Happening This Week
Mon. 2/4 9:30 pm
Capitol Cider Jam Session
No cover
Capitol Cider (Capitol Hill)
Adriana Giordano hosts tonight.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues. 2/5 5:00 pm
Mambo Cocktail Hour
No cover
Triple Door Musiquarium (Downtown)
“Traditional rhythms of Cuba and South America are given flight with jazz arrangements and sensibility. The songs breathe with a deep lyricism, inviting the audience into a rich and unpredictable musical landscape, where cha-cha-cha, vals, and swing meet like old friends on the dance floor.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues. 2/5 6:00 pm
From Imposter Syndrome to Empowered
Free
Best Buy Technology Development (South Lake Union)
“Real talk on what imposter syndrome is and how you can counteract it.”
#Design
Tues. 2/5 6:30 pm
Content Strategy Meetup
$10.00
Moz (Downtown)
“A lively and informative discussion panel on content marketing” moderated by yours truly.
#ContentStrategy
Wed. 2/6 5:30 pm
Drink Up For Town Hall
Free
Capitol Cider (Capitol Hill)
“Capitol Cider will donate $1 to Town Hall from every draft you buy so you can spend a cozy evening out on the town while supporting the programs you love.”
#Community
Wed. 2/6 6:00 pm
IxDA + Substantial Analog Happy Hour
Free
Substantial (Capitol Hill)
“As part of Interaction 19, Substantial and IxDA invite you to join us for a night of music and connection.”
#Design
Wed. 2/6 6:00 pm
Civic Cocktail
Donation
Palace Ballroom (Downtown)
“Conversational format features nationally known travel show host and guidebook author Rick Steves and outgoing Seattle councilmembers Bagshaw, Harrell, and Johnson.”
#Civics
Thurs. 2/7 10:00 am
WordPress Freelancers Meetup
Free
Good Shepherd Center (Wallingford)
“February’s Meetup will have a guest: Derek Morse of CPASeattle, talking on business taxes in 2019.”
#WordPress
Thurs. 2/7 7:30 pm
The Flawed Brilliance of Steve Jobs
Free
Tagney Jones Hall at the Opera Center (Seattle Center)
“GeekWire joins the creative forces behind Seattle Opera’s The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs for a discussion of the visionary Apple cofounder.”
#Tech
Thurs. 2/7 8:00 pm
Tcheka
$20.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“A Cape Verdean original, a singer/songwriter/guitarist who has mastered the traditional idioms of his musically rich island nation, and channeled them into an expressive style all his own.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 2/7 8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$10.00
Fremont Abbey (Fremont)
“DELUSIONS: Prepare a five minute story about wearing rose-colored glasses. Putting on blinders. We’re gonna be famous. She’s the one. No one saw that. Visions dancing in your head. Monsters under the bed. I can fly!”
#SEATalks
Fri. 2/8 8:30 am
Creative Mornings
Free
Vera Project (Seattle Center)
“Brian McDonald, chief storyteller for Belief Agency, and Cali Pitchel Schmidt, copy director at Belief Agency.”
#SEATalks
Fri.-Sun. 2/8-10
Frank Olivier’s Twisted Cabaret
$20-40.00
Hale’s Palladium (Fremont)
“The stage is set for the big comedy varieté show, the theater is packed, the band is ready – but the tour bus with all the performers has broken down! Now Frank Olivier must pull off the show of his life and perform all 16 twisted variety acts himself.”
#HauteSeattle
Sat. 2/9 10:00 am
WordPress Contributor Meetup
Free
Uptown Espresso (South Lake Union)
“Come hang out with other WordPress users, designers and developers and contribute to the WordPress project.”
#WordPress
Sat. 2/9 11:00 am-4:00 pm
Lunar New Year Celebration
Free
Hing Hay Park (International Disctrict)
“Celebrate the Year of the Pig with lion and dragon dances, cultural performances, and the $3 Food Walk!”
#Community
Sat. 2/9 7:00 pm
Son Los Que Son
$10.00
Seamonster Lounge (Wallingford)
“Salsa, son and more. With Stuart Vazquez, Miguel Munoz Lucho, Patricia Carrion, Tor Dietrichson, and others.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 2/9 8:00 pm
Marina Albero Trio
$15.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Marina Albero is a master of the piano, psalterium (a mediterranean hammered dulcimer), vibraphone, and composition. For this show Marina will be joined by Jeff Busch & Dean Schmidt!”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Next Week
Tues. 2/12 6:00 pm
New Tech Seattle
$7-25.00
Thinkspace (South Lake Union)
“New Tech is the Northwest’s largest tech community. We’re the place where you make meaningful connections, learn from the industry’s best, and have a fun night out.”
#Tech
Tues. 2/12 6:30 pm
That Design Meetup
Free
Substantial (Capitol Hill)
“That Design Meetup creates a space for designers who already have a few years under their belt to meet, advise, and learn with each other. This is a place to hang out, share our experience, and support our fellow Seattle digital product designers who are further along in our careers.”
#Design
Wed. 2/13 5:00 pm
Duende Libre
No cover
Triple Door Musiquarium (Downtown)
“Duende Libre is an uplifting power trio that utilizes the American jazz tradition as a point of departure for daring explorations of rhythm & influences from the Americas, Europe and Africa yielding catchy melodies, lush harmonies, and wholehearted groove.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Wed. 2/13 5:00 pm
Drink Up For Town Hall
Free
Vito’s (First Hill)
“Vito’s will donate $1 to Town Hall from every draft you buy so you can spend a cozy evening out on the town while supporting the programs you love.”
#Community
Wed. 2/13 6:00 pm
WordPress Developers Meetup
Free
Pyramid Communications (Downtown)
“Let’s get the developer meetup going! In this session we’ll get to know each other and brainstorm how we want the meetups to be structured.”
#WordPress
Thurs. 2/14 7:00 pm
UX Book Club
Free
Ada’s Technical Books (Capitol Hill)
“Discuss ‘Measure What Matters’ by John Doerr.”
#Design
Thurs.-Sun. 2/14-17
Frank Olivier’s Twisted Cabaret
$20-40.00
Hale’s Palladium (Fremont)
“The stage is set for the big comedy varieté show, the theater is packed, the band is ready – but the tour bus with all the performers has broken down! Now Frank Olivier must pull off the show of his life and perform all 16 twisted variety acts himself.”
#HauteSeattle
Fri. 2/15 8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$10.00
Bloedel Hall (Capitol Hill)
“LOVE HURTS: Prepare a five-minute tale about a love that made you go OUCH. The agony of deferred love! The misery of good love, gone bad! The anguish of one-way love! Love that ‘Hurts So Good’ also welcome.”
#SEATalks
Sat. 2/16 10:00 am
WordPress 101
Free
Works Progress (Greenwood)
“Come get an introduction to WordPress and get some questions answered. This is a drop-in class with a rotating set of topics. Each class starts with a short presentation on that month’s topic, followed by plenty of time to ask questions and troubleshoot
#WordPress
Sat. 2/16 7:00 pm
The Cumbieros
$10.00
Seamonster Lounge (Wallingford)
“Unique Latin/Cumbia/Ska style with PNW-ish sound. Although is not the first time at Seamonster for the band, it will be the first one for our lead singer and songwriter César!”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 2/16 8:00 pm
Gail Pettis & Jovino Santos Neto
$20.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Gail Pettis, one of Seattle’s treasures when it comes to Jazz Vocals performs with three-time Latin Grammy nominee Jovino Santos Neto, a master pianist, composer and arranger, among the top Brazilian musicians working today.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 2/16 8:30 pm
Oleaje Flamenco
$35-40.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Seattle-based group of musicians and dancers who share a passion for the rawness and virtuosity of traditional Flamenco while creating fresh perspectives drawn from their rich backgrounds in a variety of musical and movement styles.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Noteworthy Upcoming Events
Thurs.-Sun. 2/21-24
Arturo Sandoval
$36.50
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“Arturo Sandoval is one of the most dynamic and vivacious live performers of our time. He was a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning group Irakere, whose explosive mixture of jazz, classical, rock and traditional Cuban music caused a sensation throughout the entertainment world.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 2/28 6:30 & 9:00 pm
Habib Koite and Bassekou Kouyate
$32-40.00
Triple Door (Downtown)
“Modern troubadour Habib Koité and ngoni master Bassekou Kouyate exemplify responsibility and shared experience associated with the historical, cultural, and unifying properties of Malian music.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 2/28 7:30 pm
Ignite Seattle
$5-15.00
Egyptian Theater (Capitol Hill)
“An evening of fast-paced talks on a wide range of interesting, inspiring, and challenging topics. The simple premise: Enlighten us, but make it quick.”
#Community
Thurs.-Fri. 2/28-3/1 8:00 pm
Antibalas 20 Year Anniversary Tour
$25-45.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“Antibalas (Spanish for ‘bulletproof’) is an American, Brooklyn-based afrobeat band that is modeled after Fela Kuti’s Africa 70 band and Eddie Palmieri’s Harlem River Drive Orchestra.” Link above goes to a page where you can get a ticket for both nights. One-night tickets available for the the Thurs. and Friday shows.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Mon. 3/4 8:00 pm
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
$33.50
Neptune Theater (U District)
I first saw these guys with Paul Simon’s Graceland tour and have seen them many times since. Always a powerful show.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 3/15 7:30 pm
Rebirth Brass Band
$25.00
Tractor Tavern (Ballard)
“Rebirth Brass Band is a true New Orleans institution. While committed to upholding the tradition of brass bands, they have also extended themselves into the realms of funk and hip-hop to create their signature sound.” Late show at 10:00
#SeattleWorldBeat
Mon. 3/18 7:30 pm
Pedrito Martinez Group
$15-20.00
Broadway Performance Hall (Capitol Hill)
“The Pedrito Martinez Group is a powerhouse arrangement of performers steeped in Afro-Cuban musical traditions.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 3/21 8:00 pm
Fatoumata Diawara
$18.50
Neptune Theater (U District)
“Boldly experimental yet respectful of her roots . . . Fatoumata Diawara is the voice of young African womanhood – proud of her heritage but with a vision that looks confidently to the future and a message that is universal.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 3/28 8:00 pm
Bombino
$25.00
Crocodile (Belltown)
“Bombino is known as being emblematic of the next generation of Tuareg, a new voice of the Sahara and Sahel, fusing traditional Berber rhythms with the energy of rock and roll and songs about peace.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 3/29 7:30 pm
Lorraine Klaasen
$15-20.00
Rainier Arts Center (Columbia City)
“Lorraine’s performances showcase her stunning vocal prowess and versatility, and she is known for singing in the Tsonga, Sotho, isiZulu, and Xhosa languages of South Africa as well as English and French.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues. 4/2 7:30 pm
Zakir Hussain Masters of Percussion
$35-42.50
Moore Theater (Downtown)
“An international phenomenon and one of the greatest musicians of our time. A classical tabla virtuoso of the highest order, his consistently brilliant and exciting performances have established him as a national treasure in his own country, India, and as one of India’s reigning cultural ambassadors.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 4/13 7:30 pm
Cubana Be Cubana Bop
$50.00
Benaroya Recital Hall (Downtown)
“Ignacio Berroa, world-renowned Latin percussionist, joins Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra to lead the band in a concert of the music of Cuba.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 4/20 8:00 pm
Toubab Krewe opens for Hot Buttered Rum
$15-20.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
I have no idea who Hot Buttered Rum are, but Toubab Krewe is one of the finest world-music fusion bands you’ll ever see – traditional West African music meets Southern rock.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 4/26 7:30 pm
Mokoomba and Chimurenga Renaissance
$15-20.00
venue TBD (TBD)
“Local Zimbabwean-American artist Tendai ‘Baba’ Maraire joins Congolese-American guitarist Hussein Kalonji to form Chimurenga Renaissance, merging hip-hop and Congolese guitar with classic African musical traditions. Mokoomba blends Afro-fusion and traditional Tonga rhythms.”
#SeattleWorldBeat