Naomi Moon Siegel is a Missoula-based jazz trombonist and composer with a distinctive creative voice: daring and experimental without being overly dissonant or unnecessarily quirky. She’s got a new group called Constellation of Nows (including notable Seattle guitarist Andy Coe), and they’ll be at the Odd Fellows Temple Room on Thursday, April 23.
The Lincoln Theatre is about to celebrate its 100th anniversary. There’s a great show on Friday the 24th with Savanna Woods and the Chris Eger Band, but the event I think is even cooler is the showcase they’re doing on Saturday, April 25. It’s a tribute to the theater’s roots in vaudeville, with a series of widely varied short acts throughout the evening. You get jazz, juggling, dance, musical theater, sketch comedy, ventriloquism from Buddy Mac, and even a bit of opera. That’s a way of presenting entertainment that you just don’t see anymore and it should make for a pretty special evening.
There’s a sort of next-generation alt-country resurgence happening right now, and North Carolina’s Wednesday is one of the bands leading the charge. Its 2025 album Bleeds was a critics’ favorite, mixing gentle twang with bursts of wild shoegaze-style distortion. Singer Karly Hartzman’s voice may not be for everyone but she’s a compelling performer who leaves it all on the stage. They’re coming to WWU’s Viking Union with openers Gouge Away on Sunday, April 26, and I’m honestly a little surprised that tickets are still available.
One of Bellingham’s fun musical traditions is the Band Lottery that’s been going on for years now. Thirty or so bold participants sign up, then are randomly assigned to bands with strangers, and have three weeks to write a couple original songs before performing on a big stage. The results are unpredictable and strange in all the best ways, and often shockingly good. This year’s participants are rehearsing now, for a performance that happens Sunday, April 26 at the Wild Buffalo, with proceeds benefiting Make.Shift.
Jesse Stanton’s music column, The Beat Goes On, appears monthly. Reach him at jsbhammusic@gmail.com; @JSBhamMusic. Check with individual venues to make sure events are still taking place as scheduled. Click here for Jesse’s listing of live music events in Whatcom County.
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