WINTER HAS BEEN LYING back, waiting to pounce on us all at once, so take advantage of these chances to warm up and dance the doldrums away.
Port Angeles
■ Tonight at Castaways Restaurant and Night Club, 1213 Marine Drive, come on down for Jerry’s Country Jam, with guest musician Jim Rosand today only from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. If country’s your style, come and dance or play plugged or unplugged.
On Saturday, the Jimmy Hoffman Band will play some classic country, classic rock and classic Southern rock, with some newer classics thrown in for a classic night of dancing to the classics by a classic band from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
■ On Friday at Wine on the Waterfront, 115 Railroad Ave., the increasingly popular jazz duet of Linda Dowdell and Craig Buhler will perform classic jazz at 7:30 p.m. You’ll hear jazz from American jazz standards to Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington. $3 cover.
■ The Second Friday Art Rock (2FAR) at Bar N9ne, 229 W. First St., features the pickin’ of Cort Armstrong, backed by Blue Rooster, at 8 p.m. Come and dance the night away and maybe get a 10-minute portrait by Port Angeles artist Sarah Tucker. $3 cover.
■ Deadwood Revival is back by popular demand at Next Door Gastropub, 113 W. First St., for another “Pickin’ on Sundays” event from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. (or so). Super groovy music by super groovy folks.
■ On Friday, Les Wamboldt and Olde Tyme Country perform at the Fairmount Restaurant, 1127 W. U.S. Highway 101, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Stop in Sunday for a great jam from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
■ On Tuesday, Dave and Rosalie Secord and the Luck of the Draw Band play old-time music with guests The Night Beats, with Dee Coburn and Jim Armstrong singing the songs of country’s Golden Age, for an old-fashion good old time from 6 p.m. to 8:30 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 adults 45 years and older 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.
Sequim and Blyn
■ On Friday at Oasis Bar and Grill, 301 E. Washington St., Fret Noir (Gil Yslas and Mary Tulin) performs at 5:30 p.m.
On Saturday, dance to the classic rock of Chantilly Lace at 8 p.m. These boys will take you back to the 1950s, the ’70s, the ’90s, the ’60s, the ’80s and back to the ’50s again. Not necessarily in that order.
On Tuesday, stop in for a wee bit o’ the Irish during Irish Session from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
On Wednesday, the Denny Secord Jr. Trio plays classic country at 5:30 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 Stymie’s Bar & Grill at Cedars at Dungeness, 1965 Woodcock Road, Jenny Davis sings jazz from the Great American Songbook from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
■ On Friday at Club Seven Lounge at 7 Cedars Casino, Blyn, Denny and Bob are countrified from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
On Saturday, get in the groove with the Top 40 tunes of GruVbox from 9 p.m. to 1 p.m.
On Sunday, are you ready for this? Hell’s Belles, the all-female AC/DC tribute band are set to “burn”’ down the house from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Port Townsend
■ Tonight at The Upstage, 923 Washington St., the Red Trio, just in from Boston, performs from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. $4 to $7 cover.
On Friday, superior, renowned, historical landmark jazz trio Scenes performs songs from its latest CD “Silent Photographer” at 7:30 p.m. $10 cover.
On Saturday, award-winning jump blues band from Canada The Twisters performs at 8 p.m. $12 cover.
Phone 360-385-2216 for info and reservations.
■ On Friday, get in gear at Sirens Pub, 823 Water St., with the Annie Ford Band at 10 p.m. $5 cover.
On Saturday, well-traveled Austin, Texas, guitarist/singer/songwriter Ian Moore, who now makes Vashon Island home, and Lossy Coils perform at 10 p.m. $7 cover.
■ On Friday at the Undertown, 211 Taylor St., the original Toolshed Trio, Sam Rezendes, Brett Pemberton and George Rezendes, with special guest Dave Meis, will be playing a special one-time show from 8 p.m. It’ll be experimental, improvisational and maybe even psychedelic versions of their favorite roots-rock tunes.
■ Steve Grandinetti plays guitar at the Owl Sprit Cafe, 218 Polk St., today and Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
■ Today, classical guitarist Trevor Hanson plays at Ichikawa Japanese Cuisine, 1208 Water St., from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
■ Every Monday, Trevor Hanson plays guitar at Alchemy, 842 Washington St., from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ Steve Grandinetti plays and sings at the Northwest Maritime Center Cafe, Port Townsend, on Thursdays and Fridays from noon till 2 p.m.
High notes
■ The Second Saturday Community Dance at the Port Townsend Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St., Port Townsend, will be held Saturday with the Wharf Rats playing the tunes to the calling of Karen Marshall from Anacortes from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., give or take. Cover is $6, $3 for 3 to 18, free for younger than 3. Visit www.PTCommunitydance.blogspot.com for more info.
■ On Saturday, Washington Old Time Fiddlers play live music at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 Macleay Road, Sequim. All-players jam from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and performance from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Donations support scholarships. More information is at their website, http://d15.wotfa.org.
■ On Friday, the CornStalks (Kim Trenerry, Stephanie Deonges and Paul Stehr-Green) will rock the books off the shelves at the Port Angeles Library Art Blast from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The library is located at 2210 S. Peabody St.
■ Here’s a heads up on the 10th annual Snowgrass bluegrass festival for the First Step Family Support Center. The concert is at the Port Angeles High School auditorium Saturday, Jan. 28, at 6 p.m.
The lineup includes Abby Mae & the Homeschool Boys, Crescent Blue, the Old Sidekicks and Rocky Island Bluegrass.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door and $7 for seniors, 10 and younger admitted free. Tickets can be purchased at First Step, KONP, Strait Music, Odyssey Books, Port Book and News, Renaissance and Necessities & Temptations in Port Angeles; in Sequim at Pacific Mist Books and in Forks at the Forks Outfitters.
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John Nelson is a self-styled music lover and compulsive night owl who believes in “KLMA — 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 emailing news@peninsuladailynews.com, with John Nelson in the subject line. And note: Nelson’s new 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.
