The Great Cycle of Pop is going to punk up the Alley with a loud (10/10) show (Paul!) come this presumably hot August Saturday afternoon. Kiddie pool in effect!

14:00 gates open (come get your patch of grass)
15:00 Jared Mitchell & The Wingtips
16:00 Pop Cycle

As usual it’s your basic picnic bbq potluck grassy knoll sort of rock and roll show.  All donations go to the musicians.  Probably they will have stuff you can buy as well.  I’ll post some links here and there below.

I will be making my usual (unusual) pork loin.  Please do make comments here about what you are bringing so not everyone brings spaghetti.  I mean, many of you COULD bring spaghetti.  But someone should probably bring something to go with it.  What’s your preferred potluck portable comestible?

Questions? Ask them below or message one of the moderators!

Well, at least it’s not too hot.  Pork spices:  salt, garlic powder, cinnamon, cloves, cayenne.

Pork brine: 16 limes juiced, molasses, salt, cloves, bay leaves, cinnamon sticks.

If you haven’t heard Pop Cycle, their sound borrows liberally from both punk and pop music.  You will heard echoes of the Cramps (and maybe a cover? or two?), XTC, and splashes of Robyn Hitchcock.  I know you’re thinking “what happens when you mix the Cramps and XTC?” and the answer to that is pretty fucking dangerous!  Gonna be a good time.

Also pretty excited to hear Jared do his thing.  I’ve not yet had the pleasure, but our dear friend Mr the Owl says they can really bring it.  Best Peavine show yet?  You decide!

Pop Cycle Summer Closer!
PA Pop Cycle Summer Closer!

This was a very personal show for me.  It was like a celebration of what I love about doing these backyard shows, and I want to thank each of you for coming.  It wasn’t intended to be a personal experience, but that’s what happens some of the time.  It was tremendous; I feel amazing; and I want you to know that I appreciate what each of you has brought to my life–and not just the small part played by this great event yesterday.  New friends, old friends, pork loin, and hugs. Is there more to life?

Another Peavine day of freedom!

Line-up (times are estimates):
14:00 The Freedom Gates Open!
15:00 Sean Crozier
15:45 Valerie Cavell
16:30 Hannah Abrams
17:15 special guests
18:00 Young-Chhaylee Khat
18:45 Kimo Muraki
19:30 Sandi Fernandez
After … 

As usual it’s your basic picnic bbq potluck grassy gnoll sort of rock and roll show. All donations go to the musicians. Probably they will have stuff you can buy as well. I’ll post some links here and there below.

I will be making my usual (unusual) pork loin. Please do make comments here about what you are bringing so not everyone brings spaghetti. I mean, many of you COULD bring spaghetti. But someone should probably bring something to go with it. What’s your preferred potluck portable comestible?

Questions? Ask them below or message one of the moderators!

Sandi Fernandez https://www.sandifernandezmusic.com/
Hannah Abrams https://www.facebook.com/hannahabramsmusic

Pork loin brine:  grapefruit (7 zest, 6.5 juice), salt, pomegranate molasses, bay leaves, mint, tarragon, and maybe a couple blades of grass due to vigorous tarragon trimming in the garden.

Just a note to say the musicians thrive on your generous donations. All of the money you donate goes to the musicians (the house takes nothing). The show is of course free, but we do suggest you toss $15-25 per person at those musicians. This is a festival after all! They may also have merchandise for sale.

Peavine Independence! 14:00 Sat 7 July
PA Peavine Independence! 14:00 Sat 7 July

It’s a little late in coming but I want to take a moment to thank all who participated in this wonderful celebration. The line-up was terrific and the crowd was enthusiastic. Not to mention the wonderful food. Thanks, as usual, to Tobias TheOwl for continuing to help me find great acts for these shows. Together we all work to make these celebrations excellent. Thank you all!

Paul Benoit and Sean Divine have agreed to dust off their favorite instruments of musical destruction and maybe dust off some of their musical friends (friends with instruments!) and throw down here at Peavine Alley! Good times are guaranteed!

Line-up (times are estimates):

14:00 Gates open — get your patch of green!
15:00 Paul & Sean & friends with instruments?!
15:45 Old fashioned rest
16:15 Paul & Sean & friends with instruments?!
17:00 Paul races to the studio to record his next masterpiece!

As usual it’s your basic picnic bbq potluck grassy gnoll sort of rock and roll show. All donations go to the musicians. Probably they will have stuff you can buy as well. I’ll post some links here and there below.

I will be making my usual (unusual) pork loin. Please do make comments here about what you are bringing so not everyone brings spaghetti. I mean, many of you COULD bring spaghetti. But someone should probably bring something to go with it. What’s your preferred potluck portable comestible?

What to bring? You may want a blanket or a chair to sit upon. Will it be warm? Maybe you will want something to snuggle? Your coolest friends are welcome, but please let me know so I can predict numbers. Want to bring a posse? Contact me and I can make it easier for you.

Questions? Ask them below or message one of the moderators!

Pork loin brine:  honey, 16 limes, oregano, cloves, peppercorns, soy sauce, bay leaf.

People be askin’ me ’bout stuff.

Bring my pet? Jackson Reinhardt, aka the cat, has total dominion over the yard. He roams his yard on a 25′ retractable leash. Respect the cat.

Bring my child? Kids are cool. Keep in mind that Jackson has total dominion over the yard and doesn’t want to be chased. Also, don’t kill the plants.

What an incredible day! Thanks to all who brought food. We had a terrific spread. Thanks to the musicians. It was an incredible afternoon of music. The weather pulled together and it was a fantastic day. Many good and new friends as well. Just about perfect, really. Thanks!

Paul and Sean Sat 2 June 14:00
PA Paul and Sean Sat 2 June 14:00

Indoor limited seating engagement with veteran Peavine Alley rocker John Elliott.  RSVP required to secure a seat.

Comment your commitment and include any plus-ones so we can keep our count accurate.  Thanks!

More information to below.

Take a listen to some of John’s music from previous Peavine Alley shows.  (Yes, he is using my guitar(s) and amp.  He rode in on a bicycle and rocked like a naked saint.)

Here is my review of Backyards.

You Think My Backyard Is Cool, but John Elliott’s Backyards Rocks

I will not have time to smoke a pork loin.  Instead I will make some killer goulash.  Seriously, it will blow your mind.  I will have a fire in the chimenea if anyone wants to grill something or cook a hotdog or whatever.  You wondering what to bring?  I’d guess it’s a wine and cheese and bread and fruit sort of evening.  Questions?

I know there is a lot of political bullshit clogging your feed right now, but there is a real-life event happening and if you are not looking directly at it you are about to miss it.  Something beautiful and amazing is going to happen right here.  Live a little.  Love a little.

An Evening with John Elliott limited seating 17 Aug
An Evening with John Elliott limited seating 17 Aug PA

Thanks again for everyone who was able to attend.  It was a great evening and a terrific pleasure to host John once again (three times!).  Please do link any YouTube videos my way so I can add them to my Peavine Alley playlist.

Our annual big Independence related show! At least five or six amazing acts! And some adorable dancing bears (approximately)! As usual it’s your basic picnic bbq potluck grassy gnoll sort of rock and roll show.

I will be making my usual (unusual) pork loin. Please do make comments here about what you are bringing so not everyone brings sausages. You don’t want another sausage fest, do you?

It’s all about the money, except it’s not. These shows are free and we intend to keep it that way. That being said, we also want to ensure the musicians are rewarded for their hard work. Let’s make sure we can help them fuel their questionable-looking vans so they can make it their next gigs by dropping $15 or $20 into their little buckets!

What to bring? You may want a blanket or a chair to sit upon. Will it be warm? Maybe you will want something to snuggle? Your coolest friends are welcome, but please let me know so I can predict numbers.

Questions? Ask them below or message one of the moderators!

13:30 – Gates open! Get yer grass here!
14:30 – Anna St. Lee —
15:15 – Patrick Galactic — https://patrickgalactic.bandcamp.com/
16:30 – Teresa and The Wolves — Cancelled due to finger injury!
17:30 – THE HINGES — https://thehinges1.bandcamp.com/
18:15 – Sheryl Wiser — https://www.reverbnation.com/sherylwiser
19:00 – Sarah St. Albin — https://www.sarahstalbin.com/

!!!!!!!

Very exciting.

To join Peavine Alley: https://www.facebook.com/groups/peavinealley/

Note:  Seafood Fest is today.  Avoid downtown Ballard.

If you would like to grill, my gas grill will be available for the entire show. My chimenea will also be available for grilling but not until after the pork loin is done.

Tea is in the sun; pork is in the smoke.

Musicians:  I have mics and cables and amps and a PA.  I also have a cajon and a snare and some other random percussion.  If there is anything you need, let me know.  I’ll do what I am able.

The pork loin is enbrined:  chicken stock, sour cherry juice, balsamic, pomegranate molasses, lemon juice, bay leaves, salt.

I have half a dozen lemons available if anyone needs lemons.

I have put some pork ribs into the sous vide cooker at 137f (probably for 24 hours).

Another reason to come?  Witness my reading of the Declaration of Independence!

Just to be clear, I have been doing these readings for more than a decade and this is not aimed at any particular idiots which may or may not exist.

Remember the potluck is an important element to these events.  Are you thinking of what you may bring?  Let us know!  Not only is it fun to see what others are bringing, you may inspire another.  Be inspirational!

I’m smoking a pork loin in my peculiar way.

8 Jul Peavine Alley Big Boom Bash
8 Jul Peavine Alley Big Boom Bash (PA)

It’s been a busy summer.  So much to do for the Alley.  You have all been great!  Thanks for making this show a fantastic success.  Thanks, especially, to the musicians who come and play music and meet fans and eat food just like the rest of us.  And of course thanks to Harry Oesterreicher and Tobias TheOwl for helping me bring these shows together.  Maybe the world is a little better for our efforts.  Thank you all.

Remember when Scott and Jeff played until well after dark and we basically had to shine flashlights on them so they could see what they were doing?  Well, Mickelson is returning and Tobias the Owl is going to open.  We’ll start in the afternoon this time and I bought some portable lights just in case.

Line-up (times are estimates):

15:00 Gates open — get your patch of green!
16:00 Tobias the Owl:  https://www.tobiastheowl.com/
17:00 Scott Mickelson:  http://www.mickelsonmusic.com/

As usual it’s your basic picnic bbq potluck grassy gnoll sort of rock and roll show.  All donations go to the musicians.  Probably they will have stuff you can buy as well.  I’ll post some links here and there below.

I will be making my usual (unusual) pork loin.  Please do make comments here about what you are bringing so not everyone brings pies.  I mean, many of you COULD bring pies.  But someone should probably bring something to go with them.  What’s your preferred potluck portable comestible?

What to bring?  You may want a blanket or a chair to sit upon.  Will it be warm?  Maybe you will want something to snuggle?  Your coolest friends are welcome, but please let me know so I can predict numbers.

Questions?  Ask them below or message one of the moderators!

Grill available for those bringing raw meat!

Big roof ready for the big show.  Bring on the rock!

The pork loin is enbrined:  apple and grapefruit, cinnamon, bay leaves, pepper, vanilla bean.

Pork is on the smoke and tea is in the sun.  What are you bringing?  (Pretty sure Scott is bringing his delicious banjo.)

If you want to grill mine will be available. If you have any questions please post them here! It’s going to be another epic day in the Alley!

If you want to grill mine will be available.  If you have any questions please post them here!  It’s going to be another epic day in the Alley!

A link to make things easy for those wishing to join Peavine Alley!

Sat 17 June Scott Mickelson!  Returns & the Yard Is Very Changed
Sat 17 June Scott Mickelson!  Returns & the Yard Is Very Changed PA

I want to thank everyone who came out to make this show a success.  I’d especially like to thank Scott Mickelson and Tobias TheOwl for giving us their music for over three hours!  Finally I’d like to say thanks for donating to the musicians as it helps them pay for their expenses as they tour.  It’s all part of a much larger thing and it’s great to participate.

We had great food all around, but I should point out that Z makes the best pies!

We were even able to see the roof of the pergola in action thanks to about seventeen seconds of actual rain.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1546701095633278/

Doors at two; music by three.

Johnny Sangster & Friends
with Rusty Willoughby & Friends (featuring Barb Hunter, Jennifer Sutherland & possibly Johnny Sangster)
PLUS –> The Demon Rind (Kwab Copeland, Bill Herzog, Carrie Robinson & Johnny Sangster)

Johnny will be playing an opening set followed by Rusty and then we’ll rock out with the Demon Rind.

What’s not to love about that?!

You know the drill: music, friends, potluck, sun. I’ll be maknig my famous pork loin. Let us know what you’ll be bringing in the comments. Questions in the comments or write to James directly.

This is going to be a good show. It’s going to be more rock and more roll and more louder than any previous show. Come see the changes in landscape; come see friends old and new; come see some terrific rock and roll in the shade of the cedar trees.

Looking forward to seeing you all for this summer-closing epic show!

What a season finale, eh? I’m exhausted! Thanks to everyone for coming. We had at least 65 humans present yesterday which is a new Peavine Alley record. The food was great, and the music was truly epic. Thanks again, especially to the musicians (and the bartender!). See you all again soon.

The pork is on the smoke…

Also, if you would like strawberry plants, I have probably 50-100 that can be removed (or they will end up buried next week). If you want some to plant at home, bring a plastic tub or bag and you can have as many as you’d like.

If you would like to grill, my gas grill will be available for the entire show. My chimenea will also be available for grilling but not until after the pork loin is done.

The pork loin is in its brine: buttermilk, chicken stock, salt, maple syrup, juice and zest from 16 limes, and tarragon.

I will have plenty of extra limes. No one needs to bring limes.

I’ve been quiet and quite busy. You old-timers will hardly recognize the yard. Even the pork is getting a new treatment. It’s going to be great!

Remember, everyone, it’s a potluck. You are not required to participate but it’s fun so you ought to. Tell us what you are bringing so we can all get excited!

Is it your famous but highly secret garlic and artichoke dip? Is it your great great grandmother’s potato salad? Inquiring minds want to know!

https://www.facebook.com/events/955889537865549/

Who doesn’t love a legend? I mean… Robin Hood, Luke Skywalker, Jim Page; the folks who re-write the pages of history. Come see our favorite Seattle folk legend and have a potluck. Music, food, and friends (old and new).

You know the drill: music, friends, potluck, sun. I’ll be maknig my famous pork loin. Let us know what you’ll be bringing in the comments. Questions in the comments or write to James directly.

On the bill:

Tobias the Owl http://www.tobiastheowl.com/
Grant Dermody http://grantdermody.com/
Jim Page http://jimpage.net/

If you bring a kiddie pool or a bucket, I’ll fill it with water for your footsies.

See comments below for more infromation.

Thank you to everyone who came out to see these excellent musicians for an intimate afternoon. Special thanks to Harry Oesterreicher for bringing a kiddie pool. And of course thanks to Jim Page, Grant Dermody, and Tobias TheOwl for putting on such a fine show.

Kiddie pool is still wet if you have dry feet…

The Kiddie Pool has landed! And there is some music too…

My gas grill is… available. It’s a bit tricky due to construction. Let me know if you were hoping to use it. Should be no trouble.

Tea is in the sun; pork is in the smoke. Better get to cleaning…

Making garlic confit in my sous vide: 4 bulbs garlic, olive oil, a shallot sautéd in butter, smoked paprika, and salt. We’ll give it four hours at 190f.

Pork loin brine: 16 limes (juice and zest), 2 bulbs garlic, chicken stock, frozen apple juice concentrate, bay leaves, salt. Gonna chill that over night.

What are you bringing? My usual pie source is out of time this show…

If anyone is coming from or through Wallingford, our friend Alan Wolfson (and His Famous Broken Foot) could use a lift?

https://www.facebook.com/events/241587386221754/

Peavine Alley is proud to present the second Fourth on the third. Well, it’s not the second on the third; it’s the second Fourth and it happens to happen on the third. The third is a Sunday which is the seventh day but let’s not go there. So it’s the first Fourth on the third and the first on a Sunday, but it’s our second Fourth in a row.

So, come to Peavine Alley on Sunday the third of July and celebrate the Fourth with friends and music.

Patch up your picnic baskets, folks, because it is as per usual a potluck. Will James smoke a pork loin? It’s anybody’s guess. Will James sous vide some chicken thighs? Who can know such things?! Are you potlucking? We’d love to hear what you will be bringing.

Who is playing? This we can answer (mostly).

Emily Donohue
Animals of grace
Cooper stoulil
Parzival myr popof
Kristina Valencia
Bergman Broom
Tobias the Owl

There has also been a discussion about including a ten second scream for the dead.

What is scheduled? Probably something like this:

Kristina Valencia 3-3:45 PM
Parzival Myr Popof 3:45-4:30
Cooper Stoulil 4:30-5:15
Emily Donohue 5:15-6
Animals of Grace 6 PM
[mic opens after]

Old Bergman and Mr The Owl we will cleverly weave in as appropriate.

I have made it even easier to locate my house from the street by creating a system of hillocks to emulate mountains and valleys. The orange porch light is still burning.

Fortunately the music will be around back. There is plenty of room in my backyard (aka Peavine Alley) for your blankets and chairs and butts.

All donations go to the musicians (the house takes none).

Questions? Ask the thread or ask me.

Did everyone have a great time? I did! Met some terrific people. Ate some wonderful food. And of course enjoyed some fantastic music. Thanks to everyone who came and especially to the musicians who made this all possible. Remember to have your friends join Peavine Alley (or friend me) so they can find out about upcoming events.

Get yer potluck on! I have had the pork loin on smoke since maybe 8:30. The tea is in the sun. The chicken thighs are very thigh. Only about an hour and a half and humans will start arrive at Peavine Alley. See you all soon.

(My phone is on my About page if you need a quick response.)

I have just put the pork loin in its brine (chicken stock, 16 limes, 3 lbs ginger, pepper corns and cloves, apple juice concentrate, and salt), and I have sous vide cooked a whole mess of chicken thighs so they can be quickly grilled on demand.

I have a propane grill and a wood fired grill that will be available for your grilling pleasure (the wood fire will be available after the pork loin is finished).

Any questions?

Musicians: I have mics and cables and amps and a PA. I also have a cajon and a snare and some other random percussion. If there is anything you need, let me know. I’ll do what I am able.

Not going to be as hot as it was last year, so I probably won’t burn the bottoms of my feet from walking around in the sun all day. Only a few days to go.

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Jeff Campbell and (Scott) Mickelson are coming to play some fine music at our own Peavine Alley. It’s a Friday evening show so head on over after your work-week has weakened you, get revitalized with the musics!

I have made it even easier to locate my house from the street by creating a system of hillocks to emulate mountains and valleys. The orange porch light is still burning.

Fortunately the music will be around back. There is plenty of room in my backyard (aka Peavine Alley) for your blankets and chairs and butts.

Are you potlucking? We’d love to hear what you will be bringing. Unless there is any objection I will be making my usual pork loin.

All donations go to the musicians (the house takes none).

Questions? Ask the thread or ask me.

Check these cats out (and look for music in the thread):

Jeff https://www.facebook.com/JeffCampbellMusic/
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jeffcampbell16

Mickelson https://www.facebook.com/mickelsonmusic/

What an incredible night. Thank you all for coming (and there were about 30 of us in total!). Of course, special thanks to Jeffry Campbell and Scott Mickelson Good food, good music, and good times. And no inclement weather! Best show yet? Maybe. Sunday 3 July is our next adventure. Stay tuned to Peavine Alley for more details. Stay safe, have fun, and see you all soon.

Guess which pork loin is over the coals?

Mariners game tonight. If you are coming from the South, plan accordingly.

Pork loin brine: 16 limes (blender), 3 lbs fresh gingerroot (blender), bulb of garlic (blender) pepper corns and cloves (spice grinder), 1 pint apple juice concentrate, bunch o’ kosher salt, and tarragon.

Have I mentioned how much I live BlendTec?

So you may be saying to yourself (or anyone within earshot) “what the fuck is with this weather?”. Welcome to Seattle.

I have a couple of those portable gazebo things (labeled “canopy” like we stole them from a pickup) and I have arranged the basement so there is a place for food and stuff. Wear a jacket or brrr.

Feel sorry for me because I will be standing over my chimenea with an umbrella smoking the pork loin while y’all are at work (you know, during the lightning storm around noon?). But we are prepared (haha! thanks, Boy Scouts!) and we are determined to have a great time.