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, FEBRUARY 18TH, 8PM PORTAGE FILL ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT $5 COVER The Portage Fill Big Band is celebrating 39 years of playing music this year. The band was formed in 1973. The group is comprised of 18 musicians and 2 vocalists and they play songs from the Big Band era. This includes songs from Glenn Miller, Count Basie Orchestra and many more. Portage Fill has been working on some new charts from Michael Buble, Chuck Mangione and one of the groups favorite arrangers, Sammy Nestico. The charter member of the group, Lou Engels, still plays trumpet with the Portage Fill. The Portage Fill Big Band practices twice a month in the Williams Heating garage. You can find them on Facebook by searching for Vashon Island Portage Fill Big Band. This show will be a benefit to raise money to help pay for archiving the Portage Fill library of music. They have 18 books with 345 songs in each. If one of those books was lost it would be catastrophic. With an archive, they could restore the books. The cover charge for this show is $5.00 per person. Donations will be accepted.  SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, 8:30PM KATRINA KOPE ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT FREE COVER! Katrina Kope, front woman of Soul Kata, will be joining forces with Men for Common Sense, a local Seattle jam band, to bring you Kope originals and music inspired by you! This will be a night of sharing original songs along with making some up on the spot. If you are a musician/singer, you are welcome to join in on the fun if the spirit moves you. If you are an audience member, be prepared to help come up with song titles! Katrina Kope has been involved in the Seattle music scene since 2001 singing with her soul band Soul Kata, Reggae band Leisure Sound, seattle based hip hop/funk bands Irikandji and Role:One, and performing jazz as the Katrina Kope Quartet as well as performing jazz duets with Jose “Juicy” Gonzales. You can check out her music at www.katrinakope.com.  SATURDAY, MARCH 3rd, 8:30PM CLINTON FEARON w/SARAH CHRISTINE ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT ONLY $10 COVER! Always a crowd pleaser on Vashon Island, Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band is coming back to the Red Bicycle for a winter 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 moving bodies. 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. Opening up for Clinton Fearon is Vashon's own Sarah Christine. Whether she is gracing the stage solo acoustic with guitar in hand, or backed by a full band, Sarah Christine’s soulful siren captures attention. This Northwest native weaves a positive musical tapestry, blending her rich honey voice, conscious lyrics and uplifting melodies with the flavors of reggae, rhythm & blues and soul. This gifted singer/songwriter delivers heartfelt messages of oneness, the power of love and the infinite possibilities of clear intention. Classically trained in voice and self taught on guitar and piano she has spent the past 12 years composing and performing. Sarah’s voice has been heard throughout Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii and has been an on-stage presence at numerous festivals including Northwest Reggae Fest, Sierra Nevada World Music Fest, Conscious Culture Festival, Bumpershoot, Seattle Hempfest, Northwest Folklife and many others. Sarah has contributed live and in-studio vocals to various artists such as Publish the Quest, The Crucialites, Adrian Xavier Band, Prezident Brown, Jah Levi, Essential I, Indigitize, and Rau to name a few. She is also featured on a major label release of an all female compilation of U2 covers entitled ‘In the Shadows of U2’. Preparing to release her first full album entitled “Free From Fear” due out in early 2012, Sarah is laying the groundwork to share her passion with a global audience. Sarah currently teaches private voice instruction and group workshops where she guides people to tap into the power of their own unique voices. Her vision is to travel the world and spread music that inspires and encourages people to live to up to their fullest potential. Her recent two month trip to Jamaica with her husband and three children set the wheels in motion for many more musical adventures to come. The show begins at 8:30pm, 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, MARCH 9TH, 8:30PM VHS SENIOR GRADUATION PARTY FUNDRAISER OPEN MIC NIGHT ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT FREE COVER! Students at Vashon High School share their talents at the Red Bike's Open Mic Night on March 9th at 8pm. The evening will be hosted by VHS seniors Sage Everett and Yusuf Griffen, who will entertain and introduce their peers performing music, comedy, magic, poetry, dance and more. As the evening progresses, VHS musicians will join with adults in a jam session hosted by Island musicians Todd Zimberg and Maggie Laird. Whether you're a regular attendee of the VHS open mics or brand new to the scene, don't miss this one! You will be impressed by the wealth of student talent right in your midst. All proceeds benefit the VHS Class of 2012's Senior Graduation Party. Audiences need to be forewarned some mature content might not be suitable for younger viewers.  FRIDAY, MARCH 16TH, 8PM COMEDY NIGHT! ADULT CONTENT $5 COVER! Outlandish comedians Kevin Joyce, Steffon Moody and Jim Farrell (with special guest, Andre Sapp) will be Standing Up and letting it all hang out on Friday, March 16th, 8pm at the Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi. This will be the first Vashon Comedy Night of 2012, and it’s just in time to dispel the moldy mid-March madness that inevitably grips the soggy Northwest this time of year. Past Comedy Nights have had a much bigger line up with much shorter sets. This four comedian format will give the performers room to stretch their legs and deliver the full blown comedy package. Local Comedy, always fresh!  FRIDAY, MARCH 23RD, 8PM RED HOT POLICE WHO CLASH FOR KINKY PETTY CASH A BACKBONE BENEFIT MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT $20 COVER! Yes….it’s that time again…whether you are a musician or a music fan, this is going to be an event worth checking out... The next Backbone Campaign Benefit is coming up on Friday night, March 23rd at the Red Bicycle Bistro & Sushi. And man....what a wild and crazy one this will be.....this event has the craziest theme yet. It is called: "Red Hot Police Who Clash for Kinky Petty Cash" This gives our participating local musicians a wide choice of music with songs (preferably relevant to protest, power, money, etc) by the following musicians/bands: 1. The Red Hot Chili Peppers 2. The Police 3. The Who 4. The Clash 5. The Kinks 6. Tom Petty 7. Johnny Cash We thought we’d continue the theme concept again, calling out to our unbelievably talented musicians on this Island to participate. If you missed out on performing in the previous benefit shows, now is your chance to be a part of an spectacular night of music by a huge variety of musicians, all under one roof and for a great cause. If you've performed at these events before, we welcome you back! Bill Moyer and the Backbone Campaign staff and supporters continue to do some incredible things out in the world right now – this is your chance to contribute to their efforts. For information on what the Backbone Campaign has been up to lately, check out their website at http://www.backbonecampaign.org. For all seven of the previous Backbone Campaign Benefit events at The Red Bicycle, it was ‘standing room only’ in the back and it was about as packed as they’ve ever seen that place. We even ended up having to turn some people away because there just wasn’t any room left! The event is a unique way to gather with your community - visit with neighbors and old friends and share a wonderful night together, but I cannot urge you enough to get there early! Musicians may perform one song by the above mentioned bands/musicians at the benefit, either as a solo act or with accompaniment. There have been some great solo performances in the past, as well as some wonderful collaborations that people are still talking about, so we’re hoping for more of the same for this event. Although it won’t be an acoustic event, it won’t be a big amplified huge extravaganza either. We’ll rotate quite a few people through (maybe 25 or so time slots) each playing one song. There is not much time for set-up, sound check, or tear down, so we want to keep it simple. It’s difficult to accommodate large bands, but not impossible if the transition time takes place quickly. Pick a song, email me back and let me know what it is as soon as possible, and we’ll add it to our list so we don’t have any duplicates. The list tends to fill up pretty fast and please remember, it will have to be first come, first serve…there’s just a certain amount of time slots available and so many more musicians to fill them out here on the Island. Have a second choice in mind, just in case your first one is taken already. We need to try to solidify everything by the end of February i n order to print posters and get the word to the local papers by their deadlines. This is a great audience to play to and if you have CD’s of your own music, it’s a great event to make some sales! You will be able to see an updated list of the artists who have signed up for this event and what songs they will be performing on the Red Bicycle Bistro web site at http://www.redbicyclebistro.com as soon as people start submitting their songs to us. We’ll have the standard sound setup at The Red Bicycle with the in-house equipment they have, and then run everyone through a guitar amp so that we can keep the flow going and not have to do a sound check for each person. Any songs with drums, we prefer that there is only one shared kit and if bass players can share an amp, that helps a lot as well. Also, we would like to have some sort of representation by the youth on the island if at all possible…if you know of anyone under 21 that might be interested in performing, please let us know. We think it would add another wonderful dynamic to this special night. There is a window of time between 7:30 & 11pm when anyone under 21 can be in the restaurant where we could make this happen. John Sparks will be our soundman for this event—he has become the resident soundman at The Red Bicycle. This night should be fun and something a little different than the norm. It’s an excuse to get out of the house, socialize a little bit, and enjoy some first class entertainment. As always, a huge thanks to everyone who takes the stage and also to those of you who will come to enjoy the music. We are blown away by this wonderful community of musicians and music lovers that continue to support each other every day. Music creates community. Music matters. –Pete- The list of songs as of 2-11-12: Apeman (The Kinks) Bill Moyer & The Backbone Staff Cry Cry Cry (Johnny Cash) Joe Panzetta, Kim Thal, Fletcher Andres Jason Everett Dear Mama (Johnny Cash) Jon Whalen, Adrienne S. Mildon0 Death of a Clown (The Kinks)Glenn Rukwid God's Children (The Kinks)Mark Shepherd I Could Have Lied (Red Hot Chili Peppers)Jacob Bain I Fought The Law/Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash) Fletcher Andrews/The Struggles I Won't Back Down (Tom Petty)Kat Eggleston Jackson (Johnny Cash) Todd Zimberg/Maggie Laird Lola (The Kinks) Chuck Love Reign O'er Me (The Who)Greg Dember Mary Jane's Last Dance (Tom Petty) Pat Reardon & friends Message In A Bottle (The Police) Ron Hook Other Side (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Allison Shirk Squeeze Box (The Who) Scott Durkee Stay Free (The Clash) Rick Vanselow There You Go (Johnny Cash)John Browne Jr. Turn This Car Around (Tom Petty) Maya Battisti & Trent 20th Century Man (The Kinks) Rick Doussett & Bob Kueker Uncle Son (The Kinks) Gabe Blake & Kevin Moe Walking On The Moon (The Police) Jason Everett Won't Get Fooled Again (The Who) Gary Kiggins Trio You Really Got Me (The Kinks)Linda Hatfield  SATURDAY, MARCH 24TH, 8PM THE DIGGERS ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT FREE COVER! The Diggers are an Island-based group inspired by a broad range of influences. Their sound draws upon Balkan rhythms, klezmer scales and Greek mythology, while being unmistakably Americana. The fiddling of both David Salonen (who also plays bass) and Ben Lang (who also plays guitar) provides a crucial element to the Diggers' sound, while Danny Salonen keeps time on the drums. The vocal harmonies of Nick Simmons (banjo/bass) and Camille Coldeen (accordion), with David Salonen,create an intricate experience of melody and countermelody that weaves its way through all the Diggers' music. Most of the material is original songs written by Camille Coldeen that become multidimensional through a creative collaboration with her bandmates. Their sets also include folk traditionals, foreign lullabies and other eclectic selections that fit into their idiosyncratic genre. The Diggers gig around the Puget Sound area and hope to, one day, have a CD.  SATURDAY, MARCH 31ST, 9PM THE HIGHLIFE BAND ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT FREE COVER! The Highlife presents the Pacific Northwest with a new sound, combining Reggae, Jazz, Latin and Caribbean elements. Seven talented musicians combine their skills to offer new, original songs with beautiful melodies, poetic lyrics, and funky beats. Whether you like to take it slow, or stay 'til the end of the show, the Highlife will take you there. Please come out and welcome this band to the Island for the first time and dance the night away.  FRIDAY, APRIL 6th, 9PM THEORETICS ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT FREE COVER! Theoretics is a group of seven musicians that makes original music drawing equally from hip hop, soul, electronica, and funk. Fronted by two Emcee/Vocalists and backed by a five-piece rhythm section, the band makes use of its diverse instrumentation and effects to create dynamic music with creative and energetic lyrics. In April of 2011, the band released their self-titled debut, consisting of original songs co-written by all seven members. The cinematic qualities of the music inspired director Garrett Gibbons to approach the band about collaboration on a music video. This first video, “Higher”, received acclaim for its blend of high energy live performance with an interesting story told through breakdancing. Looking to outdo their first effort, Theoretics raised over $5,000 on Kickstarter for “Jekyll and Hyde”, a music video that uses horror and steampunk elements to create an original take on the classic story. “Jekyll and Hyde: the Music Video” premiered on Halloween weekend to an enthusiastic crowd and is now making its way across the web. Looking ahead to the future, the band continues to wow live audiences all over the Northwest with their live shows while writing a new set of material that will move the band into newer musical territories.  SATURDAY, APRIL 7TH, 8:30PM AVAAZA ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT FREE COVER! Avaaza (ah-va-ZAH) is derived from the Persian word for "voice." The musical styles influencing our sound are primarily those from the Mediterranean region including Flamenco, Gypsy, Arabic, Persian, and North African styles. We are also fans of music found along the ancient silk trade routes from the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia. Azula began her vocal training in the opera (she studied classical vocal training as a mezzo-soprano colorotura at Hope College in Holland, Michigan). She became enamored with foreign languages and moved to Europe where she lived in France and Austria, and was exposed to the languages of Eastern Europe. She taught herself to sing in many different languages while performing professionally in Chicago Illinois and currently speaks / sings in seven different languages including French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic. She is studying independently to complete a sound healing certification course in the near future. Jason Everett is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and back-up vocalist who plays various stringed and percussive instruments including his seven-string fretted and fretless bass guitars and an electric sitar of his own design. He recently released a solo album of Indian influenced world music under the name Tal Maya and in addition to his solo work and Avaaza, Jason is performing with Sarah Christine, Geoff Johns, Amrita, and Gina Sala'. Terri Garrett is a professional clarinetist and teacher. She is a member of the Northwest Sinfonietta, and freelances with the Seattle Symphony, Tacoma Symphony, Pacific Northwest Ballet and Saratoga Chamber Orchestra as well as local recording studios. Terri is a graduate of the University of Southern California and is a winner of the Léni Fé Bland Competition. She has studied with the renowned Mitchell Lurie, Yehuda Gilad, David Howard, Michele Zukovsky and Jennifer Nelson. Charles Reed has been playing guitar (along with other stringed instruments) and singing, for over 30 years, in a variety of professional settings, from folk and country, to jazz and rock. He has recorded and performed with members of Jeff Lorber Fusion and has recorded with the LA-based group Boy Meets Girl. Most recently, Charles performed at the Tucson Folk Festival. His long-standing love for world music now comes to fruition in Avaaza. Michael Nageub studied nay (Egyptian flute) and keyboard at the University of Helwan Arabic Music Institute, then performed on both at the Cairo Opera House for 4 years before moving to the United States. Michael represents the musical school of the Nile Delta in every way. He played in many bands in his home-town Tanta, the biggest city in the Nile Delta. Between 2002-2008, he was the band leader of Al Meluk (Kings) band. He performed with the St. George Coptic Church Band from 1999 till 2007 when he moved to the US. He now teaches nay, keyboard, and Arabic musical theory and is the co-founder of the Seattle Middle Eastern Orchestra. Tracy Helming received a master's degree in violin performance from the Yale School of Music, and was a member of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra for 7 years. She has performed with a variety of well-known artists ranging from Itschak Perlman to John Denver. She is also a Suzuki violin instructor, and teaches at festivals and institutes throughout the Northwest and Alaska. She began playing arabic music in 2009, studying with Simon Shaheen at the Arabic Music Retreat, and with Dr. Alfred Gamil and Saad Mohammed Hassan in Cairo. She performs with Shoruk, a Middle Eastern music ensemble based in Seattle, in venues ranging from elementary schools to Benaroya Hall. She is the founder of the Seattle Middle Eastern Orchestra. She is also a passionate performer of Middle Eastern dance, and has won numerous national competitions. She studies, performs and teaches around the country and in Egypt. Geoge Sadak is an internationally recognized drummer and Egyptian tabla player (dumbek) who has played professionally for most of his life in a variety of styles including Middle Eastern music, Jazz, Balkan and Arabic music. He was born and trained in Egypt, and is considered one of the finest Egyptian tabla players alive today. George’s musical versatility has enabled him to perform in international clubs, venues, and studios for several decades. Today, George teaches and performs around the Northwest with several bands, and runs his -Barking Dog Studio - in Edmonds, Washington. S.Chandra Naraine is a true citizen of the world and was born in Guyana, South America of Indian, Chinese, and Scottish heritage. Chandra’s introduction to the world of percussion came at a young age with the music of India with the Dholak. In 1972 Chandra emigrated to the U.S.A and was eventually introduced to the world of Middle Eastern music and dance. In addition to playing Indian instruments, Chandra plays several Middle Eastern instruments including the Darbukkah (Egyptian Tabla), Duf (Tar/Bendir/Doira/Framedrums), and Req. Chandra has recently returned to the States after 17 years of performing in and around Europe with several musical and dance ensembles, and has sponsored and participated in many workshops, courses and master classes which were given by recognized world percussionists such as Hossam Ramzy, Trilok Gurtu, Chemiranis, and Guem.  FRIDAY, APRIL 13TH, 8:30PM LEE MACDOUGALL WEST COAST TOUR STOP ON VASHON ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT FREE COVER! Born and raised in Grimsby, a small historical town on the east coast of England famous for its fishing industry, Lee MacDougall was still a child when he realised that he wanted to be a musician. Studying music composition and production at university in the north of England for 3 years gave Lee the chance to concentrate fully on his songwriting and musicianship after being in locally successful bands since he learned to play guitar at 13. While at university Lee played live continuously and was spurred on by the positive reaction his performances received. After university Lee worked at the local fish processing factory for as long as he could stand it. The last straw came when a colleague stole Lee’s shoes meaning that he had to walk home bare foot! On hearing the news that Lee was jobless, his parents gave him a month to find work and start paying rent. Lee spent the next three weeks locked in his room writing and demoing songs on an old tape recorder before sending them out to labels in London. Again the responses were favourable and within a few days Lee was in London attending meetings, secured on the strength of his songs. For the next year Lee supported himself by playing live wherever he could in London, reducing costs by sleeping in studios and on people's floors. At this point Lee formed a band. He says: “The highlight was headlining the Quingdao music festival in China in front of 57,000 people and a TV audience of 50 million. We got mobbed at the airport like Beatle-mania.” Once back home, though, Lee felt the direction the band was taking was not what he wanted and so the band split. Instead Lee wanted to write more personal lyrics aiming to connect more directly with his live audience. Influenced by the Englishness and storytelling songwriting of the Beatles, Kinks, Rod Stewart while also feeling inspired by Nirvana and Tom Petty, Lee’s new material soon came to attention of the acoustic venue bookers and promoters in London. This included various people at LiveNation, Tony Moore at The Bedford and Up All Night Music, who between them started giving Lee good small gigs where he could hone his style and support acts such as Train, Starsailor, Paolo Nutini, The Feeling, Bob Dylan and Van Morrison. During this time producer Jim Lowe, responsible for number one singles and albums by the Stereophonics, Taylor Swift and the Charlatans, became a fan and started recording versions of Lee's songs. "She" and "Stay" came out of these sessions. Lee and Jim have continued to work together and will be in the studio again over the next few months. Lee released an EP on iTunes during July 2010, selling 2000 copies in the first 2 weeks with no press or promo - purely through online fan base. Word got out in the Twilight community that Lee has written for Rob Pattinson and fan reaction has been great. Lee is managed by Phil Taylor at Up All Night Music and plans to tour extensively in the USA, Canada and Europe during the first half of 2011 in order to capitalize on his growing online fan base. It has always been Lee’s deepest wish to be able to relocate permanently to America, so he is particularly excited to tour the USA and move that one step closer to his dream! "He's pretty amazing and very confident.. like Freddie Mercury meets Duke Special meets Rufus Wainwright, Lee is going to go a long way" - Kate Mossman, The Word Magazine "You absolutely cannot fake that kind of sincerity and passion, and particularly the yearning quality to his vocals...." - Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6 "Best night of the year so far.." - London's Evening Standard  SATURDAY, APRIL 21st, 8PM VASHON HOUSEHOLD FUNDRAISER MUSIC CONCERT - "HOME" ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT FREE COVER! More to come on this.........  SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH, 8:30PM FENDERSHINE w/JOE PANZETTA ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT FREE COVER! This band has been fermenting for years. The members have been eyeing each other as potential band mates, while continuing to play with other Island musical configurations, such as Island Fusion, Shy Sundays, BeSides and Goldaline. At long last, these diverse musical ingredients got tossed together to create a tasty musical fizz bang! We bring you Fender Shine, a fine blend of great tunes, both original and obscurely covered rock and roll, with a twist of lime. Fender Shine is Rick Vanselow (guitar), Eric Frith (guitar), Steve Meyer (bass) and Kim Thal (violin). Also on the bill is Joe Panzetta. Joe Panzetta is a Vashon based multi-instrumentalist, composer, and singer. He performs original songs on guitar, banjo and harmonium, singing melodic ballads with a signature percussive guitar style. Panzetta has been recording and performing music since 1989 when he started the band Big Sky with Peter Mulvey, and has released 7 Cds. Joe also leads mantra concerts with the kirtan band, Mandali, and is in the midst of collaborating with choreographer/poet Dominique Gabella (Next Stage Dance Theatre) on the multi-media project "Short Stories for Long Life". Panzetta has composed numerous pieces of music for Gabella shows in the past, and with the latest project the duo explores spoken word poems set to sound scapes/music over animated short videos. All-ages 'til 11pm, 21+ after that. Free cover!  SATURDAY, MAY 5th, 8:30PM CARGO JAM ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT FREE COVER! Back in early 2001, a movement was started that included some of Vashon’s most distinguished musicians. This timeframe has since been identified as the Terrestrial Deviant, or TD period. There was an incredible amount of energy that came out of that initial explosion and it took Vashon by storm. Creative ideas were spewing everywhere and musical shenanigans were the norm. The island experienced a transformation like nothing else. Mountains were formed and streams sprung up everywhere. The island natives could do nothing to stop it and frankly, nobody wanted to. From the dark and unlikely corners of every hovel in the tiny village, musical notes came drifting outward, clogging street corners and taking over the community. So much so that there was talk of plowing the streets just so the people could get around without becoming entangled with musical notation. In addition, there were libations of all sorts spewing from every gathering that formed in the town with laughter and frolicking all about. Life was good! As time progressed, musicians of all backgrounds and calibers started forming bands and playing everywhere they could. Pretty soon, there wasn’t an activity around that did not include music. Special occasions were created just as an excuse for celebration with music and drink. There were summer festivals, winter carnivals, bah and bar mitzvahs, poodle parties, Susan parties and musical get-togethers for just about every cause. As the second decade of the millennium began, some of the original members of the TD period decided to regroup and build upon what had been started so long ago. This new group had the same brand of musicianship and passion and played all original music, mostly inspired by the island and its people. They just looked different. The name of the spawn group became CarGo Jam. CarGo Jam is an eclectic group of island musicians playing mostly originals that fall in the genre of blues, funk and jazz flavored rock, a conglomeration of styles synthesized by who they are at the moment. And when playing their music, the get lost in the creativity of it all and can sound quite unique. They’re a wildly eclectic & lovable bunch of guys who will charge you up and spit you out satisfied. CarGo Jam plays mostly original compositions along with a sprinkling of John Mayer, Eric Clapton and B.B. King covers. With two guitars and a sax working together, their dueling harmonies and pounding rhythms provide a plethora of musical inspiration and tempos that make you want to tap your foot and say “Yeah!” This is a free all-ages show 'til 11pm, then 21+ after that.  SATURDAY, MAY 12TH, 9PM SUBCONSCIOUS POPULATION ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT FREE COVER! Subconscious Population….a band that everyone knows and is a huge part of Island history when it comes to music. If you think that maybe, just maybe... on a quiet summer night, sitting on your porch perhaps...you might have heard wisps of "Jah Lee Kali", "Funkified" or "One In A Million" floating through the air...you just might have. Yes, one of the island's most mysterious and captivating bands ever is back at it and having a blast blazing through their classic songs, as well as creating their own spin on some very cool covers. Like Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here"....or Jimi's "All Along The Watchtower". These boys are having some fun and if you're lucky, you'll hear some of that from your porch, if the wind carries it just right. They're back in full force and tighter than they have ever been. Now it's time we call them out for one of their captivating magical mystery shows.....  SATURDAY, MAY 19TH, 9PM 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, JUNE 9TH, 8:30PM BILL BROWN & THE KINGBEES ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT FREE COVER!  FRIDAY, JULY 20th, 9PM STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL WEEKEND ONE MORE MILE ALL-AGES 'TIL 11PM, 21+ AFTER THAT FREE COVER! |
