Author Archives: parker

Kahil El’Zabar Ethnic Heritage Ensemble – 1200 Broadway, Seattle  –  July 30, 2025 The venue is an outdoor plaza at what was formerly known as the IBM Building.  Ethnic Heritage Ensemble is a trio, with leader El’Zabar rotating through cajon … Continue reading →

Shaina Shepherd – Seattle Center  –  July 25, 2025 Music took place as part of the weekend-long “Bite of Seattle” food festival at Settle Center.  The layout of SC continues to baffle my navigational mojo.  Does a sign, “Fisher Pavillion”, … Continue reading →

Phinney Ridge Steel Band  –  Ballard Seafood Fest  –  July 13, 2025 It was a tossup whether I was going to stick around for the PRSB after my Sunday farmer’s market shopping.  But the timing was good – no waiting … Continue reading →

Busking Seattle (Jared Elmore) – Ballard Farmers Market  –  July 13, 2025 Elmore, a newly-arrived busker in town, was tucked inside the entrance of a closed-for-the-day storefront.  Instead of a tip jar he used a cowboy boot.

Tutti Flutti  –  Chittenden Locks  –  July 12  2025 Making a commitment to sketch in watercolor is always a tricky choice.  For Chittenden Locks, I at least can be assured of spacious seating for my chair environs, and that the … Continue reading →

Raveena  – Westlake Park, Seattle  –  July 11, 2025 Downtown Summer Sounds, the organization behind these concerts gets major rotten tomatoes for adding an unannounced warmup act for the featured Raveena.  It was some DJ whose talent was pressing buttons … Continue reading →

Busking Port Townsend (David Whipple) –  Tyler St. @ Water St.  – July 10, 2025 Not being sure what to expect for the day’s work, and semi-planning for watercolor, I was without my usual pen & pencil assortment, so resorted … Continue reading →

Busking Seattle (Kalimba Cos, Parth Shah)  –  Ballard Farmers Market  –  July 6, 2025 Cosmo is lately a Farmers Market fixture, smilingly swaying and bopping along to his wordless stream-of-consciousness kalimba jam.  Shah was busking for the first time, getting … Continue reading →

Folichon Cajun Band  –  Sunset Hill Community Hall  –  June 28, 2025 I was running the PA board for the performance stage at SHCH’s annual summer BBQ, so I figured that watercolor sketching could be doable, at least for the … Continue reading →

Busking Seattle (Alexei Kendall-Bray) – Ballard Farmers Market  –  June 22, 2025 Kendall-Bray had the compact busker-shlep-on-wheels setup that delivered a quite adequate sound, and an engaging presentation that included nailing the falsetto of the uber-pop There She Goes by … Continue reading →