It’s that time of year when talented jazz musicians and their fans descend on Ballard for several days of jam sessions across the neighborhood. The Ballard Jazz Festival begins in earnest tonight (Friday) with a mainstage concert at the new Nordic Heritage Museum. Clarence Penn and Penn Station along with Oskar Stenmark will be jammin’ […]
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Big Ballard turnout for Record Store Day
It’s not easy being a record store in the age of Spotify and Pandora, but Ballard is lucky to have some of the best in the city. David Mayden posted this photo in the My Ballard Facebook Group of the long line outside Sonic Boom Records this morning. With lots of special releases, giveaways, entertainment […]
Music lineup announced for Ballard SeafoodFest
You might come for the salmon and lutefisk, but live music at the Ballard SeafoodFest is becoming a bigger attraction every year. On this 44th year of the festival, the lineup features headliners Blitzen Trapper and All Them Witches. “We are excited to announce a stellar lineup of musical artists that complement everything this three-day […]
Tickets go on sale for Ballard Jazz Festival at new Nordic Museum
After 10 years at the old Nordic Heritage Museum, the Ballard Jazz Festival’s main stage is moving to the new museum facility on Market St. “The soaring concert hall with flawless acoustics will double audience capacity and elevate the listening experience for the foreseeable future,” explained an email from the festival. Tickets are now on […]
New Years Eve in Ballard and beyond
Here’s the scoop for New Years Eve events around our neighborhood… SPACE NEEDLE FIREWORKS – Expect all the usual crowds and parking issues in Fremont and Wallingford leading up to New Years at the Needle. Live broadcast begins at 11:35 on KING 5. VOLTERRA’S LAST DINNER – Tonight is Volterra’s last night in its current […]
Seattle Public Library launches second round of local music collection
In 2016, The Seattle Public Library launched an online Seattle music collection called PlayBack that enabled Seattleites to download free local music. Now, 50 more local artists have been added to playback.spl.org, including NAVVI, Fysah, Golden Gardens, Raz Simone and more. Anyone can stream the albums for free, and Library cardholders can download and keep any music in […]
NW Youth Harp Ensemble to perform at Ballard Library
Members of the Northwest Youth Harp Ensemble will perform holiday songs from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday, December 10 at Ballard Library (5614 22nd Ave NW). The Northwest Youth Harp Ensemble is led by Ballard harpist Susi Hussong. The ensemble includes a dozen children and will be accompanied by violin, cello, flute, bells, drums […]
Barnes and Noble to host Whitman Middle School Bands fundraiser
Barnes and Noble Bookstore at Northgate (401 NE Northgate Way #1100) is once again hosting The Whitman Middle School Bands and Orchestras and Choirs for a day of free performances and fundraising this Saturday, May 7. The Whitman School bands will be performing throughout the day from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. “Barnes and Noble has generously arranged for a week-plus […]
Ballard composer set to create new work while hiking Pacific Crest Trail
Ballard composer Nat Evans is about the set off on an adventure of a lifetime on the Pacific Crest Trail. He is set to walk 2600 miles from Mexico to Canada as a mobile residency, composing a new long-form musical work along the way. The unique composing journey is set to start next month and Evans will […]
Ballard Jazz Festival set for April 16 – 19
The 12th annual Ballard Jazz Festival wish set to entertain the masses from April 16 through 19 this year. The festival embraces the feeling of “old” Ballard and will feature a wide variety of modern American music at clubs, bars, shops, and at the Nordic Heritage Museum. Over the years, the four day festival has grown into […]
The Bitter Roots release new video in time for Valentine’s Day
Ballard band The Bitter Roots has released their latest music video From the Beginning just in time for Valentine’s Day. The song performed in the clip is from their new album Chiaroscuro. The Bitter Roots comprises of duo Jeff Stetson and Ben Koostra Don Allen, the third member of the band, left the group a few months ago.The Bitter […]
Reminder: Loyal Heights summer concert tonight
Grab your lawn chairs and blankets, tonight is the second summer concert at the Loyal Heights Community Center (2101 NW 77th St). Photo from previous concert courtesy Loyal Heights Community Center. The neighborhood family band, Mud Junket, will perform a free concert tonight starting at 6 p.m. Concessions will be sold and proceeds will benefit […]
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