Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm $8-16 supports the artists and the AltLib JJ Gregg is known for his lyrical and meditative style of sitar playing. For the past eighteen years, JJ has studied and performed South Asian Classical music on the sitar under the guidance of his guru, Ustad Usman Khan. JJ Gregg has […]
The Alternative Library's Future Jazz series, explores work from modern experimental composers and improvisers in the field of jazz~ Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm $10 supports the artists and the AltLib Naomi Moon Siegel returns to Bellingham, touring her latest record, Live at Earshot, recorded at the Earshot Jazz Festival on October 17, 2017 […]
$6-10 supports the artists and the AltLib Mobilities is a four-piece experimental rock / progressive indie rock band based in Portland, OR. On tour this summer to bring their upcoming EP, "Something’s Right”, to the American West. Drawing influence from bands like The Mars Volta, Incubus, White Denim, Wand, Queens of the Stone Age, Portugal. […]
Ambient and experimental pop at the AltLib Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm $6-10 supports the artists and the AltLib World Record Winner - On this tour World Record Winner will perform as a duo, with Emmet Martin controlling cassettes, tape loops, and ambience, while also singing songs on guitar. They will be joined by […]
Y'all better dance to this. IZUMI GOTO Singing loud with all my might, hoping words will turn out right! Strumming fast and keeping time, hoping that this sounds just fine! With local support from: GLITCHLETTE A sonic onslaught of emotional catharsis, Glitchlette is an electro-pop experience to dance and cry to. RAZZLEBERRY not your average […]
The Alternative Library returns in a new incarnation ~ Our new space is still under construction, and we're excited to host a spontaneous performance with local friends and artists on tour from Germany! Doors at 7:00pm $6-10 supports the artists and the AltLib Lettuce Inn is the improvisational ambient expression forged out of collaboration between […]
Surf-infused psych-rock with Portland group, The Shivas! $6-10 supports the artists and the AltLib Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm For The Shivas, the show has always been the thing. That thing being a bombastic, explosive and thoroughly communal live rock and roll experience where barriers between the performers and their audience seem to dissolve […]
The Alternative Library is very excited to welcome back some of our Siberian friends for another incredible concert of traditional folk music of Sakha and Tuva! This show will be produced at the Firehouse Arts and Events Center and tickets are limited! Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm General Admission - $18 Advance tickets are […]
$15 supports the artists and the AltLib Doors at 7:00pm; Music at 7:30pm Eugene Chadbourne has been creating unique improvisational music since the early 1970's. He's performed with the Violent Femmes, Camper Van Beethoven, John Zorn, members of The Mother's of Invention, and many other music legends. He reinterprets American music and the popular song […]
Behind the Mountain Yarns is a film and curation project exploring the state of contemporary folk music and its relationship to place and community. The project was dreamed into being by Dana Anastasia and Kestral Laipply, two artists whose lives revolve around music and who perform together in their duo Twin Whistle. The artists produce […]