NOW THAT THE playoffs are over for the Seahawks fans (alas), it is time to soothe their sorrows with live music, dancing, fun and otherwise rejoining general society. (Note to self: Heed thine own words.)
This week and in the weeks ahead, we’ll find a band resurrecting itself one more time, a bluegrass festival, dance club events and more.
So you’ll have no excuse not to rejoin the living.
Port Angeles
• On Saturday, the Junction Roadhouse, junction of U.S. Highway 101 and state Highway 112 five miles west of Port Angeles, has Port Angeles based rock ‘n’ roll band SuperTrees returning for another evening of dancing and covers of the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Grateful Dead, as well as their original tunes and more, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. $3 cover.
On Sunday, Barry Burnett does his Sunday jam from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
On Wednesday, Jason Mogi plays roots music and more from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
• Tonight at Castaways Restaurant and Night Club, 1213 Marine Drive, the Sundowners host a jam from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. These fellas really know how to have fun!
• On Saturday, Wine on the Waterfront, 115 Railroad Ave., welcomes back oddly named and smorgasbord style band Bdumpbump, playing hootenanny hoedowns to Brazilian bossa nova, bluegrass to blues, jazzy jive to jamfest and more at 8:30 p.m. $5 cover.
• BBR performs classic rock Friday at the Bar N9ne, 229 W. First St., at 7 p.m.
• On Wednesday, Howly Slim performs vocal and guitar at Kokopelli’s Underground, 203 E. Front St., at 6 p.m.
• Tonight and every Thursday, Larry and Rene Bauer direct the goings on at the open mic hosted by the Cracked Bean, 108 DelGuzzi Drive, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• On Friday, Knucklehead will be rocking the room at the R Bar, 132 E. Front St., from 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
• Chuck Grall and the Sound Dogs will feature Wanda Bumgarner on Monday evening at Smuggler’s Landing, 115 Railroad Ave., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Every Tuesday evening at the Port Angeles Senior Center, Seventh and Peabody streets, the Port Angeles Senior Swingers present Wally and the Boys playing ballroom dance favorites for the dancing pleasure of all seniors 45 years plus from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. $5 cover, first-timers free!
• On Wednesday at Dupuis Restaurant, 256861 U.S. Highway 101, Bob and Dave play blues with a brew and barbecue from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Victor Reventlow hosts the acoustic jam at the Fairmount Restaurant on U.S. Highway 101 west of Port Angeles from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Don’t be left out!
Sequim and Blyn
• On Friday at the Oasis Bar and Grill, 301 E. Washington St., Gil Yslas and Rick May perform from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday’s ballroom dance features Nostalgia to get you fox-trottin’, swingin’ and more from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, enjoy the “boomer music” of Final Approach from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• On Friday at Damiana’s Best Cellars, 143 W. Washington St., Jason Mogi of Deadwood Revival and defunct Tongue and Groove goes solo on guitar and vocals from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• At The Buzz, 128 N. Sequim Ave., Kelly Thomas and Victor Reventlow host the very popular and rousing open mic Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
• On Friday, at Stymies Bar and Grill at Cedars at Dungeness, 1965 Woodcock Road, Lori and Clipper of The Works perform light rock from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• On Friday, local blues band the Soulshakers plays at Club Seven Lounge at 7 Cedars Casino, Blyn, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
On Saturday, Lori and Clipper put on an early show in Club Seven from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Come in for a Club Seven country Sunday with Sequim’s own Haywire with Denny Secord Jr. from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Port Hadlock
• On Saturday, Ferino’s Pizzeria, 846 Ness’ Corner Road, has Howly Slim dropping by from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Port Townsend
• Tonight at The Upstage, 923 Washington St., indie/folk artist Terry Holder sings her emotionally driven songs with a passion, at 7 p.m. $5 cover.
On Friday, the acclaimed Randy Oxford Blues Band plays from 8 p.m. Randy and the band have won numerous blues awards and promise to bring the house down! $10 cover.
On Saturday, Port Townsend local Tim Halpin joins the Bad Dogg Blues Society at 8 p.m. $10 cover.
On Sunday, join Rex Rice for the Penultimate Sunday Jazz Jam at 6 p.m. $3 cover.
On Wednesday, waltz with Otto and Kristen Smith at 7 p.m. $6 cover.
Phone 360-385-2216 for reservations.
• Sirens, 823 Water St., has Sam Humans and the Heligoats with American/indie/folk Friday at 9 p.m. $5 cover.
On Saturday, Horde & The Harem from Seattle play melodic indie/rock at 9 p.m. $5 cover.
• On Friday at 6 p.m. you’ll find Howly Slim at the Banana Leaf Thai Restaurant, 609 Washington St.
• On Friday at the Undertown, 211 Taylor St., Cort and Kia Armstrong provide music with the African kora at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Combo Choro plays an early form of Brazilian music that is enjoying a revival in Brazil. The band is made up of four local doctors, so come by and get your shot of this music at 7:30 p.m.
• At the Uptown Pub, 1016 Lawrence St., Sylvia Heins entertains with jazz standards at 5 p.m.
Music news
• On Saturday, Washington Old Time Fiddlers play live music at the Tri-Area Community Center, 10 West Valley Road, Chimacum. All players jam, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; performance, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Donations support fiddler scholarships. For more information, visit www.olympus.net/community/oldtimefiddlers/play.
• The Quimper Grange, 1210 Corona St., Port Townsend, features the Folinchon Cajun Trio this Saturday. Folinchon means “fun” or “playful” but, with tongue in cheek, I say it’s almost like “folindown,” and with a lively Cajun music that’s a possibility! Dance from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Admission $12 includes a dance lesson at 7 p.m.
• On Friday, Olympic Peninsula Dance presents Jim Nyby and the F Street Band at the Port Townsend Elks Club, 555 Otto St., from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. The dance is open to all ages. Adults $15, students with ID and persons with disabilities $10, 12 and younger $7.
For dance lesson information, phone 360-385-6919 or 360-385-5327.
• Here’s a heads up for next Saturday, Jan. 29, and the bluegrass event of the year. The event, Snowgrass, to be held at the Port Angeles High School auditorium, will feature Abby Mae and the Homeschool Boys, The Finks, Crescent Blue and Marilyn Kay and Company. Tickets are available at First Step Family Support Center, KONP, Strait Music, Odyssey Books, Port Book and News and Necessities & Temptations in Port Angeles; Pacific Mist Books in Sequim; and Forks Outfitters in Forks.
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John Nelson is a self-styled music lover and compulsive night owl who believes in SDLqKLMA — Keep Live Music Alive” on the North Olympic Peninsula. His column, Live Music, appears every Thursday.
Are you performing in or promoting a live music gig? Contact John by phoning 360-565-1139 or e-mailing news@peninsuladailynews.com (subject line: John Nelson).
Also, check out “Nightlife,” a listing of entertainment at nightspots across the Peninsula, in Friday’s Peninsula Spotlight magazine.