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 […]
Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!
Come to the Alternative Library to gather in solidarity and hear the latest information from the Wet'suwet'en people, who are currently defending their land amid continual trespasses from the Canadian government and gas companies trying to remove them from their land and force them to accept a gas pipeline that would run through their unceded […]
Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!
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 […]
Following up from the previous evening's concert, Sounds of Siberia ::: Traditional MUSIC of SAKHA and TUVA, come join both Yuliyana and Nachyn at the Alternative Library for a two-part workshop that will cover basic techniques for both throat singing and playing the khomus (traditional jaw harp) ~ Participation in this class will be extremely […]
S.U.B. (Synthesist Union of Bellingham) returns! This is intended as a monthly workshop and group jam for folks with synthesizers and electronic instruments to plug in and play together, to encourage and grow the electronic music scene in Bellingham! Come show us what you got! Synthesizers / Circuit Bending / Pedal Building / ETC! We'll […]
$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 […]
Showcase of experimental electronic music. Lights all night from Ryan Rothaus! $6-10 supports the artists and the AltLib Doors at 7:30pm; Performances at 8:00pm CARL STONE Carl Stone is one of the pioneers of live computer music, and has used computers in live performance since 1986. He has been hailed by the Village Voice as […]
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 […]