John Nelson

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Get in the rhythm across Peninsula

NOTE: For musicians and venues, the deadline for submissions for the Nov. 21 column is this Tuesday. AS YOU READ this, I’ll be on my… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Prepare for party plans during the holiday revelry

NOTE: For musicians and venues, the deadline for submissions for the Nov. 21 column is this Tuesday. FOR ALL OF you the goblins didn’t get,… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Scare up some fun, even after All Hallow’s Eve ends

THE LAST DAYS are here — to celebrate Halloween, that is. Most of the parties were last week, but since today is Halloween, there are… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: After icing over at work, thaw out on dance floor

FEEL AS IF you’re in a fog? Skies are too gray? Clear that fog away and brighten your day with your favorite live music, and… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Cure what ails you once chillier times spring up

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL week. This spring-like weather should put a spring in your step, and what better way to take advantage of it than by… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Svelte up for the slopes at dancing to-do’s

NOW THAT SUMMER is over and the fall rains are here, the time has come to get in shape to hit the slopes when the… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Get out and grab a moment

OK, SO THAT super-wet weekend we endured last week kept some of you indoors at home. Well, you have no such excuse this week, as… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Banging the drum for those musical muses

ELEVEN YEARS ARE up, and now we start on year 12 of Keeping Live Music Alive! That first column was fewer than 500 words, and… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Infuse night life with melodies

THIS IS MY final column . . . of my 11th year. Next week, I embark on my 12th year of bringing you live-music news.… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Superstition ain’t way to enjoy tunes

JUST WHEN WE thought fall was just around the corner, summer kicks back in with a heat wave much like the live music scene on… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Music still blooms as summer wanes

WELL, WE’VE MADE it through another Labor Day weekend and are looking forward to the waning days of summer (not really!) and the live music… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: From funk to rock ‘n’ roll, tap toes or shake a leg

DON’T PUT IT off any longer. Time is running out for the many outdoor summer concert series across the Peninsula. Those who have attended many… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Tasty tunes continue this summer

SUMMER’S WINDING DOWN — a bit too fast, if you ask me. That means those great seasonal free outdoor concerts are soon to end their… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Cut footloose inside, outdoors this week

THESE HOT AUGUST days and nights — the dog days of summer — are rife with outdoor concerts, Clallam County Fair music, other special live… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Chill out with hot tunes at vogue venues

WELL, HERE IT is: another week of hot August nights filled with live music inside and outdoors in many venues in all genres. There’s nothing… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Music in bloom on our fair Peninsula

THE DOG DAYS of summer are here — now that the flowers are in bloom, the veggies are ripening on the vine (or in the… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Music hits the spot amid warm spell

I'M BACK WITH more music news this week, including a new venue, the loss of a longtime favorite, the return of a jazz diva, a… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Celebrate freedom to rock out this holiday week

GOD BLESS AMERICA! Today, we celebrate the birth of our nation — complete with all its foibles and faults but also its precious freedoms. Today,… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Take a bite out of summer music flavor

THE LIVE MUSIC scene is really heating up, with more venues, outdoor concerts, talent and fun for your summertime pleasure. You can double your pleasure… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: When bug to boogie bites, feed it

FINALLY, SUMMER IS here tonight! The opportunity to enjoy live music, inside or outdoors, has never been greater. This week and in the weeks to… Continue reading