JESSE’S PICKS

Connection Jazz Series: Standards Trio

6:30–8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2, FireHouse Arts and Events Center, 1314 Harris Ave.

Drummer Christian Casolary curates the monthly Connections Jazz Series at the FireHouse, featuring himself and some of the best jazz players in the region. This edition takes place on Monday, Sept. 2 and features Mike Allen on sax, Miles Black on piano and Jeff Johnson on bass. 

Redshift, Unsheather, Disaster Queen and the Sheen

Friday, Sept. 6, Waterfront Tavern Seafood and Bar, 521 W. Holly St.

It’s great to see punk shows making a very occasional return to the Waterfront Tavern. The one on Friday, Sept. 6 features Redshift, Unsheather, Disaster Queen and the Sheen. The Sheen recently posted a few preview songs from their upcoming album and I’m very much looking forward to hearing the rest of that.  

Margo Cilker

8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, The Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St.

Margo Cilker writes sparse, unaffected country/folk songs that are inspired by the rural area of Eastern Washington where she lives and farms. Her sophomore album from last year, “Valley of Heart’s Delight,” features an all-star cast of the Portland Americana scene. She’ll be at the Wild Buffalo with her touring band on Friday, Sept. 6. 

Mbrascatu

7–9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, New Prospect Theatre, 207 Prospect St.

Mbrascatu is a project built around the Italian-born, Portland-based singer-songwriter Andrea Algieri. Over the course of four albums, he’s created a unique style that blends Italian folk, American indie-rock and a range of other sounds, with his rich voice at the center. The whole band is playing at the New Prospect Theater on Sunday, Sept. 7.

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LIVE MUSIC LISTINGS

Friday, Aug. 30

• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m. Cozmic Sauce (R&B/funk)
• The Beach at Birch Bay: 6 p.m., Wicked Timing (acoustic covers)
• Bistro at Shuksan: 5 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Boundary Bay Brewery: 6 p.m., Legendary Chucklenuts, The Vibes
• Burlington Visitor Center Amphitheater: 6 p.m., Mama Dirty Skirt (classic rock)
• Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., The Problem (jazz)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Kelly Hunt Trio
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., TBA
• Lincoln Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Brian Gore, Itamar Erez (instrumental guitar and piano)
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., Dark Meditation, Melancholia, With Abandon
• Old Edison: 7:30 p.m., Lonesome Town Painters (bluegrass)
• Rockfish: 7:30 p.m., Howard Levy 4 
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., Badd Dogg Blues Society
• Station 49: 6 p.m., Penny Stinkers  (classic rock)
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Andre Carrao
• Thirsty Badger: 8 p.m., Ron Hardt & Jimmy Wright
• The Vault: 7 p.m., Trio Sueno
• Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., Surfer Girl, guests (pop/reggae)

Saturday, Aug. 31

• The Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m. Groove Tones
• Beach Store Cafe: 6:30 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Birdsview Brewing: 6 p.m., Wayne Hayton
• Boundary Bay Brewery: 6 p.m., Adrian Xavier & Ska Island
• Brown Lantern: 9 p.m., Invisible Cowboys
• Cordata Park: 5:30 p.m., The D’vas
• Conway Muse: 8 p.m., Full Color Dream, Crow Kid, Biff Got Killed (rock)
• Deming Log Show Grounds: all day, North Cascades Bluegrass Festival
• Guemes Island General Store: 5:30 p.m., Object Heavy, Ebb, Slack & Flood
• Heart of Anacortes: 6 p.m., The Atlantics
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Ken Scholes
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Walt Burkett
• Kulshan Trackside: 6 p.m., Miles, Ebony, and the Deep Cuts, Super Krewe
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., Agonista, Nightfeeder, MEM//BRANE
• Old Edison: 8 p.m., Full Spectrum (classic rock)
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 8 p.m., Julian MacDonough
• Rockfish: 7:30 p.m. The Colonel (flamenco/classical)
• The Shakedown: 8 p.m., Salt Pine, North Country Highway, Mercy Mercy (alt-country)
• Station 49: 5 p.m., Ten Feet Thick
• Skylark’s: 2 p.m., Ryan Sandholm (acoustic rock covers), 5 p.m., CraigO’s Planet Groove
• Stones Throw: 3 p.m., StoneStock ft. The Sleepy Alligators
• Thirsty Badger: 8 p.m., Cascade Cody (country)
• Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., True Loves, guests (funk/R&B)

Sunday, Sept. 1

• The Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., TBA
• Bellingham Cider Company: 6 p.m., The Diamond Lane 5tet
• Deming Log Show Grounds: all day, North Cascades Bluegrass Festival
• Gilkey Square (La Conner): 1 p.m., Pacific Twang (country)
• Hotel Bellwether: 4:30 p.m., Alicia Dauber (jazz)
• Kulshan Sunnyland: 5 p.m., TBA
• Kulshan Trackside: 3 p.m., Dadweed (folk)
• Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., The Atlantics
• ‘Ono Kitchen and Bar: 3 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Paws for A Beer: 2 p.m., Michael Dayvid
• Station 49: 5 p.m., Minimum Wage  (classic rock)

Monday, Sept. 2

• FireHouse Performing Arts Center: 6:30 p.m., Connections Jazz Series ft Mike Allen, Miles Black, Jeff Johnson, Christian Casolary
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Wild Geese of the West (Grateful Dead tribute)
• Station 49: 3 p.m., Little Big Band (classic rock)

Tuesday, Sept. 3

• The Admiralty Lounge: 7 p.m., David Donohue, Channing Waage (singer-songwriters)
• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., Jazz Night
• Bellingham Bay, aboard the Schooner Zodiac, near Taylor St. Boardwalk: 6 p.m., Miles, Ebony, and the Deep Cuts
• Boundary Bay 3 p.m., Out of The Ashes
• Menace: 7 p.m.,  Invitational Blues Jam
• ‘Ono Kitchen and Bar: 7 p.m., Women’s Open Mic Showcase
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Yankee Drivers (bluegrass)

Wednesday, Sept. 4

• Beach at Birch Bay: 6 p.m., Open Mic
• Boundary Bay Brewery: 6 p.m., Aaron Guest  (piano)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Open Mic
• Rockfish: 6 p.m., Whistle Lake Jazz Quartet

Thursday, Sept. 5

• Bar Cicotti: 6 p.m., Cat Toren (jazz)
• The Blue Room: 8 p.m., Babes In Canyon, Amelia Day, Camp Bedford
• Boundary Bay Brewery: 5 p.m., Quickdraw String Band (folk)  8 p.m., Serafima & The The Shakedowns, Steel Reserve
• Brown Lantern: 8:30 p.m., Open Mic
• Conway Muse: 6 p.m., Open Mic
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Stellar Sounds (experimental/improv)
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Chris Eger Band (blues/rock)
• Schweinhaus: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• 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., Moontricks, guests

Friday, Sept. 6

• Admiralty Lounge: 7 p.m., Shannon Patino (singer-songwriter)
• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., BJ Block Trio (jazz/funk)
• Beach Store Cafe:  6:30 p.m., Wild Hearts
• Bistro at Shuksan: 5 p.m., The Problem (jazz)
• The Blue Room: 8 p.m., Back to the Loud, Beatroots, Surreal (rock)
• Conway Muse: 8 p.m., Morgan McHugh, The Preacher & The Freight Train, Cascade Cody
• Downtown Bellingham: 6 p.m., First Friday busking program ft. John Swanke, The Devilies, Johnathan Doyle & Matt Weiner
• Farmstrong: 8 p.m., Red Karma (Taylor Swift tribute)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Hot Tomatoes (vintage jazz)
• Lincoln Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Frankie Moreno’s Blue Suede Tunes (classic rock and roll)
• Lookout Arts Quarry: all day, Splish Splash Bash ft. Acorn Project, Whalien, League of Sound Disciples, more
• Old Edison: 7 p.m., Randy Jager
• Ritual Records: 6 p.m., Biff Got Killed, Feral Moon, Analog Brass (rock)
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., Jill Newman
• Station 49: 8 p.m., Cash’d Out (Johnny Cash tribute)
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., TBA
• The Vault: 7 p.m., Free Harmony
• Waterfront Tavern: 7:30 p.m., Redshift, Unsheather, Disaster Queen, The Sheen (punk)
• Wild Buffalo: 8:30 p.m., Margo Cilker, guests (country)

Saturday, Sept. 7

• Birdsview Brewing: 6 p.m., JP Falcon Grady
• The Blue Room: 8 p.m., Red Karma  (Taylor Swift tribute)
• Conway Muse: 8 p.m., Dave George’s Northwest Passage (60s/70s pop-rock with horns)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Chris Acker, Louis Ledford (singer-songwriter)
• Kulshan Trackside: 2 p.m., Baby Cakes (pop/R&B covers)
• Lookout Arts Quarry: all day, Splish Splash Bash ft. Acorn Project, Whalien, League of Sound Disciples, more
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., Chittering, Transparent Aluminum, Alien Power Tools, guests
• Rockfish: 7:30 p.m., Ebb, Slack, & Flow (reggae/rock/funk)
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., FireCreek
• Station 49: 8 p.m., Cash’d Out (Johnny Cash tribute)
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Michele D’Amour and the Love Dealers (blues/R&B)
• Thirsty Badger: 8 p.m., Emery Road
• Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., Not.Greenday (Green Day tribute)

Sunday, Sept. 8

• Gilkey Square (La Conner): 1 p.m., Chris Eger/Richard Williams invitational blues jam
• Kulshan Sunnyland: 5 p.m., TBA
• New Prospect Theatre: 7 p.m., Mbrascatu
• Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., Darci Carlson (country)
• ‘Ono Kitchen and Bar: 3 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• Station 49: 3 p.m., Emery Road

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