Monthly Archives: June 2023

Concert Truck  –  Ashwood Playfield, Bellevue  –  30 June 2023 https://www.theconcerttruck.org/events This was my final Concert Truck encounter of the year, where I finally came to understand the nature of the arrangement.  The truck, which propels its self-contained functional stage … Continue reading →

Elias Kauhane  –  Bellevue Downtown Park  –  30 June 2023 Kauhane is an Oahu native now living in the PNW.  He presented a mix of Hawaiʻian language and hapa-haole (in English) songs, including a healthy dose of sovereignty-oriented selections composed … Continue reading →

Sketching Cascadia – Graphite Arts Center, Edmonds, WA  –  24 June 2023 Puget Sound area fixture Campanario is pretty much the founder/formalizer of the Urban Sketcher movement.  Here he made a presentation describing his journey, which included, among other endeavors, … Continue reading →

Concert Truck  –  Ballard Farmers Market  –  25 June 2023 I first became aware of the Concert Truck at BFM last year, as I caught the very tail end (un-sketchably brief) of the performance.  I was determined not to miss … Continue reading →

Concert Truck – Lake City Farmers Market  –  22 June 2023 The full description of this gig is the Seattle Chamber Music Society Concert Truck.  Technically, the locale of the gig was Albert Davis Park.  For the various four-hands piano … Continue reading →

Busking Seattle: Dysfunction Junction Bluegrass Band –  Lake City Farmers Market 22 June 2023 Dysfunction Junction is an entity centered around washtub bassist Patrick Ferris, who assembles ensembles from a fluid stable of rotating musicians according to whatever gig he … Continue reading →

Busking Seattle – Ballard Farmers Market  –  4 June 2023 I happened upon the enigmatic Marty as he was performing the final song of a set about which I know nothing.  Luck was better for a leisurely treatment of Yue … Continue reading →

Seattle Peace Chorus – Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church  –  3 June 2023 If I’m gonna pick an event that calls for me working the tables, it might as well be music.  The tabling was for the “Third Act” organization (“building … Continue reading →