A SNOWLESS FEBRUARY doesn’t stop the music or the rich variety of genres up and down the North Olympic Peninsula.
Port Angeles
■ Today at Castaways Restaurant and Night Club, 1213 Marine Drive, it’s Jerry’s musical jam with guest performer Chuck Grall offering up some old country-Western tunes from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
■ Today at Bar N9NE, 229 W. First St., the open mic starts at 9 p.m.
On Saturday, DJ Bizzle spins a variety of tunes for dancing at 9 p.m.
■ On Friday at Barhop Brewing, 124 W. Railroad Ave., The Fabulous Hayshakers play their specific style of country and blues from 9 p.m. to midnight. $3 cover.
■ On Friday at the Fairmount Restaurant, 1127 W. U.S. Highway 101, there’s a jam session from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., followed by good-time variety musicians Rosalie and Dave Secord with Luck of the Draw and their special guest, Denny Secord Jr., playing a variety of country until 8 p.m.
■ On Friday at the Dam Bar, junction of U.S. Highway 101 and state Highway 112, Gordon Bowlby hosts a jam session from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
■ On Friday at the Coo Coo Nest, 1017 E. First St., Erik Anarchy, Dr. Light and Oxford House bring heavy metal and punk to fans at 9 p.m.
On Monday, join the open mic with Jared Bauer at 9 p.m.
■ Every Friday at the Lazy Moon Craft Tavern, 130 S. Lincoln St., Dan Maguire plays original folk and Americana songs. This week, he performs with his Juan de Fuca Band, Clark Driese, Eric Neurath and Paul Schiefen, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
On Wednesdays, Ches Ferguson & Friends perform classic rock with a few originals thrown in from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
■ On Saturday at Front Street Alibi, 1605 E. Front St., Small Fry — with Rufus Perry and Mike Pace on guitars, Gordon Bowlby on bass and Harry on drums — plays rockin’ blues from 8 p.m. to midnight.
■ On Tuesdays at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St., Wally’s Boys play jazz dance favorites from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. $5 cover; first-timers free.
Sequim
■ Today at Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St., Cort Armstrong and friends entertain from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
On Friday, Sam Amazyan plays classical guitar from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On Saturday, the Les Paulish Trio harks back to another era with originals in jazz from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ On Friday at Stymie’s Bar and Grill at the Cedars at Dungeness, 1965 Woodcock Road, R&B (Rachael and Barry) play classic rock and Motown from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ On Saturday at Nourish, 1345 S. Sequim Ave., Jason & Friends play an evening jazz session featuring old favorites from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
On Wednesday, Victor Reventlow hosts the open mic from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., with sign-ups at 6 p.m.
■ On Saturday at the Sequim VFW, 169 E. Washington St., Round Trip plays a variety of music for dancing from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. No cover; open to the public.
■ On Sunday at the Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St., Vienna Barron and Dottie Lilly host a musical open mic from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Blyn
■ Today in the Club Seven lounge at 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101, dance to the timeless tunes of the Stardust Big Band from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
On Friday, DJ Bizzle plays a variety of music for “Blacklite Binglo” from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
On Saturday, the Dukes of Dabob play boogie beats and tunes from the ’40s for dancing from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Then Sway, a new Top 40 dance band, brings lots of energy for more dancing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
On Friday in the Rainforest Bar, listen to mellow country tunes of Buck Ellard from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
On Saturday, Justin Kausal-Hayes plays contemporary tunes from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Port Hadlock
■ On Friday at the Ajax Cafe, 21 N. Water St., Trevor Hanson plays classical guitar from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ On Sundays at Zoog’s Caveman Cookin’, 141 Chimacum Road, join the all-ages open mic from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Musicians, singers, poets, comics, dramatists and everyone in between are welcome.
Port Ludlow
■ Today in the Fireside Room at the Resort at Port Ludlow, 1 Heron Road, Trevor Hanson plays classical guitar from 5 p.m. to closing.
Port Townsend
■ Every Thursday, The Boiler Room, 711 Water St., hosts an all-ages open mic at 8 p.m., with sign-ups at 7 p.m.
■ Today at the Cellar Door, 940 Water St., check out this week’s local DJ starting at 9 p.m.
On Friday, Ranger & the “Re-Arrangers” play gypsy jazz from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. $5 cover.
On Saturday, John “Scooch” Cugno plays blues classics and originals from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. $3 cover.
On Tuesdays, join the weekly jazz night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ On Friday at the Uptown Pub & Grill, 1016 Lawrence St., The Other, an “indie experimental existential group playing for terrestrials,” starts at 9 p.m.
On Saturday, Jack&Joe play a blend of Americana with some folk and blues from 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
On Tuesdays, join in on an open mic with Jarrod Bramson at 9 p.m.
■ On Friday at Sirens, 823 Water St., L’Orchestre d’Incroyable brings music from Seattle at 9 p.m. $5 cover.
On Saturday, the McCoy Tyler Band, an acoustic progressive trio from Santa Cruz, Calif., offers up a fusion of old-school country, folk, bluegrass and more at 9 p.m. $5 cover.
On Tuesdays, there’s a fiddler jam session starting at 7 p.m.
On Wednesdays, join the open mic starting at 9 p.m.
■ On Saturday at the Pourhouse, 2231 Washington St., Cherokee Wildflower performs progressive bluegrass for the 21-and-older crowd from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
■ On Saturday at the Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St., the New Iberians bring zydeco, blues, soul and New Orleans rock ’n’ roll, with Jack Sebben teaching some dance moves at 7 p.m. The dance has a $12 cover and goes from 7:30 p.m. till 10:30 p.m.
For more information, phone Jeannette Wilson at 360-385-1617 or 360-301-2353.
■ Every Monday at Alchemy, 842 Washington St., Trevor Hanson plays guitar from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ Every Monday at The Tin Brick, 232 Taylor St., an open mic hosted by Jack Reid starts sign-ups at 6 p.m., the opening act at 6:30 p.m. and the open mic at 7 p.m. for all ages, including poets. For more information, phone 360-379-4181.
■ On Wednesday at the Highway 20 Road House, 2152 Sims Way, Ukuleles Unite meets for an open mic and happy hour at 5:30 p.m.
Discovery Bay
■ Every Saturday at Snug Harbor Cafe, 281732 U.S. Highway 101, Skeeter Ezell plays covers of Roy Orbison and the like from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On Monday, enjoy the open mic hosted by David Whipple from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
High notes
■ On Saturday at Peninsula College’s Maier Performance Hall, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, jazz saxophonist and flutist Mark Lewis and the David Jones Trio perform jazz originals in concert from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The David Jones Trio consists of David Jones on keyboards, Terry Smith on drums and Ted Enderle on bass.
Tickets are on sale only at the door for $12 general admission or $5 for students.
■ On Sunday at the Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St., Port Townsend, W.B. Reid and Bonnie Zahnow present a concert of varied songs and dance tunes accompanied by various instruments from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. A donation of $10 to $15 is suggested.
For more information, visit www.quimpergrange.com.
■ On Sunday at Grace Lutheran Church, 1120 Walker St., Port Townsend, mezzo-soprano Sharon Trent and pianist Helen Lauritzen offer an afternoon of classical music from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Admission is a suggested donation of $15 on a sliding scale, with a portion of donations going to Dove House.
■ On Tuesday at the Peninsula College Pirate Union Building (aka the PUB in Building J), 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, the Peninsula College Jazz Ensemble plays “Jazz at the PUB,” a free lunchtime concert featuring Robbin Eaves on vocals with music from the past and present.
The performance is from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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Live Music appears every Thursday. It is compiled by News Assistants Anne Sargent and Laura Lofgren.
Contact the news desk by phoning 360-417-3527 or emailing news@peninsuladailynews.com with “Live Music” in the subject line. And note: The deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. preceding Thursday’s column.
Also, check out “Nightlife,” a listing of entertainment at nightspots across the Peninsula, in Friday’s Peninsula Spotlight magazine.