JESSE’S PICKS

The Unknowns

6–8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, Elizabeth Park, 2205 Elizabeth St.

The Unknowns have just returned from a tour of Europe, which as far as I know makes them possibly the only local group to do so since the pandemic. They’re back in town with a show at Elizabeth Park on Thursday, Aug. 15, where their cheerful blend of jazz, folk and pop should be the perfect soundtrack to a summer evening. 

Terminally Dumb, Manic Pixie Dream Boat and Cold Sludge

8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, Make.Shift, 306 Flora St.

Olympia trio Manic Pixie Dream Boat are making their Bellingham debut at Make.Shift on Saturday, Aug. 17. It just so happens that I played a show with them in Olympia a couple years ago, and I can vouch for them: excellent high-energy guitar noise pop songs, a ton of stage presence and real nice people. It’s great to see them making it all the way up here for a show. The bill also includes a rare appearance by reclusive Bellingham bedroom-pop genius Cold Sludge, and local punkers Terminally Dumb.

Cape Flattery

3–5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, Kulshan Trackside, 298 W. Laurel St.

Sunday afternoons at the Kulshan Trackside stage are devoted to a mix of jazz and folk. Cape Flattery, performing there the afternoon of Sunday, Aug. 18, are one of the best of the bunch on the folk side this year, offering a winning blend of Americana, bluegrass and country, with two strong lead singers trading off from one song to the next.

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LIVE CALENDAR LISTINGS

Friday, Aug. 9

• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., Hopnotic (funk/jazz)
• The Beach at Birch Bay: 6 p.m., Little Big Band
• B-Town Kitchen & Raw Bar: 8 p.m., Saltwater Cowboys
• Bistro at Shuksan: 5 p.m., Ari Joshua Quartet (jazz)
• Boundary Bay Brewery: 6 p.m., Danned If I Do (’70s jazz/rock)
• Burlington Visitor Center Amphitheater: 6 p.m., Troy Fair Band
• Conway Muse: 8 p.m., Brittany Collins & Friends, Friends for the Ghost, Brittany Danielle
• Deming Log Show Grounds: 11 a.m., Subdued Stringband Jamboree ft. Sunpie and The Louisiana Sunspots, Jacob Jolliff Band, Schmid & Guest, Mr. Sam and the People People, many more
• Fireside: 7 p.m., The Young Kidz
• Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., Wild Hearts
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Fritz & The Freeloaders
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Walt Burkett
• Lake Padden Golf Course: 5:30 p.m., Michael Dayvid
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., Suicide Vest, Crow Congress, Tarsier Eyes, Dan Blow
• Pioneer Park (Ferndale): 6:30 p.m., Food Truck Friday ft. Jim Buk Tu (alt-rock covers)
• Seafarer’s Memorial Park (Anacortes): 6 p.m., West Coast Feed
• Skagit Casino: 8 p.m., Groove City
• Skagit Cellars: 6 p.m., Uncle Doug (Neil Young tribute)
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., The Naughty Blokes
• Station 49: 6 p.m., Minimum Wage
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., JP Falcon Grady
• Thirsty Badger: 8 p.m., Simon Llewelyn Evans
• The Vault: 7 p.m., Jacob Seyer (acoustic guitar instrumentals)
• Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., Nick Shoulders and the Okay Crawdad

Saturday, Aug. 10

• B-Town Kitchen & Raw Bar: 8 p.m., Free Harmony
• The Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., Mutiny Bay (hard rock covers)
• Birdsview Brewery: 6 p.m., Marcia Kester
• The Blue Room: 8 p.m., Art Gecko, Dollar Bird, Carrao (indie rock)
• Buxton’s: 6 p.m., Potbelly, Well Adjusted, Boxcutter, Adventure Bites (punk)
• Deming Log Show Grounds: 9 a.m., Subdued Stringband Jamboree ft. Hot Damn Scandal, Caleb & Reeb, Yogoman Burning Band, Sweetheart of the Rodeo
• Eagle Haven Winery: 7 p.m., Fortress of the Bear (rock)
• Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., Lindsay Street (Celtic)
• Heart of Anacortes: 3–8 p.m., Anacortes Brewery 30th Anniversary Celebration ft. Flaming Pie (Beatles tribute), Pension King and the Dependents, Whistle Lake Jazz Quartet
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., The White Ducks
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Adrian Clarke
• Kulshan Trackside: 7 p.m., Morgan McHugh; 8:30 p.m., Jenny Don’t and the Spurs (country)
• Make.Shift: 6 p.m., Open Mic
• Northwest Washington Fair: 7 p.m., Walker Hayes (country)
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 8 p.m., Jerry Steinhilber Trio (jazz)
• Office Tavern: 9 a.m., Pete Reed & The Summer Wine
• Old Edison: 8 p.m., Billy Appleton Band (rock/blues)
• Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., Serious Talk, guests
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Porch Kiss, VHS Ghost, BennyCamps and the Bastards (rock)
• Skagit Casino: 8 p.m., Groove City
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., JP Falcon Grady
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Andrew Victor

Sunday, Aug. 11

• The Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., Jack Benson Band (blues/rock)
• Bellingham Cider Company: 6 p.m., Northwinds Quintet 
• Gilkey Square (La Conner): 1 p.m., Midlife Crisis and the Alimony Horns
• Hotel Bellwether: 4:30 p.m., Kevin Woods Trio
• Kulshan Sunnyland: 5 p.m., Simon Llewelyn Evans (singer-songwriter)
• Kulshan Trackside: 3 p.m., Jerry Steinhilber Trio (jazz)
• Northwest Washington Fair: 7 p.m., Banda Los Recoditos
• Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., Orville Johnson Band
• ‘Ono Kitchen and Bar: 3 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Samson Estates Winery: 3 p.m., Baby Cakes (R&B/pop covers)
• Station 49: 3 p.m., Queen’s Bluegrass

Monday, Aug. 12

• Boundary Bay Brewery: 5 p.m., Delta Promenade (acoustic blues)
• Kulshan Sunnyland: 6 p.m., Guitars & Gratitude
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Wild Geese of the West (Grateful Dead tribute)

Tuesday, Aug. 13

• The Admiralty Lounge: 7 p.m., Raggedy Adler (folk/punk)
• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., Jazz Night
• Barkley Village Green: 6 p.m., Brie Mueller Band (pop/rock covers)
• Boundary Bay Brewery 3 p.m., Out of The Ashes
• Menace: 7 p.m.,  Invitational Blues Jam
• ‘Ono Kitchen and Bar: 7 p.m., Open Mic ft. Rae du Soleil

Wednesday, Aug. 14

• Beach at Birch Bay: 6 p.m., Open Mic
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Open Mic
• Northwest Washington Fair: 7 p.m., Leeland
• Rockfish: 6 p.m., Christina Atteberry
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Ron Hardt & Jimmy Wright

Thursday, Aug. 15

• Bar Cicotti: 6 p.m., Brian Cunningham & Tom Anastasio (jazz)
• Barkley Farmers Market: noon, Lindsay Street (Celtic)
• The Blue Room: 8 p.m., Ian Maskin (“Songs of the Vagabond Cello”)
• Boundary Bay Brewery: 5 p.m., Trailblazers String Quartet; 6 p.m., Robert Sarazin Blake & The High, Wide and Handsome Band; 8 p.m., Bottle of Smoke (Pogues tribute), The Moving Hats (Celtic)
• Brown Lantern: 8:30 p.m., Open Mic
• Conway Muse: 6 p.m., Open Mic
• Elizabeth Park: 6 p.m., The Unknowns
• Farmstrong: 6 p.m., Savanna Woods
• Honey Moon: 8:30 p.m., The Librarians, The Daffodils
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., North Sound Soul
• Kulshan Trackside: 6 p.m., Hard Maybe
• Northwest Washington Fair: 7 p.m., Chris Janson
• Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., Fern Spores, Mudbath, Girl Parallel
• Riverwalk Plaza (Mount Vernon): 6 p.m., Pension King and the Dependents (classic rock)
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Duff Thompson, Steph Green, Mr. Sam and the People People
• Thirsty Badger: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• That’s What I Like! Island Grill: 6 p.m., JP Falcon and Friends (folk/rock)
• Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., Harbor Day, Sour Fuzz, Torch (rock)

Friday, Aug. 16

• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., TBA
• B-Town Kitchen & Raw Bar: 8 p.m., Unsupervised Shannanagins
• The Beach at Birch Bay: 6 p.m., Lost At Last (classic rock/country)
• Bellewood Farms: 6 p.m., Michael Dayvid
• Bistro at Shuksan: 5 p.m., High Peak Trio
• The Blue Room: 9 p.m., Adam Greenberg, Muwa, All of Our Cornbread
• Boundary Bay Brewery: 6 p.m., Cardova, Shady Bottom (funk/R&B)
• Burlington Visitor Center Amphitheater: 6 p.m., Fat Fridays
• Guemes Island General Store: 6 p.m., The Daves
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Belly Dance Benefit
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Walt Burkett
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., Pyrocene, IX of Swords, Sceneric, Yellow (rock)
• Northwest Washington Fair: 7 p.m., Ace Frehley, Steven Adler (classic rock)
• Ramble Tamble: 9 p.m., Spin Factory, Only Tree (rock)
• Seafarer’s Memorial Park (Anacortes): 6 p.m., Cherry Cherry
• Skagit Cellars: 6 p.m., Aloha Danny (folk)
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., The Problem (jazz/pop)
• Station 49: 6 p.m., Emery Road (classic rock/country)
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Neighborhood Songwriters Showcase ft. TBA
• The Vault: 7 p.m., The Unknowns
• Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., Nite Wave (‘80s covers)

Saturday, Aug. 17

• B-Town Kitchen & Raw Bar: 8 p.m., Jerkells
• The Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., Blind Fate (classic rock)
• Beach Store Cafe: 6 p.m., Mike Faast Band (country/jazz)
• Blaine Library: 7 p.m., Jerry Steinhilber Trio (jazz)
• The Blue Room: 9 p.m., Stone Setter, Second Line, The Yellow Peddled Flowers (rock)
• Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., Brent and Janet Dood and Friends
• Guemes Island General Store: 6 p.m., Yogoman Burning Band, Three for Silver (reggae)
• Heart of Anacortes: 6 p.m., Savage Blues Band
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Matney Cook, Stone Jones, East Coast Dave, Andi Scher (singer-songwriters)
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., David Feingold
• Kulshan Trackside: 7 p.m., Weep Wave, 8:30 p.m., Cat Valley
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., Terminally Dumb, Manic Pixie Dream Boat, Cold Sludge (rock)
• Northwest Washington Fair: 7 p.m., Ludacris (sold out)
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 8 p.m., Blake Angelos Trio (jazz)
• Office Tavern: 9 a.m., Zach Michaud
• Old Edison: 8 p.m., Mara and the Charm (classic rock)
• Pioneer Park (Ferndale): 6 p.m., Lemon Creek (classic rock)
• Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., Girl Drink Drunks, True Stars, Chubasco (punk)
• Rockfish: 7:30 p.m., Joe Cook Blues Band
• Samson Estates Winery: 1 p.m., Bellhaven Jazz Festival ft. Duende Libre, Dmitri Matheny Quartet, John Hansen Trio, Josh Cook/Steve Treseler Quintet
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Las Nubes, guests (alternative/dream pop)
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., Little Big Band (classic/Southern rock)
• Station 49: 4 p.m., JP Falcon Band
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., John Swanke (acoustic instrumentals)
• Thirsty Badger: 8 p.m., The Young Kidz

Sunday, Aug. 18

• Admiralty Lounge: 7 p.m., Sarah Goodin
• The Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., Baby Cakes (pop/R&B covers)
• Bellingham Cider Company: 6 p.m., Millie and the Mentshn (klezmer/world)
• The Blue Room: 7 p.m., Alex Dunn with Kian Dye, guests
• Gilkey Square (La Conner): 1 p.m., The Walrus
• Hotel Bellwether: 4:30 p.m., Cayley Schmid & Clea Taylor (Celtic)
• Kulshan Sunnyland: 5 p.m., Katie & Kevin (folk/bluegrass)
• Kulshan Trackside: 3 p.m., Cape Flattery (bluegrass/folk/rock)
• Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., The Hip
• ‘Ono Kitchen and Bar: 3 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• The Shakedown: 8 p.m., Energy Pyramid, The Bone Rollers, Gallowmaker
• Station 49: 3 p.m., The Shannangins (classic rock)
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Eric Long

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