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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, COME CHECK OUT BILLY JOE & THE DUSTY 45'S AT THE RED BICYCLE BISTRO. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO OF BILLY JOE & HIS FLAMING TRUMPET IN BROOKLYN, NY
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Each performer is located in our Top Friends. Visit their page and sample their music!
SAT OCT 11 9:30PM THE STAXX BROTHERS(Hip Hop/Soul/Rock)
Hailing from the emerald city of Seattle, The Staxx Brothers spent over a year penning their opus, 12th Street Blues, before seeing it come to fruition. Now with the album's release, the band promises an eclectic live experience blending hip-hop and R&B with powerful funk and jazz instrumentation. A Blind Black Rapper, a ½ Puerto Rican Jagger, and Gypsy-walk out of a bar with one of the seminal Rock & Roll Records of the past decade. Backed by Seattle Jazz & Rock heavyweights Joe Doria, Dave Carter, Andy Coe and RL Heyer, The Staxx Brothers have created a living document that uncovers Seattle’s lost identity as an urban crossroad for classic R & B, Hip Hop and Hard ASS Soul. It all starts with The 12th Street Blues.
At the classic LP length of 46 minutes, The 12th Street Blues takes the listener through an analog signal path and back out on the streets, in a journey that defines The Staxx Brothers experience. Breaking the rules by realizing the true range (and influence) of American Soul, The 12th Street Blues is paved with gold. ‘Slowdown’ and ‘Easy Rider’ are post rap suites, the rave up ‘Black Market’ rocks relentlessly, and the Hip Hop opera ‘Keep the Motor Runnin’/ ‘Toshin’’ amble easily from New Orleans to Jamaica. As the album takes on another surprising turn towards the home stretch, the whiskey soaked ballad, ‘Back Home’ (recorded live) chases country back into the arms of Ray Charles. When the curtains finally close in full salute to Seattle’s greatest icon, ‘JMH I & II’- The Staxx Brothers give it all up for Jimi Hendrix in 10 incendiary minutes.
All songs of experience, The 12th Street Blues is like peering up from the storm drains of Seattle, seeing nothing but stars all pointed towards heaven. Or Memphis.
The Staxx Brothers have shared the stage with Blake Lewis, Kevin Sawka, Maktub, Panda Conspiracy and DJ Tina T. Members of the group have also performed alongside artists ranging from Tone Loc, the Drifters to Ray Charles.
House Engine's goal is to provide the excuse to shake it. This is a new band with lots of experience, full of history, and everyone brings a little something to the plate. The music is primarily blues, but varies with a little rock, alternative country, originals, Motown , funk, and a little Shout styles thrown in. Vashon has an incredible array of musicians and this band contributes. House Engine as been performing at the Red Bicycle for awhile now and we are really happy to have them with us on the 2nd Sunday of every month. Come on out and enjoy a tasty meal at the Bike and hear some great music while you're at it. All ages. Free cover.
TUES OCT 14 6PM & 9PM FREE POKER TOURNAMENT hosted by Karlo.
Tournament Poker at The Red Bicycle Tuesday Nights! Claim your seat in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas! Every Tuesday night, we'll have 2 rounds of tournament poker (point scale). Playing in these tournaments can qualify you for prizes from the Red Bicycle, then you can advance to the Monthly Bar Championship and on to the Quarterly Tournaments. Prizes at the Quarterly Tournaments are $2000 (minimum) seat to Next Years WSOP and $1000 (minimum) to be split between 2-10 place finishers. Anyone who places in the top 10 percent of a Quarterly is qualified for the Main Event (Minimum Final Table) with a minimum prize pool of $10,000. The promotional company sponsoring this event will be giving away seats plus cash to the players. Ask your tournament host for more details.
See Karlo at the Red Bicycle for more information, plus you can find out more about it on this website:
http://www.winyourwayin.com 21+
WED OCT 15 8PM ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC hosted by the phenomenal Glenn Rukwid. All Ages. 8-9pm. 21+ after 9pm
FRI OCT 17 6PM JAZZ WITH DOUG LLOYD Every Friday No Cover Piano Jazz 6-8pm. KARAOKE at 10pm
SAT OCT 18 9:30PM BILLY JOE & THE DUSTY 45'S(Americana/Swing/Rockabilly)
THE DUSTY 45’S were originally formed in 1997. For over a decade, singer/songwriter Billy Joe Huels ande The Dusty 45’s have gained critical praise and delivered countless exciting live performances. Wrapping up the excitement with Billy’s infamous flaming trumpet, leaving the audience in awe and complete satisfaction. The Dusty 45’s which include some of Seattle’s top roots/rockabilly musicians, were voted Best of Seattle by Seattle Weekly readers 3 years in a row. Huels contines to branch out, most recently starring at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre as Buddy Holly.
Infused by a passion for American roots music in all its varied forms, The Dusty sound blurs the line between genres to create a style that is, in the final distillation, entirely fresh and new. With elements ranging from honky-tonk to jump blues to rock and roll. Their songs are built on soulful, harmonic vocals and a back beat of upright bass, drums and rhythm guitar. A marachi trumpet and vibrant lead guitar complete The Dusty 45’s signature sound.
Professional, confident, and experienced-Billy Joe and The Dusty 45’s play to pack the house up and down the coast. Four independent releases have earned the band regular airplay, glowing reviews, and sales reaching 20,000 units in the U.S. & abroad. The band has appeared with acts such as LeAnn Rimes, comedians Margaret Cho, Wayne Brady, & Dick Dale. Catch him with The Ventures, BR-549, and most recently Lemmy of Motorhead and Slim Jim Phantorm of the Stray Cats.
BELIEVE ME WHEN I TELL YOU....WE ARE REALLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THESE GUYS COME TO VASHON!
SUN OCT 19 7PM THE NEW WORLD SHAMBOLICS 7-9pm. All ages. FREE COVER!
(Surf, Rock Instrumentals)The New World Shambolics is your Vashon Island Surf Band! The Shambolics play surf and rock instrumentals from the golden age of the 1950's and 60's, plus a few surprises! This all-Vashon ensemble is nine strong, and parlays reverb-soaked guitar stylings, tribal drumming and rumbling bass lines with a powerful horn section, eclectic percussion, and a rockin' keyboard. Their music is highly danceable and brings smiles to all ages. The classic Shambolic sound evokes tonal memories of Dick Dale, the Belairs, the Chantays, the Shadows, the Ventures and Herb Alpert & TJB. Emergent from long-time Island surf band "The Primtivos", the New World Shambolics have been pumping out surf-stompin' tunes all over Vashon Island since 2007.
Band leader and guitarist Dick Moritz picked up his chops as a teen in the 1960's, and never learned any better. Now fully armed with an array of vintage guitars, reverbs and amps, he is certifiably a danger to himself and others.
Keyboardist, guitarist, vocalist and dancer Adrienne Selvy Mildon combines talent, experience and a take-no-prisoners attitude to maximize the vibe. Moonlighting as she does with "Loose Change" and "Portage Fill", she's the nearest thing to a stabilizing musical influence that we have.
The Shambolics kidnapped accomplished guitarist and vocalist Charles Reed of "Watermark", when he stumbled into one of our rehearsal session. We keep him on a short leash now, with his reverb turned up and his stomp box turned off. On rare occasions he manages to hit the switch and, well, you'll want to BE THERE when that happens!
The three trumpeteers are a varied lot, but they all share a love of music, stints with school bands somewhere back in the misty reaches of time, and a strong commitment to enhance your listening experience. Sue Neuman brings leadership to this brassy brigade, forged in the turbid roils of Grand Rapids Michigan. Rob Mosley learned his trumpet on Vashon, but even so, he's a fine musician - go figure! He'll also whip out a harmonica or start beating the bongos at the darndest times, and he surfs, too! Chef DeWire, our newest Shambolic, hails from the nutmeg state. Her silky trumpet stylings lend an air of east coast sophistication to our sound.
Yes friends, the New World Shambolics do have a tie with the old country - our percussionist extraordinaire Fiona Hope is a Brit, and dynamite with the tambourine. To our knowledge she’s the only person in history to perform surf music on the "Silentophone".
Kay Runciman lays down a righteous bass line and somehow also provides the Voice Of Reason that keeps the band from spinning out of control. Born and raised in North Seattle, as a youth Kay immersed her musical self in "Cheap Trick" and "Styx". Not surprisingly, it took some strong surf-rock medicine to pull her out of that spiral.
Surf rock needs a beat, and drummer Peyton Levin projects that beat with authoritai. And what a beat it is! Schooled in percussive rhythmics by Todd Zimberg and McMurray Middle School right here on Vashon, Peyton combines innovation with technical prowess to propel the band from the takeoff, down the face and shootin' the tube. Despite his tender years, Peyton is the one "true professional" among us. All ages.Free cover. http://www.myspace.com/thenewworldshambolics
TUES OCT 21 6PM & 9PM FREE POKER TOURNAMENT hosted by Karlo.
Tournament Poker at The Red Bicycle Tuesday Nights! Claim your seat in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas! Every Tuesday night, we'll have 2 rounds of tournament poker (point scale). Playing in these tournaments can qualify you for prizes from the Red Bicycle, then you can advance to the Monthly Bar Championship and on to the Quarterly Tournaments. Prizes at the Quarterly Tournaments are $2000 (minimum) seat to Next Years WSOP and $1000 (minimum) to be split between 2-10 place finishers. Anyone who places in the top 10 percent of a Quarterly is qualified for the Main Event (Minimum Final Table) with a minimum prize pool of $10,000. The promotional company sponsoring this event will be giving away seats plus cash to the players. Ask your tournament host for more details.
See Karlo at the Red Bicycle for more information, plus you can find out more about it on this website:
http://www.winyourwayin.com 21+
WED OCT 22 8PM ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC hosted by the phenomenal Glenn Rukwid. All Ages. 8-9pm. 21+ after 9pm
THURSDAY OCT 23 8PM TORI SPARKS(Rock/Folk)
Tori Sparks calls Nashville home, but spends most of her time on the road in the U.S. and Europe. Called “a knockout” by the Village Voice, her dynamic live show is equal parts soulful singing and zany stand-up-style humor. Tori’s latest album Under This Yellow Sun was co-produced with indie rock veteran David Henry (R.E.M., Ben Folds, Josh Rouse, Widespread Panic, Cowboy Junkies) , and features players such as Steve Bowman of Counting Crows, Aaron Sands of Jars of Clay, John Deaderick (Patty Griffin, Lucinda Williams), and Pat Buchanan (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Dixie Chicks).
Tori’s relentless touring has taken her from New York to Los Angeles to Miami, from Toronto to London to Paris, and through every small town in between. She has shared the stage with Justin Townes Earle, Garrison Starr, Rachael Sage, Maria Muldaur, John & Mary of 10,000 Maniacs, and more. The fearless chanteuse makes the audience her own in any setting. Besides her big black boots, and balls-to-the-wall guitar playing, she is known for being a part of and organizing benefit concerts on behalf of the National Federation of the Blind, F.A.C.E., the March of Dimes, and the One Campaign. This woman is coming all the way up from Nashville for us, come check out her show! As a special treat for Vashon, we're making this a free cover show! http://www.myspace.com/torisparks
FRIDAY OCT 24 8PM STEFFON & ARLETTE MOODY'S DARK CARNY(Cabaret/Theatre)
Dark Carny....A Macabre Cabare. Starring Steffon & Arlette Moody as Guto & Dita. With direction by Kevin Kent of Teatro Zinzanni. (Running time 90 minutes) Welcome to all that you fear… Huddle close and draw near... There’s plenty of room, don’t shove…Next in line, two for a dime... Crackerjack! Cigarette’s!… strangers entwine. The nightly ruse begins.....
Dark Carny returns, for a third go-round on Vashon, just in time for Halloween! Twisted troubadours, Steffon & Arlette Moody, drag out their alter egos, Guto & Dita, and perform gripping musical duets that will rattle you to the core! Become part of the dark, charming and hilarious Nocturne world of Dark Carny…..Ride on the Rollercoaster of life….Spin the Wheel of Misfortune……Be seduced by the wicked ways of this deliciously dark evening! Advance tickets suggested! Another show on October 30th too! $10 cover
SAT OCT 25 9:30PM YOGOMAN BURNING BAND(Soul/Reggae)
People from all over the states came together to form the seven-piece Yogoman Burning Band. The band’s reggae and Jamacian influenced music is a mesh of all the backgrounds and influences of the members.
The variety of instruments, including saxophone, cornet and trombone, really brings the band’s energy together, infusing the crowd with their dance rhythm at live shows, and showcasing their talent creatively.
The band includes Norah McLaughlin on bass and vocals, Stell Newsom on guitar and vocals, Dan Lowenger on guitar, Thomas Akihiro Deakin on saxophone, Joel Ricci on cornet and Mars Lindgren on trombone.
The band’s frontman and drummer, Jordan Rain, moved from Seattle 12 years ago for the musical and social diversity in Bellingham. He had some of his own songs written, and brought together friends from the Bellingham music community to back him. The band has many diverse influences, including Jamacian rap, New Orleans Brass, Carribean and African rhythms and early punk.
Many of the band members double dip, so to speak, and play in other local bands. Ricci is the main man in the band LaPush and Lowenger also plays with the Bucklebusters, Kasey Anderson and Bar Tabac, to name a few.
SUN OCT 26 7PM CHURCH OF GREAT RAIN All Ages. 7-9pm. FREE COVER!
The very first public broadcast of The Church of Great Rain will happen at 7 PM PST Sunday night, October 26th 2008 at The Red Bicycle on Vashon Island, WA. Listen to the broadcast online at Voice of Vashon, the island's very own media hub on the Web at http://www.voiceofvashon.org/.
So what the heck is The Church of Great Rain? Well, it's not exactly a bunch of Lutherans from Minnesota. But it is a group of Vashon Island performers who aspire to be the pacific northwest's answer to A Prairie Home Companion.
When Garrison Keillor opened A Prairie Home Companion at Janet Wallace Auditorium in Saint Paul on July 6, 1974 there were about 12 people in the audience. But those in attendance thought there were worse ways to spend a Saturday afternoon. The Church of Great Rain hopes you feel the same about how you'll spend your Sunday evening on Vashon. And besides, when was the last time you were able to order a drink at church? And by harnessing the surgical smart-bombing precision and global reach of the Internet, The Church of Great Rain will launch a preemptive strike on dozens of listeners from around the world. Not since Sarah Palin's Vice Presidential debate have expectations been so low for a broadcasted performance.
The Church of Great Rain will be performing evening services at The Red Bicycle on the last Sunday of each month. The program will deliver a not-very-well-considered sermon, short stories, rumors and truth about islanders and island living, supported by original songs and a weird cast of island characters to raise everyone's spirits for the week ahead. Count on it being loose, fun and very Vashon!
TUES OCT 28 6PM & 9PM FREE POKER TOURNAMENT hosted by Karlo.
Tournament Poker at The Red Bicycle Tuesday Nights! Claim your seat in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas! Every Tuesday night, we'll have 2 rounds of tournament poker (point scale). Playing in these tournaments can qualify you for prizes from the Red Bicycle, then you can advance to the Monthly Bar Championship and on to the Quarterly Tournaments. Prizes at the Quarterly Tournaments are $2000 (minimum) seat to Next Years WSOP and $1000 (minimum) to be split between 2-10 place finishers. Anyone who places in the top 10 percent of a Quarterly is qualified for the Main Event (Minimum Final Table) with a minimum prize pool of $10,000. The promotional company sponsoring this event will be giving away seats plus cash to the players. Ask your tournament host for more details.
See Karlo at the Red Bicycle for more information, plus you can find out more about it on this website:
http://www.winyourwayin.com 21+
WED OCT 29 8PM ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC hosted by the phenomenal Glenn Rukwid. All Ages. 8-9pm. 21+ after 9pm
THURSDAY OCT 30 8PM STEFFON & ARLETTE MOODY'S DARK CARNY(Cabaret/Theatre)
Dark Carny....A Macabre Cabare. Starring Steffon & Arlette Moody as Guto & Dita. With direction by Kevin Kent of Teatro Zinzanni. (Running time 90 minutes) Welcome to all that you fear… Huddle close and draw near... There’s plenty of room, don’t shove…Next in line, two for a dime... Crackerjack! Cigarette’s!… strangers entwine. The nightly ruse begins.....
Dark Carny returns, for a third go-round on Vashon, just in time for Halloween! Twisted troubadours, Steffon & Arlette Moody, drag out their alter egos, Guto & Dita, and perform gripping musical duets that will rattle you to the core! Become part of the dark, charming and hilarious Nocturne world of Dark Carny…..Ride on the Rollercoaster of life….Spin the Wheel of Misfortune……Be seduced by the wicked ways of this deliciously dark evening! Advance tickets suggested! $10 cover
FRIDAY OCT 31 9:30PM SUBCONSCIOUS POPULATION/TROLLS COTTAGE HALLOWEEN COSTUME BALL
Stay tuned for more info. This is going the be THE party to go to on Vashon on Halloween night. We're bringing back the annual Sub-Pop Masked Ball and doing it big, with Trolls Cottage on board. For years, this annual event was the most anticipated party of the year....so we plan to make this particular party bigger and better than ever before. Costume contest, plus more surprises in store. $8 cover. 21+
TUES NOV 4 6PM & 9PM FREE POKER TOURNAMENT hosted by Karlo.
Tournament Poker at The Red Bicycle Tuesday Nights! Claim your seat in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas! Every Tuesday night, we'll have 2 rounds of tournament poker (point scale). Playing in these tournaments can qualify you for prizes from the Red Bicycle, then you can advance to the Monthly Bar Championship and on to the Quarterly Tournaments. Prizes at the Quarterly Tournaments are $2000 (minimum) seat to Next Years WSOP and $1000 (minimum) to be split between 2-10 place finishers. Anyone who places in the top 10 percent of a Quarterly is qualified for the Main Event (Minimum Final Table) with a minimum prize pool of $10,000. The promotional company sponsoring this event will be giving away seats plus cash to the players. Ask your tournament host for more details.
See Karlo at the Red Bicycle for more information, plus you can find out more about it on this website:
http://www.winyourwayin.com 21+
THUR NOV 6 8PM THURSDAY COMEDY! Comedians TBA hosted by Vashon's own Steffon Moody. $5 Cover after 7pm. Show starts at 8pm.
FRIDAY NOV 7 9:30PM SIDESTREET RENY
(Blues/Roots/Folk) Reny and Bell (together for 14 years) blend bluesy/funky finger-style and slide on National Resonator guitar, original poignant songwriting and solid straight forward grooves. Drawing mostly from pre-war blues, roots and folk music with a little old school rap, calypso and dancehall reggae, SSR manage to forge their own sound and push musical boundaries in an era when many other musicians strive to sound the same.
In the last 20 plus years of Reny's career, he has recorded everything from folk rock to hip hop, reggae, and of course the blues. The SSR sound is one that Reny has spent the last 12 years cultivating; producing a gumbo of originality, where Delta Blues simmers with urban and carribean accents, completing this rootsy stew with wordy lyrics that showcase his unique "side street" perspective. Always weary of the traditions he represents, SSR navigates the modern musical landscape with a deep love for all that has come before, while still staying creative and vital, and constantly striving to make proud those who created that very framework on which his music is built.
The result of their efforts is a seemingly organic blend of the elements, sewing 100 plus years of American music into a rich tapestry of eclectic yet somehow familiar sounds all their own... Like everything, and nothing you've ever heard, all at once.
SAT NOV 8 9PM DJ MACA ROOTS, LABORER, JAHSON ITES & THE CRUCIALITES (Reggae)
More details to come! “The Crucialites bring an authentic roots sound and uplifting message to the masses. Their foundation is firmly rooted in 70's Jamaican roots reggae with a vision to bring forward positive, conscious music. The Crucialites are Scott Mosher on lead vocals/hammond organ/electric piano/melodica, Dan Meyers on guitar, Jordan Brant on bass, Liam Oconnor on drums, and Ricky Doxie on trombone. The Crucialites also showcase a wide array of guests from flute to guest vocalist Yaddi Bojia ,from Ethiopia. The Crucialites play all original music and harken back to the dread rhythms of roots era reggae with booming bass, slicing guitar, and lyrics that strike to the core. Their music deals with reality and the pressures of this time with a heartfelt message of hope and love. They will take you on a journey from the depths of dub to the heights of roots reggae at its finest.”
www.myspace.com/thecrucialites $5 cover 21+
SUN NOV 9 7:00PM HOUSE ENGINE (Blues, R&B)
House Engine's goal is to provide the excuse to shake it. This is a new band with lots of experience, full of history, and everyone brings a little something to the plate. The music is primarily blues, but varies with a little rock, alternative country, originals, Motown , funk, and a little Shout styles thrown in. Vashon has an incredible array of musicians and this band contributes. House Engine as been performing at the Red Bicycle for awhile now and we are really happy to have them with us on the 2nd Sunday of every month. Come on out and enjoy a tasty meal at the Bike and hear some great music while you're at it. All ages. Free cover.
TUES NOV 11 6PM & 9PM FREE POKER TOURNAMENT hosted by Karlo.
Tournament Poker at The Red Bicycle Tuesday Nights! Claim your seat in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas! Every Tuesday night, we'll have 2 rounds of tournament poker (point scale). Playing in these tournaments can qualify you for prizes from the Red Bicycle, then you can advance to the Monthly Bar Championship and on to the Quarterly Tournaments. Prizes at the Quarterly Tournaments are $2000 (minimum) seat to Next Years WSOP and $1000 (minimum) to be split between 2-10 place finishers. Anyone who places in the top 10 percent of a Quarterly is qualified for the Main Event (Minimum Final Table) with a minimum prize pool of $10,000. The promotional company sponsoring this event will be giving away seats plus cash to the players. Ask your tournament host for more details.
See Karlo at the Red Bicycle for more information, plus you can find out more about it on this website:
http://www.winyourwayin.com 21+
THUR NOV 13 8PM ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC hosted by the phenomenal Glenn Rukwid. All Ages. 8-9pm. 21+ after 9pm
FRI NOV 14 6PM JAZZ WITH DOUG LLOYD Every Friday No Cover Piano Jazz 6-8pm. KARAOKE at 10pm
SAT NOV 15 9:30PM TBA 21+ after 9pm
TUES NOV 18 6PM & 9PM FREE POKER TOURNAMENT hosted by Karlo.
Tournament Poker at The Red Bicycle Tuesday Nights! Claim your seat in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas! Every Tuesday night, we'll have 2 rounds of tournament poker (point scale). Playing in these tournaments can qualify you for prizes from the Red Bicycle, then you can advance to the Monthly Bar Championship and on to the Quarterly Tournaments. Prizes at the Quarterly Tournaments are $2000 (minimum) seat to Next Years WSOP and $1000 (minimum) to be split between 2-10 place finishers. Anyone who places in the top 10 percent of a Quarterly is qualified for the Main Event (Minimum Final Table) with a minimum prize pool of $10,000. The promotional company sponsoring this event will be giving away seats plus cash to the players. Ask your tournament host for more details.
See Karlo at the Red Bicycle for more information, plus you can find out more about it on this website:
http://www.winyourwayin.com 21+
THUR NOV 20 8PM ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC hosted by the phenomenal Glenn Rukwid. All Ages. 8-9pm. 21+ after 9pm
FRI NOV 21 6PM JAZZ WITH DOUG LLOYD Every Friday No Cover Piano Jazz 6-8pm. KARAOKE at 10pm
SAT NOV 22 10PM PUBLISH THE QUEST CD RELEASE PARTY(Fusion/Roots Music)
Returning to Vashon Island for their CD RELEASE PARTY is Publish The Quest. Be one of the first to take home this incredible CD, after dancing the night away at the show. This band is comprised of some of the best Seattle musicians around, Jacob Bain & Earl Clay (Trolls Cottage), Jeff Demelle & Izaak Mills (Clinton Fearon), Samantha Boshnick & Chris Poage (Panda Conspiracy). Be a part of this special night, it's gonna be even better than the show in September! http://www.myspace.com/publishthequest.
Opening for PTQ will be Island band BOB SCOTT 'N THE POCKETS Bob Scott was the son of a famous lion tamer, and beer brewer Richard Howard Scott. His mother was a sword swallower and juggler Marie Luis Rutherford, his parents met at the circus. Most of his life was spent on the road. As a child Bob befriended a Chimp called Max, the two were inseparable. Max was a performer in the circus band (drummer) and it is believed that this was Bob's introduction to music. Max and Bob's friendship was cut short with the tragic accidental death of Max and the big train crash of '57. Bob never fully recovered from the loss of Max's friendship, and for several years afterward made it his personal mission to change the safety practices of trains and the transportation industry. As a young adult Bob became consumed with music, eventually becoming the bandleader for the circus. Bob always felt trapped in the limitations that were placed on him within the confines of circus music, eventually leaving his family and the circus to pursue bigger dreams.
While on the road Bob made his way up to Seattle WA. It is there that he became friends with James Marshall Hendrix who was playing drums for a burlesque troop, The Flaming Tassels. Bob had become versatile with every musical instrument he picked up. It was Bob in fact that gave James his first guitar....
$5 cover. 21+
SUN NOV 23 7PM WATERMARK
Watermark is all about acoustic folk rock, amazing harmonies, and more than a little of the unexpected (maybe blues, maybe jazz, maybe reggae?). Roger Taylor and Charles Reed play guitars, Kevin Almeida is the bass man, and all three sing; and then there's Larry Lawson making magic on his flutes.
What can you expect? Obscure covers by bands that you've always known and loved, original arrangements of familiar tunes, songs you'll be so glad to hear again, plus that promise of what's unexpected. WATERMARK is: Roger Taylor - guitar and vocals, Kevin Almeida - bass and vocals, Larry Lawson - flutes, Charles Reed - guitar and vocals. More info to follow. All ages. Free cover.
TUES NOV 25 6PM & 9PM FREE POKER TOURNAMENT hosted by Karlo.
Tournament Poker at The Red Bicycle Tuesday Nights! Claim your seat in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas! Every Tuesday night, we'll have 2 rounds of tournament poker (point scale). Playing in these tournaments can qualify you for prizes from the Red Bicycle, then you can advance to the Monthly Bar Championship and on to the Quarterly Tournaments. Prizes at the Quarterly Tournaments are $2000 (minimum) seat to Next Years WSOP and $1000 (minimum) to be split between 2-10 place finishers. Anyone who places in the top 10 percent of a Quarterly is qualified for the Main Event (Minimum Final Table) with a minimum prize pool of $10,000. The promotional company sponsoring this event will be giving away seats plus cash to the players. Ask your tournament host for more details.
See Karlo at the Red Bicycle for more information, plus you can find out more about it on this website:
http://www.winyourwayin.com 21+
THUR NOV 27 HAPPY THANKSGIVING! The staff at the Red Bicycle would like to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving and thank you all for your patronage!
FRI NOV 28 9PM THE PHARMACY
Scott Yoder and Brendhan Bowers made plenty of noisy racket in the local garages and teen centers growing up on Vashon Island. They moved across the Puget Sound to Seattle and booked their first tour as The Pharmacy (with then-member Joey Seward) in 2003 and have kept the show pretty much on the road ever since. In 2006 Joey left for more metal pursuits and classically trained pianist and fellow Vashon kid Stefan Rubicz joined on keyboards. Since then they've transformed from the synth-heavy overdrive of their 2005 debut album B.F.F. through the drizzly sunshine of the Overcast Summer 7" at last landing on the off-kilter psychedelic pop of Choose Yr Own Adventure. Replete with epic instrumentation - viola, violin, cello, harpsichord and horns all make an appearance- Choose Yr Own Adventure has been years in the making, re-vamped re-recorded and re-written over time.
They have played Bumbershoot, the Capitol Hill Block Party, every club in town and every basement in the country. They have played with the Moldy Peaches and toured with Kimya Dawson (as her opening and backing band), Jeffrey Lewis and Matt & Kim. The 2008 European tour is happening right now. If they could live on tour then they would..... Let's welcome these guys back to Vashon in a big way, the day after Thanksgiving. ALL AGES SHOW. 9-11pm. We're making this a really affordable show by ONLY charging $4 cover!!
SAT NOV 29 730PM BACKBONE CAMPAIGN BENEFIT
The last three benefits sold out, so get there early! Songs will be performed by multiple artists from the island and a few from off-island! For more information, go to http://www.vashonmusic.com. All ages 'til 9pm. $15 suggested minimum donation.
SUN NOV 30 7PM CHURCH OF GREAT RAIN All Ages. 7-9pm. FREE COVER!
So what the heck is The Church of Great Rain? Well, it's not exactly a bunch of Lutherans from Minnesota. But it is a group of Vashon Island performers who aspire to be the pacific northwest's answer to A Prairie Home Companion.
When Garrison Keillor opened A Prairie Home Companion at Janet Wallace Auditorium in Saint Paul on July 6, 1974 there were about 12 people in the audience. But those in attendance thought there were worse ways to spend a Saturday afternoon. The Church of Great Rain hopes you feel the same about how you'll spend your Sunday evening on Vashon. And besides, when was the last time you were able to order a drink at church? And by harnessing the surgical smart-bombing precision and global reach of the Internet, The Church of Great Rain will launch a preemptive strike on dozens of listeners from around the world. Not since Sarah Palin's Vice Presidential debate have expectations been so low for a broadcasted performance.
The Church of Great Rain will be performing evening services at The Red Bicycle on the last Sunday of each month. The program will deliver a not-very-well-considered sermon, short stories, rumors and truth about islanders and island living, supported by original songs and a weird cast of island characters to raise everyone's spirits for the week ahead. Count on it being loose, fun and very Vashon!
TUES DEC 2 6PM & 9PM FREE POKER TOURNAMENT hosted by Karlo.
Tournament Poker at The Red Bicycle Tuesday Nights! Claim your seat in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas! Every Tuesday night, we'll have 2 rounds of tournament poker (point scale). Playing in these tournaments can qualify you for prizes from the Red Bicycle, then you can advance to the Monthly Bar Championship and on to the Quarterly Tournaments. Prizes at the Quarterly Tournaments are $2000 (minimum) seat to Next Years WSOP and $1000 (minimum) to be split between 2-10 place finishers. Anyone who places in the top 10 percent of a Quarterly is qualified for the Main Event (Minimum Final Table) with a minimum prize pool of $10,000. The promotional company sponsoring this event will be giving away seats plus cash to the players. Ask your tournament host for more details.
See Karlo at the Red Bicycle for more information, plus you can find out more about it on this website:
http://www.winyourwayin.com 21+
THUR DEC 4 8PM THURSDAY COMEDY! Comedians TBA hosted by Vashon's own Steffon Moody. $5 Cover after 7pm. Show starts at 8pm.
FRI DEC 5 6PM JAZZ WITH DOUG LLOYD Every Friday No Cover Piano Jazz 6-8pm. KARAOKE at 10pm
SAT DEC 6 9:30PM TBA 21+ after 9pm
SUN DEC 7 7PM BOB'S YOUR UNCLE All Ages. 7-9pm.
FREE COVER! Bob’s Your Uncle is comprised of mostly teachers with a couple of other folks mixed in. On banjo/vocals is Rochelle Wolfe (Elementary PE teacher), on guitar/vocals is Ken Larsen (5th grade teacher), on bass is Bruce Haulman (History Professor), on mandolin/guitar/banjo/vocals is Paul Colwell (Paraeducator at VHS). Rounding out the band on the non-teaching side on fiddle/vocals is Randy Bruce and on dobro/vocals is Wilson Abbott.
Bob's Your Uncle formed in 2002 to play a St. Patrick's day gig and have been together ever since. They play just about anything they can that fits their instruments and voices thus "Bob's Your Uncle" meaning from the U.K. "whatever", or "there it goes" was named. All Ages, free show.
TUES DEC 9 6PM & 9PM FREE POKER TOURNAMENT hosted by Karlo.
Tournament Poker at The Red Bicycle Tuesday Nights! Claim your seat in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas! Every Tuesday night, we'll have 2 rounds of tournament poker (point scale). Playing in these tournaments can qualify you for prizes from the Red Bicycle, then you can advance to the Monthly Bar Championship and on to the Quarterly Tournaments. Prizes at the Quarterly Tournaments are $2000 (minimum) seat to Next Years WSOP and $1000 (minimum) to be split between 2-10 place finishers. Anyone who places in the top 10 percent of a Quarterly is qualified for the Main Event (Minimum Final Table) with a minimum prize pool of $10,000. The promotional company sponsoring this event will be giving away seats plus cash to the players. Ask your tournament host for more details.
See Karlo at the Red Bicycle for more information, plus you can find out more about it on this website:
http://www.winyourwayin.com 21+
THUR DEC 11 8PM ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC hosted by the phenomenal Glenn Rukwid. All Ages. 8-9pm. 21+ after 9pm
FRI DEC 12 6PM JAZZ WITH DOUG LLOYD Every Friday No Cover Piano Jazz 6-8pm. KARAOKE at 10pm
SAT DEC 13 9:30PM TBA 21+ after 9pm
SUN DEC 14 7:00PM HOUSE ENGINE (Blues, R&B)
House Engine's goal is to provide the excuse to shake it. This is a new band with lots of experience, full of history, and everyone brings a little something to the plate. The music is primarily blues, but varies with a little rock, alternative country, originals, Motown , funk, and a little Shout styles thrown in. Vashon has an incredible array of musicians and this band contributes. House Engine as been performing at the Red Bicycle for awhile now and we are really happy to have them with us on the 2nd Sunday of every month. Come on out and enjoy a tasty meal at the Bike and hear some great music while you're at it. All ages. Free cover.
TUES DEC 16 6PM & 9PM FREE POKER TOURNAMENT hosted by Karlo.
Tournament Poker at The Red Bicycle Tuesday Nights! Claim your seat in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas! Every Tuesday night, we'll have 2 rounds of tournament poker (point scale). Playing in these tournaments can qualify you for prizes from the Red Bicycle, then you can advance to the Monthly Bar Championship and on to the Quarterly Tournaments. Prizes at the Quarterly Tournaments are $2000 (minimum) seat to Next Years WSOP and $1000 (minimum) to be split between 2-10 place finishers. Anyone who places in the top 10 percent of a Quarterly is qualified for the Main Event (Minimum Final Table) with a minimum prize pool of $10,000. The promotional company sponsoring this event will be giving away seats plus cash to the players. Ask your tournament host for more details.
See Karlo at the Red Bicycle for more information, plus you can find out more about it on this website:
http://www.winyourwayin.com 21+
THUR DEC 18 8PM ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC hosted by the phenomenal Glenn Rukwid. All Ages. 8-9pm. 21+ after 9pm
FRI DEC 19 9:30PM 2ME (Acoustic/Folk/Rock) With a circus of musicians sitting in with them in different parts of the country on mandolin, horns, keys, kazoos, washboards, and harps, you never know exactly what you’re going to get from 2Me when they roll through, but one thing is always the same: it’ll put a smile on your face and a wiggle in your hips, and there’s a really good chance they will want to do a shot of Jack with you in between sets. If you missed their incredible performance when they opened for Picoso in September, now's your chance to see them again! http://www.myspace.com/2me FREE COVER! 21+
SAT DEC 20 9:30PM TBA 21+ after 9pm
TUES DEC 23 6PM & 9PM FREE POKER TOURNAMENT hosted by Karlo.
Tournament Poker at The Red Bicycle Tuesday Nights! Claim your seat in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas! Every Tuesday night, we'll have 2 rounds of tournament poker (point scale). Playing in these tournaments can qualify you for prizes from the Red Bicycle, then you can advance to the Monthly Bar Championship and on to the Quarterly Tournaments. Prizes at the Quarterly Tournaments are $2000 (minimum) seat to Next Years WSOP and $1000 (minimum) to be split between 2-10 place finishers. Anyone who places in the top 10 percent of a Quarterly is qualified for the Main Event (Minimum Final Table) with a minimum prize pool of $10,000. The promotional company sponsoring this event will be giving away seats plus cash to the players. Ask your tournament host for more details.
See Karlo at the Red Bicycle for more information, plus you can find out more about it on this website:
http://www.winyourwayin.com 21+
THUR DEC 25
The staff at the Red Bicycle would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and thank you all for your patronage!
FRI DEC 26 6PM JAZZ WITH DOUG LLOYD Every Friday No Cover Piano Jazz 6-8pm. KARAOKE at 10pm
SAT DEC 27 9:30PM TBA 21+ after 9pm
SUN DEC 28 7PM CHURCH OF GREAT RAIN All Ages. 7-9pm. FREE COVER!
So what the heck is The Church of Great Rain? Well, it's not exactly a bunch of Lutherans from Minnesota. But it is a group of Vashon Island performers who aspire to be the pacific northwest's answer to A Prairie Home Companion.
When Garrison Keillor opened A Prairie Home Companion at Janet Wallace Auditorium in Saint Paul on July 6, 1974 there were about 12 people in the audience. But those in attendance thought there were worse ways to spend a Saturday afternoon. The Church of Great Rain hopes you feel the same about how you'll spend your Sunday evening on Vashon. And besides, when was the last time you were able to order a drink at church? And by harnessing the surgical smart-bombing precision and global reach of the Internet, The Church of Great Rain will launch a preemptive strike on dozens of listeners from around the world. Not since Sarah Palin's Vice Presidential debate have expectations been so low for a broadcasted performance.
The Church of Great Rain will be performing evening services at The Red Bicycle on the last Sunday of each month. The program will deliver a not-very-well-considered sermon, short stories, rumors and truth about islanders and island living, supported by original songs and a weird cast of island characters to raise everyone's spirits for the week ahead. Count on it being loose, fun and very Vashon!
TUES DEC 30 6PM & 9PM FREE POKER TOURNAMENT hosted by Karlo.
Tournament Poker at The Red Bicycle Tuesday Nights! Claim your seat in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas! Every Tuesday night, we'll have 2 rounds of tournament poker (point scale). Playing in these tournaments can qualify you for prizes from the Red Bicycle, then you can advance to the Monthly Bar Championship and on to the Quarterly Tournaments. Prizes at the Quarterly Tournaments are $2000 (minimum) seat to Next Years WSOP and $1000 (minimum) to be split between 2-10 place finishers. Anyone who places in the top 10 percent of a Quarterly is qualified for the Main Event (Minimum Final Table) with a minimum prize pool of $10,000. The promotional company sponsoring this event will be giving away seats plus cash to the players. Ask your tournament host for more details.
See Karlo at the Red Bicycle for more information, plus you can find out more about it on this website:
http://www.winyourwayin.com 21+
Who I'd like to meet: Everyone who likes to have fun and eat great food!
Red Bicycle Bistro & Sushi's Friend Space (Top 40)
(Blues/Roots/Folk) Reny and Bell (together for 14 years) blend bluesy/funky finger-style and slide on National Resonator guitar, original poignant songwriting and solid straight forward grooves. Drawing mostly from pre-war blues, roots and folk music with a little old school rap, calypso and dancehall reggae, SSR manage to forge their own sound and push musical boundaries in an era when many other musicians strive to sound the same.
The last three benefits sold out, so get there early! Songs will be performed by multiple artists from the island and a few from off-island! For more information, go to http://www.vashonmusic.com. All ages 'til 9pm. $15 suggested minimum donation. 
