Information about local bands, musicians and night life music venues is provided for Tri-Cities WA (Kennewick, Pasco, Richland).

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Nightlife Music Venues

The following is a list of some of the venues in the Tri-Cities that feature live music entertainment throughout the year.

At Michele's
At Michele's - 2323 Henderson Loop in Richland - Facebook calendar Follow us on Facebook

Branding Iron
Branding Iron - 213 W. Kennewick Ave. in Kennewick - website calendar and Facebook calendar Follow us on Facebook

Iconic Brewing
Iconic Brewing - 2470 Henderson Loop in Richland - Facebook calendar Follow us on Facebook

Goose Ridge Winery
Goose Ridge Winery - 16304 Dallas Road in Richland - website calendar and Facebook calendar Follow us on Facebook

Kennewick Eagles
Kennewick Eagles - 115 N. Fruitland in Kennewick - website calendar and Facebook calendar Follow us on Facebook

Pasco Eagles
Pasco Eagles - 2829 W. Sylvester in Pasco - website calendar Follow us on Facebook

Rattlesnake Mountain Brewing Company
Rattlesnake Mountain Brewing Company - 2696 N. Columbia Center Blvd. in Richland - website calendar Follow us on Facebook

Ray's Golden Lion
Ray's Golden Lion - 1353 George Washington Way in Richland

Richland Dugout Bar & Grill
Richland Dugout Bar & Grill - 99 Lee Blvd. in Richland - Facebook calendar

Soi 705
Soi 705 - 705 The Parkyway in Richland - website calendar and Facebook calendar Follow us on Facebook

The Emerald of Siam
The Emerald of Siam - 1314 Jadwin Ave. in Richland - website calendar and Facebook calendar Follow us on Facebook

The Hub of Kennewick
The Hub of Kennewick - 6481 W. Skagit Ave. in Kennewick - website calendar and Facebook calendar Follow us on Facebook

The Underground Taphouse
The Underground Taphouse" - 4525 N. Road 68, Suite J in Pasco - Facebook calendar Follow us on Facebook

Wine Social
Wine Social - 702 The Parkway in Richland website calendar and Facebook calendar Follow us on Facebook


Outdoor Summer Concerts

Family friendly live music is performed outdoors during the summer months. Checkout the following summer outdoor concerts:

Live at 5
Live at 5 concerts take place every Thursday starting at 5 p.m. at John Dam Plaza in Richland during the summer months.

Thunder on the Island
Thunder on the Island concerts take place at Clover Island Inn (435 N. Clover Island Dr. in Kennewick) every Wednesday evening starting at 5 p.m during the summer months - calendar Follow us on Facebook


Karaoke, Music Bingo and Trivia

Heat Entertainment

Several venues offer a mix of Karaoke, Music Bingo and Trivia events provided by the Heat Entertainment Group.


Bands & Musicians

The following is a list of some of the muscians that perform acoustic, blues, funk, jazz, Latin jazz, alternative, country, hip hop, metal, rhythm & blues, rock, and Christian music in the Tri-Cities.

Badger Mountain Dry Band
Badger Mountain Dry Band (bluegrass)

Badlandz
Badlandz (music that feels good)

Colorblind
Colorblind (rock and roll) Follow us on Facebook

Dan Myers
Dan Myers (acoustic and synthetic arrangements)

Fallout
Fallout (rock and roll)

Fat Fox
Fat Fox (pop, rock, classic rock) Follow us on Facebook

Forest of Hate
Forest of Hate (heavy metal)

Groove Principal
Groove Principal (rock and roll)

Jack Rothwell
Jack Rothwell (acoustic rock / pop - open mic host)

Jeff Peterson
Jeff Peterson (jazz vocalist and trumpet player) Follow us on Facebook

Lawrence Huntley
Lawrence Huntley (international folk instrumentals)

Lo-Tek Blues
Lo-Tek Blues (Chicago style blues band)

Mad Ruby
Mad Ruby (country and rock)

Not For The Innocent
Not For The Innocent (hard rock / heavy metal)

Nuketown
Nuketown (country / rock)

Pamela Thomas-Martin
Pamela Thomas-Martin (Americana, rock, folk) Follow us on Facebook

Queens Gate
Queens Gate (classic rock)

Stephanie Steele
Stephanie Steele (jazz pianist) Follow us on Facebook

Stompin Ground
Stompin' Ground (country rock, classic country & rock-n-roll) Follow us on Facebook

Stone Country
Stone Country (country/rock)

Stoney Lonesome
Stoney Lonesome (country) Follow us on Facebook

SwingShift
SwingShift (classic rock, country, swing and standards)

The Kuntzen Brothers
The Knutzen Brothers (originals, standards, country, pop)

Three Rivers Saxtette
Three Rivers Saxtette (saxophone quartet)

Trespasser
Trespasser (country)

Trillium-239
Trillium 239 (acoustic singer-songwriter trio with cello) Follow us on Facebook

The Vaughn Jensen Band
Vaughn Jensen Band (blues, southern rock, indie) Follow us on Facebook

VooDoo Alley
VooDoo Alley (country / rock)


Tri-City VIBE!

Tri-City VIBE

For a list of nightlife music events around the Tri-Cities including happy hours, food, beer & wine, visit Tri-City VIBE! Follow us on Facebook


Ray's Golden Lion Reopens!

Ray's Golden Lion

The legendary Ray's Golden Lion has new owners with a dream to revitalize the Tri-Cities music scene. From their days playing on the stage to bringing it back to life, two Tri-Cities men have poured everything they have into reopening the iconic Tri-Cities venue - Ray's Golden Lion.

Talon Yager and Andrew McVay bought Ray's Golden Lion in Richland, a place they grew up at listening to music. They worked to resurrect the bar and bring the music scene back to Tri-Cities. They're are currently operating as a gastropbub restaurant during the day, and move into bar mode around 9 p.m. They opened the last week of October 2023.

Andrew McVay
Note: Andrew was a member of the Diamond City Murder death/black metal band when he was in high school (2009-2010). Follow us on Facebook

History

Ray Chin opened Ray's Golden Lion in 1963 in Uptown Richland and turned his venue into a hot spot for food and entertainment. Ray's was different, a restaurant by day and a club by night, booking big-time musicians like Frank Sinatra Junior and Ike and Tina Turner.

It was in the early 2000's that Ray saw the transformation into a place for punk, rock and rap music for not just young adults but those under 21, as well. Ray's featured a stage in the bar that provided many local bands with a venue to play for the first time. Ray's Golden Lion closed in October 2015 after more than 50 years of business. Ray died on February 14, 2016 as a result of injuries he suffered after being struck by a car a few days earlier. Ray's Golden Lion closed in 2016.

Local photographer, Scott Butner, photographed a number of bands over a period of 4-5 years prior to the closing of Ray's, and compiled a list of photo albums from the shows he could find in What he gave us...


Tri-City Music Archive

Tri-City Music Archive logo

The Tri-City Music Archive was an ambitious project that started in 2005 to serve as a visual history of underground and independent music from the Tri-Cities.

The last flyer archive update was in August 2006. The archive currently has 468 flyers going back to the early '90s associated with 576 bands and 56 venues.

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