Note: Most dance listings (and some music) are recurring events, so will be found on the Recurring Events page.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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➢  Friday Jan 30, 6:00-9:00 at Old Schoolhouse Brewery, Winthrop - Pine & Shake - Folk, Blues, & 1920's era Jazz and Ragtime duo. Together Steve Itterly and K.B. Muscle Mouth deliver an exciting blend of guitar, saxophone, washboard, (sometimes Tap dancing) and smooth vocals to create an ambiance and atmosphere that may transform our Pub into a Speakeasy from a bygone era! The show is always fun and will make your body want to move and groove!

➢  Tuesday February 3, 5:30-8:30 at the Mazama Public House, as part of the Tuesday Night Wild Music Series - Matt Armbrust - an award winning composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Twisp. His music is firmly rooted in the American songwriting tradition, yet defies categorization with influences from J.S. Bach and Fugazi, to Peter Gabriel and Paul Simon. Apart from solo work, Armbrust can be heard with Emele Clothier in their band Swallowtail, in the Tamarack String Quartet, and the Mid Columbia Symphony, among others. Visit swallowtailband.com for links to all of Armbrust’s projects and streaming.

➢  Friday Feb 6, 6:00-9:00 at Old Schoolhouse Brewery, Winthrop - First Friday Open Mic - Come share your musical talents, spoken word, jokes & comedy, Cowboy poetry, or perhaps recite your favorite recipe. Hobnob with your fellow Titans of the local music scene and the voracious consumers of sonic pleasure pulses and vibrating string theory. Sign up starts at 5:45. play up to 3-5 songs: 12-15 minutes'.

➢  Tuesday February 10, 5:30-8:30 at ​the Mazama Public House (MPH), as part of the Tuesday Night Wild Music Series - Fred Cooley - Join Methow valley native troubadour Fred Cooley for a visit through the nineteen sixties and 70's and beyond. Featuring songs by James Taylor, Carole King, Gordon Lightfoot and more! No cover.

➢   Thursday Feb 12, 5:30-8:30 at OSB Taproom, Twisp - Second Thursday Open Mic - Come share your musical talents, tell a joke, spoken word, Cowboy poetry, etc at our amazing South Campus Taproom, where you can forge new musical friendships and play in a brand new space, with the most scintillating atmosphere in Twisp, see you onstage! Space for solo, duo, trio - maybe a snare or cajon, acoustic and electric. Please bring your own instruments. Generally speaking, sign up starts at 5:30, play up to 3-5 songs: 12-15 minutes.

➢  Friday February 13, 6:00-9:00 at Old Schoolhouse Brewery, Winthrop - Natalie Johnson - Natalie plays a mix of folk, Americana old and new and the classics of her Okanogan upbringing. Add a dollop of rock and roll attitude (for the flavor) and you’re in for a fun evening! Natalie’s setlist includes originals and covers.

➢  Saturday, February 14, 6-9:30pm at the Methow Valley Community Center - Valentine Party & Fundraiser - Celebrate the ones you love with a night of live music and dance performances in our newly renovated gym. You'll also enjoy cocktail hour, a silent auction, desserts and drinks. As you dance the night away to hits from the decades with DJ Bullfrog, you'll be supporting the next phase of the Energy Retrofit Project. Put on your dancing shoes!  Click here for tickets.

➢   February14 and 15 (Saturday 7-9pm; Sunday 2-4 pm) at The Merc Playhouse - Cupid's Quartet - Join the Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival for their Winter Concerts. Enjoy great music by Schubert, Shawn, Glazunov and Golijov.  This year, Katie Liu, Rachel Lee Priday, Mikhail Shmidt and Kevin Krentz will be Cupid's Quartet. Tickets ($50-$55) are on sale now for the concerts. Gift Certificates can also be purchased for this event.  Special offer:  On Sunday ONLY Casia Lodge is offering a special Prix Fixe menu that Chef Jason Wilson has put together.  The dinner is $65 per person. Taxes and drinks not included.  Dinner starts at 5pm, come after the concert and enjoy drinks in the bar and the lovely view from the living room.  Casia Lodge asks that you go online  (click here ) to make a reservation for dinner on Sunday.  For concert tickets click here.  

➢  Saturday, February 14, 5-7pm at the Methow Store  - Valentine's Day Dinner with Ben Wheeler - wonderful classical guitarist will set the romantic mood, while a delicious dinner is served.  Consideration made for most dietary restrictions, along with beer, wine, cider and non-alcoholic beverages. Reservations appreciated 509-866-6847.

➢  Thursday February 19, 5:30-8:30, at the OSB Taproom, Twispworks - Breathe & Wayne - Two local musical legends...great jazz players with a wonderful affect, and an engaging spirit. We are lucky to have them back to the Taproom - most scintillating atmosphere in Twisp! We're thrilled to bring that back!

➢  Tuesday February 24, 5:30-8:30 at Mazama Public House (MPH) as part of the Tuesday Night Wild Music Series - Gobblers Knob - A local group playing a variety of bluegrass, country, Americana, folk and rock music. Gobblers Knob delivers with 3-part harmonies and skillful playing.

➢  February 28 at the Methow Valley Community Center - Duende Libre - Latin Rhythms Workshop @ 1pm (open to all ages and abilities); Concert Performance @ 7pm.  Featuring Earshot Jazz’s 2024 Acoustic Jazz Ensemble of the Year.   Duende Libre means “free spirit", and the band creates a euphoric new jazz that honors its historical roots, while pushing the boundaries of genre to invoke a powerful sonic freedom. They create a “strikingly authentic blend” of jazz virtuosity with roots in rhythms from Cuba, Brazil and West Africa. You will encounter sizzling rhythms and grooving bass lines, experimental meters and irresistible melodic hooks, all aglow with the technical virtuosity earned by decades of devotion to their craft.  Pianist Alex Chadsey, percussionist Jeff Busch, bassist Farko Dosumov, and singers Chava Mirel and Frank Anderson.  Admission is by suggested donation, more if you can, less if you can’t. Cascadia Music events are “by the people and for the people”. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.  $20 adults, $10 youth (5-18), under 5 free.  Presented by Cascadia Music.

   -  About the Workshop (1pm): “Pa Gozar! Intro to Clave & Afro-Latin Rhythm” Explore the rich and diverse rhythmic legacy of Brazil and the Caribbean through hands-on participation, call & response, and collective jamming. We focus on clave (meaning “key” in Spanish) and how it informs the interlocking parts which give this music its powerful groove. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of what clave is and how they can apply it to their own music. Ages 12 and up (no max participants). All levels and instruments

➢  Tuesday March 3, 5:30-8:30 at the Mazama Public House (MPH) as part of the Tuesday Night Wild Music Series - Greg Rawlins - Returning to MPH this Spring. Greg is a singer/songwriter based in La Grande, Oregon, playing folk/blues/americana originals, and most recently released two separate full-length albums.

➢  Friday March 6, 6:00-9:00 at Old Schoolhouse Brewery, Winthrop - First Friday Open Mic - Come share your musical talents, spoken word, jokes & comedy, Cowboy poetry, or perhaps recite your favorite recipe. Hobnob with your fellow Titans of the local music scene and the voracious consumers of sonic pleasure pulses and vibrating string theory. Sign up starts at 5:45. play up to 3-5 songs: 12-15 minutes'.

➢  Saturday March 21, 7pm (doors at 6) at the Winthrop Red Barn - Project Convergence - a bi-coastal American dance company uniting Bharatanatyam & American tap dance, two traditions rooted in distinct cultures, brought together without erasing what makes each unique. What emerges is an experience that feels both familiar & surprising, ancient and contemporary, grounded & electric.  Led by artists whose work spans stages from Lincoln Center to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Project Convergence blends technical mastery with storytelling, showing how Indian & African-American dance traditions intersect through rhythm, timing, & expression. The result is a performance that resonates across generations & backgrounds, accessible, rigorous, & deeply human.  Presented by Methow Arts.  For tickets click here.

➢  Friday April 17, 6:00-9:00 at the Old Schoolhouse Brewery, Winthrop - Uncle Doug - Playing Music since 1971 “Uncle Doug” Cooper is a multi faceted Musician. Working as a talented Bassist, an accomplished Guitarist, an Impressive Harmonica player, and Vocalist, with a touch of Piano & Percussion to round things out. "Uncle Doug” plays Authentic Country / Folk Rock Experience, Featuring artists that include: Neil Young, CSN&Y, Grateful Dead, Jimmy Buffet, The Eagles, J.J. Cale, Pure Prairie League, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Charlie Daniels, And many, many more.

➢  Friday April 24 , 6:00-9:00 at the Old Schoolhouse Brewery, Winthrop - Matt Mitchell Music Company - an original Americana project hailing from the Pacific Northwest. Centered around the old-soul, observational storytelling of Mitchell, who lives full time out of an imported Japanese bus, MMMC brings Mitchell’s tunes to life in solo, acoustic duo/trio and full band configurations. Mitchell's songs are equal parts clever, quick-witted and heartbreakingly confessional, (oftentimes all at once) translating well both in attentive listening rooms and rowdy rock halls. If ‘The Band’ took a road trip to Laurel Canyon and pulled their tour bus over to pick up John Prine hitching his way down the pacific coastline, their rolling jam sessions might sound a little like Matt Mitchell Music Co.

➢  Tuesday July 7, 5:30-8:30 at the Mazama Public House (MPH), as part of the Tuesday Night Wild Music Series - Two Crows for Comfort - We're so excited for the return of Two Crows for Comfort. Filled with rich harmonies, genuine, heart warming (and breaking) lyrics, the MCMA 2021 Roots Artist of the Year, Two Crows for Comfort spins stories into songs and songs into stories. This Canadian duo, accompanied by their pup, Elliot, live on the road full-time in their 18 foot camper making countless stops throughout Canada and the US. Their latest album 'Next To Me' is available now.

➢   August 25-30 - Jazz Week in the Methow - details to come!