Happening This Week
Mon. 7/22
5:00 pm
Marco de Carvalho
No cover
Triple Door Musiquarium (Downtown)
“Marco de Carvalho has been a performance guitarist, composer and arranger for thirty years. He plays an extensive repertoire of music from Rio de Janeiro as well as his own compositions.”
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Tues.-Wed. 7/23-24
7:30 pm
Ranky Tanky
$36.00
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“‘Ranky Tanky’ translates loosely as ‘Work It,’ or ‘Get Funky!’ Timeless music of Gullah culture born in the southeastern Sea Island region of the United States.”
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Thurs. 7/25
7:00 pm
Mark Lilly
No cover
Vermillion (Capitol Hill)
“One set of originals soul music jams and a full set of Orisha with several percussionists. Special guest Kokou Anna will be doing an Afrobeat mini workshop to live music.”
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Thurs.-Sun. 7/25-28
Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band
$34.50
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“A fiery stew of straight-ahead jazz, gritty soul music, and infectious melodies and rhythms from a variety of Latin American and South American sources.”
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Fri. 7/26
8:00 pm
Paoli Mejías Latin Jazz Quintet
$25-35.00
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute (Central District)
“Carlos Santana‘s percussionist and Latin Grammy nominee. His charisma and energetic Afro-Caribbean rhythms are notorious for bringing the public to their feet!”
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Fri. 7/26
9:00 pm
Orquestra Pacifico Tropical
$10-12.00
Clock-Out Lounge (Beacon Hill)
“Deep in the vein filled jungles of each of our hearts beats a music with roots as wide as continents and influence as deep as time itself. Cumbia, music of the Southern American Hemisphere.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 7/27
10:00 am
DIY User Group for Bloggers
Free
Wallingford Community Senior Center (Wallingford)
“This is a new WordPress Meetup for those who are DIY (do-it-yourselfers). You may be a beginner, you may be an experienced blogger, you may maintain your own site that someone else created for you.”
#WordPress
Sat. 7/27
noon
Civic Healing Circle
Free
Impact Hub (Pioneer Square)
“A place to come together and center ourselves and extend the personal impact of Civic Saturday.”
#Civics
Sat. 7/27
noon-10:00 pm
South End Heritage Festival
Free
various locations (Columbia City)
“Hosting in one place, the incredible talent, the deep history, and the cultural significance of the Rainier Valley.”
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Sat. 7/27
7:30 pm
Torchlight Parade
Free (paid seating available)
Seattle Center to Westlake Park (Downtown)
“Parade units march, float and dance in celebration of Seattle.”
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Sun. 7/28
11:00 am-7:00 pm
Caribbean Sea Fest
Free
Jimi Hendrix Park (Rainier Valley)
“Members of the Caribbean Community in the Pacific Northwest along with those interested in learning and experiencing Caribbean cultural expressions share in a day of cultural performances, cultural expression, and cultural exchange.”
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Next Week
Mon. 7/29
7:00 pm
Science on Tap
Free
Third Place Books (Ravenna)
“Quenching Humanity’s Thirst for 24/7 Clean Energy.”
#Science!
Thurs. 8/1
10:00 am
WordPress Freelancers Meetup
Free
Good Shepherd Center (Wallingford)
“We’ll be talking about Client Relations. Come with your questions, challenges, ideas and systems.”
#WordPress
Fri. 8/2
8:00 pm
Mdou Moctar
$15-18.00
Crocodile (Belltown)
“One of the most innovative artists in contemporary Saharan music. An original creator in a genre defined by cover bands.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 8/2
9:00 pm
Ibibio Sound Machine
$20-25.00
High Dive (Fremont)
“Fronted by Nigerian singer Eno Williams, Ibibio Sound Machine is a clash of African and electronic elements.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 8/3
10:30 am
Civic Saturday
Free
El Centro de la Raza (Beacon Hill)
“A salve for the civic soul – a place to come together in civic community, be inspired and encouraged to reflect and connect, and create new civic traditions that are joyful and communal.”
#Civics
Sat. 8/3
8:00 pm
Musica Braziliera
$15.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Picture a summer evening with exciting music, lush with harmony but with a rhythmic thread that stretches through the entire country of Brazil.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 8/3
8:30 pm
Oleaje Flamenco
$25-30.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Witness Luis de La Tota’s unyielding energy as he lights up the stage, delighting in the rhythm of flamenco.”
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Noteworthy Upcoming Events
Fri. 8/9
7:00 and 10:00 pm
Cubanismo!
$35-45.00
Triple Door (Downtown)
“Sweet dance sessions full of swaggering horn charts and wild polyrhythms that recall the vintage big-band son sound.”
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Fri.-Sat. 8/16-17
Weird Al Yankovic
$36.75 – $76.75
Paramount Theatre (Downtown)
“High-energy, rock and comedy show featuring costumes, props, a video wall, and – for the first time – a full orchestra.”
#HauteSeattle
Thurs.-Sun. 9/5-8
7:30 pm (one 9:30 show Sat. night)
Sergio Mendes
$66.00
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“Three-time Grammy winner and Brazilian music legend.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 9/28
8:00 pm
Huun Huur Tu
$20.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
Tuvan throat singing and more. “Descendents of isolated Siberian herdsmen make serious, strangely universal music out of some of the planet’s quirkiest acoustics.”
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Mon. 9/30
8:00 pm
Too Many Zooz
$20.50-23.50
Neptune Theater (U District)
“The curious thing about being a fan of brasshouse? You’re pretty much talking about being into one solitary but extremely unforgettable band.”
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Mon. 10/7
7:30 pm
Tinariwen
$42-62.00
Benaroya Hall (Downtown)
“Extraordinary guitar-poets from the southern Sahara desert blend blues, rock and pop with Berber and Arabic influences to create an altogether hypnotic concert experience.”
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Fri. 10/11
8:00 pm
Songhoy Blues
$25-28.00
Neptune Theater (U District)
“The future of African rock n’ roll. Steeped in the deep traditions of classic Malian music & desert blues fused with a youthful & super-charged sound of today.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Mon. 10/28
7:30 pm
Vieux Farka Touré & Bombino: Sons of the Sahara
$45-60.00
Benaroya Hall (Downtown)
“A unique collaboration between two of Africa’s most esteemed and dynamic guitar masters.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues.-Sun. 12/3-12/8
Stomp
Moore Theater (Belltown)
“International percussion sensation uses everything but conventional percussion instruments – matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps – to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms.”
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