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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


June

Club Jun 05-06 Jun 12-13 Jun 19-20 Jun 26-27
13th Avenue (05)Loud Mouth Blonde (12)N'Sane (19)Triple Shot (26)Pop Tarts
Angel of the Winds Casino City Zu Albritton McClain & Bridge of Souls Country Rock Association El Colonel & Doubleshot
Baxter's Angry Young Men Expertease Bridge Revolver
Big Daddy's (05)Spazmatics / (06)Magic Bus (12)Beatniks / (13)Retros (19)Rock Candy / (20)Dr.Funk (26)Pop Culture / (27)Hell's Belles
Eddie's Trackside (05)Wired (12)Mulebone (19)Resonators (26)Franks in Opera / (27)Jet City Players
Fairhaven (05)Motown Cruisers / (06)Spaceband (12)Afrodisiacs / (13)Popoffs (19)Red Rockets / (20)Death by Radio (26)Wide Open / (27)Spaceband
Forecasters American Nights (12)Kellee Brad / (13)Seatown Rhythm & Blues (19)Mark Dufresne / (20)Kris Orlowski (26)Unoriginals / (27)Fabulous Roofshakers
Harvey's Lounge 4Outta5 Rock Classix Route 55 Shortcuts
Hayley's Bar & Grill (05)Big Luv / (06)3pm Trio (13){none} (20)Hairmageddon (27)Beyond the Fringe
Jimmy Jacks Resonators Singles (19)Cyanide Blue / (20)Steppenwolf's Goldy McJohn Rock Classix
Marco's TimeSlip Deja Groove Pop Tarts No Rules
Mardini's Slackers Hiwatt Angry Young Men Machine
Oddfellow's Grill (05)Union Jack / (06)Free Rain (12)Brian Marshall / (13)Moodies (19)Seduction / (20)Greenwood Allstars (26)Ricky Venture Revue / (27)Red Herring
Oxford Saloon (05)Rockafellar / One Way Out Author Unknown Franks In Opera Union Jack
Raging River Saloon (05)Gear Driver / (06)Randy Oxford (12)Shelley & Curves / (13)Big Dog Revue (19)About Face / (20)Tommy Wall & Machine Hiwatt
Rockbottom Restaurant (06)Alice Stewart & Formerlys (13)About Face (20)Ravinwolf (27)Off Suit Blues Band
Rocko's (05)Sardines (12)Blues 55 (19)Hotbox (27)Max Axle
Shark Club (06)Afrodisiacs (13)Spazmatics (20)80 Something (27)Retros
Silver Reef Casino Pop Tarts Midlife Crisis & Alimony Horns Motown Cruisers Replacementz
Skagit Valley Casino Coyote Creek The Goods Five Dollar Fine Freddy Pink
Tulalip Casino (05)Retros / (06)Hitmen (12)Hit Explosion / (13)SouL'd Out (19)Beatniks / (20)Oncore (26)Dance Factory / (27)Changes
Twin Dragons (06)Franks in Opera (13)Jim Basnight (19 & 20)Expertease (27)Fun Addicts
Village Restaurant Lawless Drapor & Vannoy Black Velvet Andy B.
Festival Dates Muncipality
Tastin' & Racin' June 6th-7th Issaquah, WA
Meeker Days Festival June 19th-21th Puyallup, WA
Lakewood Summerfest June 20th-21th Lakewood, WA
Taste of Tacoma June 26th-28th Tacoma, WA

July

Club July 03-04 July 10-11 July 17-18 July 24-25 July 31-August 01
13th Avenue (03)Fun Addicts (10)Expertease (17)One Eyed Jack (24)One Eyed Jack (31)-
Angel of the Winds Casino Rocky Vasalino Motown Cruisers Pop Tarts Tony & Tigers City Zu
Baxter's (03)Bridge / (04){none} One Eyed Jack Expertease - -
Big Daddy's (03)One Eyed Jack / (04)Shyanne (10)Franks in Opera / (11)Rail (17)Disco Ballz / (18)Dr. Funk (24)Beatniks / (25)Oncore (31)Hit Explosion / (01)-
Eddie's Trackside (03)Orange (10)Dudley Taft Blues Overkill / (11)Naked Bacon (17)N'Sane (24)Dana Lupinacci Blues (31)Experimental Reality
Fairhaven (03)Kong / (04){closed} (10)Dagwoods / (11)Spaceband Death by Radio (24)Red Rocket / (25)- (31)Blind Fate / (01)Spaceband
Forecasters (03)About Face / (04)Mark Dufresne (10)Fabulous Roof Shakers / (11)Wired (17)Senate / (18)Magazine (24)Petty Thief / (25)Sub Motive (31)Unoriginals / (01)Train Wreck
Harvey's Lounge (03)Dirty Old Man - - - -
Hayley's Bar & Grill {none} (11)Heartless (17)Union Jack (25)Changes -
Jimmy Jacks Rolling Thunder Dirty Old Man Slap Happy Singles About Face
Marco's Expertease Changes - - Expertease
Mardini's (03)Notorious Sensations / (04){none} Pop Tarts Franks in Opera - -
Oddfellow's Grill (03)Black Velvet / (04){none} (10)- / (11)- (17)- / (18)- (24)- / (25)- (31)- / (01)-
Oxford Saloon (03)Junkyard Jane / (04){none} (10)Hiwatt / (11)Notorious Sensations (17)dysFUNKsion / (18)JamDawgs (24)CD Maddock / (25)Charles White Fabulous Roof Shakers
Raging River Saloon (03)Racous / (04){none} (10)Boneyard / (11)Tommy Wall (17)Ricky Venture Revue / (18)Wired (24)Peggy Sue & Wrecking Crew / (25)Nowhere Near Nashville (31)No Way Out / (01)Two Sheds Jackson
Rockbottom Restaurant (04){none} (11)Robert Stewart (18)Vote for Pedro (25)Rosie's Boyfriend (01)-
Rocko's (03)Rock Classix (10)Revolver (17)Tongue & Groove (24)Ride (31)John Zito & Electric Church
Shark Club (04)Afrodisiacs (11){none} (18)Stripped (25)Metal Boyz (01)-
Silver Reef Casino Tony & Tigers Tweety & Tomcats City Zu Albritton McClain & Bridge of Souls Midlife Crisis & Alimony Horns
Skagit Valley Casino Jonathan Harris Goods Shane Thomas (24)Sonic Funk Orchestra / (25)Freddy Pink (31)Spazmatics / (01)Pop Culture
Tulalip Casino (03)Goods / (04)Oncore (10)Retros / (11)Sway (17)Beatniks / (18)Machine (24)Raeann's Groove / (25)BrickHouse (31)Magic Bus / (01)-
Twin Dragons (04){none} (11)- (18)Shyanne (25)Black Velvet (01)-
Village Restaurant The Magnetics Snake-Bite True Blood Jute Box Black Velvet
Festival Dates Muncipality
Kent Cornucopia Days July 9th-12th Kent, WA
Redmond Derby Days July 11th Redmond, WA
Run of the Mill July 11th Mill Creek, WA
Bite of Seattle July 17th-19th Seattle, WA
Mill Creek Festival July 18th-19th Mill Creek, WA
Renton River Days July 22nd, 24th-26th Renton, WA
Tour de Terrace July 24th-26th Mountlake Terrace, WA
Aquafest July 24th-26th Lake Stevens, WA
Strutzfest July 31st-August 1st Darrington, WA
Stanwood Camano Community Fair July 31st-August 2nd Stanwood, WA

August

Club Aug 07-08 Aug 14-15 Aug 21-22 Aug 28-29
13th Avenue (07)Dejagroove (14)Pop Tarts (21)- (28)Fun Addicts
Angel of the Winds Casino - - Country Rock Association -
Baxter's - - Expertease Loud Mouth Blonde
Big Daddy's (07)- / (08)- (14)- / (15)- (21)- / (22)Dr. Funk (28)Shelley & Curves / (29)-
Eddie's Trackside (07)Hotbox (14)Stacy Jones (21)- (28)-
Fairhaven (07)- / (08)Dejagroove (14)- / (15)- (21)- / (22)Spaceband (28)- / (29)Spaceband
Forecasters (07)Fabulous Roofshakers / (08)- (14)Kris Orlowiski / (15)Gin Betty (21)Magazine / (22)Handful of Luvin (28)Mark Riley Trio / (29)Hiwatt
Harvey's Lounge (08)- (15)- (22)- (29)Dirty Old Man
Hayley's Bar & Grill (07)- (14)- (21)- (28)-
Jimmy Jacks Ride - - Singles
Marco's TimeSlip Changes - Big Dog Revue
Mardini's - Expertease - -
Oddfellow's Grill (07)- / (08)- (14)- / (15)- (21)- / (22)- (28)- / (29)-
Oxford Saloon (07)- / (08)About Face - Wired -
Raging River Saloon (07)Road Dogz / (08)Paradox (14)Notorius Sensations / (15)Rockafellers (21)Relics / (22)Tube Kings (28)Rockinstein / (29)Los Orchid
Rockbottom Restaurant (08)- (15)- (22)- (29)-
Rocko's (07)- (14)- (21)- (28)-
Shark Club (08)- (15)- (22)Mister Miyagi (29)Retros
Silver Reef Casino - - - Pop Tarts
Skagit Valley Casino Too Slick Goods Marlin James & Mo' Trouble (28)Freddy Pink / (29)Sonic Funk Orchestra
Tulalip Casino (07)- / (08)- (14)Retros / (15)- (21)SouL'd Out / (22)- (28)- / (29)Changes
Twin Dragons (08)Ricky Venture Revue (15)Jet City Players (22)- (29)Shyanne
Village Restaurant - - - -
Festival Dates Muncipality
Mt. Si Festival Aug 7th-9th North Bend, WA
Kanefest Aug 8th Arlington, WA
Evergreen State Fair Aug 27th-Sept 7th Monroe, WA

"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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