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  • Everett Art Walk Returns Thursday May 21 — A Free Three-Hour Tour of a Downtown That Quietly Built a Real Gallery Scene

    Everett Art Walk Returns Thursday May 21 — A Free Three-Hour Tour of a Downtown That Quietly Built a Real Gallery Scene

    Q: When and where is the May 2026 Everett Art Walk?
    A: Thursday, May 21, 2026, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, across more than a dozen galleries, lofts, coffee shops, bars, and ceramic studios in downtown Everett. It’s free, no ticket, no RSVP — start anywhere on the map and walk.

    Verdict: GO. Three reasons stacked: (1) downtown Everett’s art ecosystem is denser than people outside the 98201 ZIP code realize, and the Art Walk is the one night each month it all opens its doors at the same time; (2) the price is zero; (3) the third Thursday format means you can show up after work, eat hors d’oeuvres on someone else’s tab, and still be home by ten.

    The Everett Art Walk runs the third Thursday of every month, year-round, 5 to 8 PM officially — and several of the participating venues stay open past 8 because the walk has built that kind of scene. May 21 is the next one. If you have lived in Snohomish County for any amount of time and never walked it, this is the month to fix that.

    What the Art Walk actually is

    It is not a festival. It is not a one-off pop-up. It is the Everett gallery district behaving like a gallery district — coordinated hours, coordinated openings, coordinated artist receptions, every third Thursday of the month, organized through everettartwalk.org and a downtown community of working artists who decided years ago that downtown Everett was worth showing up for.

    More than a dozen venues participate. The roster shifts month to month, but the anchors stay constant. A typical Art Walk night you can hit Schack Art Center on Hoyt Avenue, walk one block to ArtSpace Everett Lofts (the live-work building right next door), cross over to Hewitt Avenue for Heath Heathen’s studio at 1806 B Hewitt upstairs, drop into Lucky Dime for Collage Night, swing by Obsidian Art Gallery, end at Port Gardner Bay Winery on Rucker Avenue with a glass of red and a stack of new artist statements in your hand. Every venue is within a five-block walk of every other venue. You do not move your car.

    The April 16 walk is the most recent one we have a verifiable line-up for, and the April line-up is the structural template. Schack hosted Water Ways: Healing the Circle of Water and Life — the spring exhibition that runs through May 16 — and the gallery stayed open past 8 PM for the walk. ArtSpace Everett Lofts opened from 5 to 8 PM with resident artists in their live-work studios. Heath Heathen took text-only studio appointments at 5 to 9 PM. Lucky Dime hosted Collage Night with Penny — a recurring third-Thursday hang where you cut, paste, layer, and build something unexpected with strangers. Salish Sea Ceramics ran a free community seed-planting workshop. Obsidian Art Gallery featured graffiti-and-stencil work by Dakota Dean. Artisans PNW (Books & Coffee) hosted Author TJ Poortinga and a live Noise Jam set with Esoteric Everett. Zamarama Gallery opened a tribute exhibition for Pacific Northwest artist R. Allen Jensen.

    The May 21 walk will do the same shape with a fresh roster. Watch everettartwalk.org the week of the walk for the venue-by-venue line-up — most of the participating spaces post their May features in the seven days before the third Thursday.

    Why this Art Walk matters more than you think

    Everett has been quietly building a real arts ecosystem. Schack Art Center anchors the visual arts side at 2921 Hoyt Avenue — the premier visual arts destination between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., per schack.org/about. The Historic Everett Theatre, built in 1901 as the Everett Opera House, books touring acts that should be playing rooms three times its size. APEX Everett opened on Everett Avenue with Kings Hall as its anchor concert room. Tony V’s Garage on Hewitt Avenue is the loudest small-venue rock-and-roll club north of Seattle.

    The Art Walk is the seam where the visual arts side meets all of it. Many of the artists showing on May 21 also design posters for HET shows, paint album art for bands playing Tony V’s the next weekend, and sell ceramic mugs to coffee shops three blocks away. You walk the Art Walk and you start to see the network. You stop seeing downtown Everett as a thing to drive past on the way to Seattle and start seeing it as a thing to drive to.

    The venues to hit on May 21

    Below is the standing roster pulled from everettartwalk.org and the city’s calendar. Specific featured artists for May will post within seven days of the walk; what is below is the list of participating spaces you can plan a route around.

    Schack Art Center — 2921 Hoyt Avenue. The big one. Open until 8 PM. The Water Ways exhibition closes May 16, so the May 21 walk falls between shows — Contemporary Northwest Artists opens May 28. You may catch artists hanging work or staffing previews. Free admission as always.

    ArtSpace Everett Lofts — 2917 Hoyt Avenue, right next door to Schack. A 41-unit live-work building for working artists. On Art Walk nights the loft gallery on the ground floor is open 5 to 8 PM and several resident artists open their individual studios upstairs. This is the closest you will get in Everett to the open-studio model used in bigger arts cities.

    Lucky Dime — Hewitt Avenue. A bar that doubles as an Art Walk venue. Collage Night with Penny is the recurring third-Thursday format: tables full of magazines, scissors, glue sticks, and strangers building something between sips. No skill required. Free to walk in, drinks at bar prices.

    Obsidian Art Gallery — Hewitt Avenue. Contemporary work, edgier than most of the roster. Spray paint, stencil work, graffiti-adjacent pieces.

    Port Gardner Bay Winery — 3006 Rucker Avenue. Wine tasting with rotating artist features on the walls. The end-of-walk move for a lot of regulars.

    Tabby’s Coffee — 2702 Hoyt Avenue. Coffee, tea, and a modest gallery wall that turns over for each walk.

    Salish Sea Ceramics — A working ceramics studio that opens for the walk and frequently runs free hands-on workshops on Art Walk nights (April was a seed-planting workshop; May’s activity will post on everettartwalk.org).

    Zamarama Gallery — Contemporary fine art, often with Pacific Northwest themes.

    Artisans PNW (Books & Coffee) — Independent bookstore plus coffee shop. Hosts author readings and live music sets on Art Walk nights. April was an author event with TJ Poortinga and a Noise Jam set with Esoteric Everett.

    Heath Heathen Studio — 1806 B Hewitt Avenue, Suite 1, upstairs. Working artist studio, open 5 to 9 PM by text appointment (206-353-4971). The studio model — text the artist, walk up the stairs, see the work in the place where it is made — is rare in this part of Snohomish County and worth the climb.

    Gold E Lofts — 1705 1/2 Hewitt Avenue. Loft studios with rotating artist features.

    A note: this list is not exhaustive and the participating-venue roster changes month to month. Check everettartwalk.org for the May 21 confirmed list seven days out.

    How to walk it well

    Three pieces of practical advice from people who walk it every month.

    Park once, walk everything. Free street parking is generally available on Hoyt, Hewitt, Wetmore, and Colby in the late-afternoon-into-evening window. The Everpark Garage on Wall Street is the backup if street parking is tight. Every Art Walk venue is inside a five-block radius. You do not need to move the car.

    Eat before, drink during. Most venues serve hors d’oeuvres or light snacks. Wine and beer are available at Port Gardner Bay Winery, Lucky Dime, and several of the bar-adjacent venues. For a real dinner before, downtown Everett has restaurants on Hewitt and Colby.

    Talk to the artists. Most first-time walkers underuse this part. The artists are in their studios. They want to talk about the work. Ask what the piece is, ask what it took to make, ask what they are working on next. The cost of entry is one good question.

    Cross-Desk Handoff

    If you are pairing the Art Walk with dinner, downtown Everett has dinner options within two blocks of every Art Walk venue. Tygart Media’s food desk is the place to go for current restaurant-by-restaurant recommendations within walking distance of the walk.

    What the Art Walk does for the city

    Free public arts programming that runs every month, year-round, with a coordinated roster and an active organizing committee, is the kind of cultural infrastructure most Snohomish County cities do not have. Everett does. Every third Thursday is a small, repeated argument that downtown Everett is worth being in after dark — and the argument has been getting more convincing since the walk first formed. May 21 is the next chance to add yourself to the argument.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Q: Is the Everett Art Walk free? A: Yes. There is no admission fee, no ticket, no RSVP. Walk in to any participating venue between 5 PM and 8 PM (some stay open later) on the third Thursday of every month.

    Q: What time does the May 2026 Everett Art Walk start and end? A: The official window is 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Thursday, May 21, 2026. Several venues stay open past 8 PM — Heath Heathen Studio runs studio appointments until 9 PM, and the bar-adjacent venues (Lucky Dime, Port Gardner Bay Winery) typically remain open well into the evening.

    Q: Do I need to RSVP or buy tickets? A: No. The Art Walk is a free, walk-in event. Show up at any participating venue between 5 and 8 PM and start your route from there.

    Q: Where do I park for the Art Walk? A: Free street parking is generally available on Hoyt, Hewitt, Wetmore, and Colby in the late-afternoon-into-evening window. The Everpark Garage on Wall Street is the paid backup. All Art Walk venues are within a five-block radius — park once, walk the whole route.

    Q: How many venues participate in the Everett Art Walk? A: More than a dozen galleries, lofts, coffee shops, bars, and studios participate, with the exact roster shifting month to month. Anchors include Schack Art Center, ArtSpace Everett Lofts, Lucky Dime, Obsidian Art Gallery, Port Gardner Bay Winery, Tabby’s Coffee, Salish Sea Ceramics, Zamarama Gallery, Artisans PNW, Heath Heathen Studio, and Gold E Lofts.

    Q: Is the Everett Art Walk family-friendly? A: Most venues are family-friendly during the 5-to-8 PM window. Bar venues (Lucky Dime, Port Gardner Bay Winery) follow standard 21+ rules at the bar but typically welcome families in the gallery space. Schack Art Center, Tabby’s Coffee, Artisans PNW, and the loft galleries are family-friendly throughout.

    Q: How do I find out which artists are featured for a given Art Walk month? A: Check everettartwalk.org in the seven days before the third Thursday — most participating venues post their featured artist for that month’s walk a week out. The Everett Art Walk Facebook page (@everettsartwalk) and the city’s calendar at everettwa.gov also list featured highlights.

  • All City Fight Night: Worlds Collide Lands at Kings Hall on May 16 — A Six-Hour Amateur Kickboxing Card on Everett’s Best New Stage

    All City Fight Night: Worlds Collide Lands at Kings Hall on May 16 — A Six-Hour Amateur Kickboxing Card on Everett’s Best New Stage

    Q: What is All City Fight Night: Worlds Collide and when is it at APEX Everett?
    A: All City Fight Night: Worlds Collide is an amateur kickboxing card on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at Kings Hall inside APEX Everett (1611 Everett Avenue, third floor). Doors are at 5 PM and the event runs until 11 PM. VIP tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster; general admission is set to drop later. The card features fighters from across the Pacific Northwest and is open to all ages with the venue’s standard event policies.

    Verdict: GO. Three reasons, named: (1) amateur kickboxing on this scale is genuinely scarce in the I-5 corridor north of Seattle, and the matchups are billed as fighters traveling in from across the Pacific Northwest “and beyond,” (2) Kings Hall is the right room for a fight night — it is the largest room at APEX Everett, with sight lines built for stage-forward shows and capacity that sits in the meaningful middle between a club and an arena, and (3) the format is six hours of action from doors to last bell, which is the kind of value that does not happen at a music show in this city.

    The Friday-and-Saturday-night culture in downtown Everett right now is mostly tribute bands and touring rock acts at the Historic Everett Theatre and Tony V’s Garage. May 16 breaks that pattern. If you have ever wanted to watch live combat sports without driving to Tacoma or down to Tukwila, this is the date you put on the calendar.

    What’s Actually on the Card

    The official All City Fight Night listing through APEX Everett describes “Worlds Collide” as an evening of amateur kickboxing with fighters drawn from across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The promoter pitches every bout as action-packed and skill-forward — language that the APEX events page reproduces verbatim from the All City Fight Night camp.

    A few specifics worth holding onto. Doors open at 5 PM. The event is scheduled to run six hours, ending at 11 PM. The venue is Kings Hall, which is the third-floor performance space inside APEX Everett at 1611 Everett Avenue. VIP tickets are already on sale through Ticketmaster — the event listing carries Ticketmaster’s “GA tickets drop soon” call-out at the time of publication, which means general admission has not yet been released to the public. Watch the Ticketmaster page if you want a non-VIP seat.

    The promoter — All City Fight Night, based in Everett — runs amateur kickboxing cards on a recurring basis under the same brand. Their .com lists the May 16 Kings Hall date among their upcoming events and routes ticketing directly to the same Ticketmaster URL APEX uses on its venue page. Two independent sources, same date, same venue, same ticket URL: the show is real.

    Why Kings Hall Is the Right Room for This

    Kings Hall is the largest performance room inside APEX Everett, a multi-floor downtown entertainment complex that the operators have built out specifically around live programming. It sits on the third floor of the building. Four other rooms operate inside APEX — El Sid, the Box Office Bar, Penny Lane, and the rooftop — but Kings Hall is where the touring acts land. The Crystal Method and Rabbit in the Moon are playing the same room on June 13. Antwane Tyler and Fretland played it on May 2.

    A kickboxing card needs a room with a center-stage focal point and clear sight lines from every level. Kings Hall delivers that. The capacity sits in the right zone for a regional amateur card — large enough to feel like a real event, small enough that no seat in the building is bad. That matters for combat sports because fight nights die in cavernous arenas where the crowd cannot see the canvas.

    The age policy for a typical Kings Hall touring show is 18-plus or 21-plus depending on the act. The All City Fight Night listing on the APEX events page does not explicitly call out an age restriction in the visible event metadata, so confirm at the door or via the Ticketmaster purchase flow before you bring anyone under 21.

    What “Amateur Kickboxing” Actually Means

    If you have not been to a live fight card before, here is the short version. Amateur kickboxing in the United States operates under sanctioning bodies that enforce weight classes, headgear and shin-pad requirements, three-round bout formats, and strict referee oversight. The fighters are not professionals — they do not get paid purses — but the talent at this level can be extraordinary. Many of the fighters on a card like this one are training out of legitimate gyms in the region and chasing either pro debuts or amateur national titles.

    Pacific Northwest amateur kickboxing has a deeper bench than most casual fans realize. Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Portland, and the smaller Snohomish County gyms feed cards like this one. The “and beyond” language in the promoter’s pitch suggests fighters traveling in from outside the immediate region as well — possibly British Columbia, Oregon, or Northern California, depending on the matchmaking.

    Six hours of fight cards typically means somewhere in the range of 10 to 14 bouts, with breaks between fights. Plan accordingly. Eat before you arrive. The Box Office Bar and El Sid downstairs in the APEX complex are options for between-fight food and drink without leaving the building.

    How to Get In and Where to Park

    APEX Everett sits at 1611 Everett Avenue in downtown Everett, two blocks east of Wetmore and a block north of Pacific. Kings Hall is the third-floor space; you’ll see signage in the lobby. The building has its own elevator access for upper floors.

    Parking in downtown Everett on a Saturday night is real but not impossible. The Everpark Garage at 2802 Wetmore Avenue runs $1 per hour and is a five-minute walk to APEX. Street parking on Hewitt, Wetmore, and Colby is free after 6 PM. The lots on the north side of Everett Avenue closer to APEX itself fill up first.

    VIP ticket holders should check their Ticketmaster confirmation for any included perks — fight cards in this format sometimes include early entry, reserved seating, or meet-and-greet access depending on the package. The general admission tickets, when they release, will be the standing-or-first-come seating in the rest of the room.

    What This Says About APEX’s Programming

    The question every venue operator in the city was quietly asking when APEX Everett opened was whether downtown could support another mid-size live entertainment room. The booking pattern through spring 2026 is the answer. Kings Hall is booking rock, electronic, country, comedy, and now combat sports — a programming spread that suggests the operators are betting on the room’s flexibility rather than a single genre.

    A May 16 fight card slotted between a country show on May 2 and an electronic-music night on June 13 is exactly the kind of programming a healthy mid-size venue does. Tony V’s Garage cannot host a kickboxing card. Historic Everett Theatre will not. The Funko Field grandstand is a baseball park, not a fight venue. Kings Hall is the only Everett room equipped to put on this kind of show, and they’re using it.

    The downtown cultural calendar is denser in May 2026 than in any month since pre-2020. Sorticulture is three weeks out. Schack Art Center’s Contemporary Northwest Artists exhibit opens May 28. The Historic Everett Theatre has Richard Marx on May 8, Corduroy on May 9, Canned Heat and Big Brother and the Holding Company on May 29. Tony V’s has a full slate. Inside that calendar, the All City Fight Night date is the one event that brings a different audience downtown — combat-sports fans who do not necessarily show up for a Pearl Jam tribute or a garden festival. That is good for the city.

    The Bottom Line

    May 16, 5 PM doors, 11 PM finish, Kings Hall at APEX Everett, 1611 Everett Avenue, third floor. VIP tickets through Ticketmaster now; GA when it drops. Six hours of amateur kickboxing on the best mid-size stage in downtown Everett. If the matchups even come close to the promoter’s pitch, this is the most interesting Saturday night the city has hosted in months.

    Wear something you can move in. The room is upstairs.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Where is All City Fight Night: Worlds Collide on May 16, 2026?
    Kings Hall, the third-floor performance room at APEX Everett, 1611 Everett Avenue, downtown Everett.

    What time does it start?
    Doors at 5 PM, event runs through 11 PM Pacific Time.

    How do I buy tickets?
    VIP tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster. General admission is listed as “drop soon” on the APEX official event page and the All City Fight Night promoter’s site. Watch the Ticketmaster event page (event ID 0F00645A8B44775F) for the GA release.

    Is there an age restriction?
    The official APEX listing does not call out a specific age restriction in the visible event metadata. Confirm at point of purchase on Ticketmaster or at the door, especially if you plan to bring guests under 21.

    Where do I park?
    Everpark Garage at 2802 Wetmore Avenue is $1 per hour and a five-minute walk. Free street parking on Hewitt, Wetmore, and Colby after 6 PM. Lots closer to APEX on Everett Avenue fill up first.

    What kind of fights are on the card?
    Amateur kickboxing. The promoter pitches the bill as fighters from across the Pacific Northwest and beyond, with every bout described as action-packed and skill-forward.

    Where else is APEX programming this spring?
    The Crystal Method and Rabbit in the Moon are playing Kings Hall on June 13. Antwane Tyler, Fretland, and Racyne Parker played the same room May 2. APEX is becoming the booked-most-nights room in downtown Everett.



  • Hurricane Ridge in May: What to Know Before You Go (Plus a Festival Worth the Drive)

    Hurricane Ridge in May: What to Know Before You Go (Plus a Festival Worth the Drive)

    Port Angeles sits at the edge of two worlds. Behind it, the Olympic Mountains rise sharp and permanent. In front, the Strait of Juan de Fuca stretches toward Vancouver Island. In May, both of those worlds are at their most alive — and this city of 20,000 is the gateway to some of the best spring experiences on the entire peninsula. Two things belong on your radar right now: Hurricane Ridge just opened for the season, and the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts is three weeks out.

    Here is what you actually need to know.

    Hurricane Ridge in May: Plan Before You Drive

    Hurricane Ridge is 18 miles from downtown Port Angeles by road — a 5,242-foot climb that ends in a meadow so wide and open it feels like the top of the world. In May, the snowpack is retreating, wildflowers are beginning to push through the meadow, and black-tailed deer are visible most mornings near the ridge road. On a clear day, the view spans the Strait of Juan de Fuca all the way to the Canadian Gulf Islands.

    But there is a catch: access is metered, and if you show up midmorning on a weekend without a plan, you may get turned around at the gate.

    Here is how the system works. The first 175 vehicles of the day pass through the Heart O' the Hills Entrance Station freely. After that, the next 140 vehicles are admitted on a one-in-one-out basis — as a car leaves the ridge, one more is allowed in. Once 315 total vehicles have entered, the road closes to private cars for the remainder of the day. On busy weekends and holidays, that threshold can be hit before noon.

    The practical advice: arrive before 9am. The drive from downtown Port Angeles takes about 30 minutes. An early start gives you the meadows in morning light, fewer people on the trails, and the best chance at seeing wildlife before the ridge fills up.

    One more thing to know before you go: the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge burned down in May 2023, and the planned $80 million reconstruction is currently on hold due to federal budget constraints. That means there are no indoor restrooms, no café, and no heated shelter at the top. Portable facilities are on-site, but plan as if you are heading into a trailhead, not a visitor center. Bring layers — the ridge sits above 5,000 feet and the weather can shift fast — plus enough food and water for your time on the mountain.

    For current road conditions and real-time access status, call the Olympic National Park road report line at 360-565-3131. The Heart O' the Hills Entrance Station is located on Hurricane Ridge Road, Port Angeles.

    Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts: Memorial Day Weekend in Port Angeles

    Three weeks from now, downtown Port Angeles transforms. The 34th Annual Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts runs May 22–24, 2026 — Memorial Day Weekend — and it is the peninsula's premier music and arts event of the season.

    The setting alone is worth the trip. Five stages spread across the downtown waterfront, with the Olympic Mountains behind you and the strait in front. The music spans the full range: bluegrass, blues, jazz, folk, Americana, and more. The festival has been running since the early 1990s and draws performers and attendees from across the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

    Beyond the music, the festival runs a free artisan street fair with local makers and vendors, a beer and wine garden, a Kids Zone for families, and a Community Tent. The street fair is open to everyone — no ticket required to browse and shop.

    For visitors combining the festival with other peninsula stops: the Black Ball Ferry Line's MV Coho runs daily service between Port Angeles and Victoria, BC (90-minute crossing), making it possible to come in by boat and walk straight into the festival. If you are driving, US-101 brings you into the heart of Port Angeles.

    Ticket and lineup information at jffa.org.

    Plan Your Visit

    If you are coming to Port Angeles this month, the combination of Hurricane Ridge and the Juan de Fuca Festival makes for a full two-day itinerary. Arrive early on a weekend morning and drive the ridge before the vehicle meter fills — figure three to four hours for the drive up, a walk through the meadow, and the return. Come back down to Port Angeles for lunch at the waterfront, then explore the downtown arts district in the afternoon. If your timing lines up with May 22–24, stay through Memorial Day weekend for the festival.

    For planning: Olympic National Park entrance fee is $35 per vehicle (annual pass accepted). Hurricane Ridge Road opens daily from Port Angeles — check conditions at 360-565-3131 before you go. Juan de Fuca Festival runs May 22–24 downtown Port Angeles; full info at jffa.org. The MV Coho Ferry departs from the Port Angeles ferry terminal at the foot of Laurel Street; reservations recommended at cohoferry.com.

  • Polkadot Cadaver Is Coming to Tony V’s Garage on June 11 — Here’s Why This One Is Worth Your Thursday Night

    Polkadot Cadaver Is Coming to Tony V’s Garage on June 11 — Here’s Why This One Is Worth Your Thursday Night

    Polkadot Cadaver Is Coming to Tony V’s Garage on June 11 — Here’s Why This One Is Worth Your Thursday Night

    You’ve probably walked past Tony V’s Garage a hundred times without knowing what’s happening inside on any given Thursday. Here’s what’s happening on June 11, 2026: Polkadot Cadaver, one of the most genuinely weird and genuinely heavy bands working in American rock right now, is setting up at 1716 Hewitt Avenue and playing until nearly midnight. Tickets are $23.18 on Eventbrite. Doors open before 8 PM. Angry Toons open the night.

    That’s the short version. The longer version involves a 20-year creative obsession, a frontman who spent a decade rewriting what underground metal could sound like, and a venue that keeps pulling in acts Everett has no business booking — and yet somehow does.

    What Polkadot Cadaver Actually Sounds Like

    Polkadot Cadaver is the project of Todd Smith, who you might know better as the voice and primary creative force behind Dog Fashion Disco. If Dog Fashion Disco is the kind of band name that either stops you cold or makes you immediately pull up YouTube, you already have a sense of the territory. Smith has spent most of his adult life making music that doesn’t fit cleanly into any genre — avant-garde metal, experimental rock, dark circus, jazz-inflected hard rock — and Polkadot Cadaver is where that restlessness gets its most concentrated form.

    The band formed in the mid-2000s, initially as something of a side project while Dog Fashion Disco was on hiatus, and quickly developed its own distinct identity. Where Dog Fashion Disco can be theatrical and sprawling, Polkadot Cadaver tends to be heavier, faster, and more unsettling. The aesthetic runs toward horror and dark carnival imagery — not in a theatrical Halloween-costume way but in a genuinely off-kilter, dissonant-chord, what-key-is-this way. If you want a reference point: think late-period Primus meets Dillinger Escape Plan meets a Tom Waits album recorded in a basement at 2 AM. That still doesn’t quite capture it, but it’s closer than “metal band.”

    Albums like Megaton Shotblast (2009) and Sex Offender (2010) established the band’s reputation in the underground metal and experimental rock communities — not household names, but the kind of records that people who find them tend to keep for the rest of their lives. Smith’s vocal range is a significant part of what makes it work: he can go from a clean croon to a full thrash scream inside the same measure, and the band is tight enough to follow him wherever that goes.

    Why Tony V’s Is the Right Room for This

    Tony V’s Garage at 1716 Hewitt Avenue is a 400-capacity standing-room venue in the middle of downtown Everett. It books the kind of music that the Paramount doesn’t — touring acts who are too big for a bar but not quite at the theater level, with ticket prices that reflect that honestly. Twenty-three dollars gets you into a room where the stage is close enough that you can see the set list taped to the floor monitors.

    That intimacy matters for a band like Polkadot Cadaver. This is not music that benefits from distance. The odd time signatures and left-field genre pivots land differently when you’re close enough to feel the bass in your sternum. Tony V’s has hosted enough touring metal and hard rock acts over the years to know how to run a show at this volume level — the sound system is built for it, the staff know what they’re doing, and the crowd that shows up on a Thursday night for a bill like this tends to be there because they did the research, not because they stumbled in off the street.

    In a mid-size city with no dedicated all-ages metal venue and a concert market dominated by the Xfinity Center and the HET’s theater programming, Tony V’s fills a gap that matters. Polkadot Cadaver playing Everett at all is genuinely unusual — this is not a band that has historically saturated the Pacific Northwest touring circuit, and June 11 may be the only Washington date on this run.

    Angry Toons Opens

    Angry Toons is on the bill as the opening act. If you’ve been to enough shows at Tony V’s, you’ve probably encountered them — a local and regional punk-metal act that knows how to warm up a room without overstaying its welcome. Openers at this venue tend to take the set seriously, and getting the crowd moving before Polkadot Cadaver requires a band that can commit to the room’s energy. Showing up early is worth it. Doors and the opener are part of what makes a Thursday night at a 400-cap venue feel like an event rather than just a show.

    The Ticket Math

    $23.18 is the Eventbrite all-in price as of this writing, and the listing shows tickets in stock. The show is Thursday, June 11 — it starts at 8:00 PM and runs until 11:30 PM per the Eventbrite listing. That’s a real show, not a 45-minute set and out.

    For context: a comparable touring underground metal act at a Seattle venue would run you $28–$35 plus the drive, parking, and the particular joy of standing in line on Capitol Hill in the rain. June in Everett is drier, the venue is walkable from the downtown core, and the ticket is cheaper. The math is not complicated.

    Tickets are available now at eventbrite.com. Tony V’s Garage is at 1716 Hewitt Avenue, Everett WA 98201.

    The Bigger Picture

    Everett’s live music scene has a specific reputation problem: people who don’t live here assume there isn’t one. Shows at Tony V’s, APEX, and the Historic Everett Theatre have been quietly building a counter-argument to that for years, but the argument only works if people show up. Polkadot Cadaver is the kind of booking that — if the room fills — demonstrates that Everett can sustain a touring circuit for underground and experimental acts, not just cover bands and casino headliners.

    That’s not why you should go. You should go because Todd Smith is a genuinely exceptional songwriter and performer and the show is $23 on a Thursday night twelve minutes from most of downtown Everett. But the side effect of going is that it tells the booking infrastructure something useful: that this city will show up for something strange and heavy if you give it the chance.

    June 11. Tony V’s Garage. 8 PM. Polkadot Cadaver and Angry Toons. $23.18 at the door or on Eventbrite now while tickets last.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What is Polkadot Cadaver?

    Polkadot Cadaver is an avant-garde metal and experimental rock project fronted by Todd Smith, the vocalist and primary songwriter of Dog Fashion Disco. The band blends heavy guitar riffs with jazz influences, dark carnival imagery, and unconventional song structures.

    Where is Tony V’s Garage in Everett?

    Tony V’s Garage is at 1716 Hewitt Avenue in downtown Everett, Washington 98201 — a standing-room live music venue with a capacity of approximately 400.

    How much are tickets to Polkadot Cadaver at Tony V’s on June 11, 2026?

    Tickets are $23.18 all-in and available through Eventbrite. The show starts at 8:00 PM and runs until approximately 11:30 PM.

    Is Polkadot Cadaver related to Dog Fashion Disco?

    Yes. Polkadot Cadaver is the primary side project and creative outlet for Todd Smith, the frontman of Dog Fashion Disco. The two bands share members and a similar avant-garde, dark aesthetic, though Polkadot Cadaver is generally heavier and more experimental in execution.

  • The Crystal Method and Rabbit in the Moon Are Playing Kings Hall in Everett This June — And This Bill Is Worth Clearing Your Calendar For

    The Crystal Method and Rabbit in the Moon Are Playing Kings Hall in Everett This June — And This Bill Is Worth Clearing Your Calendar For


    Q: What is The Crystal Method known for?
    The Crystal Method is a GRAMMY-nominated American electronic music act — originally the duo of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland, formed in Las Vegas in 1993 — who pioneered big beat electronica in the United States. Their platinum-selling debut album Vegas (1997) is one of the best-selling electronic albums in American history. Scott Kirkland now carries the project solo. On June 13, 2026, The Crystal Method headlines Kings Hall at APEX Everett alongside Florida rave legends Rabbit in the Moon.

    Verdict: GO. A GRAMMY-nominated act who headlined EDC, Lollapalooza, and Ultra Miami paired with one of the most theatrical rave acts America ever produced — all in an 800-person room. This is the kind of bill that plays much bigger cities than Everett.

    The Crystal Method and Rabbit in the Moon are coming to Kings Hall at APEX Everett on Saturday, June 13, 2026. Show time is 9:00 PM. Tickets start at $64 through Live Nation and Ticketmaster. This is an 18-and-older event.

    If you’re an electronic music fan living anywhere in Snohomish County and you’ve been waiting for a show that doesn’t require a drive to Seattle or a trip to a festival — this is the one.

    The Crystal Method: 30 Years of American Electronic Music, Distilled to One Stage

    There’s a version of American popular culture in the late 1990s and early 2000s that doesn’t exist without The Crystal Method’s fingerprints on it. The music appeared in video games, in films, in car commercials, in television soundtracks for the better part of a decade. It was everywhere because it was good — a specific American take on big beat and electronica that felt more muscular than what was coming out of the UK at the same time.

    Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland formed The Crystal Method in Las Vegas in 1993, cutting their teeth on the early Los Angeles rave circuit after relocating. Their debut album, Vegas, came out in August 1997. It sold more than one million copies in the United States and was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2007. For a genre that was still fighting for shelf space in American record stores, that number meant something.

    They were GRAMMY-nominated. They headlined EDC, Lollapalooza, and Ultra Miami. They played more than 1,300 shows over the course of their run together. The Tweekend album in 2001 and Legion of Boom in 2004 followed Vegas into the Billboard Top 50 — high-altitude performance for electronic albums in that era. Divided by Night and the records that followed kept the project active through the 2010s.

    In 2017, Ken Jordan retired from music. Scott Kirkland carried the name forward as a solo project, continuing to write and perform as The Crystal Method. His most recent release, The Trip Out, is the seventh studio album under the Crystal Method banner and his second solo outing — a record that sounds like someone who has been making this music for 30 years and still finds it interesting.

    When Kirkland takes the stage at Kings Hall in June, he brings all of that history with him. The set will pull from the full catalog. If you have any nostalgia for Busy Child or Keep Hope Alive or Trip Like I Do, those songs still hit in a live setting in ways that the recordings don’t fully prepare you for.

    Rabbit in the Moon: The Most Theatrical Rave Act America Ever Produced

    The Crystal Method is the headliner. Rabbit in the Moon is the reason to arrive early.

    Rabbit in the Moon formed in Tampa, Florida, in the fall of 1992 — producer T.Confucius, DJ Monk, and performance artist Bunny. Orlando in the early 1990s was the underground rave capital of the American Southeast, and Rabbit in the Moon was among the acts who built that scene from nothing. They were among the first artists to mix theatrical live performance — costumes, staging, physical presence — with rave music at a time when most electronic acts were simply standing behind CDJs.

    Their 1993 track “O.B.E.” (Out-of-Body Experience) became one of the foundational records of American progressive breaks. Muzik magazine named it the most sought-after record of the previous decade when they ranked it in 2003 — a decade after it came out. That’s the kind of cultural shelf life that requires something genuinely original at the source.

    Their style draws from psychedelic trance, house music, and breakbeat, with a live presentation that prioritizes spectacle. A Rabbit in the Moon set isn’t background music for a room. It demands your attention. If you’ve never seen them, June 13 is an education.

    Kings Hall at APEX: The Right Room for This Bill

    This show happens in Kings Hall, the large-format concert room on the third floor of APEX Art and Culture Center at 1611 Everett Ave, Everett WA 98201.

    Kings Hall holds around 800 people. That’s the critical number here. The Crystal Method has played festival main stages and clubs that hold 5,000. Rabbit in the Moon has played massive warehouse events. When either of these acts plays a room this size, the energy concentrates. The show you get in an 800-person room is categorically different from what happens on a festival bill at scale — closer, louder from your position, more immediate.

    APEX has been booking at this level consistently: Antwane Tyler, Fretland, and Racyne Parker in May, The Crystal Method in June, Los Lobos and Los Lonely Boys in August. The booking calendar suggests the venue is staking a claim as a regional anchor for acts that don’t have a natural home between small clubs and arena shows. This is exactly the kind of venue Everett’s cultural calendar has needed.

    The venue is 18+ for this show. Tickets start at $64 through Live Nation (livenation.com) and Ticketmaster.

    The verdict breakdown:

    • Act unique to this market? Yes. Neither The Crystal Method nor Rabbit in the Moon has a scheduled Pacific Northwest show outside Everett in this window. If you want to see this bill in 2026, this is your show.
    • Right room for the act? Yes. 800 seats focuses rather than dilutes what both these acts do live.
    • Ticket price fair-market or below? From $64 for a co-headlining bill at this level is below what comparable shows cost in Seattle or Portland.

    Three for three. GO.

    What to Know Before You Go

    Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026
    Show time: 9:00 PM
    Venue: Kings Hall at APEX Art and Culture Center, 1611 Everett Ave, 3rd Floor, Everett WA 98201
    Phone: (425) 374-8307
    Age restriction: 18 and older
    Tickets: From $64 at Live Nation and Ticketmaster

    While you’re planning June, Sorticulture runs June 5–7 at Hewitt Avenue and Colby — a free outdoor garden festival that turns downtown into a different city for a weekend. If you’re making early June a cultural month, the two events don’t compete; they layer. The Schack Art Center’s Contemporary Northwest Artists Exhibition opens May 28 and runs through August 22 — the gallery is worth hitting before or after the show.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Is The Crystal Method still active?

    Yes. Scott Kirkland continues to produce and perform as The Crystal Method following Ken Jordan’s retirement from music in 2017. The project’s seventh studio album, The Trip Out, is Kirkland’s second solo outing under the banner.

    Who is Rabbit in the Moon?

    Rabbit in the Moon is a Florida-based electronic music act formed in Tampa in 1992, consisting of producer T.Confucius, DJ Monk, and performer Bunny. Their 1993 track “O.B.E.” was ranked by Muzik magazine in 2003 as the most sought-after record of the previous decade. They were among the first acts to combine theatrical stage performance with rave music in the United States.

    How old do you have to be for the Crystal Method show at APEX Everett?

    The June 13, 2026 show at Kings Hall is an 18-and-older event. Valid ID required at entry.

    How much are tickets for Crystal Method at APEX Everett?

    Tickets start at $64 and are available through Live Nation and Ticketmaster. Prices may increase as the June 13 date approaches.

    Where is Kings Hall at APEX Everett?

    Kings Hall is on the third floor of APEX Art and Culture Center, located at 1611 Everett Ave, Everett WA 98201. The venue holds approximately 800 people and is APEX’s flagship mid-size concert room.

  • Red Karma Brings Taylor Swift’s Catalog to the Historic Everett Theatre This Friday — $30, All Ages, Doors at 6

    Red Karma Brings Taylor Swift’s Catalog to the Historic Everett Theatre This Friday — $30, All Ages, Doors at 6

    What time does Red Karma play at the Historic Everett Theatre on May 1?
    Red Karma takes the stage at the Historic Everett Theatre (2911 Colby Ave, Everett, WA 98201) on Friday, May 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM PDT. Doors open at 6:00 PM. Tickets are $30 general admission, with senior/military at $25 and children under 12 at $20.

    VERDICT: GO. All three criteria land: Red Karma is the only Taylor Swift tribute announced for this market this spring, the Historic Everett Theatre’s ~800-seat room is precisely the right size for this kind of act, and $30 GA undercuts every comparable tribute show in the Seattle market.

    The Historic Everett Theatre opened in 1901 as the Everett Opera House, and on Friday night — May 1 — it gets Taylor Swift.

    Not Taylor Swift. Red Karma, the Pacific Northwest tribute act that has spent years playing Swift’s catalog across the Emerald City and beyond. But in a 125-year-old building with original sight lines and real acoustics, with a stage that knows how to hold a show, the distinction matters less than you might think.

    The Essential Details

    The show is Friday, May 1 at 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:00 PM. The venue is at 2911 Colby Ave, Everett, WA 98201. The show runs approximately 90 minutes, ending around 8:30 PM per the official listing. If you are driving downtown, plan for parking on the adjacent streets or in the nearby garages — Friday evening in downtown Everett fills up, but it fills up manageable.

    Tickets are $30 general admission. Senior and military pricing drops to $25. Children under 12 are $20. If you are bringing the whole family — three or more members — the Family Pack pricing comes out to $20 per person, making this one of the more affordable live music nights you will find anywhere in Snohomish County this spring. Tickets are available at events.theatreconcertconsulting.com/red-karma-2/.

    Why Red Karma in This Room Works

    Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour became the highest-grossing concert tour in recorded history. For the fans in Everett who could not get tickets, could not afford the resale prices, or simply did not want to navigate a stadium, the tribute band circuit has become the practical alternative — and it has gotten very good.

    Red Karma is a Pacific Northwest outfit. The band has built its reputation playing this specific market — Seattle stages, Puget Sound clubs, the broader Emerald City scene — and that touring knowledge shows. They understand this audience because they have played to it for years.

    The Historic Everett Theatre is the correct room for this act. The venue seats roughly 800 people. The stage is proportioned for a production that wants actual intimacy — where the performer can see the audience, where you can hear the arrangement without stadium reverb washing out the detail. Taylor Swift’s catalog spans more than a decade of genre-crossing: the country years, the pop transformation of 1989, the dark turn of Reputation, the indie-adjacent textures of Folklore and Evermore, the pop maximalism of Midnights. Getting any of those eras to land correctly requires a room where the sound does not fight itself. The HET stage has that.

    The building opened on November 4, 1901 as the Everett Opera House. It hosted Lillian Russell and Al Jolson in its early decades, survived a 1923 fire, was rebuilt in 1924, and was restored between 2000 and 2004. Seeing Taylor Swift’s catalog performed here — in a room that has held real theater, real concerts, and 125 years of Everett’s public life — is not a lesser experience than a stadium. It is a different experience. Specifically, it is better for almost every reason that matters in a live music context.

    The Ticket Math

    The Seattle comp range for comparable tribute acts at venues like the Neptune or Moore runs from roughly $35 to $60 or more for general admission on a Friday night. The $30 GA at HET is on the low end of that range for a dedicated performance space, not a bar stage.

    The Family Pack pricing at $20 per person for three or more members is worth naming directly. There is no Pacific Northwest market where you take three people to a live music event in a real theater for $60 total on a Friday night. That pricing, combined with an all-ages format, makes this a legitimate family event. If you have kids who are in the Swiftie phase right now and you have been looking for a way to make the live music experience work without stadium prices, this is it.

    What to Expect

    Red Karma covers Taylor Swift’s catalog across multiple eras. Expect the country-to-pop crossover material alongside the 1989 high points, the Reputation era, and material from Folklore, Evermore, and Midnights. The set runs approximately 90 minutes. The venue serves beverages. The building has coat check facilities.

    This is a Friday night in downtown Everett. Dinner before on Hewitt Avenue or Colby, show at 7, home by 10. That is a complete evening.

    The Rest of May at the Historic Everett Theatre

    Saturday, May 2, Trio Los Panchos — 50 Aniversario — brings the Latin ballad tradition to the same stage. Two consecutive nights, two completely different audiences, the same 1901 building. The following week brings Richard Marx on Friday, May 8, and Corduroy (Pearl Jam tribute) on Saturday, May 9. Later in the month, Canned Heat and Big Brother and the Holding Company land on May 29 for a night that puts two original Woodstock bands on one bill. Downtown Everett is putting together a legitimate entertainment calendar, and May is making the case.

    What You Need

    • Venue: The Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave, Everett, WA 98201
    • Date: Friday, May 1, 2026
    • Doors: 6:00 PM
    • Show: 7:00 PM — approximately 8:30 PM
    • Tickets: GA $30 / Senior-Military $25 / Children Under 12 $20 / Family Pack $20 per person (3+ members)
    • Ages: All ages
    • Buy tickets: events.theatreconcertconsulting.com/red-karma-2/

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Is the Red Karma show at the Historic Everett Theatre all-ages?

    Yes. The May 1, 2026 show is all-ages, with Family Pack pricing available for groups of three or more at $20 per person.

    What time do doors open for Red Karma at HET?

    Doors open at 6:00 PM. The show starts at 7:00 PM and runs approximately 90 minutes.

    How much are tickets for Red Karma at the Historic Everett Theatre?

    General admission is $30. Senior/military pricing is $25. Children under 12 are $20. Family pack (3 or more people) is $20 per person.

    Where is the Historic Everett Theatre?

    2911 Colby Ave, Everett, WA 98201. Phone: 253-422-4553. The building opened November 4, 1901 as the Everett Opera House.

    Is Red Karma a Seattle-area band?

    Red Karma is a Pacific Northwest tribute act based in the Seattle area, performing Taylor Swift’s catalog “across the stages of the Emerald City and beyond.”

    What songs does Red Karma play?

    Red Karma covers Taylor Swift’s catalog across multiple eras — from the country-era hits through Fearless and Red, through the pop transformation of 1989, Reputation, and into Folklore, Evermore, and Midnights.

    What other shows are coming to the Historic Everett Theatre in May?

    Richard Marx plays May 8, Corduroy (Pearl Jam tribute) plays May 9, and Canned Heat with Big Brother and the Holding Company headline May 29. Trio Los Panchos — 50 Aniversario — plays May 1 (same night as Red Karma, separate show). May at the HET is unusually strong.

  • Tabassum Is the Northwest’s Only Uzbek Food Truck — And It Regularly Parks in Everett

    Tabassum Is the Northwest’s Only Uzbek Food Truck — And It Regularly Parks in Everett

    Q: Where can I find authentic Uzbek food in Everett, WA?
    A: Tabassum is the Pacific Northwest’s first and only Uzbek food truck, founded by Suriya Yunusova and her daughter Asal. The truck serves beef samsa, butternut squash samsa, chicken curry samsa ($5 each), and plov ($10) — all halal, with vegan and vegetarian options. Tabassum parks regularly at the Beverly Food Truck Park (6731 Beverly Blvd, Mon–Sat 4–7 PM) and various Everett and Seattle-area locations. Check tabassum.info or call (206) 909-4584 for current schedule. Last verified: April 2026.

    Tabassum Is the Northwest’s Only Uzbek Food Truck — And It Regularly Parks in Everett

    There is a lot of food truck content in Everett. Birria trucks, Mexican fusion, coffee carts, barbecue rigs. What there is not, anywhere in the Pacific Northwest, is another Uzbek food truck. Tabassum is the only one. It has been the only one since Suriya Yunusova launched it in January 2017. And it parks at the Beverly Food Truck Park, which means you can eat some of the most geographically rare street food in the region on a Monday night in central Everett.

    In Uzbek, tabassum means smile. After one samsa, you’ll understand why that was the right name.

    Where It Comes From

    Uzbekistan sits in a part of the world that most Pacific Northwesterners have never had a reason to think about — a landlocked Central Asian republic tucked between the Caspian Sea, China, and Russia, geographically positioned at the heart of the old Silk Road trading routes that connected Europe to East Asia for centuries. That geography left its mark on the cuisine. Uzbek food is the product of thousands of years of trade, conquest, and cultural overlap: you find the pastry traditions of the Persian world, the lamb and rice techniques of the Mongols, the spice sensibility of the Indian Ocean trade routes, all compressed into a regional cooking tradition that most Americans have never encountered.

    Samsa, the dish Tabassum built its reputation on, is one of those dishes. It’s a baked puff pastry hand pie — flaky, golden, sesame-seeded on top — filled with spiced meat or vegetables. The ancestry runs back nearly as far as the Silk Road itself. The version you eat off a Tabassum truck in Everett, Washington traces a direct line to street-food stalls in Samarkand and Tashkent.

    The Owner

    Suriya Yunusova launched Tabassum in January 2017, becoming the first person in the Pacific Northwest to put authentic Uzbek street food on wheels. She runs the truck with her daughter Asal. The family-run operation is small, intentional, and consistent — the same recipes, the same sourcing, the same commitment to halal-certified ingredients that they started with. In an era when food trucks often pivot menus based on trends, Tabassum has spent eight years doing one cuisine correctly.

    Seattle Magazine covered the truck early in its life with exactly the right framing: this may be the only Uzbek food truck on the entire West Coast. That was still true when we checked for this piece in April 2026.

    What to Order

    The menu is short and intentional. Everything here is halal, and the truck accommodates vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free diners across the menu.

    Beef Samsa ($5) — The anchor. Halal ground beef and onion with cumin, folded into puff pastry, brushed with egg wash, sprinkled with sesame seeds, and baked. The pastry shatters at the edges and gives way to a spiced, savory interior. Order two minimum. Order three if you’re eating alone and have no shame about it.

    Butternut Squash Samsa ($5) — The vegetarian option and genuinely not a consolation prize. Roasted butternut squash with garlic and cumin inside the same golden pastry. The squash takes on a concentrated sweetness from the oven that balances against the cumin perfectly. This is the move if you want to understand why Uzbek food works even without meat.

    Chicken Curry Samsa ($5) — Halal chicken with curry and green peas inside the puff pastry. The curry spice profile is a nod to the Central Asian trade-route heritage — the Indian subcontinent isn’t far in historical terms from Uzbekistan, and the flavor shows it.

    Plov ($10) — The national dish of Uzbekistan, and the one that will convert anyone who thought rice dishes were boring. Halal beef over rice cooked with garbanzo beans, carrots, onions, raisins, garlic, and cumin. The slow-cooked technique renders the beef tender and infuses the rice with everything in the pot. Plov is a party dish in Uzbekistan — it’s what you cook when hundreds of people are coming. Tabassum makes a truck version that captures the essence of it. If you leave without ordering the plov, you made a mistake.

    Finding the Truck

    Tabassum parks at the Beverly Food Truck Park at 6731 Beverly Blvd (Mon–Sat, 4–7 PM) on a rotating schedule alongside other trucks in the park’s lineup. The park is in central Everett near the Beverly-Pinehurst neighborhood — it’s a gravel lot that’s become one of the better weeknight dinner spots in the city, and Tabassum is a big reason for that.

    The truck also parks at various Seattle-area locations through SeattleFoodTruck.com’s booking system and takes private catering bookings. The best way to track the current schedule is tabassum.info or their Instagram. You can also call (206) 909-4584 to ask about the week’s stops.

    For context on the broader Beverly Food Truck Park lineup — which rotates Mexicuban (Mex-Cuban fusion), Tabassum, Zaytoona (Mediterranean), and others on different nights — our full Beverly Food Truck Park guide has the complete breakdown.

    Why It Matters That This Truck Parks in Everett

    Everett’s food scene has gotten genuinely diverse over the last few years. The Hewitt Avenue corridor now has West African, New Mexican, and Florentine Italian within four blocks of each other. Casino Road’s international strip runs from Vietnamese to Central American to Somali. The Beverly Food Truck Park quietly added a Mex-Cuban truck and a Central Asian food truck to the rotation without making any noise about it.

    Tabassum is the kind of thing cities much larger than Everett don’t have. Portland doesn’t have a dedicated Uzbek food truck. San Francisco has one. The entire Pacific Northwest corridor, as of this writing, has Tabassum. That it parks in Everett on a regular schedule is either luck or the natural result of a city that keeps getting more interesting. We’ll take it either way.

    The samsa is $5. Show up hungry.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What is Tabassum food truck?

    Tabassum is the Pacific Northwest’s first and only Uzbek food truck, founded by Suriya Yunusova in January 2017. It serves authentic Central Asian street food including samsa (baked puff pastry hand pies) and plov (Uzbek rice dish with beef and vegetables), all halal-certified with vegan and vegetarian options available.

    Where does Tabassum food truck park in Everett?

    Tabassum parks regularly at the Beverly Food Truck Park, 6731 Beverly Blvd, Everett, WA — open Monday through Saturday, 4–7 PM. Check tabassum.info or call (206) 909-4584 for the current weekly schedule, as the truck also serves various Seattle-area locations.

    What is samsa and why is Tabassum’s famous?

    Samsa is a baked puff pastry hand pie filled with spiced meat or vegetables, originating from Central Asian Silk Road cuisine. Tabassum’s samsa is brushed with egg wash and sprinkled with sesame seeds, with fillings including halal beef and onion, butternut squash, and chicken curry. Each samsa is $5.

    What is plov?

    Plov is the national dish of Uzbekistan — halal beef slow-cooked over rice with garbanzo beans, carrots, onions, raisins, garlic, and cumin. Tabassum’s version is $10. It’s the most filling and culturally significant item on the menu.

    Is Tabassum food truck halal?

    Yes. All meat at Tabassum is halal-certified. The truck also offers vegan options (butternut squash samsa), vegetarian items, and can accommodate gluten-free diners.

    How do I find Tabassum’s current schedule?

    Check tabassum.info for the current truck schedule and locations, follow @tabassumtruck on Facebook, or call (206) 909-4584. The truck parks at the Beverly Food Truck Park (6731 Beverly Blvd, Everett) on a rotating basis, Mon–Sat 4–7 PM.

    Who owns Tabassum food truck?

    Tabassum is owned and operated by Suriya Yunusova and her daughter Asal. The family launched the truck in January 2017, making it the Pacific Northwest’s first Uzbek food truck.

  • Corduroy: The Pearl Jam Experience Lands at the Historic Everett Theatre May 9 — A Bay Area Tribute Plays the Grunge Catalog Inside a 1901 Opera House

    Corduroy: The Pearl Jam Experience Lands at the Historic Everett Theatre May 9 — A Bay Area Tribute Plays the Grunge Catalog Inside a 1901 Opera House

    Where can I see a Pearl Jam tribute band in Everett, WA? Corduroy: The Pearl Jam Experience plays the Historic Everett Theatre at 2911 Colby Avenue on Saturday, May 9, 2026. Doors open at 7:00 PM and the show starts at 8:00 PM. It’s an all-ages show. General Admission tickets are $40, with an Early Bird Special at $30 while supplies last. The dance floor will be open.

    Verdict: GO. This is a unique-to-this-market booking — a touring Pearl Jam tribute landing at Seattle’s nearest historic opera house — in the right-size room, at fair-market pricing for an all-ages show. Two of three GO criteria clear cleanly. The third — value — is well above the bar at $30 Early Bird.

    The Historic Everett Theatre opened in 1901 as the Everett Opera House. It is a 125-year-old building with a restored stage, hard sight lines, and roughly 800 seats when fully sold. That is the kind of room Pearl Jam grew out of — small theaters, opera houses, the rooms a band books before the rooms get too big to feel anything in. Forty miles down I-5, in a basement off the Off Ramp Café in October 1990, five guys playing under the name Mookie Blaylock opened a show that became Pearl Jam. The band has since played stadiums on every continent that has them. The Historic Everett Theatre is closer to the room those five guys started in than anything Pearl Jam has played in three decades.

    That is the frame for what happens on Saturday, May 9.

    The Show

    Corduroy: The Pearl Jam Experience is a Bay Area-based tribute band founded in the summer of 2016 in San Francisco. They are one of eleven Pearl Jam tribute acts worldwide that were selected to perform at the TEN 30th Anniversary Online Tribute Concert organized by Grunge Magazine in August 2021 — a peer-vetted credential, not a self-applied one. The band’s catalog runs from 1991 through current Pearl Jam material, which means the Ten, Vs., Vitalogy, and No Code eras get their full treatment alongside the post-2000 records.

    The Everett show is officially billed as Corduroy’s 10th Anniversary celebration — they took the stage as a band in summer 2016 and are working a year-long anniversary run through 2026.

    The basics, verified:

    • Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026
    • Doors: 7:00 PM | Show: 8:00 PM
    • Venue: The Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
    • Tickets: General Admission $40 (Early Bird Special $30 while available)
    • Age: All Ages
    • Format: Dance floor open

    Both the official venue listing at events.theatreconcertconsulting.com and Bandsintown event #108180402 confirm identical date, time, and venue.

    Why “Corduroy” Is the Right Name for a Tribute

    If you have to be a Pearl Jam tribute band, “Corduroy” is the name to take. The original song lives on Vitalogy, Pearl Jam’s third studio album, released in 1994. It hit number 13 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart without ever being released as a commercial single. Eddie Vedder wrote it after seeing a replica of one of his thrift-store corduroy jackets in a fashion store at a markup of hundreds of dollars. The song is about a relationship — not between two people, but between one person and a million of them. It is the song where Pearl Jam, at the peak of their commercial moment, lashed out at the culture industry that had spent two years selling the band back to its own audience at retail.

    A tribute band naming itself after that specific track is making a small, sharp argument: we are here for the music, not the merch. That is the right argument to make in a 125-year-old room in downtown Everett.

    The Venue: Why It Matters

    The Historic Everett Theatre opened on November 4, 1901, as the Everett Opera House — a 1,200-seat room that hosted Lillian Russell, Al Jolson, and George M. Cohan in its earliest years. A 1923 fire gutted it. The building was reconstructed in 1924 as the New Everett Theater. The 2000–2004 restoration brought it back to its current configuration of roughly 800 seats with a working stage, full sound system, and the original architecture intact at the bones.

    For a Pearl Jam tribute show, this is the right room. Pearl Jam’s grunge-era catalog was written for spaces this size — the Crocodile, the Off Ramp, the Moore. When you scale those songs up to a stadium, you lose the feedback, the room noise, the sweat in the crowd. When you scale them down to a theater that has been hosting live performance since the McKinley administration, the songs carry differently. Black sounds like Black in an 800-seat opera house. It does not sound like Black in a 50,000-seat baseball park.

    Surrounding Context: The Historic Everett Theatre’s May Slate

    May 9 sits inside the busiest month the Historic Everett Theatre has run this spring. The full month, all dates verified against the venue’s Tickible JSON-LD:

    • Friday, May 1 — Red Karma: Taylor Swift tribute, doors 6:00 PM
    • Saturday, May 2 — Trio Los Panchos Nostalgia Tour: 50 Aniversario, externally ticketed via Tickeri
    • Friday, May 8 — Richard Marx: After Hours tour
    • Saturday, May 9 — Corduroy: The Pearl Jam Experience (this show)
    • Saturday, May 16 — Dana Gould: stand-up comedy via Eventbrite
    • Friday, May 29 — Canned Heat with Big Brother and the Holding Company: two original Woodstock bands co-headlining

    Six bookings in May, four of them music, two of them co-headlining heritage acts. The Historic Everett Theatre is not running a quiet spring — and June’s Sorticulture festival spills into the venue too with a free Ciscoe Morris lecture on June 7.

    What to Expect in the Room

    A few practical notes for anyone who has not seen a tribute show in this venue before. The dance floor will be open, per the event description — that is unusual for the Historic Everett Theatre and signals that the front of the house is being run as a standing pit rather than seated rows for this show. If you want to sit, arrive early and pick your spot. If you want to stand, arrive when doors open and walk to the front. Confirm seating policy at the box office on the night.

    The venue is at 2911 Colby Avenue. Street parking is free after 5:00 PM throughout downtown on Saturdays. The Everpark Garage is two blocks away on Hewitt Avenue if street is full.

    Why Pearl Jam Tributes Work Differently in the Pacific Northwest

    Pearl Jam was formed in Seattle in 1990 by Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, and Mike McCready. Eddie Vedder joined as lead singer after writing lyrics on the back of a tape he received in San Diego. The band’s first official show was at the Off Ramp Café on October 22, 1990 — they took the stage as Mookie Blaylock and announced their new name as Pearl Jam onstage. Forty miles north of the Off Ramp, the Historic Everett Theatre was almost a century old by the time Vedder walked into a Seattle basement to audition.

    A Pearl Jam tribute playing the Historic Everett Theatre is not a tribute act passing through a generic venue. It is a tribute act playing the catalog of the Pacific Northwest’s defining rock band in a Pacific Northwest building that is older than the band’s drummer’s grandparents. Bay Area-based Corduroy gets to play Black, Yellow Ledbetter, Even Flow, and Alive in a room where the audience will know every word and where the building itself has been hosting live music since the year of Theodore Roosevelt’s first vice presidency.

    That is a specific kind of show. It does not happen often. It is happening on May 9.

    How to Get Tickets

    Tickets are sold through the Historic Everett Theatre’s box office at events.theatreconcertconsulting.com/corduroy-the-pearl-jam-experience/. The Early Bird Special at $30 is the better value while it lasts; once those run out, General Admission opens at $40. Both tiers sit well below the $50–$70 range that comparable tribute shows pull in Seattle proper. For an all-ages 800-cap room with a restored historic stage, this is fair-market pricing on the low side.

    The dance floor is open. Doors at 7:00 PM. Show at 8:00 PM. Bring layers — Everett Aprils get cold after sundown and the walk back to your car is two blocks of downtown air.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What time does Corduroy: The Pearl Jam Experience start at the Historic Everett Theatre?

    Doors open at 7:00 PM and the show begins at 8:00 PM on Saturday, May 9, 2026.

    How much do tickets cost?

    General Admission is $40. An Early Bird Special is available at $30 while supplies last. Both tiers are sold through the venue’s box office.

    Is the show all ages?

    Yes. The Historic Everett Theatre lists this as an all-ages show, with the dance floor open during the performance.

    Where is the Historic Everett Theatre?

    The venue is at 2911 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201, in downtown Everett. The building opened in 1901 as the Everett Opera House.

    Who is Corduroy: The Pearl Jam Experience?

    Corduroy is a San Francisco-based tribute band founded in summer 2016. They were one of eleven Pearl Jam tribute bands selected globally for Grunge Magazine’s TEN 30th Anniversary Online Tribute Concert in August 2021. The Everett show is part of their ten-year anniversary run.

    Is there parking at the Historic Everett Theatre?

    Free street parking is available throughout downtown Everett after 5:00 PM on Saturdays. The Everpark Garage on Hewitt Avenue is the nearest paid garage, two blocks from the venue.

    What other shows are happening at the Historic Everett Theatre in May 2026?

    The May slate includes Red Karma (Taylor Swift tribute) on May 1, Richard Marx on May 8, Dana Gould comedy on May 16, and Canned Heat with Big Brother and the Holding Company on May 29.



  • Sorticulture 2026 Returns to Downtown Everett June 5–7 — Ciscoe Morris, 140+ Vendors, and the Free Festival the City Built Its Summer Around

    Sorticulture 2026 Returns to Downtown Everett June 5–7 — Ciscoe Morris, 140+ Vendors, and the Free Festival the City Built Its Summer Around

    Sorticulture 2026 Returns to Downtown Everett June 5–7 — Ciscoe Morris, 140+ Vendors, and the Free Festival the City Built Its Summer Around

    What is Sorticulture 2026? Sorticulture is Everett’s free Garden Arts Festival, held Friday through Sunday, June 5–7, 2026. The festival runs along Colby and Wetmore avenues in downtown Everett with 140+ garden artists and nurseries, the Sunnyside Nursery Garden Stage at Hewitt and Colby, free outdoor yoga at Wetmore Plaza, a wine garden hosted by Wick-Ed Wine & Social Club, and a Sunday afternoon lecture from Ciscoe Morris at the Historic Everett Theatre.

    Verdict: GO. Three reasons we’re calling it without hedging. (1) The lineup is unique to this market — over 140 garden artists and nurseries on one downtown grid, plus Ciscoe Morris on a 1901 stage on Sunday, plus the City of Everett, Schack Art Center, Funko, and Imagine Children’s Museum all within four blocks. (2) The room is the right size for the act — Sorticulture isn’t a stadium festival; it’s a downtown street festival that closes Colby and Wetmore and lets the venues hold the weekend. (3) Ticket value is honest: the festival is free, the yoga is free, the Ciscoe lecture is free, and the only money that has to leave your pocket is whatever you spend on plants, a glass of wine, or a food truck dumpling. The math is on Sorticulture’s side.

    If you have ever told yourself you should spend more weekends downtown, this is the one. Clear the calendar.

    The dates, the hours, the address — all of it

    Friday, June 5: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

    Saturday, June 6: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

    Sunday, June 7: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

    The festival fills the heart of downtown Everett along Colby Avenue from Everett Avenue to the north and Pacific Avenue to the south, then expands east and west along California Street toward Funko and Hewitt Avenue toward Port Gardner Bay. That’s a real footprint. You can spend three hours here without retracing your steps.

    Admission is free for all three days. No wristband, no ticket, no RSVP. Walk in.

    Ciscoe Morris at the Historic Everett Theatre — Sunday at 1 p.m.

    The single highest-leverage block on the schedule is Sunday, June 7, at 1 p.m. inside the Historic Everett Theatre at 2911 Colby Ave. Ciscoe Morris — the Pacific Northwest gardening voice most local gardeners grew up listening to on KIRO and watching on KING 5 — is giving a free lecture titled “Newest plant picks and Q&A,” and the venue’s own listing confirms it as a “free educational lecture on June 7, 1:00 pm.” This is a building that opened in 1901 as the Everett Opera House. The seating is real, the sight lines are real, and Ciscoe at 1 p.m. on a Sunday is the kind of programming you usually have to pay for at a botanical garden gala.

    If you have to pick one ticketed-feeling thing to do across the whole weekend, this is it. And it isn’t ticketed — it’s free.

    The Sunnyside Nursery Garden Stage — at Hewitt and Colby

    The festival’s main outdoor classroom sits at the intersection of Hewitt and Colby — about as central as Everett gets. The Sunnyside Nursery Garden Stage runs classes across all three days. Trevor Cameron from Sunnyside Nursery is the workhorse of the lineup, with sessions including “Hydrangea-licious!” (a deep cut on modern reblooming hydrangeas), “Japanese Maples,” “Gardening in the Shade,” and a “Pitcher Plants (Carnivorous Plants)” workshop at 11 a.m. that we’d happily watch sober.

    The stage is sponsored by Sunnyside Nursery — the venerable Marysville garden center that has been a fixture on the I-5 corridor for decades — and that sponsorship is the reason the stage exists in a recognizable form year after year. The festival itself is supported in part by Snohomish County Lodging Tax grants, which is what local lodging-tax dollars look like when they actually land in something the city’s residents can use.

    Free outdoor yoga at Wetmore Plaza

    Saturday and Sunday mornings, 11 a.m., Wetmore Plaza. Free. Hosted by Yoga Shala Everett. This is one of those rare festival add-ons that actually delivers — open-air yoga in a closed-street setting, surrounded by 140+ vendor booths, with garden art and the smell of plants on three sides. Bring a mat. If you forget the mat, bring a towel. If you forget the towel, the grass at Wetmore Plaza is forgiving.

    The wine garden, the food trucks, the kids

    The wine garden is hosted by Wick-Ed Wine & Social Club at 2707 Colby Ave, with live music inside the wine-garden zone. Snacks, beverages, and food trucks run throughout the festival footprint. You will not need to leave Sorticulture to eat.

    Youth activities are programmed by Imagine Children’s Museum, Everett Parks, and Funko — yes, that Funko. The Funko HQ flagship sits at 2802 Wetmore, less than two blocks from the festival’s spine, and Funko’s youth booths are part of why families with elementary-school kids treat Sorticulture as a default June weekend. The kids don’t run out of things to do, which is the entire point.

    Getting there, parking, and the Everett Transit shuttle

    ADA parking runs along Wetmore Avenue between Everett and California avenues. The downtown public parking garage is free on weekends — under-promoted but true. Pay lots in the immediate vicinity are inexpensive on a per-hour basis. And critically, Everett Transit runs a complimentary shuttle service to Sorticulture, which means if you live in north or south Everett you don’t need to fight the I-5 weekend traffic at all.

    Plan the visit as a downtown afternoon, not a quick stop. Park once. Walk the festival. Eat. Sit through a class. Walk back.

    How Sorticulture fits the rest of the weekend

    The Saturday night card downtown is heavy. Tony V’s Garage at 1716 Hewitt typically books shows the same weekend as Sorticulture, and the Historic Everett Theatre runs evening programming around the festival days too — recent culture-desk coverage of Schack Art Center’s Contemporary Northwest Artists exhibition opens around the same week, so a smart Saturday looks like Sorticulture during the day, gallery walk through Schack on Hoyt Avenue late afternoon, dinner downtown, and a show after sundown.

    The downtown cultural cluster — Schack at 2921 Hoyt, the Historic Everett Theatre at 2911 Colby, Funko at 2802 Wetmore, Tony V’s at 1716 Hewitt, and Imagine Children’s Museum nearby — is the reason Sorticulture works as well as it does. The festival is the pretext. The cluster is the product.

    What to actually buy at Sorticulture (the only opinionated section)

    If you have never been: skip the impulse buys on Friday and walk the entire grid first. The most interesting work — handmade pots, garden steel, ceramic ware, sculptural plant supports — sits in the middle blocks of the footprint, not the edges, and the best vendors sell out by Saturday afternoon. If you see a piece on Friday and it’s between $50 and $200, buy it then; if it’s over $200, sleep on it and come back Saturday morning before the foot traffic ramps. If you’re plant shopping, hit the Sunnyside Nursery presence and the regional nurseries first — the festival is one of the few places those nurseries bring inventory off their home lots.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    When is Sorticulture 2026?

    Friday through Sunday, June 5–7, 2026, with festival hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free.

    Where exactly is Sorticulture held?

    Downtown Everett, along Colby Avenue from Everett Avenue (north) to Pacific Avenue (south), and east-west along California Street toward Funko HQ and Hewitt Avenue toward Port Gardner Bay. The Sunnyside Nursery Garden Stage is at the intersection of Hewitt and Colby.

    Is Ciscoe Morris really speaking at Sorticulture 2026?

    Yes. Ciscoe Morris is presenting “Newest plant picks and Q&A” on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at 1 p.m. inside the Historic Everett Theatre at 2911 Colby Ave. The event is free per the venue’s own listing and is part of the festival’s continuous-learning programming.

    How much does Sorticulture cost?

    Sorticulture is free. There are no admission fees, no wristbands, and no ticket purchases required for general festival access, the Sunnyside Nursery Garden Stage classes, the outdoor yoga, or the Ciscoe Morris lecture at the Historic Everett Theatre.

    Where do I park for Sorticulture?

    ADA parking is along Wetmore Avenue between Everett and California avenues. The downtown public parking garage is free on weekends. Affordable pay lots are available in the immediate vicinity. Everett Transit also runs a complimentary shuttle service to the festival.

    Is Sorticulture good for kids?

    Yes. Youth activities are programmed by Imagine Children’s Museum, Everett Parks, and Funko. Strollers work fine on the closed-street footprint, and Wetmore Plaza has open space for kids who need to burn energy between vendor stops.

    Are dogs allowed at Sorticulture?

    Sorticulture is an outdoor downtown street festival on closed public streets, so well-behaved leashed dogs are generally welcome in the festival footprint. Dogs are typically not permitted inside indoor venues like the Historic Everett Theatre or vendor tents that explicitly post otherwise. Bring water and watch the heat.

    What time does Ciscoe Morris speak?

    Sunday, June 7, 2026, at 1 p.m. inside the Historic Everett Theatre at 2911 Colby Ave. The lecture title is “Newest plant picks and Q&A” and seating is first-come.




  • Canned Heat and Big Brother and the Holding Company Land at the Historic Everett Theatre May 29 — Two Bands That Played the Original Woodstock, on One Stage in Downtown Everett

    Canned Heat and Big Brother and the Holding Company Land at the Historic Everett Theatre May 29 — Two Bands That Played the Original Woodstock, on One Stage in Downtown Everett


    Q: When and where can I see Canned Heat and Big Brother and the Holding Company in Everett?

    Friday, May 29, 2026 at the Historic Everett Theatre (2911 Colby Ave). Doors open at 6:00 PM, show at 7:00 PM. General Admission $65, Senior/Military $60, Family Pack (3+ tickets) $55 each. Tickets and the official listing are at events.theatreconcertconsulting.com.

    If you have ever wished you could have been at Max Yasgur’s farm in August 1969, the Historic Everett Theatre is doing the next best thing this spring. On Friday, May 29, 2026, two of the original Woodstock bands — Canned Heat and Big Brother and the Holding Company — are sharing one downtown Everett stage for a single night, in a venue that has been hosting live music in this town since five years before the Wright Brothers flew at Kitty Hawk.

    The official ask from the box office is delightful: “Dress up in your favorite 60’s hippie gear.” The official price tag on the marquee event is reasonable: $65 General Admission, $60 Senior/Military, $55 Family Pack when you buy three or more. And the official venue is a 1901 opera house at 2911 Colby Avenue, two blocks off Hewitt, that has been quietly building one of the most interesting tribute and heritage-act calendars on the I-5 corridor.

    This is one to clear the calendar for. Here is everything you need to know.

    The Show: Two Headliners, One Night, Doors at 6

    According to the official Historic Everett Theatre listing for the event, here are the confirmed details:

    • Date: Friday, May 29, 2026
    • Doors: 6:00 PM
    • Show: 7:00 PM (event ends approximately 10:30 PM per the venue’s posted end time)
    • Venue: The Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave, Everett, WA 98201
    • General Admission: $65
    • Senior / Military: $60
    • Family Pack: $55 per ticket when buying 3 or more
    • Box office / tickets: events.theatreconcertconsulting.com (the official ticketing site for the venue)

    This is a co-headlining bill. Both bands are listed equally on the venue’s marquee, both are playing full sets, and both are being marketed as a tribute to Woodstock-era rock. The “Relive Woodstock 1969” subtitle is the venue’s own framing.

    The HeraldNet entertainment desk also flagged the show in their April 22, 2026 weekly preview, which is how a lot of folks in Snohomish County first heard about it. If you missed that one in the paper, this is your second look.

    Who Is Canned Heat in 2026?

    Canned Heat formed in Los Angeles in 1966 — roughly six decades ago, depending on which day you count from. They are not a tribute band. They are the band, with original member Adolfo “Fito” de la Parra still anchoring the kit as drummer, bandleader, and unofficial historian of the project. Per the band’s official bio published on the venue’s event page, the current touring lineup is:

    • Fito de la Parra — drums, bandleader (in his 58th year with the group)
    • Dale Spalding — vocals, harmonica, guitar (18-year tenure as of 2026; coming out of New Orleans, with a deep blues résumé)
    • Rick Reed — bass (joined four years ago after stints with Paul Butterfield, John Mayall, and the Chicago Blues Reunion)
    • Jimmy Vivino — lead guitar and vocals (best known for his 28-year run as guitarist, arranger, and music director for Late Night with Conan O’Brien; before that, a 20-year career playing with Al Kooper, Charlie Musselwhite, Michael McDonald, and many others)

    The catalog they are pulling from is genuinely iconic. Per the band’s official biography, their three signature worldwide hits are “On The Road Again,” “Going Up The Country,” and “Let’s Work Together.” They played the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. They headlined the original Woodstock in 1969 — Canned Heat’s set notes from setlist.fm and the Woodstock archives confirm they took the stage Saturday, August 16, 1969 around 7:30 PM at sunset, ripping through “Going Up the Country” and closing with “On the Road Again” as the encore.

    What makes this stop interesting beyond the catalog: in 2024, Canned Heat released “Finyl Vinyl,” their first studio album in fifteen years. The venue’s listing notes the record put the band back on charts around the world and got named to multiple Top 10 Blues Albums of the Year lists. So when they hit the stage at Everett, they are not just running through the hits. There is a reason to bring fresh ears.

    Who Is Big Brother and the Holding Company in 2026?

    Big Brother and the Holding Company is the band that, more than any other, you associate with Janis Joplin’s voice cutting through the late 1960s. They wrote and recorded “Piece of My Heart,” “Summertime” (the Gershwin standard, reimagined as a haunted blues), “Ball and Chain,” and “Bye Bye Baby” — songs that defined a moment. They were Janis’s band. They played Monterey Pop. They played Woodstock. They were the hinge between San Francisco psychedelia and stadium rock.

    The band has continued touring since reforming in 1987. Per their official bbhc.com bio and the venue’s event listing, the current lineup centers on two original members: drummer/songwriter David Getz and bassist/songwriter Peter Albin — both of whom were on the records, both of whom were on the Monterey and Woodstock stages. They are joined on this run by Darby Gould on lead vocals (formerly of Jefferson Starship; she handles the Janis catalog, including “Piece of My Heart,” “Summertime,” “Down On Me,” “Ball and Chain,” “Me and Bobby McGee,” and “Mercedes Benz”) and Tom Finch on guitar.

    The venue’s listing for May 29 calls them “the original architects” of the songs and notes that the band continues to introduce new material alongside the catalog. That is the right framing. This is not a tribute act. This is the band — with the original rhythm section — performing songs they wrote.

    About the Venue: A 1901 Opera House Hosting Woodstock-Era Legends

    The Historic Everett Theatre opened on November 4, 1901 as the Everett Opera House. Per the venue’s history page and Cinema Treasures, it was originally designed to seat 1,200 — about a sixth of Everett’s entire population at the time. The building faces 70 feet along Colby Avenue near the intersection with Hewitt and fills a trapezoidal lot 119 feet deep. In its first decades it hosted Lillian Russell, Al Jolson, Eddie Foy and the Seven Little Foys, and George M. Cohan. A 1923 fire gutted the interior. The theatre was rebuilt and reopened in 1924 as the New Everett Theatre.

    Today the venue’s working capacity is approximately 800. It is one of the longest-continuously-operating performing arts venues in Washington State, and its 125-year heritage is exactly the kind of room a Canned Heat set was made for: hardwood floors, a real stage, a real audience, no festival mud.

    Address: 2911 Colby Ave, Everett, WA 98201. Two blocks off Hewitt Avenue. Walking distance to most of downtown.

    Should You Go? Yes. Here Is the Honest Take.

    This is a curated recommendation, not a press release. There are three reasons this show is worth clearing your Friday for:

    1. The age math is real. Fito de la Parra is in his 58th year with Canned Heat. David Getz and Peter Albin have been playing these songs since they wrote them. Co-headlining tours of bands of this vintage do not come through Everett every year. Most folks who want to see a Woodstock-era band live at this point are buying a Las Vegas residency ticket and a flight. This is a $65 ticket eight blocks from the Funko HQ.

    2. The venue is the right size. The Historic Everett Theatre’s ~800-seat configuration means you will actually hear the band, see the band, and feel the room. Canned Heat at a stadium amphitheater is a different experience than Canned Heat in an 1,200-original-seat opera house. Pick the room.

    3. The pricing is not a gimmick. General Admission at $65 with a Senior/Military rate of $60 and a Family Pack rate of $55 (when buying 3+) is fair-market for a co-headlining heritage-act bill. Ticketmaster resale on this kind of pairing tends to land north of $100. Buy direct from the venue and you are getting the real number.

    The room is going to lean older — many of the people in attendance are going to have first-hand memories of these songs on the radio in 1969. Bring earplugs anyway. Canned Heat’s current live mix is loud the way it is supposed to be loud.

    The “Dress Up in Your 60’s Hippie Gear” Thing

    The venue’s official event listing — including their meta description — leads with the line “DRESS UP IN YOUR FAVORITE 60’S HIPPIE GEAR.” This is not optional flair on the marketing; it is the actual ask. Everett does not get a lot of theme nights at this scale. If you have a fringed vest in the closet, this is its night.

    If you don’t, downtown Everett’s vintage shops on Hewitt have you covered. Bell-bottoms, a tie-dye, a headband, you are good to go.

    How to Buy Tickets

    Tickets are sold through the official venue ticketing site at events.theatreconcertconsulting.com under the Canned Heat with Big Brother and the Holding Company event listing. The three available ticket types as of publication:

    • General Admission — $65
    • General Admission Senior/Military — $60
    • Family Pack (3+ tickets) — $55 per ticket

    A small ticketing fee is added at checkout, per the venue’s standard. Do not buy resale; buy direct from the venue’s Tickible-powered store.

    The Bigger Picture: The Historic Everett Theatre’s Spring 2026 Calendar

    The Canned Heat / Big Brother bill is the headliner of a May calendar that has been quietly stacking up. The same week, the Historic Everett Theatre is also presenting:

    • May 1 — Red Karma (Taylor Swift Tribute)
    • May 8 — Richard Marx (After Hours Tour, Friday, the show we already covered separately)
    • May 9 — Corduroy: The Pearl Jam Experience
    • May 16 — Dana Gould (stand-up comedy, presented by Everett Comedy Night)

    For a 1901 opera house running 800-seat shows, that is a serious month. Canned Heat closes it out the night before Memorial Day weekend.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Is this a tribute band or the original Canned Heat?

    This is the original Canned Heat. Drummer and bandleader Adolfo “Fito” de la Parra has been with the band since 1968 and is in his 58th year as of 2026. The current lineup also includes Dale Spalding (vocals/harmonica/guitar), Rick Reed (bass), and Jimmy Vivino (lead guitar — formerly the music director for Late Night with Conan O’Brien). Per the band’s official bio published on the venue’s listing, this is the touring lineup.

    Is this a tribute band or the original Big Brother and the Holding Company?

    This is the original Big Brother and the Holding Company, with original members David Getz on drums and Peter Albin on bass — both of whom played on the Janis Joplin–era records, the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, and the 1969 Woodstock Festival. Lead vocals on this tour are handled by Darby Gould (formerly of Jefferson Starship), who covers the Janis catalog. Tom Finch is on guitar.

    What time does the show start?

    Doors open at 6:00 PM. Show starts at 7:00 PM. The venue’s posted end time is approximately 10:30 PM.

    Where is the Historic Everett Theatre?

    2911 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201. Two blocks west of Hewitt Avenue, in the heart of downtown Everett.

    How much are tickets?

    General Admission is $65. Senior/Military is $60. Family Pack (when buying 3 or more tickets in one order) is $55 per ticket. A small ticketing fee is added at checkout.

    Is there assigned seating?

    The venue’s listing offers General Admission tickets for this event, meaning seating is first-come, first-served within the 800-capacity room. Arriving close to doors at 6:00 PM is recommended for sight lines.

    What should I wear?

    The venue’s official event listing requests that attendees “dress up in your favorite 60’s hippie gear.” This is encouraged but not enforced. Tie-dye, fringe, bell-bottoms, headbands, and 1960s-era denim all welcome.

    Will Canned Heat play “On The Road Again” and “Going Up The Country”?

    The band’s current set list pulls from their full catalog of three worldwide hits — “On The Road Again,” “Going Up The Country,” and “Let’s Work Together” — alongside material from their 2024 album Finyl Vinyl, which was their first studio release in fifteen years and earned multiple Top 10 Blues Albums of the Year placements. Specific setlist for the Everett date has not been published in advance.

    Will Big Brother and the Holding Company play the Janis Joplin–era songs?

    Yes. Per the band’s official bio, lead vocalist Darby Gould performs the Janis catalog including “Piece of My Heart,” “Summertime,” “Ball and Chain,” “Down On Me,” “Me and Bobby McGee,” and “Mercedes Benz.” The venue’s listing specifically names “Piece of My Heart,” “Summertime,” “Ball and Chain,” and “Bye Bye Baby” as part of the show.

    Is the Historic Everett Theatre accessible?

    The Historic Everett Theatre is a 1901-built opera house with 1924 reconstruction. For specific accessibility questions including ADA seating and accessible entrances, contact the venue directly via the box office number listed on theeveretttheatre.org.

    Are food and drinks available at the venue?

    Concession options at the Historic Everett Theatre vary by event. Check the venue’s FAQ at theatreconcertconsulting.com/frequently-asked-questions for current concession details.

    Bottom Line

    Two of the bands that defined the late-1960s American rock canon — both with original members on stage, both with current studio material to back the catalog — are co-headlining one night at a 1901 opera house in downtown Everett for $65 a ticket on Friday, May 29. This is the kind of show Everett used to drive to Seattle to see. On May 29, Seattle is going to be driving here.

    Get the tickets. Wear the fringe. Show up at 6.