Taking a break for most of the month. Look for a new edition August 26.
Happening This 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.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
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.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
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.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
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.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
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.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
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. 12/3-8
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.”
#SeattleWorldBeat