HEY, SONGWRITERS! THE events of the past few days may provide inspiration for a new song called “Cabin Fever.”
I know if I were one, I would be so inspired.
However, if you’re like me, you can cure that cabin fever by getting out and taking in some live music.
Port Angeles
■ Tonight at Castaways Restaurant and Night Club, 1213 Marine Drive, come on down for Jerry’s Country Jam from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. If country’s your style, come and dance or play plugged or unplugged.
■ On Saturday at the Junction Roadhouse, junction of U.S. Highway 101 and state Highway 112 five miles west of Port Angeles, shake the winter blues with the rocking blues of BluMeadows from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
On Tuesday, Ches Ferguson stops by for some picking and grinning at 7 p.m.
■ On Friday at Wine on the Waterfront, 115 Railroad Ave., Kim Trenerry goes solo with tunes from the Deadwood Revival songbook and her own originals at 8 p.m. $3 cover.
On Saturday, Fret Noir (Gil Yslas and Mary Tulin) perform at 8 p.m. $3 cover.
This Sunday’s Music in the Bar features Otter at 3 p.m.
■ Today at Bella Italia, 118 E. First St., Locozonly, the acoustic trio of Kevin Lee Magner and the father/daughter team of Scott and Elora Bradley performs at 8 p.m.
■ On Friday, Les Wamboldt and Olde Tyme Country perform at the Fairmount Restaurant, 1127 W. U.S. Highway 101, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Stop in Sunday for a great jam from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Dave and Rosalie Secord and the Luck of the Draw Band play old-time music with guest Bill Camuso of the Old Sidekicks, singing the songs of country’s Golden Age, for an old-fashioned good old time from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
■ Every Tuesday evening at the Port Angeles Senior Center, Seventh and Peabody streets, the Port Angeles Senior Swingers present Wally and the Boys playing ballroom dance favorites for the dancing pleasure of all adults 45 years and older from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. $5 cover, first-timers free.
■ On Wednesday at Dupuis Restaurant, 256861 U.S. Highway 101, Bob and Dave play blues with a brew and barbecue from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sequim and Blyn
■ On Friday at the Oasis Bar and Grill, 301 E. Washington St., Denny Secord Jr. goes solo acoustically at 5:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, Final Approach plays your favorite 1950s-1970s music for your listening and dining pleasure at 5:30 p.m.
■ At The Buzz, 128 N. Sequim Ave., Kelly Thomas and Victor Reventlow host the very popular and rousing open mic Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
■ On Friday at Stymie’s Bar & Grill at Cedars at Dungeness, 1965 Woodcock Road, have a swashbuckling good time with the Discovery Bay Pirates from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ On Friday at Club Seven Lounge at 7 Cedars Casino, Blyn, Sequim’s Turner Brothers Band rocks from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
On Saturday, dance to the blues, classic rock and contemporary music of Author Unknown from 9 p.m. to 1 p.m.
On Sunday, 3 Miles High with Dana Osborn plays your favorite dance tunes by request from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On Monday, We Be Jammin’ with hosts Barry Burnett and Tom Svornich returns for more jamming fun from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Port Townsend
■ Today at The Upstage, 923 Washington St., local group Shady Grove plays classic country, folk, blues, roots and more at 7 p.m., celebrating the release of its new CD, “One More Song.” $5 voluntary cover.
On Friday, the Port Angeles-/Sequim-based band Bound to Happen plays its mix of roots, rock, blues, rockabilly and country for dancing at 7:30 p.m. Youths $3, adults $4 to $7.
On Saturday, the Washington Blues Society award-winning Stacy Jones Band continues to amaze with superb vocals, outstanding musicianship and more at 8 p.m. $12 cover.
On Sunday, join Rex Rice for the Penultimate Sunday Jazz Jam at 6 p.m. $5 cover.
On Wednesday, acclaimed Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys perform original Bayou tunes at 8 p.m. $18 cover.
Phone 360-385-2216 for info and reservations.
■ On Saturday at Sirens Pub, 823 Water St., the Corespondents play “sentimental cowboy music for dreaming circus workers just before dawn out in the field next to the tiger cages and cotton candy machines” at 10 p.m. $5 cover.
■ Today at the Undertown, 211 Taylor St., Port Townsend’s own traveling musician Simon Lynge performs at home between tours. $8 cover.
On Friday, The Solvents open for Peter Stampfel, Jeffrey Lewis and The Dust Busters at 8 p.m. $5 cover.
■ Steve Grandinetti plays guitar at the Owl Sprit Cafe, 218 Polk St., today and Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
■ Today, classical guitarist Trevor Hanson plays at Ichikawa Japanese Cuisine, 1208 Water St., from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
■ Every Monday, Trevor Hanson plays guitar at Alchemy, 842 Washington St., from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ Steve Grandinetti plays and sings at the Northwest Maritime Center Cafe, Port Townsend, on Thursdays and Fridays from noon till 2 p.m.
High notes
■ Caller and fiddler T-Claw comes from Tennessee to the Port Townsend Quimper Grange, 1219 Corona St., to call the dance by the Skookum Band from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. $5 to $15 sliding scale cover (younger than 18 admitted free).
■ Down in Quilcene will be an old-fashioned barn dance at the Quilcene Village Store, 294235 U.S. Highway 101, before it’s filled with wares. The Saturday dance social features the music of Home-Aid featuring members of the Washington Old Time Fiddlers at 7 p.m. Donations for musicians are appreciated.
■ The Juan de Fuca Festival now offers financial aid to low-income individuals and families. For more info, phone the festival office at 360-457-5411.
■ The second annual Juan de Fuca Festival Talent Show takes the stage Saturday, Feb. 25, at 1 p.m. at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 Seventh St. All you need is to get an entry form at 360-457-5411 or www.JFFA.org and turn it in by 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17. Good luck to all.
■ Here’s a heads-up on the 10th annual Snowgrass Bluegrass Concert for the First Step Family Support Center. The concert is at the Port Angeles High School Auditorium, 304 E. Park Ave., on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 6 p.m.
The lineup includes Abby Mae & the Homeschool Boys, Crescent Blue, the Old Sidekicks and Rocky Island Bluegrass.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door and $7 for seniors, with 10 and younger admitted free. Tickets can be purchased at First Step, KONP, Strait Music, Odyssey Books, Port Book and News, Renaissance and Necessities and Temptations in Port Angeles; in Sequim at Pacific Mist Books; and in Forks at the Forks Outfitters.
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John Nelson is a self-styled music lover and compulsive night owl who believes in “KLMA — Keep Live Music Alive” on the North Olympic Peninsula. His column, Live Music, appears every Thursday.
Are you performing in or promoting a live music gig? Contact John by phoning 360-565-1139 or emailing news@peninsuladailynews.com, with John Nelson in the subject line. And note: Nelson’s new deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. preceding Thursday’s column.
Also, check out “Nightlife,” a listing of entertainment at nightspots across the Peninsula, in Friday’s Peninsula Spotlight magazine.