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North of the city limits of Seattle, with the Puget Sound on the west, Cascade Mountains on the east, small, and not so small nightclubs and casinos still play rock, rock'n roll, and R&B cover tunes into the wee hours of any Friday or Saturday night.

What follows are some of those clubs and the bands that are playing


April

Club Apr 04-05 Apr 11-12 Apr 18-19 Apr 25-26
13th Avenue (04)Eddie Spaghetti (11)Deja Groove (18)Pop Tarts (25)Jones
Baxter's Expertease Jones Changes Bridge
Big Daddy's (04)New Blues Brothers / (05)No Rules (11)Expertease / (12)Dr.Funk (18)TimeSlip / (19)Stripped (25)Pop Culture / (26)Franks In Opera
Fairhaven (04)Death by Radio / (05)Paul Hanover (11)Blind Fate / (12)Retros (18)One Eyed Jack / (19)Spaceband (25)Spaceband / (26)Spaceband
Forecasters (05)Massey Ferguson (12)Seatown Rhythm and Blues (19)Author Unknown (26)Crossroads Blues
Jimmy Jacks (04)Slackers / (05)One Way Out Boneyard Alien Culture Singles
Marco's Big Dog Revue Indy Nile Dirty Old Man Triple A
Mardini's Rockafellers Encounters Resonators Angry Young Men
Oxford Saloon Gunshy Polly O'Keary Wired Tone Kings
Raging River Saloon (04)No Rules / (05)Velcrows (11)Miles from Chicago / (12)Groovehouse (18)Panama / (19)Randy Oxford (25){tribute bands} / (26)Becki Sue
Rockbottom Restaurant TimeSlip (11)Pop Offs / (12){none} (18)Stripped / (19)Pop Offs Pop Tarts
Rocko's Hot Box (11)Singles / (12)American Wrecking Company (18)Blue Rose / (19)Blues Orbiters (25)Silverbacks / (26)Boneriver & Bum's Island
Shark Club (05)Spazmatics (12)Afrodisiacs (19)Dirty Hollywood (26)Metal Boyz
Silver Reef Casino Albritton McClain & Bridge of Souls Pop Tarts Tony & Tigers Replacements
Skagit Valley Casino Wes Jones Goods Zac Grooms Tumblin' Dice
Tulalip Casino (04)Spazmatics / (05)Disco Ballz (11)Afrodisiacs / (12)Hit Explosion (18)Beatniks / (19)Shelley & Curves (25)Mister Miyagi / (26)Changes
Twin Dragons (05)Franks In Opera (12)Decade of Decadence (19)Ricky Venture Revue (26)Max Axle
Waldo's (04)Mister Miyagi / (05)Anthem Sirens Sonic Funk Orchestra Stripped

May

Club May 02-03 May 09-10 May 16-17 May 23-24 May 30-31
13th Avenue (02)Pop Offs (09)Jim Basnight (16)No Rules (23)Take One (30)Deja Groove
Baxter's Expertease Deja Groove N'Sane Shyanne Pop Offs
Big Daddy's Big Dog Revue (09)Afrodisiacs / (10)Shadrack (16)Pop Tarts / (17)Dr.Funk (23)Decade of Decadancs / (24)Soul Fish (30)Shelley and Curves / (31)TimeSlip
Fairhaven (02)Walrus / (03)Spaceand (09)Blind Fate (16)One Eyed Jack / (17)Retros (23)Paul Hanover / (24)Spaceband (30)Nighttrain / (31)Death by Radio
Forecasters (03)Super Sones (10)Blind Johnny / (10)Creme Tangerine (17)Massy Ferguson (24)Fabulous Roof Shakers (31)Surf Monkets
Jimmy Jacks Crawlspace (09){originals} / (10)Stand Up & Shout Dirty Old Man Singles Alien Culture
Marco's Jones Changes Expertease Deja Groove -
Mardini's 4 Outta 5 TimeSlip - - Encounters
Oxford Saloon (03)Miles from Chicago / (04)dysFUNKsion (09)Panama /(10)Bill Mattock (16)Randy Oxford / (17)Shadrack (23)In the House / (24)About Face (30)Franks in Opera / (31)Big Dog Revue
Raging River Saloon (02)Ricky Venture / (03)No Rules (09)Hiwatt / (10)Tommy Wall (16)Rockafellers / (17)Bad Alibi (23)About Face / (24)dysFUNKsion (30)Machine / (31)Miles from Chicago
Rockbottom Restaurant (03){none} (10)Ricky Venture (17)Loud Mouth Blonde (24)- (31)-
Rocko's (02)Rock Society / (03){originals} (09){originals} / (10)The Lucky Ones (16){originals} / (17)Decibal Point (23)- / (24)Hotbox (30)- / (31)Singles
Shark Club (03)Spazmatics (10)Afrodisiacs (17)Stripped (24){none} (31)Retros
Silver Reef Casino Jimmy Wright Midlife Crisis & Alimony Horns Motown Cruisers City Zu Chryslers
Skagit Valley Casino Machine Goods Aces Up Freddy Pink (30)Design / (31)Pop Culture
Tulalip Casino (02)Franks in Opera / (03)Magic Bus (09)Hardline / (10)Dance Factory (16)Beatniks / (17)Hit Explosion (23)Expertease / (24)Sea-Town Rhythm & Blues Players (30)Penguins / (31)Machine
Twin Dragons (03)Franks in Opera (09&10)Expertease (17)Pop Tarts (24)Black Velvet (31)Raucous

June

Club Jun 06-07 Jun 13-14 Jun 20-21 Jun 27-28
13th Avenue (06)Expertease (13)Fun Addicts (20)One Eyed Jack (27)Jones
Baxter's Disco Ballz Expertease Jones One Eyed Jack
Big Daddy's (06)- / (07)- (13)- / (14)- (20)- / (21)- (27)- / (28)-
Fairhaven (06)One Eyed Jack / (07)Spaceband (13)Hell's Belles / (14)Retros (20)Marion Weston / (21)Spaceband (27)Sunset Superman / (28)Blind Fate
Forecasters (07)Creme Tangerine (14)Handful of Luvin (21)Blues Orbiter (28)Los Orchid
Jimmy Jacks Boneyard - Cyanide Blue Singles
Marco's N'Sane - Triple A -
Mardini's - Pop Tarts - TimeSlip
Oxford Saloon (06)Fabulous Roofskakers / (07)- Wired (20)- / (21)No Rules (27)Hiwatt / (28)-
Raging River Saloon (06)Peggy Sue & Wrecking Crew / (07)Big Dog Revue (13)Ricky Venture / (14)Randy Oxford (20)Shadrack / (21)Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin Daddies (27)Groove House / (28)Free Rain
Rockbottom Restaurant (07)- (14)- (21)- (27)-
Rocko's (06)Rock Society / (07)Jeffry Lyle (13)- / (14)Tripnine (20)- / (21)- (27)Stickshift Annie / (28)-
Shark Club (07)- (14)- (21)- (28)-
Silver Reef Casino Pop Tarts - - -
Skagit Valley Casino - - - -
Tulalip Casino (06)Retros / (07)Goods (13)Mister Miyagi / (14)Disco Ballz (20)Beatniks / (21)Dana Osborn (27)Hit Explosion / (28)Kry
Twin Dragons (07)- (14)- (21)- (28)-

"Sometimes, you don't want anything new.
Rather than something that may be fresh and exciting, or boring and rotten, you want to enjoy a private Kodak moment with your brain cells - what's left of them, at least.
You want to hear a song that you know all the words to, with music that instantly takes you back to a certain time and place, when you were young and clueless and irresponsible, having the time of your life and not even having to pay taxes.
And that's why there are - and probably always will be - cover bands. As diners and retro restaurants offer meatloaf and other "comfort foods," these bands offer Meatloaf and other "comfort music".
While bands that play little (if any) original material have no hope of making it big nationally, cover bands thrive locally."

(Tom Scanlon, Seattle Times nightclub reporter, Seattle Times - August 19, 1999)




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