JESSE’S PICKS

Marty O’Reilly

7–9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, New Prospect Theatre, 207 Prospect St.

Singer-songwriter Marty O’Reilly works at the intersection of blues, folk and Americana, with a rough-hewn but beautiful voice and strong original songs. He’ll be at the New Prospect Theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 10 with a trio. 

JT & the Blue Impressions with the House Kat Band

8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, Boundary Bay Brewery, 1107 Railroad Ave.

Jan Peters is a key player in the local blues, jazz and Celtic music scenes, booking shows, playing all kinds of instruments and making connections. One thing he hasn’t done much of in recent years is to front a band of his own in a blues/jazz vein. On Thursday, Sept. 12, he’s going to change that with the debut of his new project, JT & the Blue Impressions, at Boundary Bay. Openers House Kat are a promising young jazz group led by singer Sage Eisenhour, who will also be sitting in with the headliners. 

Peelander-Z

9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St.

Austin’s Peelander-Z are a “Japanese Action Comic Punk Band.” They’ve been around for over 20 years now in various lineups, touring the world in brightly colored suits, and bringing enthusiastically off-kilter punk melodies wherever they go. They’re at The Shakedown on Friday, Sept. 13.

Make.Shift Open Mic

5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, Make.Shift, 306 Flora St.

Make.Shift’s open mic, which takes place the second Saturday of every month, is always for all ages, because that’s what that organization is all about. But sometimes the youth need a little extra encouragement or space of their own. This month’s edition on Saturday, Sept. 14 features a youth open mic from 5–7:30 p.m., before the regular open mic goes until 9:30 p.m.

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LIVE MUSIC LISTINGS

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 and 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 ‘n’ 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
• Wild Buffalo: 8:30 p.m., Margo Cilker, guests (country)

Saturday, Sept. 7

• Birdsview Brewing: 6 p.m., JP Falcon Grady
• 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)
• Gateway1890: 6:30 p.m., Wicked Timing (acoustic covers)
• 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
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Tearbox (tribute to The Gourds), Vibrochambient
• Rockfish: 7:30 p.m., Ebb, Slack, and 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: 3 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• Station 49: 3 p.m., Emery Road

Monday, Sept. 9

• FireHouse Arts and Events Center: 3:30 p.m., Dry Martini
• Kulshan: 6 p.m., TBA
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Wild Geese of the West (Grateful Dead tribute)

Tuesday, Sept. 10

• The Admiralty Lounge: 7 p.m., The Librarians (folk)
• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., Jazz Night
• Boundary Bay 3 p.m., Out of The Ashes
• Menace: 7 p.m.,  Invitational Blues Jam
• New Prospect Theatre: 7 p.m., Marty O’Reilly Trio
• Ono Kitchen: 7 p.m., Open Mic ft. Joe Leroy

Wednesday , Sept. 11

• Beach at Birch Bay: 6 p.m., Open Mic
• Boundary: 6 p.m., Aaron Guest (piano)
• FireHouse Arts and Events Center: 6:30 p.m., Kevin Woods and Steve Treseler’s In Motion Quartet (jazz)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Open Mic
• Rockfish: 6 p.m., J.P. Valentine
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., TBA

Thursday, Sept. 12

• Bar Cicotti: 6 p.m., Brian Cunningham & Ron Peters  (jazz)
• Boundary Bay: 5 p.m., Robert Sarazin Blake & The Happy Hour Band; 8 p.m., JT & The Blue Impressions, House Kat
• Brown Lantern: 8:30 p.m., Open Mic
• Conway Muse: 6 p.m., Open Mic
• Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m. Yankee Drivers (bluegrass)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Just Clark
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Stillhouse Junkies, The Preacher and The Freight Train
• Thirsty Badger: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• That’s What I Like! Island Grill: 6 p.m., JP Falcon and Friends (folk/rock)

Friday, Sept. 13

• The Beach at Birch Bay: 6 p.m.
• Beach Store Cafe: 6:30 p.m., Chuck Dingee
• Bistro at Shuksan: 5 p.m., (jazz)
• Blue Room: 8 p.m., Full Color Dream, Waves Crashing, New Age Healers
• Boundary Bay: 6 p.m., North Sound Soul
• Conway Muse: 8 p.m., Dusty Spurs, Dakota Newman, Casey Freedom and Owen Evans
• Fireside: 7 p.m., The Young Kidz
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Sunflecks, The Secret Beach
• Larrabee Lager: 6 p.m., The Devilies
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., John Swanke, LASKA, Rose and the Sleeping Giants
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Peelander-Z, guests
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., The Naughty Blokes
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., TBA
• Vault: 7 p.m., Miles Harris and Company
• Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., CHEE (electronic)

Saturday, Sept. 14

• Blue Room: 8 p.m., Trask, Adam Greenberg, James Milano with MAXIV
• Birdsview Brewing: 6 p.m., Jack Parker
• Conway Muse: 8 p.m., Christy McWilson, Randy Weeks
• Cordata Park: 4:30 p.m., Los Armados
• FireHouse Arts and Events Center: 6:30 p.m., Cuarto Sueno & Friends (jazz/flamenco)
• Gateway 1890: 6:30 p.m., Bob Courchaine
• Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., John and Robin Elwood (folk)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Biff Got Killed, Maiden Moss, Ghost 
• Make.Shift: 5 p.m., Youth Open Mic, 7:30 p.m. Open Mic
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 8 p.m., TBA
• Old Edison: 8 p.m., The Dimes (rockabilly/blues)
• Rockfish: 7:30 p.m., Joel Astley Band (blues)
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Maldisdeun, Tomb Ripper, With Abandon (metal)
• Silver Reef Casino: 8 p.m., Foghat (classic rock)
• Skagit Cellars: 6 p.m., Jolene Gayle (blues)
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., JP Falcon Grady
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Michael Dayvid
• Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., High Step Society (neo-swing)

Sunday, Sept. 15

• Lincoln Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Bad Moon Riders (CCR tribute)
• Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., The Davanos
• Ono Kitchen: 3 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• Station 49: 3 p.m., JP Falcon Band
• Wild Buffalo: 7 p.m., Grateful Shred, Circles Around the Sun

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