THANK YOU to all who came out and packed The Triple Door for The Love Markets on April 22! We were last here at the end of February 2020, our last gig as the pandemic was hitting - it felt wonderful to come full circle and play our songs on this great stage again. Thanks for joining us to celebrate opening night of Seattle Cabaret Festival 2022… and so much more!
Photo: Steve MacFarlane
Photo: Kim Maguire.
On Dec 4, 2021, The Love Markets crossed the threshold and burst from our pandemic cocoon to close out the 15th Annual Tom Waits Tribute Night, and I’m so glad we did! What a thrill to be with an audience again. The event raised over $1200 for MusiCares. Here’s a few minutes of “Way Down In The Hole” / “Jesus Gonna Be Here” by Tom Waits. Many thanks to our pal Eric Ray Anderson for capturing this video on the fly!
Nope, the COVID pandemic couldn’t stop 2020’s 14th Annual Tom Waits Tribute Night at Conor Byrne. The Love Markets have been doing this annual gig since 2012 and we were so happy to be able to participate in this virtual version. An amazing community of musicians stepped up to contribute video performances for the livestream show on 12/5/20 to benefit Conor Byrne, emceed and produced by the wonderful Ayako Okano. Here’s The Love Markets in Dave Pascal’s driveway, half-naked in our chilly November slips (just how Tom likes it), playing our arrangements of “Yesterday’s Here” and “Cemetery Polka”. Enjoy! We did.
Tickets are on sale for The Love Markets at The Triple Door Friday, February 28! I’m excited to return to this super-cool venue where I’ve seen so many great shows (best sound in Seattle). Joining us in the lineup are Princess Guy and Sweet Spot Combo featuring Arnaldo!, as well as guest songs from a handful of brilliant vocalists… all for opening night of March Is Cabaret Month, Seattle’s premier cabaret festival now in its twelfth year. Throw down on one of those cushy booths and join us! It’s going to be a great night.
I’m so excited to be composing the music for Seattle Children’s Theatre’s new production of “Snow White”. Opening Feb 7, this two-person show is a fascinating and radically transformed telling of the classic fairy tale (girl power! one guy playing seven dwarves and then some!). After last weekend’s supercharged recording session, we’re raring to go and I can’t wait to hear how it all comes together opening night. The show runs Feb 7 - March 15 at SCT; read more and buy tickets at www.sct.org.
Always a pleasure to end the year singing, playing and bandleading for a new episode of Sandbox Radio at Town Hall. “Journey’s End” featured opera soloists Rob MacPherson and Megan Renae Parker; guest musicians John Guyer, Liam Lawe, and Evan Mosher; and a special guest appearance by Seattle Chief of Police Carmen Best. Hosted as always by Leslie Law and Richard Ziman. Photos: John Cornicello.
It wouldn’t be December without Tom Waits Night! Hundreds of folks packed into warm and cozy Conor Byrne Pub on 12/7 to celebrate TW’s birthday and watch the always amazing lineup of music acts play all Tom, all night. This one was a special night as we celebrated not only Tom’s music but the music and life of our colleague, the wonderful musician Cooper Smith who passed away earlier in the month. Thanks to this beautiful community of artists and audience and to Conor Byrne for hosting this night for lucky 13 years. Here’s to more. (Photo: Dave Haskell)
What a party! 1.6 million raised for the GSBA scholarship fund and the glitziest, most joyous holiday party in town. The Love Markets and I were so happy to entertain again at this incredible annual event, this time in the VIP lounge with the monorail zooming festively beneath us. More pictures on the way!
The Love Markets light up the historic Jewelbox Theater Friday November 22! Lift your glass to songs of love and revolution from the band Seattle Magazine calls "Irresistible… Intoxicating… A deliciously dark carnival." November nights start early, so come in out of the cold and dark and join us for this cozy 7 pm show! Doors at 6:30. Showtime: 7:00. End time: 8:45 (includes a brief intermission). BUY TICKETS
A Seattle treasure since 1932, the Jewelbox is one of a kind and our most intimate show of the year. Treat yourself to a menu from the Rendezvous' award-winning chef and relax at your candlelit table with full cocktail and dinner service. Rendezvous/Jewelbox is rich in history (read about it in new book "Belltown Exposed!"), and we’re proud to be part of it. Advance tix $15. Door tix $20 (cash only). See you there!
Thanks to all the amazing Vashon Islanders who turned out for another stellar installment of Burlesco Notturno, hosted by Madame X and her Lawyer. Featuring performances by The Love Markets, The Atomic Bombshells, Kitten ‘n’ Lou, and acrobat extraordinaire Terry Crane of Acrobatic Conundrum, “Enchanted” brought the whole shebang, from captivatingly creepy to breathtaking to fall-down hilarious. Always a night of creative surprises, and always a blast!
Seattle treasure The Rendezvous celebrated 92 years of history October 27 with a party for the release of new book “Belltown: Exposed!”, showcasing photography by Staci Bernstein and co-written by Scot Augustson and Bruce Rutledge. The immersive blowout bash featured performances in three different spaces inside Rendezvous, including music from Angie Louise, Ade, and K. Brian Neel in Jewelbox Theater, Jo Klein and the Savoy Night Owls in the Grotto, and a grunge happening in the old basement rehearsal space (presumed haunted). Costumes, cocktails and good times flowed freely in honor of the Rendezvous’ many decades, from 1920s speakeasy to 1950s Film Row to the ‘90s rock scene to the present ultra-versatile incarnation under owner Jane Kaplan. A toast to the Rendezvous!
It was a pleasure to compose and perform for Sandbox Radio’s first new episode of 2019 at just-reopened, fabulously renovated Town Hall! It’s always fun to lead the Sandbox Radio Orchestra, and this episode featured some great special guests, including NPR storytelling favorite Willie Wier. Thanks to all who came to the show! I’ll be back for another episode on December 30…
The Love Markets had a fab time bringing our music to Burlesco Notturno May 4. Who wouldn’t want to share the stage with reigning 2018 Queen of Burlesque INGA, Waxie Moon, The Atomic Bombshells, and Madame X and her Lawyer? Join us for the next one in Open Space’s Grand Hall on November 2nd… Day of the Dead! Oooooooo! Can’t wait. Show photos by Ricky Osborne Photography.
From opening night at Triple Door with The Love Markets on Feb 27 to my closing night singer-songwriter set at Egan’s on March 30, the 2019 March Is Cabaret Month Festival has been a wild ride. Twenty-six acts from Seattle and San Francisco to New York stretched the already-flexible boundaries of live music cabaret with offerings of blues, jazz, opera, show tunes, funk, folk, parody, a cappella, American songbook, original tunes, and genres hitherto unknown. I had a swell time hosting the last three weekends of shows and performing the closing set. See you all next year!
Another beautiful experience working at Seattle Children’s Theatre! Thanks to Courtney Sale for directing this lovely emotional show, Robertson Witmer for writing a great score, my castmates for enchanting me onstage every day except Monday, all the gang on staff and crew, and all the kids and grownups who showed up at the Charlotte Martin Theatre to go on Edward’s journey with us.
Our first time performing on The Triple Door mainstage! Beautiful venue, brilliant tech crew, magnificent audience. Thanks to March Is Cabaret Month Festival for producing the night, Arnaldo for hosting, and Sirens of Swing and Sweet Spot Combo for sharing the bill with us. Photos courtesy of Sue Corcoran and Maria Lamarca Anderson; video stills courtesy of Mike Falcone/Anarky Productions.
Three cheers for TV’s “ArtZone with Nancy Guppy”! This is my sixth time on the show: twice performing with The Love Markets, twice performing solo, another as part of a best-of music episode, and now - for the first time - curating the calendar. Great fun to share my picks for artistic goings-on about town, which just happened to include my own show with The Love Markets at The Triple Door. Thanks to Nancy and the AZ gang for being tireless champions of Seattle arts.
Always nice to end my year bandleading a Sandbox Radio show - this one featured the terrific Pamela Reed (The Right Stuff ) and a cameo from Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best, along with musical guests The Love Markets, Lisa Koch, and Eric Lane Barnes’ Puget Soundworks.
12th Annual Tom Waits Night at Conor Byrne… yep, this thing gets better every year. The Love Markets and I have been participating in this delicious event since 2012: as always, an incredible lineup of musicians and bands playing all Tom, all night. I love this night and look forward to it every year. Thanks to Rich Zollner Photography at Ballard Vox Press for taking great pictures - check out the full gallery for the night at https://ballardvox.com/galleries/tom-waits-tribute-night-conor-byrne-12-08-2018/
Many mysteries were “Unveiled” at the new installment of Vashon Island’s BURLESCO NOTTURNO! This one marked The Love Markets’ eleventh appearance with this great burlesque/cirque series, hosted as always by Madame X and her Lawyer. Other featured artists included the glorious Paris Original and The Atomic Bombshells.
