JESSE’S PICKS

Sylvania Moons, Iji, The Lentils, Bellflower

Wednesday, Oct. 9, Karate Church, 519 E. Maple St.

On Wednesday, Oct. 9, the Karate Church hosts a high-quality four-band bill of indie rock. Locals Sylvania Moons are a new-ish project made up of a bunch of scene veterans. Iji are from Los Angeles but have Northwest roots, and their new album features guest appearances from a couple members of Big Thief. Seattle’s The Lentils and Bellingham’s Bellflower round out the bill. 

Steeplechase

7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon

Steeplechase are a new Celtic group featuring a couple of the best local players (Zach Bauman, Sam Vogt, David Lofgren) plus superb Seattle flutist Hanz Ararki. They made a stealth debut at the Bellingham Celtic Festival but are now doing their first official concert with a show at the Littlefield Celtic Center on Saturday, Oct. 12.

Pacific Twang

5:30–9:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow

I don’t often get around to writing about the live music at the Old Edison, maybe just because it seems like their dedicated Sunday dancers already know what they need to know. Still, we shouldn’t take it for granted. If you’ve never been, Pacific Twang’s smooth blend of classic country and swamp rock would be a perfect introduction to the Sunday evening scene.

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LIVE MUSIC LISTINGS

→ =  Bellingham Exit events

Friday, Oct. 4

• Admiralty Lounge: 7 p.m., Bob Paltrow
• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., BJ Block Trio (funk/jazz)
• The Blue Room: 8 p.m., Rage Fest ft. Drayton, King Youngblood, Instant Crush (rock)
• Boundary: 6 p.m., County Rose (country)
• Corner Taphouse: 7 p.m., Bayou Opossums
• El Capitan’s: 8 p.m., Open Mic
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Jeffrey Slough
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Adrian Clarke
• Sedro-Woolley Rec Center: 6 p.m., After School Detention, Surreal, Fanny Alger (rock)
• Skagit Casino: 8 p.m., Raucous
• Skylark’s: 8 p.m., Phil Paige
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Bluegrass First Friday

Saturday, Oct. 5

• Bar Two Eleven: 9 p.m., BlindFate (classic rock)
• Birdsview Brewing: 6 p.m., Queen’s Bluegrass
• The Blue Room: noon, Psych Fest ft. Groovy Nobody, Cuttlefish, Screen Frogs, Energy Pyramid, many more
• Conway Muse: 8 p.m., Nick Vigarino (blues)
• Eagle Haven Winery: 7 p.m., 3 Trick Pony
• Gateway 1890: 6:30 p.m., Wicked Timing (acoustic covers)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Yell Echo
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Blake Angelos
• Larrabee Lager Co.: 6 p.m., Monk Slippers
• Make.Shift:  6 p.m., Open Mic
• New Prospect Theatre: 7 pm., The Living Arrows, Wolfchild
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 8 p.m. Skerik Quartet
• Rockfish: 7:30 p.m., The Unknowns
• The Shakedown: 9 p.m., Von Wildenhaus, Painted Pills, The Phonebooks
• Skagit Casino: 8 p.m., Raucous
• Skagit Cellars: 6 p.m., Ryan Higgins (blues)
• Skylark’s: 8 p.m., FireCreek
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Shady Groove

Sunday, Oct. 6

• Kulshan Brewing Company: 5 p.m., Brent Satala
• Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., The Bow Diddlers
• ‘Ono Kitchen and Bar: 3 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Open Mic

Monday, Oct. 7

• Boundary Bay Brewery: 7 p.m., Babes in Canyon
• FireHouse Arts and Events Center: 3:30 p.m., Cheryl Hodge
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Wild Geese of the West (Grateful Dead tribute)

Tuesday, Oct. 8

• The Admiralty Lounge: 7 p.m., Louis Ledford & Norah McLaughlin
• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., Jazz Night
• Menace Brewing: 7 p.m.,  Invitational Blues Jam
• ‘Ono Kitchen and Bar: 7 p.m., Open Mic ft. Sinflower

Wednesday, Oct. 9

• FireHouse Arts and Events Center: 6:30 p.m., Kelby MacNayr (jazz)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Open Mic
• Karate Church: 8 p.m., Sylvania Moons, iji, the Lentils, Bellflower
• Mount Baker Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Black Violin
• Rockfish: 6 p.m., Jen Howard
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m. Saltwater Cowboys
• → Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., Boombox (funk/blues/electronic)
• WWU Viking Union: 7 p.m., Pantsuitguy, Dollarbird

Thursday, Oct. 10

• → The Blue Room: 7:30 p.m., Sego, Kambree, No Mars (rock)
• Brown Lantern: 8:30 p.m., Open Mic
• Farmstrong: 6 p.m., Delta Promenade (acoustic blues)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle
• → Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Greg Kramer (hip-hop/soul/jazz)
• Schweinhaus: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• → The Shakedown: 7 p.m., Blu & Exile, CHRVNS x Slap Serif (hip-hop)
• Thirsty Badger: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• That’s What I Like: 6 p.m, JP Falcon and Friends (folk/rock)
• → Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., Mr. Carmack, Keags, Squanch (electronic)

Friday, Oct. 11

• The Blue Room: 8 p.m., Alice Longyu Gao, Cecile Believe
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., David Donohue
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Adrian Clarke
• → Make.Shift: 8 p.m., SPURR, Grotesqueries, Besotten, Deep Recess (hardcore)
• → Mallard Ice Cream: 6 p.m., Smooth Kiwi, Veronica North, Morgan McHugh
• → Mount Baker Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Joseph, Becca Mancari (folk)
• → Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., Shimmertraps, Sour Fuzz (rock)
• → Ritual Records: 6 p.m., Checker Bloom, Gniffke, Bellflower (rock)
• → The Shakedown: 7 p.m., CYTRUS, The Free Label (funk/disco/rock); 11 p.m., Pushloop, Slayde (electronic)
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Jeffrey Slough
• The Vault: 7 p.m., Michael Dayvid
• → Wild Buffalo: 5 p.m., Babe Rainbow, Very Nice Person, Camille Jensen (rock); 10 p.m., Justin Martin, Loveli B2B Cat Passidy (electronic)

Saturday, Oct. 12

• → Bantam: 8:30 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Bar Two Eleven: 9 p.m., Altered 90s, Human Clay (’90s alt-rock covers)
• → The Blue Room: 8 p.m., Yonny, Black Noise Takeover, Martii McFly, Dank Zavala (hip hop)
• Conway Muse: 8 p.m., Pacific Twang (country/swamp rock)
• Corner Taphouse: 7 p.m., Michael Dayvid
• Gateway1890: 6:30 p.m., Bob Courchaine
• Greene’s Corner: 6 p.m., The Moving Hats
• → Gruff: 8:30 p.m., The High Priors
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Pete Ruble, Willie Reavis
• Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., David Feingold
• Larrabee Lager Co.: 6 p.m., Cardova
• Littlefield Celtic Center: 7 p.m., Steeplechase
• → Make.Shift: 8 p.m., Duos, Fyre Alarm, Moon Mother, Loonie Boys (rock)
• → Mount Baker Theatre: 9:30 p.m., Reggie Watts
• Old Edison: 7:30 p.m., Nurhachi, Pavlov Jones
• → Ramble Tamble: 8 p.m., Hard Maybe, Waltzerr
• → Ritual Records: 6 p.m., Beautiful Freaks, Cat Valley, Biff Got Killed (rock)
• Rockfish: 7:30 p.m., The Silver Tongued Devils
• **The Shakedown: 7 p.m., The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Robert Sarazin Blake; 10:30 p.m., Balkan Bump, Willdabeast 
• Skylark’s: 8 p.m., JP Falcon Grady
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Cape Flattery
• → Wild Buffalo: 6:30 p.m., Robert Delong, Atlas Genius, Normal Behavior; 10 p.m., DJ Craze, Wake the Town

Sunday, Oct. 13

• Kulshan Brewing Company: 5 p.m., Daniel Kosel
• Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., Pacific Twang
• ‘Ono Kitchen and Bar: 3 p.m., Tenderpile’s Smile Aisle (jazz)
• Ramble Tamble: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• → Wild Buffalo: 6 p.m., Bonny Light Horseman

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