Upcoming events -
Our bar is open for live music and special events only
Glitterfox
Debra Heesch Presents GLITTERFOX
March 28 at 8pm.
Tickets are $20, all ages welcome.
Ticket Link: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6233854
Change and perspective expand quickly in tight quarters—and no one knows that as well as married couple Solange Igoa and Andrea Walker. It’s true of each of their time as queer kids in need of an escape from conservative towns; of their years living together in a van, traveling the country to play music and busk; of settling down in a studio apartment just prior to the pandemic. And now, partnered with a rhythm section and produced by Chris Funk of the Decemberists, they’re harnessing the lessons from this closeness and cracking them wide open into a whole new world with their band Glitterfox.
The duo first met at a coffee house open mic in Long Beach, California, where Walker had recently relocated after growing up in North Carolina and Virginia. Walker quickly fell in love with Igoa’s voice, knowing that if their vocals and guitar came together that would only flourish—and it did, the two now married and having spent more than a decade as a pair. Musically, channeling Walker’s Southern warmth through Southern California indie shine, Glitterfox carves out lithe, nostalgia-fueled anthems powered by the intimacy of their relationship. “A lot of our songs are about serious challenges in our lives,” Walker says. “All the struggles in my life get poured into the music, but always with this silver lining of hope, this drive not to quit before the miracle happens. Making a living as an independent musician is hard, but we’ve always had each other and always made it work.”
Glitterfox website - https://www.glitterfox.org
Alessandra Rose
Debra Heesch Presents Alessandra Rose w/ band !
March 16th, 7pm
Tickets are $10 at
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6240255
Alessandra Rose is blessed with an instrument of penetrating grace, her voice a siren song wrapped in silk and incense. Bright as a brass bell and edged with a warm glow of whiskey and woodsmoke, it is resonant, radiant, and absolutely hair-raising.
On her new LP RODEOMOTHH, Rose has built a work of expansive, beguiling, psych-tinged anthemic rock & roll. A heavyweight of a record, both intentional and exceptional is arrangement and execution, and ready to take its place in the canon of iconic recordings.
RODEOMOTHH was recorded with Grammy-winning producer / engineer Mitch Dane (The Blind Boys of Alabama). In addition to Rose on vocals and acoustic guitar, the record features guitarist Courtlan Clement (Marc Bourssard), Kevin Whitsett (Sam Williams) on bass, drummer Paul Eckberg (Amy Grant), and Charlie Lowell (Jars of Clay) on piano and synth. It was mixed by Grammy-winning engineer Vance Powell (Chris Stapleton, Jack White).
Thematically, the secret to RODEOMOTHH is hidden in its name. Its an anagram of motherhood explains Rose. Every song tells a part of my journey of being a mother. Regardless of gender or parental status, these songs of unrestrained loving, free of consequence, speak to the soul. Indeed, the tales of falling in love and the work it takes to maintain that, of the pure joy of new life and the tearing sadness of life lost, are deeply, universally, human.
More about Alessandra on the website - https://alessandrarose.com
Max Gomex and Steve Itterly
Debra Heesch Presents MAX GOMEZ with guest STEVE ITTERLY
March 7th - 8pm
Tickets $20, general admission seating, All ages are welcome.
Ticket Link: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6236312
About Max -
As a budding performer, Max apprenticed in the rarefied musical micro-climate of northern New Mexico, where troubadours like Michael Martin Murphey and Ray Wylie Hubbard helped foster a Western folk sound both cosmic and cowboy. Gomez has assumed stewardship of that lineage by producing the Red River Folk Festival, a boutique event held annually in late September in the musical mountain village of Red River, NM.
Judging by the company he keeps, Gomez is positioned to emerge as a prominent voice of Americanas next generation. He has shared billing on hundreds of stages with stalwarts of the genre like Shawn Mullins, James McMurtry, Buddy Miller, Jim Lauderdale, Patty Griffin, and John Hiatt. His classic-and-contemporary reading of He Was a Friend of Mine proves the point.
https://maxgomezmusic.com
About Steve -
Steve Itterly is a performer creating a unique and distinct personal acoustic experience. His music draws upon the rich tapestry of honest rhythms falling somewhere between early jazz, blues, swing, folk and the tangible comforts of home. Bridging the likes of Woody Guthrie and Piedmont Blues, his lyrics are anchored by the rustic, country texture in his voice. He is a winner of the Telluride Blues and Brews Festival, Blues Challenge Competition, and is also a recognized songwriter from the Telluride Troubadour National Songwriter Competition. His music is compared to the talents of John Prine and with a voice just this side of the gravel he sounds a bit like Bob Dylan.
https://www.facebook.com/steveitterly/
Tim Couldn't Make It
Doug Pine, Rick Dahms, and friends play fabulous songs to thrill and delight! Don’t miss it!!
Art Opening: Water Rabbit - Jen Huntley & Sophie Smith
Enjoy the opening night of Water Rabbit durning First Friday Art Night - art will be on display all month long!
Bruce Phares, John Stowell, John Bishop
World-renowned jazz guitarist John Stowell returns to Vashon Island, joining up with old friend, bassist Bruce Phares, for a special late-afternoon 2-hour set of intimate chamber jazz at Snapdragon's intimate listening space, Black Cat Theater. Annnnd, we recently confirmed that award-winning drummer and Origin Arts records founder John Bishop will be joining, for a deep-reaching trio of jazz. These gents have been performing together now for over 40 years and share an intuitive sense of musical conversation unlike any other. We hope you'll come and join us for the afternoon, it's Bruce's last on-island performance before we launch 2023's Jam In The Atrium.
JOHN STOWELL: John has performed with Milt Jackson, Lionel Hampton, Art Farmer, Conte Condoli, Herb Ellis, Bill Watrous, Mundell Lowe, George Cables, Billy Higgins, Billy Hart, Richie Cole, Paul Horn, Tom Harrrell, Don Thompson, Dave Liebman, and many others.
JOHN BISHOP: John Bishop has performed in concerts and clubs with Lee Konitz, Slide Hampton, Benny Golson, George Cables, Kenny Werner, Bobby Hutcherson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Sonny Fortune, Herb Ellis, Buddy DeFranco, Bobby McFerrin, Joe Locke, Jerry Bergonzi, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Larry Coryell, and countless others. He’s appeared on more than 100 albums, was inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall of Fame in 2008, and was named a “Jazz Hero” by the Jazz Journalists Association in 2019.
Special "THANK YOU!!" to "Jazz Realtor" JR Crawford for her continued financial support of jazz performances on Vashon Island, to bring these two stellar performers to Snapdragon!
Snapdragon Bakery & Cafe Reopening and ISLE OF THE DEAD photo show opening
Snapdragon Cafe reopens at 10 am!! Come in for pastries! Stop by for lunch!
At 6pm Shelley Hanna will be opening her Halloween photo show ISLE OF THE DEAD - stop in and see the new ghastly and ghostly photos, and enjoy a spooky drink!