DB Stewart with Mountain Holler and Ben Bruce

4358 Leary Way Northwest,Seattle WA 98107

25 March, 2022

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Live and Local Friday's are back! Catch three electrifying performances on the Bad Jimmy's outdoor stage and help us keep live music local! Do not sleep on the chance to see these three amazing artists weave lyrical tapestries born of love, loss, and living in your truth. Spring is just around the bend, but in the meantime fuzzy blankets are encouraged, and we'll keep the mulled wine hot and ready for ya! We offer covered and heated seating aplenty for this outdoor, all ages, and dog friendly affair. Doors open at 6:30pm.Thank you for your support in keeping live music alive and local! DB Stewart"Growing up with an 80s pop-obsessed father, closet rocker mother, and shared love for Tom Petty, my music taste was destined to be all over the board. Whether we were getting pumped up on the drive to a sporting event, or winding down after dinner, music was always on and storytelling quickly become my first love. Fast forward to February 2019, an unexpected trip to the hospital served as quite the wake-up call. The situation: exhaustion. The root cause: “off-the-charts anxiety and depression”. Thus began a two year rebuild of myself. I wish the next chapter could play as the “and everything got better,” but the truth is it meant more lows. After starting therapy, my partner of 4.5 years and I broke up and COVID-19 came into the picture. Socio-political unrest, shelter-in-place, and much-needed therapy enabled me to start unpacking what I believed about myself and the world at-large. The more I evaluated the space around me the less I saw a place for myself in it. Depressed. Anxious. Angry. Confused. Isolated.So, what does it mean to rebuild oneself? Do we ever figure out who we are? How long does the answer last?If I’m being completely honest, I have no idea who I am. And that’s okay. My debut album, expected Spring 2021, is a snapshot of what I’ve learned so far in my (perhaps never-ending) pursuit of the answer. I could not be more excited to explore what’s next and hope we can embark on this journey of self-discovery together.It all starts with a question: it’s gonna get better….right?"Click here to listen "Music as ritual—that’s what Mountain Holler creates. Much like the name, the voice of the project is both powerful and primeval. The moniker of St. Petersburg, Florida multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Mark Etherington, Mountain Holler pairs intricate acoustics with haunting, other-worldly vocals. It’s a layered mélange, one that evokes deep emotions and transcendent daydreams.Weaned on Ravi Shankar and acoustic Zeppelin, Etherington also integrates contemporary influences like Devendra Banhart and Fleet Foxes into his sound. Now rooted in the cooler climes of Seattle, Mountain Holler continues to evolve. The Stranger writes that Etherington “murmurs, moans, belts, and croons ethereal yet powerfully-charged melodies that sound as if they were hewn from some rocky outcropping before their journey to the heavens.”Indeed, Mountain Holler’s songs are reflections on nature’s beauty and truth as well as the pursuit of spiritual awareness. Resolutely DIY, Etherington continually brings his mystical melodies to venues and festivals across the United States. Mountain Holler’s trance-inducing performances never fail to take audiences on an inward journey." -Ari RosenscheinClick here to listen Ben Bruce is a singer and songwriter in Seattle, WA, playing what he terms “honest songs, honestly sung” on an old, beat down acoustic guitar. His music is alternately raucous, restrained and rare, but always raw.“His tender, nicely composed songs recalled John Denver and particularly Assembly of Dust’s Reid Genauer, who Bruce strongly resembled in both voice and all-out-there-on-the-stage delivery. Telling stories about faces in the fire with blinding insight and singing simple songs full of tender vibrations, Bruce showed himself a tunesmith to keep an eye on” — Jambase.comBen has lived in Connecticut, Baltimore, Boulder, Austin and New York, and has traveled extensively throughout the United States. In New York City he was a frequent player at such clubs as CBGBs [RIP], Arlene’s Grocery and the Continental Club. He has played at many great clubs in and around Seattle including the Tractor Tavern and the Royal Room, and has been honored to perform at the Bite of Seattle (2010 and 2011, when he was a Featured Performer) and the Summer Meltdown (2009, 2010 and 2011).His music is rooted in the sound of classic seventies rock and roll, with a special focus on lean poetry and deceptively simple songwriting. The child of a musical conductor and a soprano soloist (and brother of a trained opera singer), Bruce has always been the rebel rock and roller in a family of musical traditionalists. The result is a healthy respect for all genres of music, and “Ben Bruce” reflects a broad spectrum of styles while retaining a clear feel and direction.Click here to listen