyan Estate Winery: 3 p.m., Chuck & Carr
• Wild Buffalo: 8:30 p.m., episcool, Squanch, LargR, Keags, Asav

Sunday, June 30

• Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., Three Radicals (classic rock)
• Bellingham Cider Company: 6:30 p.m., Mbrascatu (solo show)
• Gilkey Square (La Conner): 1 p.m., Full Spectrum
• Kulshan: 5 p.m., Towse
• Kulshan Trackside: 3 p.m., Dumpster Joe and the Boys (vintage blues/ragtime)
• Old Edison: 5:30 p.m. Jenny & The Tomcats
• ‘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
• WWU PAC: 7:30 p.m., Bellingham Festival of Music Orchestra ft. Sarah Chang (works by Corigliano, Sibelius, and Tchaikovsky)

Monday, July 1

• FireHouse Arts and Events Center: 6:30 p.m., Connections Jazz Series ft. Christian Casolary, Bill Anschell, Chris Symer
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Wild Geese of the West

Tuesday, July 2

• The Admiralty Lounge: 7 p.m., David Donohue, guests
• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., Jazz Night
• Boundary Bay Brewery: 3 p.m., Out of The Ashes
• Menace: 7 p.m.,  Invitational Blues Jam
• ‘Ono Kitchen and Bar: 7 p.m., Open Mic ft. Guitars & Gratitude
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Marvin Johnson

Wednesday, July 3

• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Open Mic
• Rockfish Bar and Grill: 6 p.m., Trish Hatley
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Tod Kimbro
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Marvin Johnson

Thursday, July 4

• Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., Arcade Cowboys
• Elizabeth Park: 6 p.m., Mary Ellen Lykins & The CC Adams Band (blues/rock)
• Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., Michael Dayvid
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., The Atlantics
• Kulshan Trackside: 8:30 p.m., Baby Cakes
• Station 49: 3 p.m., Little Big Band

Friday, July 5

• The Admiralty Lounge: 7 p.m., Pete Irving & Mickey Stylin
• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., BJ Block Trio (jazz/funk)
• Beach at Birch Bay: 6 p.m., Cowboy Up
• Bellewood Farms: 6 p.m., Queen’s Bluegrass
• Bistro at Shuksan: 5 p.m., Thomas Harris Quartet (jazz)
• Boundary Bay Brewery Bay 6 p.m., Cozmic Sauce
• Downtown Bellingham Busking Program: 6 p.m., Spider Cult, Alishia Joubert, LipStitch
• Eagle Haven: 7 p.m., Olson Brothers Band
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Simon Llewelyn Evans
• Nacho Problems: 8 p.m., Proud Failures, Kids on Fire, Shame Banger (punk)
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Inpathos, What’s Wrong, Moonmother (metal)
• Skagit Cellars: 6 p.m., Lisa Moffatt (country/folk)
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., Little Big Band
• Station 49: 6 p.m., Three Radicals
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Bluegrass First Friday
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Cheryl Hodge (jazz/blues)
• The Vault: 7 p.m., Miles Harris and Company
• Wild Buffalo: 8:30 p.m., Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band (reggae)

Saturday, July 6

• Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., Blind Fate
• Birdsview Brewing: 6 p.m., Queen’s Bluegrass
• Farmstrong: 4:30 p.m., Sweetwood, 6:30 p.m., Eden
• Guemes Island General Store: 6:30 p.m., Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band (reggae)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Melanie Daniels
• Kulshan Trackside: 7 p.m., Serafima & The The Shakedowns, Shadow Basket
• Office Tavern: 9 a.m., Wes Jones
• Rockfish Bar and Grill: 7:30 p.m., The Silver Tongued Devils
• Samson Estates Winery: noon, Dad Company (Bad Company tribute)
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Checker Bloom, Sour Fuzz, Morgan McHugh (rock)
• Skylark’s: 1 p.m., CraigO’s Planet Groove, 5 p.m., The Naughty Blokes
• Station 49: 5 p.m., The Shannanagins (classic rock)
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Gruv (jazz/funk/blues)
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Cheryl Hodge (jazz/blues) 
• Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., 40 Oz. To Freedom (Sublime tribute)
• WWU PAC: 7:30 p.m., Bellingham Festival of Music Orchestra ft. Stewart Goodyear (works by Montgomery, Gershwin, Dvorak)

Sunday, July 7

• Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., Chris Eger Band
• Bellingham Cider Company: 6 p.m., Lindsay Street (Celtic)
• Gilkey Square (La Conner): 1 p.m., Herding Kats (jazz)
• Kulshan Tracksde: 3 p.m., The Other Thing (jazz)
• Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., The Davanos
• ‘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