Red Bicycle Bistro & Sushi - 206-463-5959
17618 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA
Located on Beautiful Vashon Island. Just a Ferry Ride away from Seattle, Tacoma and Port Orchard. Red Bicycle Bistro & Sushi offers American Classics and Sushi at great prices. We feature a Large Selection of Micro Brews on Tap, Bottle Beers & Cocktails. Full Food Menu is Available in the Bar. Free Wireless Internet Access throughout. - Sushi Menu Ferry Schedule - Directions -Map? Click Here! Lunch is Back!Enjoy your favorite Sushi for Lunch. Our Full Lunch Menu is back with all your favorites.Sunday - Thursday, Bistro and Sushi open 11:30am to 9pm. Lounge Open 11:30am to midnight. Friday & Saturday, Bistro and Sushi open 11:30am to 10pm. Lounge Open 11:30am to 2am. Join Our Mailing List - Stay Updated on Upcoming ShowsSign up for Pete’s Email alerts for upcoming shows….Click hereUpcoming Music Shows at the Bike SATURDAY, MAY 19TH, 8:30PM SHARK BISCUIT ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT FREE COVER! Emerging like the phoenix from the flames of the New World Shambolics, SHARK BISCUIT is your Vashon Island Surf Band! Shark Biscuit plays surf and rock instrumentals from the golden age of the 1950's and 60's, plus a few surprises! This all-Vashon ensemble is six strong, and parlays reverb-soaked guitar stylings, tribal drumming and rumbling bass lines with a powerful horn section and a rockin' keyboard. Their music is highly danceable and brings smiles to all ages. The classic Shark Biscuit sound evokes tonal memories of Dick Dale, the Belairs, the Chantays, the Ventures and Herb Alpert & TJB. This is an all-ages free cover show until 11pm, then 21+ after that.  SATURDAY, MAY 26TH, 8:30PM POULTRY IN MOTION w/SPECIAL GUESTS ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT FREE COVER! Poultry In Motion was formed a few years ago and hangs out at the Coop (The Society for Miscreant Musicians Music Hall on the North End of the Island) every Tuesday for rehearsal. The music swings around all kinds of styles from Country through Cajun to Rock. Singer and multi-instrumentalist Steve Amsden (known as number one) brings his colossal knowledge of music to the group in many forms. Randy Bruce, local choral maestro, plays both piano and fiddle. Gib Dammonn, from the East Coast, is the drummer who has played with a number of unknown musicians from Virginia to Seattle. On bass, they have Doug 'rock star' Ringer, well-known bass player on the island. Dave Lang plays accordion, fiddle, and mandolin and is known as the patriarch of the local Cajun band Rip Tide Ramblers. Wilson Abbott brings his Dobro slide sound to the group. Last and least is that odd fellow Chris Anderson. No one in the group knows what he does. He just seems to show up and stand in one of the corners with a guitar on his head. The only thing that can really be said about Poultry is that no one, especially the group itself, knows what songs will appear when they play…. Poultry In Motion will be celebrating Steve Amsden's birthday at this show and has invited some special guests to come perform...expect to experience some fun and hijinks for sure! This show is an all-ages free cover show ‘til 11pm, then 21+ after that.  FRIDAY, JUNE 1ST, 8PM COMEDY SHOW ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT $5 COVER COMEDY NIGHT IS COMING !!! The evening is hosted by local humorist and provocateur, Steffon Moody, and features an All Star crew of locally famous on-island comedians, plying their craft as only locally famous amateur comedians can ply. We will announce the lineup once it's finalized! Expect the usual ribald, tasteless, eccentric, and life transforming experience that is regularly delivered at this bi-annual Yuk fest. These island comedians will sink or swim in death defying comedy routines. That’s right! Death Defying Comedy! Please don’t try this at home folks. Only untrained amateur professionals are qualified to run the gauntlet of a notoriously ruthless Vashon audience. Cover charge is $5, and the show starts at 8pm, but show up early and get a seat, because it is always packed! (Also note, that children may be altered in unknown ways as a result of exposure to Comedy Night. If you feel they need to be altered, you may want to bring them. Just sign the liability release at the door.) See you then and there!  SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH, 8:30PM BILL BROWN & THE KINGBEES ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT FREE COVER! Bill Brown will be bringing his Kingbees to Vashon for return visit at the Red Bicycle Bistro & Sushi. Many folks in the Northwest are familiar with Bill’s high energy ‘rockin’ blues show that he’s been performing in the Northwest since 1986. Islanders will remember Bill from his performances at the Beer Garden during Strawberry Festival in years past. Bill and his band will once again headline in the Beer Garden on Saturday night of the 2012 Strawberry Festival. Bill has been likened to Paul Butterfield in his use of the harmonica and his vocals have garnered many a discussion concerning his cultural background. Bill grew up in a farming area outside of Columbus Ohio, listening to his Mothers Lionel Hampton records. Later on, his tastes went to Paul Butterfield’s Blues Band. He actually learned how to play harmonica from a guitar player, Gary Watson, while hitchhiking from San Diego to Seattle in 1969. Bill was also heavily influenced by Muddy Waters, Little Walter, and Sonny Boy Williamson. Bill’s love of this genre is evident in the players he surrounds himself with. John Gaborit toured nationally with a band called Krome Circus and Mike Stango toured Asia with a band called Cece Rider. Tony Handy toured with Rose Royce from Los Angeles; many know them from their #1 hit Car Wash. More often than not, they are joined by Jim Smiley on keyboards. Jim toured with Bill Brown from 1990 until 2003 and then went on to do solo performances….but he’s back, playing with Bill Brown full time and busy writing and arranging music for Bill’s next album of all originals! All of these road veterans of the music business are sure to entertain you at this upcoming show at the Red Bicycle. This is an all-ages free event until 11pm, then it will be 21+ after that.  SATURDAY, JUNE 16TH, 8PM ISLEWILDE FATHER OF ALL SHOWS ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT $20 COVER A constellation of Island performers will come together on June 16th to raise money for Islewilde, Vashon’s annual homegrown performance festival. The benefit, slated for 8pm to 11pm, will take place at the Red Bicycle Bistro & Sushi and is aptly billed as the “Father of All Shows.” The evening will be a “swirl of entertainment and action” and plenty plenty of laughs on tap, with lots of comedy performances. It’s a show of force in support of Islewilde, an Island institution that has been a fixture on Vashon’s summer calendar since 1990, when the grassroots arts festival made its debut. Islewilde is created from scratch each year by its participants — a loose federation of stilt walkers, jugglers, circus performers, actors, musicians and other celebration artists of all ages. Tickets are $20 per person, with everyone under age 18 admitted free. Call 463-5959 to reserve your tickets. For more information, visit www.islewilde.org. This is an all-ages event until 11pm, then 21+ after that.  SUNDAY, JUNE 17TH, 7PM THE ACCORDION BABES! ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT FREE COVER! The Red Bicycle welcomes back for the fourth time The Accordion Babes! Currently on their West Coast tour, these two ladies LOVE to come visit Vashon and the Red Bike. Do you ever wish you had seen Weird Al when he was just a college kid with an accordion? Do you wish you had seen Cindy Lauper in a small New York art bar? Do you fantasize about seeing Joni Mitchell at your neighborhood coffee shop? The Accordion Babes’ imminent fame is undeniable. Come see Amber Lee Baker and Renee de la Prade and get bragging rights to all your friends for a lifetime! They are touring with the newly released 2012 Accordion Babes Album and Pin-Up Calendar. The 4 year momentum of the Accordion Babes Album and Pin-Up calendar has propelled this successful duo into far flung cities all over the world. Amber Lee and Renée are dynamic solo performers from the San Francisco Bay Area with witty and heartfelt music. They tag-team, lead, back-up, and MC duties to create a show that is part cabaret, part rock-n-roll, and all woman! Read what reviewers have said about their show: “Accordion Babes will demand your complete surrender...” Enrique Lopetegui - San Antonio Current “… foot-stomping, arm-stretching, hand-clappin’ jams that amazed the house. …I sure hope they swing back this way and more folks get a chance to be captivated.” Shannon Claire - Omahype Pink-haired accordion pin-up goddess Renée de la Prade comes armed with a low-slung button box and a funky fusion of old Celtic melodies, zydeco and punk rock power. “Not only does De La Prade play the accordion like she was trying to make it catch fire, she has a certain knack for combining apparel." -North Bay Bohemian www.squeezeboxgoddess.com This is an all-ages free cover show 'til 11pm and 21+ after that.  SATURDAY, JUNE 23rd, 9:30PM CLINTON FEARON & THE BOOGIE BROWN BAND CD RELEASE PARTY ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT $10 COVER Always a crowd pleaser on Vashon Island, Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band is coming back to the Red Bicycle for a summer performance of his roots reggae music this Saturday night. If you like roots reggae, this is a show you won’t want to miss. Clinton Fearon has quickly won the hearts of many an Islander and will pack the dance floor with happy feet. Much like quite a few other reggae musicians who came of age in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Clinton Fearon was a country boy who migrated to Kingston as a teenager in order to seek his musical fortune amongst the proliferating studios and sound systems of the big city. He was born in St. Andrew in 1951 and moved around the countryside with his father and stepmother before relocating to Kingston in 1967; he immediately organized a singing group with some friends, but it never amounted to anything and broke up before it could record. It was around 1970, when he joined Albert Griffiths and Errol Grandison to form the Gladiators, that he hit his stride as a musician, and began what would be the most significant and commercially successful association of his career. Flash forward to 1989, when Clinton came to Seattle and co-founded The Defenders and then finally in 1993, formed his own group called The Boogie Brown Band. When asked about his music, Clinton states that “…our sound is roots, its roots, lovers rock, rock steady. It’s not too far from the root. I’m not trying to branch off into anything I’m not totally relaxed with,” he continued. “A lot of (other bands) try to follow the market. I try to follow my creativity more so than follow the market. It’s what’s in your heart; you have to follow your heart.” Clinton Fearon is counted among Jamaica's most talented musicians by peers and professionals in the Reggae music industry. His infectious bass riffs have always led the way, whether he is playing bass, guitar or percussion, singing lead vocals or providing background harmonies. The show begins at 9:30pm, the cover is $10.00 and it is an all-ages event ‘til 11pm, 21+ after that. The Red Bike has experienced sold-out shows with Clinton in the past and anticipates the same for this one, so it’s highly advised that people buy tickets in advance by calling 463-5959 or by purchasing them in person at the Bike.  FRIDAY, JULY 20th, 9PM STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL WEEKEND ONE MORE MILE ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT $5 COVER One More Mile is a band that came together over the passion of playing real blues and making the blues real! Guitarists Jason Lollar and Tommy Bean both have been playing since they could walk, and ever since Tommy saw Lollar performing with a band he had put together called Shakey Jake, he knew he would get together with him one day. Both men come from a long line of bands playing rock, rhythm and blues and straight blues, and their years of performing excellence can be heard on such numbers as Black Cat Bone or Reconsider Baby. Now add to this mix the incredible Lonesome Mike Nichols on Harmonica, and you really have something. Lonesome Mike has perfected his licks over the many years of performing with such names as Elvin Bishop, Norton Buffalo and Commander Cody. Locally he performed with The Great Divide in the 70's and 80's. Lonesome Mike brings an intensity to the harp that is rarely seen or heard, so much so that he will often have to spend a couple days recovering after he gives it his all in his performing. These talented front men are backed by the most amazing rhythm section any band could ask for! These two child prodigies are David "The Kid" Salonen on Bass and Sammy "Milhouse" Veatch on drums. Both young men have been playing together since birth, forming one of the tightest beats available. The Kid comes from a family of Cajun musicians out of Louisiana, and his grandfather brought Cajun to the Pacific Northwest back in the 70's. Veatch's father has been performing and managing bands and groups since they moved here in the 80's. Often times having to sneak these two kids into performing venues like so many of their predecessor's, they are some of the most powerful musicians for such a young age, and One More Mile is lucky to have them! All told, this is one hot band and their live performances get everyone up and shakin' it, or diggin the groove from the comfort of their seats. Come check these guys out at the Red Bicycle on Strawberry Festival Friday night, it’s going to be a real treat! All ages ‘til 11pm and 21+ after that.  FRIDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 9PM LOOSE CHANGE ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT FREE COVER! A longtime Vashon favorite, this band aims to entertain with non-stop danceable tunes and a commanding stage presence. The band’s leader and powerful front man Troy Kindred is an entertainer in every sense of the word. His infectious energy and enthusiasm gets the crowd into the act – and his vocals will tear the paint off the back walls. Kindred is backed by a tight 10-piece band that includes the big organ sound of keyboards, an inspired lead guitar, solid bass and drums and a dynamic three-piece horn section. And let’s not forget the female singers. Not only can these ladies sing, but they’ve got the moves too. The sheer size of Loose Change makes for a big sound and a great on-stage look. This is a free all-ages show 'til 11pm, then 21+ after that. |
