Anacortes
Department of Safety
We are a music venue/art gallery/recording studio/creative space housed in Anacortes old fire/police station. Always all-ages.
Bellingham
The Contra House
A slowly deteriorating establishment located in
Bellingham, Washington, where we have recently begun hosting regular house shows with three to five band bills. We pay touring bands through donation collections and have found this to be extremely successful so far. We currently have very awesome neighbors and try to respect them by having shows start around 7:30 and end by 11:00 or 11:30. The best way to contact us is through this email address: thecontrahouse@gmail.com
The Hoot House
an all ages house venue in Bellingham, WA. We support local music, traveling music, your music. we collect donations for travellin' bands. we like real friendly people. no booze, no drugz, no buttheads, just rock rock rock and roll! want to book a show? email: the.hoot.house@gmail.com, we'd probably love to have you.
House on Vajay Street
A womyn positive space in Bellingham for art, music, community, activism, and friendship.
Toy-Haus
A place to play music if you are in a band and watch music if you are everybody else. We try to host bi-weekly shows on Thursdays we usually end up working with bands on whatever date works. Please no sketchy people (the bad kind of sketchy people). No genre specifications. Anything goes. We are more than willing to let your band play here if you let us know far enough in advance. So let us know far enough in advance, okay?
Contact: Call this phone number: 206 227 0478 and ask for Nic. Or message us on myspace or send us an email at nicband@gmail.com Whatever works best for you!
WhAAM!
We are an all-volunteer federal non-profit dedicated to the local all-ages music and arts scene. We put on shows and promote opportunities for younger members of the community in leadership and the arts.
Olympia
ABC House
The ABC House does not book shows. Community members approach the Collective about hosting events. We are not involved in event promotion. Performances must receive approval from all members of the Alexander Berkman Collective before that event is scheduled and one member must agree to be the sponsor for any specific event. We generally only host music on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Feel free to email us for more details!
Grandma's House
Everyone in my house plays music, and we host shows for local and traveling bands. This summer we're going to have a week-long music camp for little kids in our community. CONTACT: granniezpantiez@gmail.com
Seattle * Also take a look at Seattle DIY & Seattle Peace & Justice Events Calendar.
BirthDIYfest
An annual one-night-only all-ages concert, party, and celebration of everyone who helps the Northwest DIY creative community thrive, everyone with a passion for developing our amazing NW music scene, the beauties and beginning of springtime, springtime birthdays, and more! There will be 7 bands, free food, balloons, and tables for local DIY artists, record labels, organizations, zines, community workshops, etc.
Carousel Festival
an all-ages event celebrating the Northwest DIY creative community as a whole. Our attempt is to bring together the creative forces that are the bloodline of our city and bridge these unneeded gaps in this wonderful, bright community. The festival is a three-day event featuring 25-30 regional bands, film, workshops, and other arts, hosted at a handful of different DIY spaces.
Dearborn House
experiments in acoustic and visual otherliness. shows happen earlyside.
Fusion Café
we're in the YMCA, were always all ages no drugs drinking ever. down for shows once to three times a month mostly on weekends, but for touring bands well be opening up more.
The Greenhouse
a cozy, clean house located in Seattle's Central District. they have a huge basement in which we mostly host DIY shows. All genre's are welcome. they boast a 30ft water slide, a one-of-a-kind reptile farm, and an mechanical bull. no shit.
Healthy Times Fun Club
a subterranian artist work loft with two large warehouse rooms, hosting DIY shows, movie nights, collaborative dinners, craft nights and bike excursions, really anything that people want to do that fits in with our collective objectives (and is fun).
The Office of Doctor Glorious
hosts shows in our basement one to two nights a month. We exist in the Central District of Seattle and have for the past 3 years. 100's of pigeons live in our attic. The end.
Spokane
Spokane DIY
We're trying very hard to grassroot the D.I.Y. scene in Spokane. Thus far most of the shows we've been throwing have gone over fairly well. We can't promise guarantees but we've made sure every band we've booked has gotten some cash, and usually a place to crash as well.
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