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North of the city limits of Seattle, with the Puget Sound on the west, Cascade Mountains on the east, small, and not so small nightclubs and casinos still play rock, rock'n roll, and R&B cover tunes into the wee hours of any Friday or Saturday night.

What follows are some of those clubs and the bands that are playing


October

Club Oct 02-03 Oct 09-10 Oct 16-17 Oct 23-24 Oct 30-31
13th Avenue (02)One Eyed Jack (09)3pm Trio (16)Expertease (23)Deja Groove (30)dsyFUNKsion
Angel of the Winds Casino Country Rock Association Albritton McClain & Bridge of Souls Midlife Crisis & Alimony Horns Ricky Vasalino el Colonel & Doubleshot
Baxter's Expertease Angry Young Men Revolver Triple Shot Expertease
Big Daddy's (02)Beatniks / (03)Whiskey Creek (09)Sector 7G / (10)Shelley & Curves (16)Afrodisiacs / (17)Retros (23)Dr.Funk / (24)Angry Young Men (30)Magic Bus / (31)Big Dog Revue
Eddie's Trackside (02)Smokehouse / (03)Wilbur (09)Resonators, Dogtones (23)Mule Bone / (24)Singles {none}
Fairhaven (02)Kong / (03)Blind Fate (09)Luke Warm & Moderates / (10)Spaceband (16){none} / (17)Retros (23){none} / (24)Retros (30)Hell's Belles / (31)Spaceband
Forecasters (02)Bad Neighbot / (03)Tube King (09)Motown Cowboys / (10)Kellee Bradly (16)Seatown Rhythm & Blues / (17)Slacker (23)Massy Ferguson / (24)Submotive, (30)Handful of Lovin' / (31){none}
Harvey's Lounge (03)Blue Meadows (10)Rock Classics (17)Ride (24)Dirty Old Man (31)Knucklehead
Jimmy Jacks Random Generator Dirty Old Man Rollin Thunder Moon Daddy Slackers
Marco's Deja Groove Big Dog Revue No Rules TimeSlip Changes
Mardini's Pop Tarts Expertease Triple Shot Slacker Franks in Opera
Oddfellow's Grill (02)Popoffs (09)Black Velvet 4 / (10)Kingdogs (16)Davanos (24)Jim Basnight (30)American Night / (31)Shotgun Wedding
Oxford Saloon Rockafellers Fabulous Roofshakers Bill Mattocks Red Hot Blues Sisters Wired
Raging River Saloon (02)Highway 9 / (03)Wicked Line (09)Los Orchid / (10)Red Herring (16)Slackers / (17)Ricky Venture Revue (23)Petty Thief / (24)Rockafellers Hiwatt
Rockbottom Restaurant (03){none} (10)Hiwatt (17)Mill Fog (24){none} (31)Unoriginals
Shark Club (03)Platinum Spandex (10){none} (17)Afrodisiacs (24)Stripped (31){none}
Silver Reef Casino Motown Cruisers Pop Tarts Tony & Tigers Replacements Albritton MacClain & Bridge of Souls
Skagit Valley Casino Five Dollar Fine (09)Goods / (10)That 80's Show (16)Knut Bell & Blue Collars / (17)Martin James & Mo'Trouble Freddy Pink (30)Deja Groove / (31)Spazmatics
Tulalip Casino (02)Beatniks / (03)Hell's Belles (09)Dance Factory / (10)Retros (16)Disco Ballz / (17)Hit Explosion (23)Sway / (24)Magic Bus (30)Beatniks / (31)4More
Twin Dragons (03)Franks in Opera (10)Ricky Venture Revue (17)Bridge (24)Majik (30&31)Funaddicts
Village Restaurant Jukebox Lawless Snake Bite Magnetics Bolack Velvet
Festival Dates Muncipality
Everett Sausagefest Oct 02-04th Everett, WA
Salmon Days Oct 03-04th Issaquah, WA
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November

Club Nov 06-07 Nov 13-14 Nov 20-21 Nov 27-28
13th Avenue (06)Triple Shot (13)No Rules (20)Expertease (27)Big Dog Revue
Angel of the Winds Casino City Zu 2 Slick Pop Tarts Replazementz
Baxter's Shyanne Expertease Bridge Expertease
Big Daddy's (06)Rock Candy / (07)Pop Tarts (13)SouL'd Out / (14)Retros (20)DysFUNKsion / (21)Dr.Funk (27)Oncore / (28)Dan Purser & Alex Duncan
Eddie's Trackside (06)Dudley Taft & Blues Overkill (13)Roger Fisher / (14)Rock Classics (20)Wired / (21)Hiway 9 (27)Steve Raible & Newscasters / (28)Jeffery Lyle
Fairhaven (06)Bandzant / (07)Blindfate (13){none} / (14)Spaceband (20)Afrodisiacs / (21)West Coast Reload (27)Blindfate / (28)Spaceband
Forecasters (06)Fabulous Roofshakers / (07)American Nights (13)Trainwreck / (14)Seatown Rhythm & Blues (20)Petty Thief / (21)Massey Ferguson (27)King Dogs / (28)Mark Dufresne
Harvey's Lounge (07)Dirty Old Man (14)Chris (something} (21)Rock Classix (28)Granite Rain
Jimmy Jacks Randon Generator 3pm Trio Resonators Moon Daddy
Marco's Expertease Deja Groove TimeSlip -
Mardini's Hiwatt Pop Tarts Angry Young Men -
Oddfellow's Grill (06)Rockafellers / (07)Mealfrog (13)Two Sheds Jackson / (14)Union Jack (20)Hairmageddon / (21)Red Herring (27)- / (28)-
Oxford Saloon C.D. Woodbury (13)Randy Oxford / (14)Dudley Taft Blues Overkill Nick Vigarino (27)Mark DuFresne / (28)Fabulous Roofshakers
Raging River Saloon (06)Two Sheds Jackson / (07)Free Rain (13)Notorious Sensations / (14)Rockafellers (20)Chrome Molly / (21)Wired (27){no band} / (28)-
Rockbottom Restaurant (07)About Face (14)Dan Connolly (21)Grand Delusion / Highway Run (28)Dogtones
Shark Club (07)Afrodisiacs (14){none} (21){none} (28){none}
Silver Reef Casino Midlife Crisis & Alimony Horns City Zu Motown Cruisers Tweety & Tomcats
Skagit Valley Casino Country Rock Association Jaime Fox (20)Goods / (21)That 80's Show Freddy Pink
Tulalip Casino (06)Changes / (07)Oncore (13)Retros / (14)SouL'd Out (20)Gruvbox / (21)Hit Explosion (27)Hitmen / (28)Beatniks
Twin Dragons (07)Franks in Opera (14)Black Velvet (21)Expertease (28)-
Village Restaurant Kartune True Blood Rick Coope -

December

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Club Dec 04-05 Dec 11-12 Dec 18-19 Dec 25-26 NYE
13th Avenue (04)Groove Edition (11)Pop Tarts (18)Jim Basnight (25){none} -
Angel of the Winds Casino Midlife Crisis & Alimony Horns - Motown Cruisers - -
Baxter's Triple Shot - Expertease - Bridge
Big Daddy's (04)Metal Boyz / (05)Whiskey Creek (11)Bullet Creek / (12)Retros (18)Platinum Spandex / (19)Dr.Funk (25){closed} / (26)One Eyed Jack Magic Bus
Eddie's Trackside (04)Resonators / (05)Seeing Blind with Brooke Pennock (11)Dennis Jones Blues / (12)Jet City Players {3 bands} {closed} Resonator
Fairhaven (04)- / (05)Spaceband (11)- / (12)- (18)- / (19)- (25)- / (26)- Spaceband
Forecasters (04)Magazine / (05)Red Herring (11)Unoriginals / (12)Handful of Luvin' (18)Kris Orlowski / (19)Santa's Lil Helper (25){closed} / (26)Wired -
Harvey's Lounge (05)- (12)- (19)- (26)- -
Jimmy Jacks {none} Singles Random Generator {closed} -
Marco's - - - - -
Mardini's - Slacker Franks in Opera - -
Oddfellow's Grill (04)- / (05)- (11)Dudley Taft / (12)- (18)- / (19)- (25)- / (26)- -
Oxford Saloon (4)Mark Dufresne / (05)Fabulous Roofshakers Wired Bill Mattocks (26)Nick Vigarino Wired
Raging River Saloon Hiwatt (11)Road Dogz / (12)Los Orchid (18)Timmons-Wall / (19)About Face {none} -
Rockbottom Restaurant (05)- (12)- (19)- (26)- -
Silver Reef Casino - - - - Midlife Crisis & Alimony Horns
Skagit Valley Casino Wes Jones Deja Groove Broken Trail Freddy Pink Shane Thomas
Tulalip Casino (04)Afrodisiacs / (05)New Jack City (11)Machine / (12)Double-Wide (18)Retros / (19)Oncore (25){none} / (26)Beatniks -
Twin Dragons (05)Franks in Opera (12)- (19)- (26)- -
Village Restaurant - - - - -

"Sometimes, you don't want anything new.
Rather than something that may be fresh and exciting, or boring and rotten, you want to enjoy a private Kodak moment with your brain cells - what's left of them, at least.
You want to hear a song that you know all the words to, with music that instantly takes you back to a certain time and place, when you were young and clueless and irresponsible, having the time of your life and not even having to pay taxes.
And that's why there are - and probably always will be - cover bands. As diners and retro restaurants offer meatloaf and other "comfort foods," these bands offer Meatloaf and other "comfort music".
While bands that play little (if any) original material have no hope of making it big nationally, cover bands thrive locally."

(Tom Scanlon, Seattle Times nightclub reporter, Seattle Times - August 19, 1999)




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