FOLLOWUP: Tim’s Tavern announces opening-weekend music lineup

March 20th, 2023 Tracy Posted in Businesses, Music, White Center news 1 Comment »

When we spoke earlier this month with the co-proprietors of Tim’s Tavern, taking over the ex-Drunky Two Shoes space in downtown White Center, they weren’t ready to announce the music lineup for their opening weekend – but now they are. Here’s the poster and announcement:

The shows must go on! After almost 2 years of searching for a new location, local music champion and legendary live music dive bar Tim’s Tavern is reopening in White Center on March 31st, 2023 with an exceptional line-up of Seattle’s finest musicians.

The grand re-opening festivities include 3 nights full of performances from some of Seattles hottest acts including Marmalade, Grace Love, Asterhouse, Dining Dead, Low Hums, Randy Weeks & The Silent Treatment, and many more.

The new Tim’s (which stands for Together In Music) is located at 9655 16th Ave SW, will feature live music 7 nights a week, all ages shows, a dog friendly patio, and a full menu including plenty of gluten-free and plant-based options. Tim’s will be open from 2pm-12am to start but will be expanding hours in June to offer weekday lunch and live music brunch on weekends.

Co-owner and Chef Mason Reed has spent the last few years preparing meals backstage as a personal chef for many of music’s major artists that have passed through Oregon and Washington. Reed says “We are excited, honored and proud to bring the Tim’s spirit to White Center.”

Please keep an eye on TimsLiveMusic.com for further updates.

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FOLLOWUP: Opening date set for new home of Tim’s Tavern in White Center

March 5th, 2023 Tracy Posted in Beverages, Businesses, Music, Restaurants, White Center news 5 Comments »

(WCN photo: Matt O’Toole, Mason Reed, and Elvis)

By Tracy Record
White Center Now editor

The transformation of White Center’s ex-Drunky Two Shoes into the new Tim’s Tavern is about halfway complete.

That’s the assessment of co-owners Matt O’Toole and Mason Reed, who sat down to talk with us this week, one month after they announced they were taking over 9655 16th SW.

They plan to open March 31st. But first, the rest of the transformation. If you ever went to Drunky’s, you might remember the taxidermy. All gone (though the salmon over the front door might stay). Since Tim’s is all about music – “music is our vibe” – they plan to fill the venue with history and memorabilia, new and old. And they’ll keep adding to it.

What has them particularly giddy is the extra space. The original Tim’s Tavern, which closed a year and a half ago in Greenwood, was only 1,000 square feet, they ecplain. Now they have so much room, they plan two music stages – out back with the Airstream bar (which stays), inside in a space dubbed the “Jesus room” – its new decor will be a “shrine to Seattle music history,” and it’ll be for acoustic acts, open mics, weekly trivia (Wednesday nights).

Inside, they’ll feature the sign that previously hung outside their Greenwood location; all new signage is planned outside, arriving soon, so that part of the transformation is close too.

So why White Center? They explain that it took almost two years to find a site that worked – big enough, not close enough to residences to “make the neighbors angry” – but in the end, it turned out to be a place they wanted to model Tim’s Tavern after anyway. Coming out of COVID, they explain, they thought outdoor space would be important, and so they kept telling their real-estate agent to look for someplace “like Drunky’s.” Mason marvels, “This was our model – then it became available!” (It closed rather quietly at the end of January; the Tim’s team says the prior proprietors are focusing on an establishment in Spokane.) Matt adds, “We’re going to put a lot of love in this place.”

They’ll have music seven nights a week, counting open mics on Mondays, with hours expected to be 2 to midnight for starters, then hoping to shift that earlier for lunch by June – White Center has limited lunch options, they note. Once lunch is launched, they’ll go for weekend brunch, “with some entertainment.” And yes, Tim’s will be all-ages, except for some 21+ shows outside. So what kind of food will they serve? Mason is in charge of that, with a resumé including gigs as a “backstage chef” for music stars. “Fun bar food, Northwest pub” is the style, he suggests, later adding that vegan and gluten-free options will be available too. They’ll even have a separate gluten-free fryer. Beverages? “Full wine list, full beer list, some slushies,” and a non-alcoholic cocktail lineup too. They promise it’ll all be “high quality (with) exceptional service” – Mason’s been in the restaurant business for 30 years. (Both co-owners are musicians, by the way.)

We tried to coax them into revealing what’s in store for the opening weekend’s music lineup, but they’re not ready to make the announcements. They do say they plan to book local favorites, mentioning that Billy Joe and the Dusty 45s, for one, will be there every month or so. And their longstanding reputation was as an “incubator,” which means rising stars are likely to be in the mix. So watch for news on the music slate later this month. Till then, as they continue “transforming” their new space, they are impressed by the “great vibe” in White Center, and how welcoming they say everyone’s been so far. They observe that people in White Center are “very proud” of their community, and they hope to be part of the reason for that pride, soon.

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BENEFIT: Big-band jazz for Evergreen High School

February 19th, 2023 Tracy Posted in Evergreen High School, How to Help, Music, White Center Eagles, White Center news Comments Off on BENEFIT: Big-band jazz for Evergreen High School

Coming up next Saturday!

If the QR code doesn’t work for you, here’s a direct link for tickets.

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WHITE CENTER BIZNOTE: Drunky’s out, Tim’s Tavern is in

February 4th, 2023 Tracy Posted in Businesses, Music, Restaurants, White Center news 3 Comments »

(WCN file photo)

Announced via social media, Tim’s Tavern – formerly an iconic North Seattle hot spot for live music – is taking over the Drunky Two Shoe BBQ spot in downtown White Center:

After almost 2 years of searching for a new location, local music champion and legendary live music dive bar Tim’s Tavern will be moving to White Center and setting up shop at 9655 16th Ave. SW, formerly Drunky’s BBQ.

“The wait is over for Tim’s and we couldn’t be happier with this new space and neighborhood. It’s finally time to rock again!” says co-owner and music curator Matthew “Matto” O’Toole.

The new location will be family- and dog-friendly and will feature live music 7 days a week on their covered/heated outdoor patio stage. Inside you’ll find a small arcade, full dining area, and bar.

Co-owner and Chef Mason Reed has spent the last few years preparing meals backstage as a personal chef for many of music’s major artists that have passed through Oregon and Washington. Reed says, “The food menu will consist of Pacific Northwest pub fare with plenty of plant-based and gluten-free options. We are excited, honored, and proud to be a part of the White Center neighborhood.”

The Tim’s team is planning on a soft opening for the end of March, with a week-long grand-opening celebration planned for early April. Please keep an eye on Timslivemusic.com for further announcements.

Tim’s Tavern closed in Greenwood a year and a half ago – read the backstory here. It’s been six years since Drunky’s took over the site, which previously had been DK Café.

ADDED MONDAY: A commenter asked about the Drunky’s closure. A note on the door says January 31st was their last day.

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Benefit concert next week at White Center Heights Park

August 12th, 2021 Tracy Posted in How to Help, Music, Schools, White Center news Comments Off on Benefit concert next week at White Center Heights Park

The Community School of West Seattle at 22nd/Roxbury invites your support at a fundraising concert in White Center Heights Park:

Go here for tickets.

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LIVE MUSIC: Drunky’s Two Shoes announces July 3rd double bill

June 19th, 2021 Tracy Posted in Music, White Center news Comments Off on LIVE MUSIC: Drunky’s Two Shoes announces July 3rd double bill

The June 30th reopening will open the door to a lot of what’s been shelved these past 15 months. That includes live music. Drunky’s Two Shoes BBQ in White Center is hosting a double bill, Great American Trainwreck with The Memphis Radio Kings, on July 3rd. Doors 8 pm, show 9 pm, $10 cover. You can RSVP by going here.

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TONIGHT: Rat City Recon 2019

September 21st, 2019 Tracy Posted in Music, White Center news Comments Off on TONIGHT: Rat City Recon 2019

At Southgate Roller Rink tonight, 6 pm-1:30 am, it’s this year’s Rat City Recon music festival! e=Eight bands are playing, including, from nearby West Seattleite, Brent Amaker and his new band DeathSquad (who provided the photo):

Read more about them here. Ticket info is here. RCR is a 21+ event.

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PHOTOS: Music in the street as HONK! Fest West returns to White Center

June 1st, 2019 Tracy Posted in Fun, Music, White Center news Comments Off on PHOTOS: Music in the street as HONK! Fest West returns to White Center

(WCN photos by Patrick Sand)

If you haven’t already been, don’t miss the chance – before 6 pm – to go have fun in the street with HONK! Fest West in downtown White Center. Four informal stages, all along 16th SW between Roxbury and 98th, including one in the Drunky Two Shoes parking lot.

The bands change every 20 minutes, so you can see and hear a lot even if you only have a little time to hang out.

See the schedule here.

It’s all free, run by volunteers, with funding from donations and sponsors, so buy some merch if you can, and bring some cash to toss in the bands’ hats (boxes, etc.).

If you miss it today, the third and final session of this year’s HONK! Fest West is tomorrow in Columbia City.

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HONK! Fest West 2019 is on! South Park tonight, White Center on Saturday

May 31st, 2019 Tracy Posted in Music, White Center news Comments Off on HONK! Fest West 2019 is on! South Park tonight, White Center on Saturday

The Filthy FemCorps – photographed as HONK! Fest West got going in South Park tonight – are also on the music festival’s lineup for White Center tomorrow. We visited South Park in the early going; music continues there until 9 tonight. Hours for White Center on Saturday are 1-6 pm; 16th SW will be closed in the heart of downtown, Roxbury to 98th, with four stages, as the festival guide (PDF) shows. The band schedule is here. It’s free but the bands generally welcome tips, if you can bring some cash for that.

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White Center Jubilee Days 2019: The music lineup, with Radkey headlining!

May 31st, 2019 Tracy Posted in Music, White Center Jubilee Days, White Center news Comments Off on White Center Jubilee Days 2019: The music lineup, with Radkey headlining!

Just announced:

White Center Jubilee Days and Match + Gasoline present
WHITE CENTER JUBILEE DAYS 2019 – July 17-21
Live Music on the Jubilee Days Main Stage – July 20, 2019
16th Ave SW between SW 98th & 100th Streets, All-Ages Area, Beer & Cocktail Garden!

ABOUT WHITE CENTER JUBILEE DAYS MAIN STAGE
There’s not a lot we could do to top last year’s amazing main stage with the Fame Riot, but we believe we got close! It’s our great pleasure to present Radkey as the 2019 Jubilee Days Main Stage headliner, with a fantastic array of local and/or hyper-local musicians to support them.

Radkey hail from Missouri, share a label and have toured with our Fame Riot friends, and happen to be one of our all-time favorite bands. The timing of them being on tour at the right moment to get them up here for Jubilee Days has made our summer! The band is made up of three brothers who have been writing, recording, and touring since they were in their early teens, creating riff-heavy, super catchy, rock/punk earworms that stick in your head and your gut. We can’t wait for you to see them live!

Also featured on the main stage will be sonically charged sounds of Oceanwires; Guayaba’s unique, layered spin on the hip-hop narrative; the hooky, dark playfulness of Bad Saint; the blues-esque rock of the Black Chevys; and Roxbury Saints. They have a sax and a harmonica!

The Jubilee Days main stage will also feature an all-ages area, early happy hours in the beer & cocktail garden, and – of course! – great music. We’re looking forward to sharing a wonderful day of music and fun with the neighborhood at the 2019 Jubilee Days Main Stage.

MAIN STAGE LINEUP
Please see www.jubileedays.org/main-stage for more information about the bands, including links to their websites and/or social media pages. Set times and more info will be posted shortly.

JUBILEE DAYS MAIN STAGE – Saturday, July 20
RADKEY
OCEANWIRES
GUAYABA
BAD SAINT
THE BLACK CHEVYS
ROXBURY SAINTS

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SATURDAY: First of two White Center Library events looking at the history of hip-hop

October 5th, 2018 Tracy Posted in Arts, Music, White Center Library, White Center news Comments Off on SATURDAY: First of two White Center Library events looking at the history of hip-hop

Tomorrow – Saturday, October 6th – brings the first of two White Center Library programs focusing on the history of hip-hop. 2-3 pm, you are invited to hear about “Race, Class, Culture, and the History of Hip-Hop in the Northwest.” Then on October 27th, also 2-3 pm, King Khazm of 206 Zulu will speak about “Hip-Hop and It Don’t Stop.” Both presentations are free and open to all; the WC Library is at 1409 SW 107th.

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RAT CITY RECON 2018: Get ready to rock September 15th

August 9th, 2018 Tracy Posted in Music, White Center news 2 Comments »

Just announced!

Rat City Recon, Monumental Undertaking, and Match + Gasoline present
RAT CITY RECON 2018
Saturday, September 15, 2018 – 4 pm-1:30 am
Southgate Roller Rink* | Drunky Two Shoes BBQ* | Full Tilt Ice Cream** | Mac’s Triangle Pub*

— $20 advance tickets come with a Recon souvenir and $5 off a Recon t-shirt at the event
— *21+, valid I.D. required; **all-ages
www.ratcityrecon.com

ZEKE, SANDRIDER, AND FREE SHOWS AT RECON 2018!

The 6th iteration of Rat City Recon is upping the ante! Epic Seattle rockers Zeke and the stoner-sludge of Sandrider will headline a horde of outstanding Northwest/West Coast bands rotating between four venues and six stages on the main drag in White Center. Additionally, the late afternoon shows at Drunky Two Shoes BBQ, Full Tilt Ice Cream, and Mac’s Triangle Pub will be free. Tickets will be required for entry to Southgate Roller Rink.

White Center is ready to rock for Recon 2018 – in addition to the Recon stages, the neighborhood is full of a wide variety of bars and restaurants for all types of food and fun.

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MUSIC: New Thunderpussy video ‘Speed Queen’ shot in White Center

November 28th, 2017 Tracy Posted in Music, White Center news 1 Comment »

The Seattle band Thunderpussy is out with the video for their new single “Speed Queen” – shot in White Center – Drunky’s Two Shoes BBQ, to be precise.

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VIDEO: Pianos in the Parks, visiting White Center

July 29th, 2017 Tracy Posted in Music, Steve Cox Memorial Park, White Center news Comments Off on VIDEO: Pianos in the Parks, visiting White Center

At Steve Cox Memorial Park today, the Pianos in the Parks series is visiting for the day, with guest performers. Still ahead this afternoon:

1:00 pm — Mercer Island Center for the Arts presents Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle

2:30 pm — Random Acts of Art Song with Seattle Art Song Society

4:00 pm — Shenandoah Davis

UPDATE: We’ve added a short video clip above – the piano will be by the shelter on the east side of the park until 6:15, with the aforementioned schedule events, but otherwise available for open play. (added) Here’s a closer look at the piano:

The art is by Eric Kolbe.

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TONIGHT: Rat City Recon at Southgate Roller Rink

September 17th, 2016 Tracy Posted in Music, White Center news 1 Comment »

Good thing it’s not an outdoor music festival this time around! 6 pm tonight (Saturday, September 17th), the party starts:

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11 bands set for Rat City Recon 2016 at Southgate Roller Rink

August 30th, 2016 Tracy Posted in Fun, Music, southgate, White Center news 2 Comments »

Just out of the WCN inbox – the lineup for this year’s Rat City Recon, a music-and-more festival planned for September 17th at Southgate Roller Rink:

If you wanna rock, you gotta roll down to White Center for the 4th Edition of RAT CITY RECON! All the Recon action will be happening at Southgate Roller Rink. Eleven bands on three stages.

Rat City Recon and Monumental Undertaking present

RAT CITY RECON 2016

Saturday, September 17, 2016 – 6 pm-2am

Southgate Roller Rink, 9646 17th Ave SW

$10 at the door, or advance will call tickets available (here)

21+, valid I.D. required

THE BANDS:

Pink Parts
ex-Licks
Githyanki
Tough Times
Slow Elk
The Grindylow
Rat City Ruckus
Glose
Wild Powwers
Stallion
Heiress

Beer & cider available in beer garden outside and indoors at the bar; event is 21+, VALID I.D. REQUIRED!

Food vendors – Sweet Lou’s Wings, more TBA

If you want to roller skate: $4 skate rental fee or bring your own; everyone skates at their own risk

Public transportation/ride share: Metro buses 60, 120, and 128; Car2Go home area ends one block north of Southgate Roller Rink at SW Roxbury Street, so you can park and walk easily to the venue

Recon 2016 is sponsored by: Full Tilt Ice Cream, Mac’s Triangle Pub, Match+Gasoline LLC, Noble Barton, Proletariat Pizza, Rat City Bikes, Rat City Records, Southgate Roller Rink, Zippy’s Giant Burgers

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VIDEO: Last Sunday’s jazz tribute to Richard Hugo in White Center

October 17th, 2015 Tracy Posted in Arts, history, Music, White Center news Comments Off on VIDEO: Last Sunday’s jazz tribute to Richard Hugo in White Center

Earlier this week, we featured the documentary that was shown during last Sunday night’s Richard Hugo tribute at the White Center Fieldhouse. Tonight, courtesy of executive director Clay Eals from the Southwest Seattle Historical Society – which presented the tribute – we have the performance itself, music composed by Wayne Horvitz as well as Hugo’s poetry. The backstory’s on this page of the SWSHS website.

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WHITE CENTER WEEKEND: Live music @ WC Eagles on Friday

October 1st, 2015 Tracy Posted in Music, White Center Eagles, White Center news Comments Off on WHITE CENTER WEEKEND: Live music @ WC Eagles on Friday

No plans for Friday night yet? From the White Center Eagles:

If you are a Fleetwood Mac fan, we have a special evening planned for you! Solstice (and Friends) are appearing at the White Center Eagles this Friday night, October 2nd, from 7 PM to 11 PM. They are a Fleetwood Mac cover band. Their repertoire also includes a great selection of rock and blues. We have a large dance floor. Dinner from 5 PM to 7 PM. Please join us for a night of awesome music and dancing. Eagles and signed-in guests only!

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Return of Rat City Recon: One-night music festival back, on August 29th

August 19th, 2015 Tracy Posted in Music, White Center news Comments Off on Return of Rat City Recon: One-night music festival back, on August 29th

In case you haven’t heard – Rat City Recon is back for 2015, a dozen bands on four White Center stages the night of Saturday, August 29th. From the Facebook event page for RCR:

In addition to the venues we’ve used in previous years (Mac’s Triangle Pub, Full Tilt Ice Cream, Company Bar), we are excited to announce the addition of an outdoor main stage behind Company Bar to the event. All venues are free admission, but we are requiring a wristband to enter the outdoor area. Wristbands are $5 and are available for purchase at each venue and as part of our VIP preorder package. …

Here is the schedule:

Full Tilt Ice Cream (all ages):

Perfect Bombs (7:15)
Manson’s Girls (8:00)
CFA (8:45)

Mac’s Triangle Pub:

Swampy Draws (7:30)
Post/Boredom (8:15)
Nasalrod (9:00)

Company Main Stage (outdoor):

Lb! (7:45)
Dryland (8:30)
Blood Drugs (9:15)

Company Bar (after party):

Old Iron (10:30)
Glose (11:30)
Mirror Gloss (12:30)
POSTS

More on Facebook here.

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‘Pianos in the Parks’ to include Steve Cox Memorial Park again this year

July 16th, 2015 Tracy Posted in Arts, Music, Steve Cox Memorial Park, White Center news Comments Off on ‘Pianos in the Parks’ to include Steve Cox Memorial Park again this year

(ADDED: Piano you’ll see at Steve Cox Park; photo courtesy PitP)

Just announced: Where you’ll find “Pianos in the Parks” around the region this summer. Twenty-two of the “one-of-a-kind, artist-designed upright and grand pianos” are on their way to parks in Western Washington, including one at White Center’s Steve Cox Memorial Park. Once the pianos get to their destinations (starting later today), they’re available for free public use through August 16th; then they’ll be auctioned. Bidding will start soon at pianosintheparks.com; that’s also where you will be able to enter a contest by making a video of yourself and/or your band performing with one of the pianos – if you make one with the Steve Cox Park piano, let us know!

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