WENATCHEE — A Black Box Concert series brings crowds up on the theater’s stage at Numerica Performing Arts Center, 123 N. Wenatchee Ave., Wenatchee, for a live show by a band that is close-up like a rock ‘n’ roll club experience.
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Have you ever wished you could get a fabulous musician to play in your own home? And to add icing on the cake, get to share the experience with music loving friends, new and old?
LEAVENWORTH — A master musician, composer and “evangelist” of North Indian classical music, Srivani Jade, is in residency for four days at the Icicle Creek Center for the Arts (ICCA) to offer school workshops, plus a performance with an ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
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GEORGE — Fans flock to the Gorge Amphitheatre for another year of concerts and camping. These currently scheduled shows from May-September 2023 include returning festival favorites Watershed Festival and Above & Beyond, as well as the regular stop by Dave Matthews Band for Labor Day week…
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LEAVENWORTH — A masterpiece opera on screen and a live chamber music concert come to Icicle Creek Center for the Arts, 7409 Icicle Road, Leavenworth, this weekend.
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WENATCHEE — To mark the 50th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd’s album, “Dark Side of the Moon,” local tribute band Artemidorus plays a concert of the full album masterwork, plus “Wish You Were Here,” Friday, complete with an immersive laser light show.
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WENATCHEE — The band Massy Ferguson titled their sixth album “Joe’s Meat and Grocery” because guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Adam Monda’s grandfather, Joe Monda, had a shop by the same name in downtown Wenatchee around the mid-20th century.
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WENATCHEE — Musicians play their best tunes — whether original songwriting or riffs on popular cover songs — at local wineries and bars, this week. There’s also a piano “show” celebrating songs from the ’60s and ’70s, Sunday, at Wenatchee High School.
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WENATCHEE — Wineries near Lake Chelan bring musicians to play live music, weekly. Whether you like country, piano, jazz, or classic hits, you’re covered. Big stage shows by the symphony and a touring drumming project feature, as well.
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WENATCHEE — Audiences will hear the sounds of “la bella vita” — Italian for “the good life” — at the Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra’s next concert, “When in Rome.”
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Wenatchee — Singer-songwriters on acoustic guitars take to several stages this weekend. A saxophonist grooves with covers, and dance floors swing at two jazz nights at wineries. One big benefit concert features a number of choral musical groups from the valley.
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WENATCHEE — Local band Datura plays a concert at Mission Ridge Ski and Board Resort, Saturday, in the Hampton Lodge. The post-punk, goth rock band released an album with 11 songs in 2022.
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WENATCHEE — Six professional musicians are spending the week working with students as part of the 23rd annual Wenatchee Jazz Workshop. Capping off the workshop are two public concerts for $10 tickets at the door or online. Both concerts are at 7 p.m. at the Wenatchee High School auditorium, …
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LEAVENWORTH – A virtuoso of guitar with a collection of 43 stringed instruments will be in residence at Icicle Creek Center for the Arts this weekend. The residency for Andre Feriante includes performances at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at Snowy Owl Theater, and he will also p…
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WENATCHEE — Charismatic and talented percussionist and Latin jazz musician Tito Puente Jr. comes to the Numerica Performing Arts Center Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
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LEAVENWORTH — Inspired by the wilds of Colorado where they are based, the band Birds of Play has toured further since forming four years ago. One of their musicians, Alex Paul, said their musical style is “both delicate and playful and intimate and fun and joyous.”
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WENATCHEE — Arts and entertainment reporter Jessica Drake interviewed artist Cyndi Noyd by email in late January, while Noyd was traveling. An exhibit of Noyd’s artwork is for sale and on public display at the Pybus Art Alley, 3 N. Worthen St., Wenatchee, for the month. The interview has bee…
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This week live music is happening at wineries near Lake Chelan, including three nights at Chateau Faire Le Pont, which accepts dinner reservations. A few Wenatchee shows should attract a crowd, and bar venues in Leavenworth are also bringing in musical guests.
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SEATTLE — Country musician Ian Jones is packing his guitar into a tour van for a five-week radio tour around the country, but before that, he stops at two venues in the Wenatchee Valley this weekend.
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WENATCHEE — “Cheers to 75 Years” is the theme for this year’s local variety show fundraiser by the Wenatchee Valley Follies Guild and Children’s Foundation.
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WENATCHEE — A multi-talented musician who makes his living solely within the music industry travels from Seattle to the wineries and bars around the Wenatchee Valley as a solo singer-songwriter, but he has many other projects, as well.
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Live music continues to play at wineries around Lake Chelan through this weekend, as well as in Wenatchee at a brew house and public market, and at Mission Ridge.
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WENATCHEE — “It’s Been a Long Time” is the upcoming album title of local blues, R&B and soul musician Darnell Scott, who will release an LP with nine to 12 songs in July through CDs, Spotify, social media sites and his website. It will be his signature mix of original songwriting on voca…
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CHELAN — A $10 button is worth a lot of value at Lake Chelan Winterfest, this 2023. Button offers are valid Jan. 13-22 for admission to select events and at participating restaurants, wineries, and shopping businesses that offer discounts.
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WENATCHEE — The second weekend of performances for a musical based on the true story of a peaceful night on a World War I battlefield has been postponed to January 27-29.
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WENATCHEE – A Christmas choir with Bavarian flair from Leavenworth is celebrating its 40th season and performing at Numerica Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. on Saturday, with guest musical artists.
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LEAVENWORTH — Three Christmas-time albums in a Celtic folk-music style give plenty of material for the live concert, “Christmas with the Gothard Sisters,” at Icicle Creek Center for the Arts this Thursday through Saturday.
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WENATCHEE – Columbia Chorale Director Mike Hibbett said his group will be “tapping into the nostalgic nature of this season” in a concert on Friday at Numerica Performing Arts Center, 123 N. Wenatchee Ave.
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WENATCHEE — Ukulele (Ooh-koo-leh-leh) is an instrument with two octaves that is especially popular in Honolulu, Hawaii, where Jake Shimabukuro, 46, started playing the four-stringed instrument at 4 years old. While mastering the instrument and becoming a recording artist, he has performed in…
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Here are the musicians lined up to perform live at local venues through this weekend, mostly at Chelan-area wineries:
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WENATCHEE – For the eighth year performing “The Nutcracker” together, the Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra and the Fabulous Feet Academy of Ballet will bring a full production of Tchaikovsky’s score with a costumed ballet to Numerica Center for Performing Arts. Performances are at 2 p.m. …
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WENATCHEE — Christmas-y variety show “Holiday Spice” features local volunteer talent performing a festive review of music and dance numbers on stage at Numerica Performing Arts Center (PAC), 123 N. Wenatchee Ave. Performances begin at 7 p.m. this Thursday and Friday, with tickets for $27-$33.
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WENATCHEE – Limousines will pull up to a red carpet. Musicians from 30 Washington state bands will step out. All are set to perform at the Festival Día del Músico. It’s the second annual event, locally, and three more years are confirmed for the Wenatchee Convention Center.
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LOS ANGELES — At April’s Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, the big winner was Jon Batiste, a jazz-funk bandleader with a plum TV gig and critical acclaim but almost zero chart presence prior to the ceremony.
LEAVENWORTH — An electric cellist and a videographer combine talents for an atmospheric show experience this weekend at the Snowy Owl Theatre at Icicle Creek Center for the Arts. The performances by Gretchen Yanover of Seattle, with visual projections by Ahren Buhmann, will take place at 740…
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LEAVENWORTH — Two acclaimed pianists will perform a concert at Icicle Creek Center for the Arts as part of the Visiting Artist Series at 2 p.m. Sunday. Madeline Hildebrand and Oksana Ejokina both perform nationally and internationally as guest recitalists with symphony orchestras and chamber…
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WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Valley Symphony is paying an orchestral tribute to veterans and current service members with its show on Saturday night. Nikolas Caoile will conduct the concert of works honoring those who have fought to defend our country.
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WENATCHEE — Three singer-songwriters will perform individually at Riverside Playhouse, 233B N. Wenatchee Ave., at 7 p.m. Saturday. It is meant to be an intimate theater experience to feature musical artistry by Curtis Moore, Ian Jones and Wayne Evans.
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Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra members stand for a bow after a concert performance in October.
This weekend brings live music to wineries and bars in the area. Go enjoy a heightened musical atmosphere while sipping local beverages.
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The Joni and Brandi show is coming to the Gorge.
It’s a good week to be a Swiftie.
WENATCHEE — Trumpet, tuba, trombone and horn! Five musicians of Seraph Brass will perform as a quintet for 7 p.m. show Tuesday at Wenatchee High School auditorium, 1101 Millerdale Ave.
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WENATCHEE — Three punk bands will turn up the volume at Wally’s House of Booze, 322 S. Wenatchee Ave., at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. The headliner is FCON, a hardcore punk band from White Center near West Seattle. The Tacoma band Hilltop Rats got together on Halloween eight years ago to do a Mis…
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Fit for fun in formal gowns — the Wenatchee High School Chamber Choir will perform at a musical benefit concert on Saturday.
WENATCHEE — Go to a concert to make a profound difference in the lives of three groups: African widows, local music students and adoptable animals. The benefit concert at Wenatchee High School on Saturday, Make a Difference Day, will feature student groups, local soloists and ensemble entert…
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WENATCHEE — Singer-songwriter Brittany Jean Walker has released five full-length albums, all recorded in Nashville. Raised in Illinois, she has lived in Brewster since 2013, performing at local venues with an uplifting voice and acoustic guitar. Her upcoming performances are at Pybus Public …
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