JESSE’S PICKS

Energy Pyramid, Sour Fuzz, Preacher & the Freight Train

8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 30, Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St.

I always love to see the Wild Buffalo giving Thursday nights to local acts. On May 30 they’ve got an excellent triple bill: country/folk duo the Preacher and the Freight Train kick it off, followed by the fuzzy garage rock duo Sour Fuzz and the unpredictable rock instrumentals of Energy Pyramid. 

Ska Island

8 p.m. Friday, May 31, Aslan Depot, 1322 N. State St.

When I did my requests column a few weeks back, one request I couldn’t find a good answer for was for more local reggae. Well, now I’ve got an answer! There’s a new group called Ska Island with a bunch of well-known players from around the region. They’re making their Bellingham debut on Friday, May 31 at Aslan Depot. From the little bit they have online it seems to tend much more toward the laid back sounds of first wave Jamaican ska, reggae, and rocksteady, not the more frenetic ‘90s ska revival. 

Morris Day and the Time

8 p.m. Friday, May 31, Silver Reef Casino, 4876 Haxton Way, Ferndale

Morris Day and the Time came out of the Minneapolis funk scene of the ‘80s, and their show at the Silver Reef Casino on May 31 should be a throwback in all the best ways. Expect sharply pressed suits, keytars, deep grooves and a bunch of great hits. 

Year of the Cobra

9 p.m. Saturday, June 1, The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St.

Year of the Cobra are a dark, sludgy metal duo with an unusual guitarless lineup. Amy Tung Barrysmith sings surprisingly melodic vocals over her own massive bass riffs while John Barrysmith smashes the drums behind her. Bring earplugs for sure. They’re at the Shakedown on Saturday, June 1. 

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LIVE MUSIC LISTINGS

Friday, May 24

• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., Cuttlefish
• Beach at Birch Bay: 6 p.m. Whiplash Rodeo
• Birdsview: 6 p.m., Ben Gage
• Bistro at Shuksan: 5 p.m., Thomas Harris Quartet (jazz)
• The Blue Room: 9 p.m., Given Peace, Schon & Burnz
• Boundary: 6 p.m., The Legendary Chucklenuts (classic rock)
• Corner Taphouse: 7 p.m., Shady Groove (acoustic Dead/folk)
• FireHouse Arts and Events Center: 7 p.m., Dry Martini (jazz)
• Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., Los Arribenos
• Guemes Island General Store: 6 p.m., Ben Starner
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Pretty Little Feet, The Librarians (folk)
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Marvin Johnson
• Karate Church: 8 p.m., Analog Brass, Floral Shirts, Madrona
• Larrabee Lager Co.: 7 p.m., The Unknowns
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., DJ Pizza Boy, Robin of the Woods, MHYMiR
• Main Street Bar and Grill: 8:30 p.m., Urban Cowboy
• Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., Cascade Cody & His Unpulled Bootstraps, Tom Letson & The Letdown, Pete Ruble (country/folk)
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Savsatt, Inpathos, Oath ov Hatred (metal)
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., Baystreet Band
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Cheryl Hodge (jazz/blues)
• The Vault: 7 p.m. Jami Templeton (jazz)
• Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., Cedric Burnside (blues)

Saturday, May 25

• B-Town Bar and Grill: 8 p.m., Wicked Timing (acoustic covers)
• Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., Motown Cruisers
• Birdsview: 6 p.m., For What It’s Worth
• The Blue Room: 9 p.m., Rae, Heavy Bloom, Rylan Fischer
• Boundary: 6 p.m., GrooveBot (funk/soul)
• Brown Lantern: Ebb Slack & Flood (rock/funk/reggae)
• Buxton’s: 7 p.m., Clanna Morna (Celtic)
• Corner Taphouse: 7 p.m., Song Wranglers (acoustic Americana) 
• Graham’s: 7 p.m., Toadmortons, Vibacious (rock)
• Guemes Island General Store: 6 p.m., Dog Tail Swing
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., John Bellows, John Swanke, Sunflecks
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., David Feingold
• Karate Church: 8 p.m., Drayton, Hayes Noble, The Smallest Bear With the Biggest Paws, Moon Mother (rock)
• Katt’s Westside Stories: 7 p.m., Pretty Much Nothing, Disaster Queen, Failed Abortions, Red Eye Knights (rock)
• Larrabee Lager Co.: 7 p.m., Blue Collar Grass Band
• Main Street Bar and Grill: 8:30 p.m., Dial Up (alt rock covers)
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., Cat Valley, MST, Rocky Fall, Where’s the Exit?  (rock)
• Old Edison: 7 p.m., Randy Weeks & The Silent Treatment
• Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., Mom Sport, Cat Positive, Keenan Foster
• Rockfish: 7:30 p.m. The Unknowns
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Colby Acuff, Benjamin Dakota Rogers (country/Americana)
• Skylark’s: 1 p.m., The Three Radicals, 5 p.m., The Penny Stinkers
• Station 49: 5 p.m., Jack Benson Band (classic rock)
• Stones Throw: noon, The Naughty Blokes, 3 p.m., Little Big Band, 6 p.m., Margaret Wilder Band
• The Landing (700 Harris Ave), 6 p.m., Warp Detour (punk covers), Dryland (metal)
• Underground: 8:30 p.m., Mutiny Bay (hard rock covers)
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Cheryl Hodge (jazz/blues) 

Sunday, May 26

• Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., Grove Tones
• Fairhaven Village Green: 1 p.m., The Atlantics, 3 p.m., Cozmic Sauce, 5 p.m., North Sound Soul
• Kulshan: 5 p.m. The Dream Goats (folk)
• Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., The Bow Diddlers
• ‘Ono Kitchen and Bar: 3 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Paws for A Beer: 1 p.m., Blue Collar Grass Band, 4 p.m., SpaceBand (hip-hop/R&B covers)
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• Skylark’s: 1 p.m., Little Big Band, 5 p.m., Firecreek
• Station 49: 5 p.m., Minimum Wage
• Tokyo Monster: 4 p.m., Singers’ Sunday
• Underground: 8 p.m., Voyager (hard rock and metal covers)

Monday, May 27

• Station 49: 3 p.m., The Shannanagins (rock covers)

Tuesday, May 28

• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., Jazz Night
• Menace Brewing: 7 p.m.,  Invitational Blues Jam
• ‘Ono Kitchen and Bar: 7 p.m., Open Mic ft. Rosahlee
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Marvin Johnson
• Zeeks Pizza: 6 p.m., The Other Thing (jazz)

Wednesday, May 29

• Beach at Birch Bay: 6 p.m.
• Gruff: 6 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Open Mic
• Rockfish: 6 p.m., Pension King & The Dependents
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m. Meinhardt Merry
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Marvin Johnson

Thursday, May 30

• The Admiralty Lounge: 7 p.m., Roger Thorne (singer-songwriter)
• Boundary: 5 p.m., Robert Sarazin Blake & The Happy Hour Band, 8 p.m., Chris Acker & The Growing Boys, Dylan Earl, Devin Champlin 
• Brown Lantern: 8:30 p.m., Open Mic
• Conway Muse: 6 p.m., Open Mic
• Farmstrong: 6 p.m., Jeremy Abbott & The Good Vibes
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Bluegrass Jam
• Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., Analog Brass
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., The Breathing Effect, Shimmertraps, Laguna Largo (pop)
• 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
• Wild Buffalo: 8:30 p.m., Energy Pyramid, Sour Fuzz, The Preacher & The Freight Train (rock)
• Zeeks Pizza: 7 p.m., Pat Mcfarland (blues)

Friday, May 31

• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., Ska Island
• Beach at Birch Bay: 6 p.m. Lost at Last
• Bistro at Shuksan: 5 p.m., Thomas Harris Quartet (jazz)
• The Blue Room: 9 p.m., Lemon Bear, Me & Who, Dead Spin
• Boundary: 6 p.m., Hopnotic (funk/jazz)
• Corner Taphouse: 7 p.m., Michael Dayvid
• Eagle Haven: 7 p.m., Charlie Partin
• Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., Larry O’Connor & Phil Sottile
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Verboten
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Adrian Clark
• Karate Church: 8 p.m., Culloden, Jennifer What, Midnight Morning
• Main Street Bar and Grill: 8:30 p.m., The Problem (jazz/pop)
• Mount Baker Theatre: 8 p.m., The Wallflowers (sold out)
• Silver Reef Casino: 8 p.m., Morris Day & The Time (funk)
• Skagit Casino: 8 p.m., Rumor 6
• Skagit Cellars: 6 p.m., Haley Mae Suitor
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., Badd Dogg Blues Society
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Blue Collar Grass Band
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Cheryl Hodge (jazz/blues)
• The Vault: 7 p.m., Song Wranglers (acoustic Americana)
• Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., Travis Thompson (hip-hop)

Saturday, June 1

• Birdsview: 6 p.m., Zach Michaud
• The Blue Room: 9 p.m., Drayton, Alec Shaw, Veronica North
• Conway Muse: 8 p.m. Oly Mountain Boys (bluegrass)
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Blake Angelos
• Lincoln Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Taylor Made (James Taylor tribute)
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., Melancholia, Old Iron, Semuta (metal)
• Mount Baker Theatre: 7 p.m., Kulshan Chorus
• Old Edison: 8 p.m., Friends for the Ghost
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Year of the Cobra (metal)
• Skagit Casino: 8 p.m., Rumor 6
• Skylark’s: 8 p.m., Michelle D’Amour
• Station 49: 5 p.m., Ten Feet Thick
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Quickdraw String Band
• Tokyo Monster: 5:30 p.m., Cheryl Hodge (jazz/blues) 
• Underground: 8 p.m., Antishock (alt rock covers), Human Clay (Creed tribute)

Sunday, June 2

• The Blue Room: 3 p.m., Dean Johnson, Cabin Fever NW
• Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., The Everlovers
• ‘Ono Kitchen and Bar: 3 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• The Shakedown: 8 p.m., Gregg Turner Group, True Stars, The Something Ain’t Right (rock)
• Station 49: 3 p.m., Queen’s Bluegrass
• 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