John Nelson

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Musicians give to charity, go live for you

BEFORE WE GET to this week's lineup of live music on the Peninsula, I would like to thank all the musicians who donated their time… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Hope for Haiti Concert adds to offerings this weekend

HERE ON THE North Olympic Peninsula, we are certainly blessed with nature's grandeur -- we can sail or scale -- as well as a large… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Sounds aplenty — no fooling!

HERE'S THE LATEST from the North Olympic Peninsula Environs (NOPE): Country-rocker Jimmy Hoffman is going to dye his hair red and become a punk rocker.… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: More venues coming; lots to do in meantime

AS WE ENTER the first weekend of March with spring just around the corner, the live music scene is healthy and getting stronger with two… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Sports deluge creates need to boogie

ARE YOU ON sports overload yet? What with the Super Bowl ending the football season and NASCAR revving up its season, with baseball just around… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Long weekend offers much live music

THE SUPER BOWL is behind us, but another big weekend is before us with Valentine's Day on Sunday and Presidents Day on Monday. (I hope… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Take time for live music and dancing

JANUARY HAS GONE by already and we are heading into the first week of February, which will go by even faster than January. Slow down… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Festivals begin, live music wave spreads across Peninsula

THE YEAR IS only a month old and we're already into annual festivals, one in Port Angeles and one in Port Townsend. But that's not… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Many contribute to musical relief effort for Haitian quake victims

THANK YOU TO all who came out to the live music venues of Junction Roadhouse, Wine on the Waterfront, Fairmount Restaurant and Castaways Restaurant and… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC: New venues added to Peninsula scene

AS WE HEAD into the third week of the new year we have a grand opening plus other venues adding live music to the existing… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON COLUMN: What’s shakin’ at Peninsula music venues?

WEATHER FORECASTERS SAY WE are in for a week or more of rain, but don't let that dampen your enthusiasm for indoor fun and recreation.… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON ON LIVE MUSIC: Warm up on dance floors on these chilly nights

YESSEREE BOB, MARY, Dick and Harry, the nights are getting more than just cooler, they are gettin' down right cold. Frost will be on the… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC: Keeping the sounds alive this weekend

SIX YEARS DONE, so here we go on a seventh year of Keeping Live Music Alive and well on the Olympic Peninsula. Port Angeles nYou've… Continue reading

LIVE MUSIC: Six years of downbeats across the Peninsula

SINCE I BEGAN this column, I've seen live music venues go dark and others born to carry on the live music vibe. Likewise, bands have… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON/LIVE MUSIC: Last chance to dance before school starts

IT'S HARD TO believe but the last weekend of August is upon us and the first day of sch ­-- Whoops! I almost said it… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: What’s playing this weekend

LIVE MUSIC REIGNS as we run headlong into summer with festivals, fairs and community concerts -- not to mention the lively club scene. Port Angeles… Continue reading