EDITOR’S NOTE: Corrects day of Jim Nyby & the F Street Band concert to Friday at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge.
SPRING BEGINS THIS weekend, so it’s time to shake off those winter blues with some lively tunes. There’s plenty from which to choose.
Port Angeles
■ Today at Castaways Restaurant and Night Club, 1213 Marine Drive, it’s Jerry’s musical jam with guest singer Terry Roszatycki from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
■ On Friday at Barhop Brewing, 124 W. Railroad Ave., the Scott Sullivan Duo plays rock from 9 p.m. to midnight. $3 cover.
■ Today at Bar N9NE, 229 W. First St., the open mic starts at 9 p.m.
On Friday, DJ RoBoTiX spins at 9 p.m.
On Saturday, DJ Bizzle plays current hits from 9 p.m.
■ On Friday at The Metta Room, 132 E. Front St., Black Lodge plays a variety at 9 p.m.
On Saturday, The Hooky’s team up with Isaiah Jones and Toon and Coexist for a night of rock and reggae at 9 p.m. $5 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 Serendipity with special guest Les Wamboldt until 8 p.m.
On Sundays, Craig Logue hosts the open mic from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
■ On Friday at The Lazy Moon Craft Tavern, 130 S. Lincoln St., Dan Maguire brings locals Bill Tiderman and Rudy Maxion onstage to perform folk at 7:30 p.m.
On Wednesdays, Ches Ferguson & Friends perform classic rock with a few originals thrown in from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ On Saturday at Front Street Alibi, 1605 E. Front St., Small Fry plays rockin’ blues from 8 p.m. to midnight.
■ On Monday at the Coo Coo Nest, 1017 E. First St., join the open mic with Jared Bauer at 9 p.m.
■ 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, Jim Faddis, Donna Rankin and Ron Munro entertain from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
On Friday, Rufus & the Blue Hares entertain with jazz variety from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On Saturday, Linda Dowdell, Ted Enderle and Ed Donahue bring original jazz beats from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ On Saturday at the Sequim VFW, 169 E. Washington St., Silver and Gold play classic country tunes from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The public is invited. No cover.
■ On Sunday at the Shipley Center, 921 E. Hammond St., Dottie Lilly and Vienna Barron host an open mic (musical only) from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
■ On Saturday at Nourish, 1345 S. Sequim Ave., Kate and Ethan Powers play fiddle and guitar at a book launch party for author Lindy MacLaine’s The Curse of the Neverland from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. By donation.
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.
Blyn
■ Today in Club Seven lounge at 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101, dance to the Jim Hoffman Band playing country, rock and a little blues from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
On Friday, The Hooky’s come with their blend of rock, hip-hop, soul and reggae from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
On Saturday, Justin Kausal-Hayes plays soul and rock hits of the past four decades from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Then Heart by Heart plays Heart tribute hits from the ’70s and ’80s with original Heart band members from 10 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
On Friday in the Rainforest Bar, listen to the country and blues tunes of Billy Shew from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
On Saturday, DJ O.B.1 plays hot mixes during the “18-20s Night” from 9 p.m. to midnight.
Port Hadlock
■ 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
■ Today at the Cellar Door, 940 Water St., check out this week’s local DJ starting at 9 p.m.
On Friday, join the dance party with Captain Peacock as he spins old-school hip-hop, reggae and more for dancing from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
On Saturday, The Whiskey Jackets come from the deep bayous of Louisiana to perform Prohibition-era music, traditional jazz and bluegrass from 9 p.m. to midnight. $3 cover.
On Tuesdays, join the weekly jazz night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This week, Tony & The Roundabouts play the free event.
■ 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.
■ On Friday at the Uptown Pub & Grill, 1016 Lawrence St., Megan Trenary sings her own soul songs from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
On Saturday, Drea plays acoustic guitar while delivering original songs 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 Saturday at the Pourhouse, 2231 Washington St., the Shed Boys come over from Seattle to perform Americana, bluegrass and folk from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
■ On Saturday at Sirens, 823 Water St., Small Souls come from Portland, Ore., drawing from diverse influences, to perform at 9 p.m. $5 cover.
On Tuesdays, there’s a fiddler jam session starting at 7 p.m.
■ 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., Jack Reid hosts an all-ages open mic, with sign-ups at 6 p.m., the opening act at 6:30 p.m. and the mic at 7 p.m. Poets welcome, too.
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.
High notes
■ On Friday at the Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St., Port Townsend, Seattle composers David Miles Keenan and Nova Karina Devonie, aka Miles and Karina, perform their original score to Buster Keaton’s “Steamboat Bill Jr.” Using accordion, guitar, banjo, ukulele, viola, glockenspiel, kazoo and percussion, they will bring new life to the silent movie at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $20 at www.keycitypublictheatre.org, 360-385-5278 or at the door.
■ On Saturday at the Cotton Building, 607 Water St., Port Townsend, Toot Sweet, a clarinet quartet with John Adams, Vicky Blakesley, Nancy Peterson and Mark Holman, plays a variety of musical styles to celebrate the Victorian Festival starting at 2 p.m.
■ On Saturday at the Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St., Port Townsend, the Hardy Boys & Girls play for the contra dance with Jo Yount calling the patterns. Dancing begins at 7:30 p.m. and ends at around 10:30 p.m.
Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for ages 3 to 18 and free for those younger than 3.
Visit the website www.ptcommmunitydance.com for more information.
■ On Friday at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St., the Olympic Peninsula Dance Club presents Jim Nyby & the F Street Band from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Admission is $10, including dance instruction by Janice Eklund at 7 p.m.
No partner or registration is necessary at this smoke- and scent-free dance open to all ages.
■ On Saturday at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road in Coyle, the Seattle folk-pop duo March to May overlays harp, guitar and vocals for a hauntingly lyrical and riveting music genre for all ages at 7:30 p.m. Admission is by donation.
■ On Sunday in the Port Angeles High School auditorium, 304 W. Park Ave., Alive for Five, a local group working with the Children’s Hunger Relief Fund, is sponsoring an “Elvis” concert at 7 p.m.
Admission is by donation, with proceeds going toward the purchase of mosquito netting for children in Africa.
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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.
