JESSE’S PICKS

Choir! Choir! Choir!

7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St.

Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman founded the interactive singing experience known as Choir! Choir! Choir! in Toronto in 2011. They gather crowds of strangers to sing together in one-off events in all sorts of venues, teaching them just enough harmony to make it sound surprisingly intricate. Videos of their performances have a tendency to go viral. For their West Coast tour, making a stop at the Mount Baker Theatre on Wednesday, Oct. 16, they’ve prepared a program called “Hallelujah: Epic Pop Anthems.” Come prepared to sing your heart out, and to be surprised just how good it all sounds.  

Rebekah Hood-Sava 

7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden

Rebekah Hood-Sava is a classically trained cellist who now specializes in making beautiful music from layers of cello loops, reflecting ambient and minimalist influences. Her album “Journey” came out right at the end of last year, and features soaring compositions that showcase all the possibilities of the instrument. She’ll be performing on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Jansen Art Center with a multimedia show incorporating projections of nature films as she plays.

John Van Deusen

7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, The Art Center at Buxton’s, 1904 Commercial Ave., Anacortes

John Van Deusen has been one of the leading lights of the Anacortes scene since his days fronting the indie rock group The Lonely Forest back in the mid-aughts. (I will also never miss a chance to plug his gorgeous Christmas album from 2022, “In the Bleak Midwinter,” although I don’t think he’s playing those songs at this event.) On Saturday, Oct. 19, he’s doing a special performance at Buxton’s to benefit the Anacortes Music Project, with storytelling and Q&A alongside his songs. 

Nuages

5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, The Blue Room, 202 E. Holly St., Suites 301–401

Nuages, for many years our leading local proponents of the Manouche jazz style made famous by Django Reinhardt, are unfortunately on some form of long-term hiatus, with some of their members having moved away. However, as promised, they are getting back together for a few shows to celebrate the release of their new and most likely final album. That will be an early evening show on Sunday, Oct. 20 at The Blue Room.

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LIVE MUSIC LISTINGS

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Friday, Oct. 11

• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., Wes Watkins & Carrie Jennings (jazz/soul/rock)
• Bistro at Shuksan: 5 p.m., Thomas Harris Quartet (jazz)
• The Blue Room: 8 p.m., Alice Longyu Gao, Cecile Believe
• Guemes Island General Store: 5:30 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., David Donohue
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Adrian Clarke
• Hotel Leo: 7:30 p.m., Luke Wallace (folk)
• →Make.Shift: 8 p.m., SPURR, Grotesqueries, Besotten, Deep Recess (hardcore)
• →Mallard Ice Cream: 6 p.m., Smooth Kiwi, Veronica North, Morgan McHugh
• →Mount Baker Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Joseph, Becca Mancari (folk)
• →Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., Shimmertraps, Sour Fuzz (rock)
• →Ritual Records: 6 p.m., Checker Bloom, Gniffke, Bellflower (rock)
• →The Shakedown: 7 p.m., CYTRUS, The Free Label (funk/disco/rock), 11 p.m., Pushloop, Slayde (electronic)
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Jeffrey Slough
• Vault: 7 p.m., Michael Dayvid
• →Wild Buffalo: 5 p.m., Babe Rainbow, Very Nice Person, Camille Jensen (rock), 10 p.m., Justin Martin, Loveli B2B Cat Passidy (electronic)

Saturday, Oct. 12

• →Bantam: 8:30 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Bar Two Eleven: 9 p.m., Altered 90s, Human Clay (90s alt rock covers)
• →The Blue Room: 8 p.m., Yonny, Black Noise Takeover, Martii McFly, Dank Zavala (hip hop)
• Conway Muse: 8 p.m., Pacific Twang (country/swamp rock)
• Corner Taphouse: 7 p.m., MIchael Dayvid
• Gateway 1890: 6:30 p.m., Bob Courchaine
• Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., The Moving Hats
• →Gruff: 8:30 p.m., Actress (rock)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Pete Ruble, Willie Reavis
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., David Feingold
• Larrabee Lager: 6 p.m., Cardova
• Littlefield Celtic Center: 7 p.m., Steeplechase
• →Make.Shift: 8 p.m., Duos, Fyre Alarm, Moon Mother, Loonie Boys (rock)
• →Mount Baker Theatre: 9:30 p.m., Reggie Watts
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 8 p.m. Julian MacDonough (jazz)
• Old Edison: 7:30 p.m., Nurhachi, Pavlov Jones
• →Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., Hard Maybe, Waltzerr
• →Ritual Records: 6 p.m., Beautiful Freaks, Cat Valley, Biff Got Killed (rock)
• Rockfish: 7:30 p.m., The Silver Tongued Devils
• →The Shakedown: 7 p.m., The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Robert Sarazin Blake, 10:30 p.m., Balkan Bump, Willdabeast 
• Skylark’s: 8 p.m., JP Falcon Grady
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Cape Flattery
• →Wild Buffalo: 6:30 p.m., Robert Delong, Atlas Genius, Normal Behavior, 10 p.m., DJ Craze, Wake the Town

Sunday, Oct. 13

• Kulshan: 5 p.m., Daniel Kosel
• Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., Pacific Twang
• Paws for a Beer: 2 p.m., Michael Dayvid
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• →Wild Buffalo: 6 p.m., Bonny Light Horseman

Monday, Oct. 14

• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Wild Geese of the West (Grateful Dead tribute)
• The Shakedown: 8 p.m., The Deslondes, Sunflecks (Americana/’70s psych)

Tuesday, Oct. 15

• The Admiralty Lounge: 7 p.m., Elsa Renee (singer-songwriter)
• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., Jazz Night
• Menace: 7 p.m.,  Invitational Blues Jam
• ‘Ono Kitchen and Bar: 7 p.m., Open Mic ft. Zarinah
• Skagit River Brewery: 6 p.m., Wes Jones

Wednesday, Oct. 16

• Boundary Bay Brewery: 6 p.m., Aaron Guest (piano)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Open Mic
• Katt’s Westside Stories: 6:30 p.m., Savanna Woods
• Mount Baker Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Choir! Choir! Choir!
• Rockfish: 6 p.m., Michael Wisniewski (singer-songwriter)
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m. Adrian Clarke & Phil Sottile

Thursday, Oct. 17

• The Blue Room: 7 p.m., The Glare Killers, Moth Garden, The Stringlights
• Brown Lantern: 8:30 p.m., Open Mic
• Honey Moon: 8:30 p.m., Shadies Not Shadies (folk)
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Great Comet (indie rock/Americana)
• Schweinhaus: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Morgan McHugh, Ivy Ficarra, Cascade Cody (singer-songwriters)
• Thirsty Badger: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• That’s What I Like! Island Grill: 6 p.m, JP Falcon and Friends (folk/rock)
• Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., Whalien (jam rock)

Friday, Oct. 18

• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., TBA
• Bar Two Eleven: 8 p.m., Red Karma (Taylor Swift tribute)
• The Blue Room: 7 p.m., Fall Ball ft. Pure Halcyon, Meldrop, The Skellys
• Bistro at Shuksan: 5 p.m., Thomas Harris Quartet (jazz)
• Conway Muse: 6:30 p.m., Stewart Woods
• Guemes Island General Store: 6 p.m., Chad Henry & The Setbacks, The Songbirds
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Buddy Mac and the Ten Gallon Troubadours
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Walt Burkett
• Old Edison: 7 p.m., Wayne Hayton
• Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., Adam MacDougall and Isaiah Mitchell Duo (cosmic jazz)
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Cola, Mindshrine (indie/post-punk)
• Skagit Casino: 8 p.m., David Brighton’s Space Odyssey (David Bowie tribute)
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Neighborhood Songwriters Showcase
• The Vault: 7 p.m., Michele D’Amour and the Love Dealers

Saturday, Oct. 19

• Bar Two Eleven: 8:30 p.m., Mistress of Reality (Black Sabbath tribute), Loudmouth (Ramones tribute)
• The Blue Room: 7 p.m., Beachtober ft. Frog Rocket, Dollar Bird, Floral Shirts
• Birdsview Brewing: 6 p.m., Dave Hannon & Nicola Linde
• Buxton’s: 7 p.m., John Van Deusen
• Conway Muse: 8 p.m., Cascade Cody & His Unpulled Bootstraps
• Fireside: 7 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle  (jazz)
• Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., S.O.L ft Sonny Lowe & Jan Peters
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Adrian Clarke
• Jansen Art Center: 7 p.m., Rebekah Hood-Sava (live cello looping accompanying nature films)
• Larrabee Lager: 6 p.m., Tea Seas Trio
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., The Hobby, Petra, Gated Community, Dandelions (rock)
• Mount Baker Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Griffin House (singer-songwriter, in the side theatre), 7:30 p.m., Pigs On The Wing (Pink Floyd tribute, on the main stage)
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 8 p.m. Odd Fellows Big Band
• Old Edison: 8 p.m., Jasmine Greene Band
• Rockfish: 7:30 p.m., Eric Rice and the Maine Connection (blues/rock)
• Schweinhaus: 8 p.m., Saltwater Cowboys
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., DEAL (Grateful Dead tribute)
• Skagit Casino: 8 p.m., David Brighton’s Space Odyssey (David Bowie tribute)
• Skylark’s: 8 p.m., Jill Newman
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Honey Ruckus (folk)
• That’s What I Like! Island Grill: 6 p.m., Michael Dayvid
• Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., Petty or Not (Tom Petty & Fleetwood Mac tribute)

Sunday, Oct. 20

• The Blue Room: 4 p.m., Nuages (album release)
• Kulshan: 5 p.m., Tea Seas Trio
• Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., The Walrus
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Open Mic

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