Music •  Fisherman’s Village Music Festival About three years ago, the Everett

May 16, 2015 12:34 am

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Fisherman’s Village Music Festival About three years ago, the Everett Music Initiative was created to bring more live music to downtown Everett. That’s right, Everett. Last year’s inaugural Fisherman’s Village Music Festival, the Initiative’s flagship project, was a surprising success. As far as I’m concerned, they’ve already knocked it out of the park this year with a lineup that includes some SW staff favorites: Say Hi, So Pitted, Telekinesis, Fauna Shade, Ravenna Woods, Prom Queen, Deep Creep, and Led to Sea. All ages. DML Downtown Everett, Hoyt Ave, Everett $30-$49 Saturday, May 16, 2015

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Brite Lines For the past couple of years, Brite Lines has been popping up in the odd weekday slot at local clubs, posting a goofy video here, releasing an endearing ballad there, and at times in their live show achieving a blistering, if somewhat unwieldy, energy that is too uncommon in the roots scene that bore them. The whole thing felt a little precarious, to be honest. Yet with the release of its debut, When We Arrive, the band shows it is capable of a sustained effort with a quirky yet very serious collection of pop songs filled with equal parts urgency and heart. A band to watch, for sure. With The Weather, Unlikely Friends. 21 and over. MB The Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., Seattle WA 98121 $12 adv. Saturday, May 16, 2015, 8pm

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Local H Back in the mid-’90s, before Death From Above 1979, Lightning Bolt, or even the White Stripes, Local H was the first two-piece modern-rock band on the scene. I was all, like, “This is just a drummer and guitarist? That’s the bomb!”(That’s how everyone talked back then.) But man, they really packed a punch. They were on the harder side of alternative-they weren’t out to make friends with the Gin Blossoms- or Better Than Ezra-lovers. They fit right in with that Toadies or Shudder to Think vibe. With Battleme and Shiver Twins. 21 and over. WL El Corazon, 109 Eastlake Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98109 $13 adv./$15 DOS Saturday, May 16, 2015, 9pm

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Fisherman’s Village Music Festival About three years ago, the Everett Music Initiative was created to bring more live music to downtown Everett. That’s right, Everett. Last year’s inaugural Fisherman’s Village Music Festival, the Initiative’s flagship project, was a surprising success. As far as I’m concerned, they’ve already knocked it out of the park this year with a lineup that includes some SW staff favorites: Say Hi, So Pitted, Telekinesis, Fauna Shade, Ravenna Woods, Prom Queen, Deep Creep, and Led to Sea. All ages. DML Downtown Everett, Hoyt Ave, Everett $30-$49 Sunday, May 17, 2015

Sistas Rock the Arts This is a six-week series, where a different host offers a different style and flavor with dance, music, spoken work, and an open mic. Rumba Notes Lounge, 5041 Rainier Ave. S.Seattle WA Donations appreciated Thursday, May 21, 2015, 8pm

Liam Kyle Cahill The folk singer/songwriter tours in support of his new album, The Key to Happiness.  Fix Coffeehouse, 6900 E. Green Lake Way N.Seattle, WA Free Friday, May 22, 2015, 7pm

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Barry Manilow Barry Manilow’s worst-kept secret-actually not a secret at all-is that he was a prolific jingle writer. Who could forget “Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there”? Or “I am stuck on Band-Aid brand, ‘cause Band-Aid’s stuck on me.” Or my all-time favorite: “Give your face something to smile about . . . with Stridex!” Despite a willingness at his early concerts to embrace this part of his past with a medley, something tells me we won’t be seeing Manilow perform these diabolical earworms-but a man can dream, can’t he? With Dave Koz. All ages. WL KeyArena (Seattle Center), 305 Harrison St., Seattle, WA 98109 $17.75-$125.75 Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 7:30pm

Sistas Rock the Arts This is a six-week series, where a different host offers a different style and flavor with dance, music, spoken work, and an open mic. Rumba Notes Lounge, 5041 Rainier Ave. S.Seattle WA Donations appreciated Thursday, May 28, 2015, 8pm

Sistas Rock the Arts This is a six-week series, where a different host offers a different style and flavor with dance, music, spoken work, and an open mic. Rumba Notes Lounge, 5041 Rainier Ave. S.Seattle WA Donations appreciated Thursday, June 4, 2015, 8pm

Sistas Rock the Arts This is a six-week series, where a different host offers a different style and flavor with dance, music, spoken work, and an open mic. Rumba Notes Lounge, 5041 Rainier Ave. S.Seattle WA Donations appreciated Thursday, June 11, 2015, 8pm

Sistas Rock the Arts This is a six-week series, where a different host offers a different style and flavor with dance, music, spoken work, and an open mic. Rumba Notes Lounge, 5041 Rainier Ave. S.Seattle WA Donations appreciated Thursday, June 18, 2015, 8pm