EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT is the Bum One Hotel DJ's at 8 PM.
EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT is Angry Joey's Open Mic. Signup at 8PM.
EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT is the Mt. Non-fiction Sessions at 8 PM
LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR
THURSDAY SHOWS START AT 9 PM
FRI-SAT SHOWS START AT 10 PM
*** NEVER A COVER -- ALWAYS FREE LIVE MUSIC! ***
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THU 05.08
TRIPLE FORTE
NEUTRALBOY
GUESTS
FRI 05.09
RIPSPACER
INDECISIVE RHYTHM
SEEING BLIND
SAT 05.10
PC LOAD LETTER
THE ENDEAVORS
THE HIGH DIVIDE
THU 05.15
RAD TOUCH
WATCH IT SPARKLE
GUESTS
FRI 05.16
80:20
IN LAKE CH’
SAT 05.17
SMILE BRIGADE
GUESTS
THU 05.22
THE BRAXMATICS
DECATEUR BUFF
FLASHES OF QUINCY
FRI 05.23
RED RAPTURE
UBIK
FOREFATHERS
SAT 05.24
DEVIL’S FOOD (Alice Cooper tribute band)
BASTARD SONS OF THE NUGE (Ted Nugent cover band)
NINE MILE IRIS
THU 05.29
COCO COLA
MUte ErA (from Minneapolis)
GEIST & SAMUEL JOSEPH
FRI 05.30
VELVET DRIVE
THE HARBORRATS
SAT 05.31
A POST GRUNGE EVENT!
LOZEN
GREEN RIVER THRILLERS
X’S FOR I’S (from Portland)
THU 06.05
THE NORTHERN
THE CONDITION
FRI 06.06
THE HARD WAY
THE PARENTS
GIFT BASKET
SAT 06.07 *** 9PM ***
THE HOPSCOTCH BOYS (*** LAST SHOW EVER ***)
THUNDERBIRD MOTEL
QUADRILLION
THUNDER
THU 06.13
MINDLESS THUGGS
present:
THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI
Live score for a dead film
plus special guests
FRI 06.13
13th GRADE
BRIAN KENNEY FRESNO (from Fresno, CA)
SCHUDGE
SAT 06.14
An evening with THE SHMOES
THU 06.19
OLYMPUS
WIN WIN
FRI 06.20
HOLY NAME DROPOUTS
3-WAY SWITCH
MOTORIK
SAT 06.21
HALOPHILE
GIN BETTY
THU 06.26
WAH WAH EXIT WOUND (Tour kickoff show!)
GUESTS
FRI 06.27
IVAN THE WHEEL
THE VAGUE PROPHETS
ARTLESS FICTION
SAT 06.28
KULI LOACH
THU 07.03
NEON NIGHTS
GUESTS
SAT 07.05
CHANGE VS. COMFORT (CD release show)
GUESTS
FRI 07.11
WILD ORCHID CHILDREN
THE GATLING GEES
THE RAGGEDY ANNS
SAT 07.12
DAGMAR’S BIRTHDAY starring:
THE ROYAL BEAR
PARIS SPLEEN
GUESTS
THU 07.17
BILLY JOE & THE DUSTY 45’s (playing two sets!)
SAT 07.19
THE 39 STEPS
GLASS ELEVATOR
NOAH PARRIOTT
THU 07.24
JACQUELINE LEIGH
FORGET ME NOTS
WED 12.24
THE FIFTH ANNUAL BLOWDOG & SNEEZY MIDNIGHT MASS AND CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
ABOUT THE BLUE MOON (from historylink.org)
Seattle's Blue Moon Tavern first opened its doors at 712 NE 45th Street near the University of Washington on or near April 15, 1934. Founded by Hank Reverman, the tavern was an instant hit with students who, under state law, had to trek one mile from campus to buy a beer. During the 1950s and 1960s, subsequent owners Jack and Jim David and, later, Stanford Poll (1940-2000) welcomed an assortment of radicals, artists, writers, journalists, beatniks, hippies, and wannabees. Poets Theodore Roethke (1901-1963), Richard Hugo (1924-1982), Carolyn Kizer (b. 1925), Stanley Kunitz (b.1909), and David Wagoner could often be found at the bar, along with famous visitors such as Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) and Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997).
After a long decline in 1970s, the Blue Moon rose anew under management by Three Fools, Inc. In 1989, it was threatened with demolition. Although a popular preservation campaign failed to secure the Moon official landmark status in 1990, developers were persuaded to spare the tavern and it continues to pursue its eccentric orbit to the present day (1999).
Shortly after the repeal state and federal laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages, Henry J. Reverman took his college trust fund and invested to create a new tavern in the shell of a former garage near the corner of 8th Avenue NE and NE 45th Street. Reverman and his partner, Monty Fairchild, dubbed it the "Blue Moon" after purchasing a large neon sign from the nearby Blue Moon Cafe. They opened for business in mid-April 1934.
State law then banned alcohol sales within one mile of the University of Washington Campus, and the Blue Moon lay just over the line. It was an instant success with students, particularly members of the UW football team. Reverman hired local boxers Freddy Steele (1907-1990), Cecil Payne (1906-1959), and "Doc" Snell to keep order.
Monty Fairchild sold his interest in the Moon and founded the Rainbow Tavern just a few doors away. Reverman in turn sold the Moon to Maude Walsh (1906-1968) and Vera McCracken in 1940. (He used the proceeds to found the Lake Union Air Service.) Under the new owners, the Blue Moon was one of the rare bars outside of the Central Area to serve African American servicemen during World War II.
In 1950, brothers Jack and Jim David took over the Blue Moon and welcomed a growing coterie of artists, writers, political radicals, and "beatniks." The tavern's reputation among the avant garde was secured by the frequent patronage of poets Theodore Roethke, Richard Hugo, Carolyn Kizer, and Stanley Kunitz, among others. Dylan Thomas, James Farrell, and Allen Ginzberg (possibly also Jack Kerouac) visited when passing through Seattle. The tavern also provided a haven for UW professors such as Joe Butterworth who were caught up in the McCarthyist purge led by the Canwell Committee.
Jim David sold his share to his brother Jack in 1959. In turn, Jack sold the Blue Moon to Stanford Poll and Dr. Paul Chilton in 1966. They enlarged the tavern to make room for the hordes of hippies and New Leftists who began to supersede the Moon's traditional clientele of beatniks and Old Leftists. The Blue Moon became famous (or infamous) as a clubhouse for Seattle's emerging counterculture. Former Communist Stan Iverson (1927-1985) reigned as its unofficial maitre 'd.
Restaurateur Jerry Kingen attempted in vain to gentrify the Moon in 1970. He sold it to a former bartender, "Fast Eddy" McWhinnie, in 1974. Lack of capital and an increasingly ugly drug scene contributed to the Moon's long descent.
The tavern was rescued from certain eclipse in 1982 by "Three Fools, Inc.," comprising partners Gustav Hellthaler, Robert Morrison, and John Caldbick. Two years later, in 1984, the Blue Moon was refurbished for its 50th anniversary and won a new generation of customers.
Stan Poll negotiated a long lease that he thought would protect the tavern and sold his interest to Chilton. Clouds appeared in 1989 when Chilton sold the Blue Moon's building to Westlake Capital, which announced plans to replace the tavern with a new retail/condominium project. A spirited public campaign was mounted to block demolition by convincing the City of Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board to designate the Blue Moon as a cultural landmark. The effort secured broad public and media support, but landmark designation failed on a tie vote on March 7, 1990.
Tavern supporters and neighborhood leaders did not relent, and Westlake Capital principals were genuinely moved by the outpouring of public affection for the Blue Moon. Thanks in large part to the efforts of Hans Aschenbach, president of the Roosevelt Neighborhood Alliance, the parties concluded a settlement on May 4, 1990, scaling back the proposed development and extending the Blue Moon's lease to 2034 -- which, barring disaster, will mark the centennial of its founding.
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