April will be a busy month for Sonic Boom Records, as they gear up for the always-exciting Record Store Day, and bring three artists to perform free, live in-stores.

The Lumineers will perform an all-ages in-store Tuesday, April 3rd at 6pm to coincide with the release of their self-titled debut album. The band will also play to a sold-out crowd at Neumos Saturday, March 31.
Lumineer’s Official Myspace page 

The Brooklyn indie band We Are Augustines will take the Sonic Boom stage Sunday, April 8 at 4pm (all ages). The band is still touring on their debut album Rise Ye Sunken Ships, and are on the road to play the Sasquatch! Music Festival in May.
We Are Augustines’ Official Myspace page 

Alt-country rocker and Washingtonian Star Anna will play on Record Store Day (April 21) at 4pm, riding high on her current single “Call Your Girlfriend,” a stripped-down, haunting version of Robyn’s original dance hit.
Star Anna & the Laughing Dogs’ Official Myspace page 

Find Sonic Boom’s updated list of Record Store Day releases here.

Want to check out some great local music this week? Check the listings below for music performances at some of Ballard’s popular venues.

Venues and artists, send us your music listing submissions to anner@robinsonnews.com 

At The Tractor Tavern
5213 Ballard Avenue Northwest
www.tractortavern.com

Box Office/Business Hours:
Mon-Fri 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. and 30 minutes before listed showtime.

 

Tues, March 27
folk rock
POOR MOON
LOST IN THE TREES
LOW HUMS
9pm ~ $10
Listen to Poor Moon live on KEXP 90.3FM on 3/26 at 1pm

Tickets also available at Sonic Boom Records.
BUY TICKETS HERE!

Weds, March 28
AMY RAY AND HER BAND & LINDSAY FULLER & THE CHEAP DATES ALBUM RELEASE PARTY
singer-songwriter
8pm ~ $15

SOLD OUT–No more tickets will be released

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Another piece of the Ballard train turned into art.

This is part of a wheel.

As described in the previous weeks images the Ballard train had made a stop along the way of their intended route. This gave me a chance to climb aboard and have some very nice chats with the men working the train.

It also gave me a change to uncover more of the colorful and the interesting found within the mundane objects of daily life.

Sights normally missed unless one looks, with “new eyes”

Through images such as these my hope is to help others see the beauty that surrounds us in everyday items.

Art is everywhere you look and in everything you do.

Thank you for looking

I am tomm’ee and this is my art”
A liveaboard for over 14 years, Whipple is an interior carpenter-turned-artist. He uses a technique called High Dynamic Range imaging in which a series of photographs with various levels of exposure and dynamic range are merged together into one image using computer software to create an image that is neither photo nor painting. Find more of his art on his Facebook page and look back next week for another glimpse of Ballard. He can be reached at Ninelivezzz@yahoo.com.