KEXP invades Ballard all day and night
I arrived at Cupcake Royale at 7 a.m. today (soooo early) to hear one of my favorite hip hop groups, Common Market, kick off KEXP’s Ballard Day. “What’s up, Ballard?” …
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Pizzeria (and music) coming to 32nd Ave.
My Ballard reader T.M. writes us to say that the empty space along 32nd between 64th and 65th — across from Rain City Video — will become “Pizzeria Picolinos,” according …
KEXP taking over the ‘hood
Call it the mother of all radio promotions. KEXP (which is our favorite station, by the way) is taking over Ballard this Friday. Live broadcasts begin at 7 a.m. from …
Scenes from the Ballard Jazz Walk
We took a stroll down Ballard Ave. for the annual Ballard Jazz Walk. The Marc Seales Band cookin’ at Conor Byrne. The crowd taking it all in. The Jay Thomas …
Music this weekend
Mardi Gras comes to Ballard tonight with the big event of the annual Ballard Jazz Festival: the Jazz Walk. 15 jazz groups will be playing across 12 venues along Ballard …
California comes to Ballard for one night
Yes, I know, California is a touchy subject around these parts. But tonight (Thursday) the Tractor Tavern is holding a “Goin’ to California” event featuring a bunch of Seattle bands …
Ballard Jazz Festival gets underway
While the biggest events kick off on Friday, the Ballard Jazz Festival officially begins tonight (Wednesday) with “The Brotherhood of the Drum” at the Sunset Tavern. It’s billed as “two …
Big event at Sonic Boom
Ballardite Blog has the scoop on “Record Store Day” at the Ballard Sonic Boom store today (Saturday). Four bands will play: Vinnie Blackshadow, Aqueduct, Mono in VCF (pictured) and The …
This weekend in music
Tractor Tavern Friday: Southern Culture on the Skids, Marshall Scott Warner Saturday: Southern Culture on the Skids, Marshall Scott Warner, The Black Crabs (Saturday is sold out!) Sunday: Dysfunction Junction, …
Art walk, music this weekend
It’s a busy weekend in Ballard. First, Sunset Bowl closes its doors on Sunday night, so pay your last respects while you can. Plus, there’s the Ballard Art Walk on …
Local music this weekend
You could certainly argue that Ballard and Fremont offer up Seattle’s best live music scene. And for that reason, we’re going to start posting a music calendar every week. If …
Ballard’s semi-secret music space
We admit, we’re not the hippest kids in Ballard. So when we heard that this unmarked space at 608 65th St. is some kind of semi-secret music venue, we were …