Topic: Live Music
Keith Entertains at Cheesecake Cafe
Written on May 1, 2017 at 1:38 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Keith Busha writes to let us know that he will be entertaining today from 5:00 to 6:00 at the grand opening celebration at the Cheesecake Cafe and Bakery. Here he is with more… I’m going to be playing at the Opening of the Cheesecake Cafe tonight. I play from 5-6. Also, there are free samples Continue Reading
SJI Young Musicians Showcase
Written on April 19, 2017 at 5:54 am, by Tim Dustrude
Come Listen to Emerging Island Talent at the SJI Young Musicians Showcase What sounds are the next generation crafting under the radar? Join us at The San Juan Island Grange on Thursday, April 27th and hear for yourself! The kids are alright! Music teachers at Spring Street International School and Friday Harbor High School have Continue Reading
Melodious Notes Over the Harbor
Written on March 26, 2017 at 5:21 am, by Tim Dustrude
Classical Charms at SJCT April 1 The annual Melodious Notes Over the Harbor concert takes center stage at San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. Clarinetist Sue Collado, a former principal clarinetist for the La Jolla Symphony, set out to create the annual chamber music event on the Whittier stage six Continue Reading
Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer
Written on March 22, 2017 at 5:58 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Island’s Own at SJCT Tickets are moving fast for Pacific Northwest-based songwriter duo Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer in concert this Saturday, March 25 at 7:30 pm, at the San Juan Community Theatre. (Their first concert here in 2015 was a near sell-out). The duo is showcasing songs from their latest self-produced/recorded release Off-Grid Lo Fi, an intimate, authentic and Continue Reading
Concerts to Benefit “Salish Sea Stands Against Kinder Morgan” Coming Soon
Written on March 18, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Canadian First Nations, environmental organizations, and internationally recognized musician Luke Wallace, join the “Pull Together” music tour to resist the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. The proposed Kinder Morgan expansion would greatly increase vessel traffic and the risk of an oil spill in the Salish Sea. The concert tour, coming to the San Juan Continue Reading
Blues Music Award-Winner in Friday Harbor March 18
Written on March 15, 2017 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Blues guitarist Walter Trout’s Alive in Amsterdam tour (which stops at San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m.) celebrates a successful comeback for the veteran musician. Following a bleak diagnosis of life-threatening liver failure and hepatitis C in 2013, his rebirth began with a successful transplant in May 2014. And in 2016, his Continue Reading
“Winter Moonlight” Piano-Style at SJCT
Written on January 25, 2017 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
Northwest and internationally-acclaimed pianist Kay Zavislak presents a solo concert at San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m. Zavislak’s “Winter Moonlight” features an interesting mix of miniatures and masterworks, highlighting various musical eras and styles ranging from the sublime Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven, to jazzy Gershwin and the epic Dante Sonata Continue Reading
San Juan Singers present: Christmas Reflections
Written on December 7, 2016 at 5:56 am, by Tim Dustrude
The forty-plus year island tradition continues with San Juan Singer’s holiday concert THIS Saturday, December 10 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, December 11 at 2:00 pm in the Whittier Theatre at SJCT. Christmas Reflections will feature Gordon Thornett’s Gloria in D for an upbeat positive feel, with sparkling brass, grounded with timpani, and a soprano Continue Reading
San Juan Singers Present: Christmas Reflections
Written on December 5, 2016 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Singers have been serenading our community for nearly forty years; it isn’t just a concert anymore… it has become part of our Island tradition. Angel Michaels is hoping our audience will leave these concerts with their hearts a little lighter, and their heads filled with resonances that can only be heard in live Continue Reading
Orcas Boy Choir Performs in Friday Harbor
Written on November 11, 2016 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Saint David’s Episcopal Church welcomes Orcas Boy Choir under the direction of Mary WillAllen for their first appearance in Friday Harbor on Sunday, November 20, at 4 pm. This fall concert features a handful of boys, aged 10-15, singing music in the English tradition at the close of the day. The program is both restful Continue Reading
Alex Ashley
Written on October 11, 2016 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Rumor Mill welcomes Alex Ashley this coming Friday, October 14th. A rare, triple-threat singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, Alex creates an electrifying amalgam of insightful lyrics, profound storytelling, sultry, smoky vocals and razor-sharp guitar playing that brings his songs to life with nostalgic effervescence. At just 26 years old, he has been described as “that of a well-seasoned musician Continue Reading
Deobrat Mishra In Concert
Written on September 28, 2016 at 5:51 am, by Tim Dustrude
Fundraising Music Tour The DAYA Foundation and Benares Academy of Indian Classical Music present the venerable Deobrat Mishra for an evening of sacred music and sangha. Deobrat Mishra is a world touring Indian Classical sitarist in the traditional style of Benares Gharana. He is also the director of the non-profit organization Academy of Indian Classical Continue Reading
All Keyed Up!
Written on September 21, 2016 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Mark your calendar for 4 pm on Saturday, September 24, and invite your friends! Dorothy Baker, Richard Lind, Bill Moore, and Jenepher Reeves are performing a program of piano and organ music that is not to be missed. There is something for everyone from classical pieces (Beethoven, Debussy, Brahms, & Ravel) to “Malagueña” with some Continue Reading
Keith and Kate
Written on September 19, 2016 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Keith Busha shares this invitation… This coming Tuesday at 5:00 Kate Schuman and I will wrap up this Summer’s music series at the San Juan Golf Club. It’s open to the public. There’s food, bar, friends and music without a cover charge. Kate began this series and we have enjoyed every minute of our time Continue Reading
Pete Kronowitt at the Rumor Mill
Written on September 16, 2016 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
At the Rumor Mill tonight it’s Pete Kronowitt. Here are some excerpts from an artist bio from Mean Bean records… The demand for change in America is all around us, and no artist today makes that more clear than Pete Kronowitt, a seasoned singer/songwriter who released his fourth album, A Lone Voice, in the summer of Continue Reading
3rd Saturday Contra Dance
Written on September 15, 2016 at 5:51 am, by Tim Dustrude
You’ve seen announcements here many times for this monthly event, but what exactly is a contra dance anyway? Well I just had to know so I asked the organizers and here’s what I found out… It’s similar to square dancing, but you end up forming more of a line than a square. Also, each couple dances with Continue Reading
Keith Entertains at Cheesecake Cafe
Written on May 1, 2017 at 1:38 pm, by Tim Dustrude
Keith Busha writes to let us know that he will be entertaining today from 5:00 to 6:00 at the grand opening celebration at the Cheesecake Cafe and Bakery. Here he is with more… I’m going to be playing at the Opening of the Cheesecake Cafe tonight. I play from 5-6. Also, there are free samples Continue Reading
SJI Young Musicians Showcase
Written on April 19, 2017 at 5:54 am, by Tim Dustrude
Come Listen to Emerging Island Talent at the SJI Young Musicians Showcase What sounds are the next generation crafting under the radar? Join us at The San Juan Island Grange on Thursday, April 27th and hear for yourself! The kids are alright! Music teachers at Spring Street International School and Friday Harbor High School have Continue Reading
Melodious Notes Over the Harbor
Written on March 26, 2017 at 5:21 am, by Tim Dustrude
Classical Charms at SJCT April 1 The annual Melodious Notes Over the Harbor concert takes center stage at San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. Clarinetist Sue Collado, a former principal clarinetist for the La Jolla Symphony, set out to create the annual chamber music event on the Whittier stage six Continue Reading
Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer
Written on March 22, 2017 at 5:58 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Island’s Own at SJCT Tickets are moving fast for Pacific Northwest-based songwriter duo Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer in concert this Saturday, March 25 at 7:30 pm, at the San Juan Community Theatre. (Their first concert here in 2015 was a near sell-out). The duo is showcasing songs from their latest self-produced/recorded release Off-Grid Lo Fi, an intimate, authentic and Continue Reading
Concerts to Benefit “Salish Sea Stands Against Kinder Morgan” Coming Soon
Written on March 18, 2017 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Canadian First Nations, environmental organizations, and internationally recognized musician Luke Wallace, join the “Pull Together” music tour to resist the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. The proposed Kinder Morgan expansion would greatly increase vessel traffic and the risk of an oil spill in the Salish Sea. The concert tour, coming to the San Juan Continue Reading
Blues Music Award-Winner in Friday Harbor March 18
Written on March 15, 2017 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Blues guitarist Walter Trout’s Alive in Amsterdam tour (which stops at San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m.) celebrates a successful comeback for the veteran musician. Following a bleak diagnosis of life-threatening liver failure and hepatitis C in 2013, his rebirth began with a successful transplant in May 2014. And in 2016, his Continue Reading
“Winter Moonlight” Piano-Style at SJCT
Written on January 25, 2017 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
Northwest and internationally-acclaimed pianist Kay Zavislak presents a solo concert at San Juan Community Theatre on Saturday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m. Zavislak’s “Winter Moonlight” features an interesting mix of miniatures and masterworks, highlighting various musical eras and styles ranging from the sublime Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven, to jazzy Gershwin and the epic Dante Sonata Continue Reading
San Juan Singers present: Christmas Reflections
Written on December 7, 2016 at 5:56 am, by Tim Dustrude
The forty-plus year island tradition continues with San Juan Singer’s holiday concert THIS Saturday, December 10 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, December 11 at 2:00 pm in the Whittier Theatre at SJCT. Christmas Reflections will feature Gordon Thornett’s Gloria in D for an upbeat positive feel, with sparkling brass, grounded with timpani, and a soprano Continue Reading
San Juan Singers Present: Christmas Reflections
Written on December 5, 2016 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Singers have been serenading our community for nearly forty years; it isn’t just a concert anymore… it has become part of our Island tradition. Angel Michaels is hoping our audience will leave these concerts with their hearts a little lighter, and their heads filled with resonances that can only be heard in live Continue Reading
Orcas Boy Choir Performs in Friday Harbor
Written on November 11, 2016 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Saint David’s Episcopal Church welcomes Orcas Boy Choir under the direction of Mary WillAllen for their first appearance in Friday Harbor on Sunday, November 20, at 4 pm. This fall concert features a handful of boys, aged 10-15, singing music in the English tradition at the close of the day. The program is both restful Continue Reading
Alex Ashley
Written on October 11, 2016 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Rumor Mill welcomes Alex Ashley this coming Friday, October 14th. A rare, triple-threat singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, Alex creates an electrifying amalgam of insightful lyrics, profound storytelling, sultry, smoky vocals and razor-sharp guitar playing that brings his songs to life with nostalgic effervescence. At just 26 years old, he has been described as “that of a well-seasoned musician Continue Reading
Deobrat Mishra In Concert
Written on September 28, 2016 at 5:51 am, by Tim Dustrude
Fundraising Music Tour The DAYA Foundation and Benares Academy of Indian Classical Music present the venerable Deobrat Mishra for an evening of sacred music and sangha. Deobrat Mishra is a world touring Indian Classical sitarist in the traditional style of Benares Gharana. He is also the director of the non-profit organization Academy of Indian Classical Continue Reading
All Keyed Up!
Written on September 21, 2016 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Mark your calendar for 4 pm on Saturday, September 24, and invite your friends! Dorothy Baker, Richard Lind, Bill Moore, and Jenepher Reeves are performing a program of piano and organ music that is not to be missed. There is something for everyone from classical pieces (Beethoven, Debussy, Brahms, & Ravel) to “Malagueña” with some Continue Reading
Keith and Kate
Written on September 19, 2016 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Keith Busha shares this invitation… This coming Tuesday at 5:00 Kate Schuman and I will wrap up this Summer’s music series at the San Juan Golf Club. It’s open to the public. There’s food, bar, friends and music without a cover charge. Kate began this series and we have enjoyed every minute of our time Continue Reading
Pete Kronowitt at the Rumor Mill
Written on September 16, 2016 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
At the Rumor Mill tonight it’s Pete Kronowitt. Here are some excerpts from an artist bio from Mean Bean records… The demand for change in America is all around us, and no artist today makes that more clear than Pete Kronowitt, a seasoned singer/songwriter who released his fourth album, A Lone Voice, in the summer of Continue Reading
3rd Saturday Contra Dance
Written on September 15, 2016 at 5:51 am, by Tim Dustrude
You’ve seen announcements here many times for this monthly event, but what exactly is a contra dance anyway? Well I just had to know so I asked the organizers and here’s what I found out… It’s similar to square dancing, but you end up forming more of a line than a square. Also, each couple dances with Continue Reading