Live music calendar: June 5–14, 2026

Jun Iida 

June 10 and 11

Multiple locations

Jazz trumpeter and composer Jun Iida has an absolutely gorgeous tone and a wide-ranging instrumental vocabulary. His most recent album, “Evergreen,” showcases sounds from hip hop to traditional Japanese music without ever losing its appeal to jazz lovers. After a couple years in Seattle, he’s now based in New York, but he’s coming through for two regional appearances: Wednesday, June 10 at the FireHouse in Bellingham, and Thursday the 11th at the Rockfish in Anacortes. 

Channel One Sound System 

8 p.m. Wednesday, June 10

The Shakedown, 1212 State St., Bellingham

The streets of Jamaica have long moved to the music of “sound systems.” This is essentially a mobile PA system accompanied by a crew of DJs, MCs and engineers,  who can set up anywhere and spark a party to life. It’s a way of bringing the music directly to people who might not be able to afford the cover at a fancy nightclub. One of the legendary Jamaican sound systems touches down at the Shakedown on Wednesday, June 10: Channel One, hosted by the great Mikey Dread. He has toured with or produced artists as diverse as The Clash, Bob Dylan and Carlos Santana.  

Bear Square Fest

June 12 and 13

Main Street, Concrete

Bear Square in Concrete is going to be hopping on the 12th and 13th, with a homegrown festival known as Bear Square Fest featuring a bunch of the best music from Skagit County. Headliners include Nurhachi and the Opines on Friday and Benny Sidelinger and the Enthusiasts on Saturday. The whole thing is a benefit for youth sports and music organizations, and there will be food and art for sale. 

Galby Grooves

4–11:50 p.m. Saturday, June 13

The Shakedown, 1212 State St., Bellingham

The success of the Northwest Tune-Up Festival over the last few years has made clear the appeal of combining live music with mountain biking. On Saturday, June 13, the Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition (WMBC) is taking it one step further with a concert right on Galbraith Mountain, with a stacked lineup featuring Yogoman Burning Band, Reposado and Manatee Commune. 

Friday, June 5

• Admiralty Lounge: 7 p.m., KC Mud, Jude Noah 
• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., Silent Cowboy
• Beach at Birch Bay: 6 p.m., Lost at Last
• Beach Cat (Bellingham): 6 p.m., Dial-Up (alt rock covers)
• Central Avenue Pier: 6 p.m., Ki’hele 
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Jess Chase
• Hotel Leo: 6 p.m., Etsuko Tomeda
• Lighthouse Pub at Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Ben Meyer
• Main Street Bar and Grill: 9 p.m., Sockeye Sawtooth
• Majestic Ballroom: 8 p.m., The Litch Brothers, Ivy Ficarra (bluegrass)
• Mount Baker Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Take It To The Limit (Eagles tribute)
• North Sound Brewing: 6 p.m., Lee Howard
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 7 p.m., Golden Hour Variety Show ft. Three for Silver
• Rockfish: 7:30 p.m., Bluesfish
• Sedro-Woolley Blast from the Past: noon, Charlie Partin, 2 p.m., Walker and the Stardust Rangers, 5 p.m., Minimum Wage
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., TBA
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., High Mountain String Band
• Vault: 7 p.m., Cuarto Sueno
• Wild Buffalo: 8:30 p.m., Buddy Mac, The Stapletones

Saturday, June 6

• Acme Diner: 7 p.m., Enchantrix
• Arcadian Public House: 8 p.m., Souled Out (funk)
• Bar Two Eleven: 8:30 p.m., Fortress of the Bear, Deep Contact, Rent the Sky (rock)
• Beach at Birch Bay: 4 p.m., Blind Fate (classic rock)
• Blue Room: 8 p.m., Magenta Wave, Grover (rock)
• Brown Lantern: 9 p.m. Michele Show
• Farmstrong: 6 p.m., Soulfire
• Guemes Island General Store: 6 p.m., Tony Furtado Duo ft. Luke Price
• Honey Moon: 5:30 p.m., Dry Creek Incident, 8 p.m., Edlyn Clevenger
• Lighthouse Pub at Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., David Feingold
• Make.Shift: 8 p.m., Kellen Murphy Band, hernamewasprincess, Jesse Hawkins
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 9 p.m., Julian MacDonough (jazz)
• Old Edison: 8 p.m., The Fat Fridays
• Rockfish: 7:30 p.m., Mark Dufresne
• Schweinhaus: 8 p.m., J. Chang and the Lover Boys (reggae)
• Sedro-Woolley Blast from the Past: noon, Cassaundra May & James, 3 p.m., Brittany Collins Band, 6 p.m., Dangerous Curves
• Shakedown: 9 p.m., Heels to the Hardwood, Forest Stoke, Walker and the Stardust Rangers
• Skylark’s: 6 p.m., Lost at Last
• Station 49: 5 p.m., Three Trick Pony
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Cedar
• Terramar Brewing: 5 p.m., Benny Sidelinger and the Fits
• Waterfront Tavern: 8:30 p.m., The Sheen, Old Dirty Buzzard, Disaster Queen, Echo Sector (rock)

Sunday, June 7

• Aslan Depot: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., The Beach Bums
• Hotel Leo: 7 p.m., Jazz Jam hosted by Scot Ranney
• Kulshan Sunnyland: 5 p.m., Towse
• New Prospect Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Tony Furtado Duo ft. Luke Price
• Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., The Atlantics
• Sedro-Woolley Blast From the Past: 11 a.m., CC Adams Band w/ Mary Ellen Lykins, 2 p.m., One Trick Pony
• Shakedown: 8 p.m., Spider Cult, Daisychain, Villain Acrylic
• Station 49: 3 p.m., Emery Road

Monday, June 8

• Admiralty Lounge: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• FireHouse Arts and Events Center: 3:30 p.m., Dry Martini (jazz)

Tuesday, June 9

• The Admiralty Lounge: 7 p.m.,
• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., Jazz Night
• Menace: 7 p.m.,  Invitational Blues Jam
• MJ’s Martini Bar: 6 p.m., Open Mic
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 7 p.m., Message Received (jazz)

Wednesday, June 10

• Beach at Birch Bay: 5:30 p.m., Ron Hardt
• Firehouse: 6:30 p.m., Jun Iida (jazz)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Open Mic
• Lighthouse Pub at Hotel Bellwether: 5 p.m., Adrian Clarke
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 9 p.m., Nightcap (jazz)
• Rockfish: 6 p.m., Wayne Hayton
• Shakedown: 8 p.m., Channel One Sound System
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Saltwater Cowboys

Thursday, June 11

• Brown Lantern: 8:30 p.m., Open Mic
• Farmstrong: 6 p.m., Sandy Rowe
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Jackero, Ivy Ficarra
• Lighthouse Pub at Hotel Bellwether: 5:30 p.m., Marvin Johnson
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 7 p.m., Robert Sarazin Blake & The High, Wide and Handsome Band, Dogwood
• Rockfish: 7 p.m., Jun Iida
• Schweinhaus: 7 p.m., Open Jam
• Sedro Woolley YMCA: 6:30 p.m., Savanna Woods, The Enthusiasts, Elin Heacox
• Thirsty Badger: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• That’s What I Like! Island Grill: 6 p.m, JP Falcon and Friends (folk/rock)
• Wild Buffalo: 8 p.m., Saliva (hard rock)
• Zeeks Pizza: 7 p.m., Wyld Flamingos

Friday, June 12

• Arcadian Public House: 8 p.m., Jammin After Noon
• Aslan Depot: 8 p.m., The Stapletones (country)
• Bar Two Eleven: 6 p.m., Island Love, Ska Island, Sleepy Alligators
• Beach at Birch Bay: 6 p.m., Naked Cowboys
• Bear Square Fest (Concrete): 5-11 p.m., Nurhachi, The Opines, Surreal, many more
• Blue Room: 8 p.m., Starseeker, Silent Disco Club, Holly Maxam
• Corner Taphouse: 7 p.m., Saltwater Cowboys
• Firehouse: 7 p.m., Tim Volpicella (jazz)
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., Geof Morgan, Kerry Hast 
• Hotel Leo: 7 p.m., Chet & Adam
• Karate Church: 8 p.m., Corners of the Sky, Dead Energy, Sunbather Die
• Lake Padden Golf Course: 6 p.m., JP Falcon Band
• Lighthouse Pub at Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Ben Meyer
• Main Street Bar and Grill: 9 p.m., Honey Weather
• Majestic Ballroom: 7 p.m., Troy Ramey
• North Sound Brewing: 6 p.m., Keith Howard
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 9 p.m., Mindset Concept
• Ritual Records: 6:30 p.m., Blazed, Quinkana, Grolixes, August is Loud (rock)
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., GrooveBot
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., Free Harmony
• Vault: 7 p.m., Monk Slippers (jazz)

Saturday, June 13

• Acme Diner: 5 p.m., Aspen Birchfield, 7 p.m., Happy Accidents
• Aim & Game: 6 p.m., Xoth, Done to Death, Wet Temple, Eroder (metal)
• Arcadian Public House: 8 p.m.,
• Beach at Birch Bay: 4 p.m., Motown Cruisers
• Bear Square Fest (Concrete): noon-10 p.m., Benny Sidelinger, The Enthuisasts, Mild Mallard, many more
• Firehouse: 7:30 p.m., Ryan Wapnowski
• Galbraith Mountain: 5:30 p.m., Yogoman Burning Band, 7:30 p.m., Reposado, 9:30 p.m., Manatee Commune, 10:45 p.m., Tony H
• Guemes Island General Store: 6:30 p.m., Karl Blau, Frank Hurricane
• Honey Moon: 8 p.m., VTheLight
• Lighthouse Pub at Hotel Bellwether: 6 p.m., Bill MacDonough
• Mount Baker Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Bonnie Raitt (sold out)
• Odd Fellows at the Orion: 8 p.m. (jazz)
• Old Edison: 8 p.m., Walker and the Stardust Rangers (country)
• Rockfish: 7:30 p.m., The Fat Fridays (classic rock)
• Schweinhaus: 8 p.m., Ten Thousand Chariots (classic rock/ country)
• Shakedown: 9 p.m., Versteckt, Hisemtuks Himi*n, Culmination (metal)
• Skagit Casino: 8 p.m., Dear Amy (Amy Winehouse tribute)
• Skylark’s: 5 p.m., Pacific Twang (country/ Americana)
• Station 49: 5 p.m., The Harvey Creek Band
• Stones Throw: 6 p.m., TBA
• VFW Post 1585: 2 p.m., The Little Jazz Friends
• Wild Buffalo: 9 p.m., The Polish Ambassador

Sunday, June 14

• Aslan Depot: 7 p.m., Open Mic
• Beach at Birch Bay: 3 p.m., SpaceBand
• Hotel Leo: 7 p.m., Jazz Jam hosted by Scot Ranney
• Karate Church: 8 p.m., Stonefruit, New Issue, Arcana, Ladybird
• Kulshan Sunnyland: 5 p.m., Alger Rhythms
• New Prospect Theatre: 8 p.m., The Montvales, Creekbed Carter Hogan
• Old Edison: 5:30 p.m., Ron Bailey & The Tangents
• Shakedown: 8 p.m., Cosmic Kitten, BRAT, guests

Jesse Stanton’s music column, The Beat Goes On, appears monthly. Reach him at [email protected]; @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.