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Born and raised in Galveston, Texas, Loomis is the son of musician parents who listened to blues, rock, and soul. Music ran in his veins, and with instruments readily available around the house, he picked up drums, piano, guitar, and harmonica, honing his multi-instrumental talent and performing regularly as part of his family’s doo-wop group.

Loomis and crew shine on stage, proving his music is best experienced in person, where one can see and hear its intended splendor. Described by Blues Blast Magazine as “a non-stop turbo of power,” Loomis’ energetic, get-in-with–the-crowd antics are infectious. The swaying and clapping are just as he envisioned.

“Being comfortable on stage comes naturally to me,” he says. “I feel joy playing music, and it moves me. It moves my body. I learned long ago that whenever music comes from you, from deep inside your soul, and from the right place, people will feel that on a deeper level and might not even know what’s happening inside themselves. I enjoy engaging the crowd and feel a show should be an interactive experience.”​

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Coyote Kings has been recording and performing, winning awards, collecting rave reviews, and playing to enthusiastic audiences and devoted fans. With four albums released and one on the way, “That little old band from Walla Walla” has established itself in the Northwest and beyond.

Please join us for free live music from two bands every Saturday night through September 7.

Chris Anderson and Joey Jewell’s “Dueling Crooners” is nothing short of a swingin’ time trip back to the Las Vegas Strip. 

The show is smart, funny, and a wonderful tribute to the lost art of livin’ it up.

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Zan Fiskum is an americana singer-songwriter raised in the small town of Maple Valley, WA, where she spent most of her time either running barefoot in the forest or volunteering with her family at a local dinner theater,  both of which inspired her to make the music she is today. Her angelic voice soars over her soulful and ethereal storytelling.

She blends the lines between adult contemporary and americana/folk as she writes about the intricacies of family dynamics, connection to the natural world, and love.

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Massy Ferguson has proudly sat on both sides of the country-rock divide for more than a dozen years, carving out their amplified Americana.

Based in Seattle, they’ve become international torchbearers of a distinctly American sound, with a touring history that spans nine different countries. Gluing sounds together is the songwriting partnership of bass-playing frontman Ethan Anderson and guitarist Adam Monda, whose songs spin stories of small-town adolescence, big-city adulthood, and the long miles of highway that stretch between.

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Vital Pines is an energetic sonic experience with big emotions and an even bigger sound. Pulling inspiration from Mumford & Sons, Kings of Leon, and The Band Camino, the Band’s tonality is blended and twisted into a unique and refreshing sound that doesn’t fit into just one genre.

Vital Pines shows are full of energy and passion, sure to strike a chord in your heart.

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The premier Americana sound of The Wasteland Kings is second to none. Packing venues since 2008, WLK is coming to a city near you! Influenced by the sounds of Steve Earle, The Stones, Townes Van Zant, Muddy Waters, and The Pogues, WLK brings this genre with its unique twist to give you the sound you hear today.

Please join us for free live music from two bands every Saturday night through September 7.

Calico Bones was formed in 2016 by Madison Lindsey and Mckenzie Lindsey. As members of an incredibly musical family, the sisters started performing very young. Years of piano lessons and opera training from their grandmother, Iva Lindsey, created a sturdy foundation for their musical journey. 

Calico Bones plays folky originals and exciting covers from many eras. Madison and Mckenzie have tight-knit harmonies with rhythmic instrumentals and flowing, passionate melodies. 

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Hurricane Ruth is a musician and songwriter whose blues-infused roots rock style appeals to rock, blues, and roots lovers of all kinds. She is old school, honest, and raw. Her vocals are deeply rooted in the blues, but make no mistake—she can rock the house! Hurricane Ruth is a powerful, unpredictable, ever-changing MUSICAL FORCE OF NATURE with blues roots and a rock and roll heart!

Ruth has performed with John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Willie Dixon, Taj Mahal, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Sam & Dave, Fenton Robinson, Maynard Ferguson, and his orchestra, and most recently: Ronnie Baker Brooks and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Ruth has opened for renowned rockers: Heart, Judas Priest, Joan Jett, and The Blackhearts & Steppenwolf, to name a few. 

Hurricane Ruth’s music appeals to music lovers of all kinds.

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Side Hustle plays pop, country, and funk from the 70s to the 00s.

Please join us for free live music from two bands every Saturday night through September 7.

There’s no mistaking Austin band The Ransom Brothers’ significant musical influence; those slide and twinned guitar riffs, fierce fiddle solos, and bluesy, soul-infused melodies pay proud homage to the Allman Brothers,

Marshall Tucker Band and other ’70s Southern rockers, though the Band also pledges allegiance to red dirt, outlaw, and outlier country jam bands.

But their musical chops and songwriting skills are on display in each track.

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Saltwater Sky is a rising country band from the Pacific Northwest and Wyoming. Formed in 2019, they’ve been making waves on the music scene with their small-town storytelling and lively atmosphere. 

With their soulful, unapologetic, and charismatic sound, Saltwater Sky leans on the bluesy rock influences of their musical upbringings. Painting colors with melody-driven vocals and a blazing fiddle that battles equally for the front, Saltwater Sky brings a unique country sound with honesty and enthusiasm. 

Be ready to laugh, dance, sing along, and connect with this Band on a night filled with colors and sound. 

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American Honey is the hottest country/rock dance band in Washington and surrounding states. They are well known for their powerful lead vocals and explosive guitar solos. 

Please join us for free live music from two bands every Saturday night through September 7.

Macey Gard Band is the Pacific NW’s premier high-energy Power Pop band that puts on a get-down funky dance show like you’ve never experienced.  Whether performing their own music or unique versions of your favorite cover songs, they combine incredible musicianship with an infectious passion for fun.  It’s easy to see why they are the go-to Band when it’s time to bring the party!

Please join us for free live music from two bands every Saturday night through September 7.

Whiskey Creek Band began with a couple of local firefighters, a wife, and a professional singer from Nashville who put some music together for the State Firefighter Convention in Walla Walla during the summer of 2011. They never intended to become a serious band; they just enjoyed playing music together and having fun. And they are still having fun today.

Whiskey Creek Band has evolved over the past few years, but they continue to stay in touch with their roots.  They strive to blend the old with the new, the small acoustic sound with the big electric sound; danceable, drinkable, “ALWAYS A PARTY.”

Please join us for free live music from two bands every Saturday night through September 7.

Leadbetter Band was born in 2017 and features Eric’s original songs.  Their music vibe is vast and diverse.   From a vintage rock sound with heavy/light jam sections to a unique contemporary eclectic melting pot of songwriting styles.

The rhythm section is pro and tight, featuring Aaron Moore on Bass and vocals and Kaleb Kelleher on Drum set and backup vocals.

This Band is unique for many reasons, but having two lead vocalists (Leadbetter/ Moore) is entertaining and memorable.

They focus performances mainly on original music, but the occasional cover song choices are tasteful and all over the sacred map of rock history.

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The Olson Bros Band originated in Olympia, WA, and is led by singer/songwriters and brothers Luke and Isaac Olson. 

After winning a songwriting contest for their original song “Sunrise” in 2013, the Band has been touring almost year round and has gone on to record over six albums in that time!

The Band has only been gaining momentum, and 2023 was one of their most significant years yet. They opened up for the Eli Young Band and ended up winning King 5 Evening Magazine’s Best Local Band of Western Washington, voted on by fans all over the Northwest! 

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Mullholland is a fusion of pop and soul with a touch of singer/songwriter, funk, and rock, Mulholland covers familiar and obscure songs, songs that remind you of that one time.  

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The Wasteland Kings have put down quite a few miles across The Great Northwest since 2008.

Playing their own brand of Americana Music at large venues like The Mount Baker Rhythm & Blues Festival outside of Bellingham, WA and The Sunbanks Festival in Electric City, WA way up yonder by the Canadian Border; over to the HWY 30 Music Fest in Filer, ID.

There are the small venues: The Wasteland Kings are blessed with the support and enthusiasm of many small businesses and events across the northwest that feature great live music. From Oregon county fairs, like The Wasteland Kings’ hometown Union County Fair in La Grande or 4th of July shindigs in beautiful Halfway. There are banquets for veterans or town street dances in Athena (we forgot our bagpipes and that’s just as well, the Athenians would outplay us in a heartbeat), or Oregon and Washington city celebrations in Heppner, Walla Walla, Pasco, Pendleton, Irrigon, John Day, Baker City, and Boardman. You’ll find The Wasteland Kings in corner beer bars like 40 Taps in Pendleton, and Marcy’s in Walla Walla.

The Wasteland Kings are a 6-piece guitar band backing singer Kris Mallory. He finds new life in folk, country, rock ‘n’ roll, and blues songs by the likes of Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, Muddy Waters, Delbert McClinton, Bob Dylan, plus a few of his own original jewels.

Complimenting Kris’s growling vocals & guitar is the amazing Holly Sorensen on backing vocals, Mike Mallory on vocals and guitar, Jerry Smith on guitar, Mark Emerson drumming, and Al “Too Loud” MacLeod on bass.

Kris likes to play the gentler side of Americana music as well, which leads in the direction of folk music. The Wasteland Kings Acoustic Trio are often heard playing Mississippi John Hurt or Woody Guthrie renditions at weekly Farmers Markets or “Thursday-Bring-A-Chair-In-The-Park” gigs in Hermiston, or La Grande, Walla Walla, or Baker City.

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Born and raised in Walla Walla and living in Bellingham, 23-year-old Diego Romero stars in an electrifying new blues funk band. With vocals and guitar work influenced by Buddy Guy and Freddy King, he's bound to keep you at the edge of your seat throughout the night!

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“They’re not limiting themselves based on creative wits, but instead getting all the more creative with their sound because of their willingness to make something familiar feel original again.” — Pulse Music
Americana quartet The Empty Pockets play a soulful, 70’s-inspired blend of exploratory grooves, shifting time signatures and distinctive vocals. After earning their first Billboard #1 with the acclaimed 2022 release of Outside Spectrum (topping the Blues Albums Chart), Chicago Roots Rock band The Empty Pockets are back on the road with a new full length album in the works. The husband and wife fronted quartet are at the peak of their musical skills.

The Empty Pockets are a live band at heart, and it shows. 

Please join us for free live music from two bands every Saturday night through September 9.

Side Hustle plays pop, country, and funk from the 70s to 00s.

Please join us for free live music from two bands every Saturday night through September 9.

Macey Gard is the Pacific NW's premier high-energy Power Pop band that puts on a get-down funky dance show like you’ve never experienced.  Whether performing their own music or unique versions of your favorite cover songs, they combine incredible musicianship with a passion for fun that is totally infectious.  It’s easy to see why they are the go-to band when it’s time to bring the party!

Please join us for free live music from two bands every Saturday night through September 9.

The Directors Jazz Quartet (DJQ) is made up of local music directors and jazz performers Michael Agidius, saxophones — retired Milton-Freewater School district and former Walla Walla University Big Band director; Gary Gemberling, trumpet, vocals, drums — Whitman College Band Director and director of the Walla Walla Valley Bands; G. Louis Hemenway-piano, vocals, jazz piano professor at Whitman College and former director of Walla Walla Choral Society; and Doug Morasch-bass — director of bands at College Place School District.

They perform an entertaining variety of jazz repertoire.

Please join us for free live music from two bands every Saturday night through September 9.

American Honey is the hottest country/rock dance band in the state of Washington and surrounding states; well known for their powerful lead vocals and explosive guitar solos. 

Please join us for free live music from two bands every Saturday night through September 9.

Kaitie Wade, a pop-country singer-songwriter and recording artist from Seattle, made incredible strides in the country music scene after her big move to Nashville. After releasing her debut EP in 2017, the lead single, “Don’t Wanna Miss”, was mentioned in Billboard’s Country Music Update and immediately received radio airplay following its release. She was featured on several Music Row Reporting stations, including Renegade Radio Nashville. Kaitie embarked on her first nation wide radio tour that summer. Kaitie'ssingle and summer anthem, "Vacay", quickly gained a stellar 60,000 streams on Spotify after its release. Kaitie's brand new groundbreaking single, "Revival" will be released February 2023.

The Washington native has performed in some of Nashville’s and the Pacific Northwest's most famous venues, and has opened for multiple country stars including Russell Dickerson, Adam Craig, and Riley Green. Kaitie’s music has gained international recognition, airing on radio stations in France, UK, Scotland, Canada and more. Kaitie recently moved back to her home state to tour the Northwest. 

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“The Rae Gordon Band had the audience up on their feet stomping and clapping with appreciation.” – Blues Blast Magazine

“When the band launches into the more rollicking numbers, hands start waving.”  – Willamette Week

The multi-award-winning Rae Gordon Band serves up a potent stew of gritty blues and heartfelt soul – soaring vocals with searing guitar counterpoint, high-energy horns and a hard-driving rhythm section with the power of a freight train.

Following their 3rd-place finish at the International Blues Challenge in 2017 (finals judge Walter Trout said afterwards, “I gave her a score of 10, the best score you can give. She made an incredible impression.”), the band released its third CD Better Than I Was, which has received airplay in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the UK and appeared on the Living Blues Radio Chart and the Roots Music Report Soul Blues Album Chart. The CD also won a Muddy Award for Best Northwest Recording from the Cascade Blues Association and the band received the Best Contemporary Blues Act Muddy Award.

Winter 2019 brings the release of the band's hotly-anticipated fourth CD, Wrong Kind Of Love, produced by Kivett Bednar and engineered and mixed by Jimi Bott at his studio Roseleaf Recording. The CD's ten original songs cover a wide gamut of styles, from lowdown barroom blues to dance-worthy funk, from heart-tugging soul ballad to slide-drenched rage rocker, from minor-key blues angst to uplifting soul anthem. 

The Rae Gordon Band has appeared at the Waterfront Blues Festival, Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival, Big Blues Bender in Las Vegas, Bronze Blues & Brews Festival, Bonita Blues Festival in Florida, the Iron Mountain Music Festival in Mission, B.C. and others.

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Since 2006, bluesrockers Coyote Kings have been performing and recording, winning awards, collecting rave reviews, and playing to enthusiastic audiences and devoted fans. With five albums released and one on the way, “that little ol’ band from Walla Walla” has established themselves as a musical force in the northwest and worldwide.

In 2014 vocalist, Michelle "Mush" Morgan, and drummer, Curtis Johnson, left for other pursuits. The band was reborn as Robin Barrett and Coyote Kings, with Robin’s writing, singing, and sometimes blistering (but always tasty) guitar work fronting the band and Kit Kuhlmann on bass and Gordon Townsend-Farr laying down the groove.

Robin Barrett and Coyote Kings received the 2014 Empire Award for “Best Blues Band” and Robin for “Best Blues Guitarist.” Following their 2013 award winning fourth album, Nasty Habits & Dirty Little Secrets, Robin Barrett and Coyote Kings’ album Howl won the 2015 Empire Award for “Best Blues CD!”

Tiphony Dames was born and raised in Harlem, NY. As a child she loved dance and singing in church. She also sang at the Apollo Theater when she was only 10 years old! After an injury brought her dreams of a dance career to an end, her focus turned more to music. As a young adult, Tiph moved upstate to attend Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs.

After receiving her Bachelor’s degree, she moved to the Tri-Cities, where Robin first saw and heard her perform. She began doing festivals and events with Coyote Kings in the early summer of 2015. Since then, her overwhelmingly infectious energy has been helping Robin Barrett and Coyote Kings wow audiences show after show. Tiph’s career has just begun. Following the success of her 2017 self-titled release with Coyote Kings, Tiph was again featured on Coyote Kings’ Rocket in 2019. Coyote Kings with Tiphony Dames continue to light up stages across the northwest.

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WHETHER YOU’RE BLUE COLLAR OR WHITE COLLAR, WE ALL WORK.

 It’s a universal thread connecting us together. It transcends cultural heritages and upbringings, and there is a respect and understanding that comes with it. Montana-born and raised, Chance McKinney delves into our relationships to work and how we perceive the act of making a living with his most recent with his most recent “industrialized country” projects, I and I².

“Industrialized country” is a term not easily defined, as even McKinney grasps for the right words. “The musical approach is geared towards those who appreciate the things they’ve earned; it’s not an inherited music,” he says. “Industrialized country is a country lyric and a country vocal mixed with metal guitars, pop structure and industrial layers,” he adds. The vague qualifiers, shrouded in mystery, let the music do the talking.

With the return of producer Kevin Lawson, who helmed much of McKinney’s former duo project Nathan Chance, Mckinney’s music aims to initiate not only a whole new subgenre of country but an unheard of business model. Of course, he remains tight-lipped about exactly what the next couple years hold, but his spirits are up. “You have to be pretty cutting edge to create an entire sub-genre,” he admits. Embedded within these ambitious stylistic parameters, there is only truth.

It hasn’t been an easy journey to this moment. “My whole process has been in response to bullying. Everything I’ve done is to prove people wrong. I know you’re supposed to do it for the love of music, but I’m cut from a different cloth. I don’t mind being told what to do, but I don’t like being told what I can’t do.”

Bullied in his early years, McKinney employs his pain as fuel to propel him forward. Before he even finished high school, he became a three-time National Champion javelin thrower and an All-State basketball player, while also holding down a 4.0 GPA. His college studies at Washington State University brought more triumphs as he went on to take a Division I All-American title and graduated Summa Cum Laude in Mathematics.

It was a bit later that he seriously pursued his songwriting craft. Upon relocating to Seattle, he befriended local musician “Lonesome” Steve Mitchell who taught him a bulk of various skills, including song structure and chord patterns. That was just the beginning. Another musician by the name of Darren Wayne took those foundations and was able to unlock McKinney’s full potential. The two worked tirelessly on his debut album, 2006’s Hittin’ the Road, which set the pace for one of the greatest underdog stories in country music.

Along the way, McKinney teamed up with a slew of other regional musicians, including drummer and friend Brian Bujucich, to form a duo called Nathan Chance. Things seemed to be chugging along nicely, and their work together Brought opportunities beyond their wildest dreams. They went on to share stages with the likes of such country staples as Kenny Chesney, Big n’ Rich, SheDaisy, Martina McBride, Little Big Town, Toby Keith, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Loggins and Gary Alan.

2009 was another transitional year, however. Nathan Chance disbanded, and McKinney had a choice to make. Prompted by a close friend out of Nashville, he submitted one of his songs, an evocative piano ballad titled “Be Real,” into CMT’s Music City Madness competition. The weeks whizzed by, and soon, he rose victorious, taking the title that December with more than one millions cast across the country.

The doors flew open for him. McKinney began booking more and even bigger opening gigs. In the following years, he toured with and shared stages alongside Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Sunny Sweeney, Alan Jackson, Ronnie Dunn, Darius Rucker, Dwight Yoakam, Creedence Clearwater and Lynyrd Skynyrd, among others.

His second album, Think About That, arrived in 2013. At that point, he continued pushing forward, a one-man machine, a jack of all trades. The project debuted at No. 63 on the country albums chart. That small victory led to even more high-profile engagements, including an appearance at the 2013 Watershed Music Festival. He returned to the open road, as well, often performing upwards of 90-dates across the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

2016 rolls around, and once again, he was on the fence about making another record. One early-spring songwriting session changed everything. “Down to Get Up” struck a chord in him, and he was reinvigorated to hit the grind again. Heading back down to Nashville, linking up with Kevin Lawson, his third record, Down to Get Up, took shape. This time, the album debuted at No. 41 on the country albums leaderboard. Still unsigned and unrepresented, McKinney as on to something big.

Mckinney’s most recent release is an EP called I², which he teases is only the tip of the iceberg of what’s coming. The release blends self-penned tracks and outside cuts, which “should not have been pitched to a guy like me,” he says. “So much stuff has lined up. Everybody outside calls it luck.”

He continues, “I had every reason to stop. Everyday, every year, I’m approaching this as if I’m going to be on the radio. Publishers came out of the woodwork and gave me stuff I had no right to, at all. Why? I don’t know.”

Whether the will of some higher power or just from the sweat of his brow, he is see the returns of his labor, owed in large part to his daring to forge his own path. Even his approach in the recording studio was untraditional. “We cut all the vocals first to a click track and an organ pat. As soon as I was done cutting final vocals, we erased everything else,” he explains. From there, the band will build the arrangements around his vocals, something that’s rarely, if at all, been done.

High on ambition, his steely determination thickening in his voice, McKinney always goes big -- and never goes home. His latest music is a testament to his unwavering spirit, charm and impeccable talent behind a microphone. Music Row isn’t ready for what’s about to happen.

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The Shop Singers are back! This Walla Walla-based alternative rock band pulls sounds from many different genres and has formed a cohesive sound that blends rock, pop, folk, and whiskey to form a sub-genre, which they’ve named “Xennial Rock.” Eclectic and fun!