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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 June 04-05 June 11-12 June 18-19 June 25-26
13th Avenue (04)Jim Basnight (11)Hiwatt (18)Pop Tarts (25)4 Outta 5
Angel of the Winds Casino Perfect Blend Ten Feet Thick Seatown Rhythym & Blues Players City Zu
Baxter's Expertease Bridge Dog Tones Triple Shot
Big Daddy's (04)New Blues Brothers / (05)Shelley & Curves (11)Pop Culture / (12)Platinum Spandex (18)SouL'd Out / (19)dsyFUNKsion (25)Pop Tarts / (26)Dr.Funk
Club Hollywood (04)Big Dog Revue / (05){none} (11){none} / (12){none} (18)Expertease / (19)Dogwood Preacher (25)Louis & Company / (26){none}
Eddie's Trackside (04)CD Woodbury / (05)Bad Neighbor (11)Dudley Taft / (12)Singles (18)Brainstorm / (19)Rock Classic (25)Paul Green / (26){originals}
Fairhaven (04)Afrodisiacs / (05)Blindfate (11)JB Quartet / (12)Spaceband (18)- / (19)Sunset Superman (25)Little White Lies w/American Dream / (26)Death by Radio
Forecasters (04)Massey Ferguson / (05)Rock Steady (11)Ricochet / (12)Live Union (18)Kingdogs / (19)Cellar Dwellers (25)Dogtones / (26)Smokehouse
Marco's Angry Young Men Expertease No Rules Franks in Opera
Mardini's Hiwatt Franks in Opera Machine Expertease
Nooksack River Casino (05)Motown Cowboys (12)Changes (19)Tony & Tigers (26)TimeSlip
Oddfellow's Grill (04)Union Jack / (05)Shotgun Wedding (11)Candy / (12)Blood Royal & Treblemakers (18)Richard Allen and Louisiana Experience / (19)Red Herring (25)Union Jack / (26)Chrome Molly
Oxford Saloon (04)Junkyard Jane / (05)Fabulous Roofshakers (11)Blues Orbiters / (12)Bill Mattocks (18)Hot Rod Rhythm & Blues (19)About Face Wired
Raging River Saloon (04)One Eyed Jack / (05)Jeffery Lyle (11)Dana Lupinacci / (12)Chance McKinney & Crosswire (18)Instigators / (19)Hiwatt (25)Timmons-Wall / (26)Two Sheds Jackson
Rockbottom Restaurant (05)Grand Delusion (12)Rosie's Boyfriend (19)"the Rachel something band" (26)About Face
Silver Reef Casino Midlife Crisis & Alimony Horns Replacementz Motown Cruisers Motown Cowboys
Skagit Valley Casino Marlin James & Mo' Trouble Howard Johnson & Red Lions Latigo Lace Oncore
Tulalip Casino (04)Spaceband / (05)Mr. Pink (11)Beatniks / (12)Stripped (18)Oncore / (19)BrickHouse (25)Hit Explosion / (26)dsyFUNKsion
Twin Dragons (05)Franks in Opera (12)Entourage (19)Fun Addicts (26)Majik
Festival Date City/Principality
Edmonds Waterfront Festival June 4th-6th Edmonds, WA
Tastin'n Racin' June 12th-13th Issaquah, WA
Puyallup Meeker Days June 18th-20th Puyallup, WA
Strawberry Festival June 18th-20th Marysville, WA
Taste of Tacoma June 25th-27th Tacoma, WA

July

Club July 02-03 July 09-10 July 16-17 July 23-24 July 30-31
13th Avenue (02){they have no idea} (09)DejaGroove (16)Expertease (23)Knee Deep (30)Candy
Angel of the Winds Casino Country Rock Association Midlife Crisis & Alimony Horns Rocky Vasalino Penguins Albritton McClain
Baxter's Bridge Expertease - Hiwatt Guilty Pleasures
Big Daddy's (02)Shreds / (03)One Eyed Jack (09)Machine / (10)Groove Edition (16)Move / (17)Dr.Funk (23)Shelley & Curves / (24)Big Dog Revue (30)Platinum Spandex / (31)Afrodisiacs
Eddie's Trackside (02)Steve Raible & Newcasters / (03)Town Hall Brawl Resonators (16)Mulebone / (17)Smokin' Jays (23)Smokehouse / (24)Knee Deep (30)Motown Cowboys / (31)Bucking Horse
Fairhaven (02){none} / (03)Spaceband (09){none} / (10)Maggies Fury (16)My, My, Hey, Hey / (17)Spaceband (23){none} / (24){none} (30)Kon Tiki / (31)Spaceband
Forecasters (02)Bottleshock / (03)Goodson (09)Wired / (10)Motown Cowboys (16)Dog Leg Preacher / (17)Dudley Taft (23)Magazine / (24)Fabulous Roof Shakers (30)Ricochet / (31)Rock Steady
Marco's Triple Shot Big Dog Revue TimeSlip Changes Bridge
Mardini's Entourage Pop Tarts (16)Triple Shot Machine -
Mel's Old Village Pub (02)Quick Fix (09)Elements (16)Motown Cowboys (23)Knuckleheads (30)Fabulous Roofshakers
Nooksack River Casino (03)Shyanne (10)Candy (17)Nick Vigarino (24)Spaceband (31)Tropics
Oddfellow's Grill (02)Sightseer & Petty Thief / (03)- (09)Dan Purser / (10)Ricky Venture Revue (16)Black Velvet / (17)BigLuv (23)Two Sheds Jackson / (24)Whiskey Gaels (30)American Night / (31)Dan Purser
Oxford Saloon (02)One Eyed Jack / (03)Ricky Venture Revue (09)Hiwatt / (10)Chrome Molly Highway 9 Red Hot Blues Sisters (30)Mary McPage / (31)Fabulous Roof Shakers
Raging River Saloon (02)One Eyed Jack / (03)Ricky Venture (09)Chrome Molly & Hiwatt / (10)Miles from Chicago (16)- / (17)Miles from Chicago (23)Hairmegeddon / (24)Roland Hutcherson (30)Gear Driver / (31)John Doe
Silver Reef Casino Tony & Tigers City Zu Tweety & Tomcats Replacementz Seatown Rythm & Blues Players
Skagit Valley Casino Wes Jones M80's Steve Rutledge Freddy Pink (30)Spazmatics / (31)Pop Culture
Stump Hotbox Jetcity Players Knuckleheads Moondaddy Shyanne
Tulalip Casino (02)Dana Osborn / (03)Nightcrew (09)Magic Bus / (10)Sway (16)Beatniks / (17)Mr. Pink (23)Howard Johnson & Red Lions / (24)Pop Culture (30)Hit Explosion / (31)Oncore
Twin Dragons (03)Franks in Opera (10){they don't know) (17)(they don't know) (24)Bridge (31)-
Festival Date City/Principality
Kent Cornucopia Days July 8th-11th Kent, WA
Redmond Derby Days July 9th-10th Redmond, WA
Summer Celebration! July 10th-11th Mercer Island, WA
Bite of Seattle July 16th-18th Seattle, WA
Mill Creek Festival July 17th-18th Mill Creek, WA
Kirkland Uncorked July 17th-18th Kirkland, WA
Aquafest July 23rd-25th Lake Stevens, WA
Struztfest July 30th-31st Darrington, WA

August

Club Aug 06-07 Aug 13-14 Aug 20-21 Aug 27-28
13th Avenue (06)- (13)- (20)- (27)-
Angel of the Winds Casino - - - -
Baxter's - - - -
Big Daddy's (06)SouL'd Out / (07)Type A (13)Pop Culture / (14)Core (20)Take One / (21)Dr. Funk (27)DejaGroove / (28)Hit Men
Eddie's Trackside (06)- / (07)- (13)- / (14)- (20)- / (21)- (27)- / (28)-
Fairhaven (06)Monkeywrench / (07)Afrodisiacs (13)Spaceband / (14)Blind Fate (20){none} / (21)Monkeywrench (27)- / (28)-
Forecasters (06)Cellar Dwellers / (07)Dogtones (13)Tubekings / (14)Bottleshock (20)Souluvin / (21)Rock Steady (27)Wired / (28)Fabulous Roofshaker
Marco's - - - -
Mardini's Hiwatt Pop Tarts Expertease Smokehouse
Mel's Old Village Pub (06)Goodsons (13)Blues Repemption (20)Bad Neighbors (27)Happy Ending
Nooksack River Casino (07)- (14)- (21)- (28)-
Oddfellow's Grill (06)- / (07)- (13)- / (14)- (20)- / (21)- (27)- / (28)-
Oxford Saloon (06)Mark Dufresne / (07)Junkyard Jane Bill Mattocks Charles White Dudley Taft
Raging River Saloon (06)- / (07)- (13)Boneyard / (14)- (20)Twisted Sixes / (21)Panama (27)RoadDogz / (28)Rockafellers
Silver Reef Casino - - - Midlife Crisis & Alimony Horns
Skagit Valley Casino Shane Thomas Tony & Tigers Jaime Fox Oncore
Stump Hotbox Jet City Players Knuckleheads Shyanne
Tulalip Casino (06)Spazmatics / (07)Stripped (13)Liquid Blue / (14)Mr. Pink (20)Beatniks / (21)Hit Explosion (27)Oncore / (28)Machine
Festival Date City/Principality
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"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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