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Past shows that were streamed online and recorded can be watched via links below, or enjoyed via YouTube playlists: We have a collection of virtual events we've been part of, as well as our Phase II Sessions for more music-video-style pandemic performances.
Upcoming shows
- Sun Jun 4, 2023, 3:30pmSeward Park, Shelter 4JCIJ picnic, RSVP here
Past shows
- Mon May 29, 2023, 6:00pm-7:00pmSeattle Center, Center TheaterNorthwest Folklife Festival, Jewish Music Forum, as Brief
- Sun May 28, 2023, 11:40am-12:10pmSeattle Center, Mural AmpitheaterNorthwest Folklife Festival, Big Jewish Showcase
- Fri May 12, 2023, arr 5:30, show 6:30House show, Cap Hill - message for addressSister Wife Sex Strike Album Release Shabbos Backyard Party, as Brief
- Sun Apr 16, 2023Private EventSave the Couth Buzzard
- Thu Mar 30, 2023Private EventThe Summit
- Mon Jan 9, 2023Left Bank BooksFrank Krasnowsky Yahrzeit show, with Kesselgarden, Sunga Rose, Peter Lippman and more. You can also watch on Zoom (meeting ID: 860 1943 2461)
2022
- Sun Nov 6, 2022UW HillelHappy Hour music at Not Your Temple's Sunday School
- Sat Nov 5, 2022Left Bank BooksWith Sister Pigeon
- Sun Oct 30, 2022ZoomMusic of the Red Scare, with Ryan Harvey. WATCH HERE
- Sep 2-4, 2022BELLINGHAM, WA: Lookout Arts QuarrySh'bang! fest, as Brief
- Sun Aug 28, 2022MONTREAL, QC: 5074 Rue de Mentana (aka The Riot)Klezmer at The Riot 4.0, with Mamaliga and others, as Brief
- Sat Aug 13, 2022, 8pmLeft Bank BooksWith Uncanny Dandelions and Sister Wife Sex Strike, as Brief
- Sat Jul 2, 2022, 5pmBackyard show, Meadowbrook - message for addressSummer just 'cause show. WATCH HERE
- Sun May 29, 2022, 3:40-4:10pmSeattle Center, Fisher Green StageNorthwest Folklife Festival, LISTEN HERE
- Sun May 15, 2022, 3:00-5:30pmTown Hall SeattleAs Brief: Soundside with KUOW. LISTEN HERE
- Fri May 13, 2022, doors 6:30pmThe Royal RoomWith Kesselgarden and Shpilkis! LISTEN HERE
- Thu May 12, 2022, 9:24am-9:35am PDTZoomTsvelf far Ukraine
- Sat Apr 2, 2022, 1pm PDTZoom pre-record, click here for ticketsQueer Yiddish Camp Cabaret Fundraiser, with many friends. WATCH HERE
- Sat Apr 2, 2022, 7pm PDTYoutubeUkraine benefit show with Kesselgarden and The Klein Party of 3. WATCH HERE
- Wed Mar 16, 2022, 11am-2pm PDTZoom, click here to registerpink peacock purim party, as Brief
- CANCELED: Fri Jan 7, 2022, doors 6:30pmThe Royal RoomWith Kesselgarden and Shpilkis!
2021
- Sun Dec 19, 2021, 5pmPipsqueakWith Lavender Country and pigeon pit, as Brief
- Fri Dec 3, 2021, 6pmOLYMPIA, WA: Pressing On FitnessFundraiser for Yeshiva Beis HaGolus and JCARF, as Brief
- Sat Nov 27, 2021, 5pm PTZoom, click here to registerYid Lit Mit... salon
- Wed Oct 20, 2021, 5pm PTOnline, click here to registerAt The Forward's annual gala, Have I Got A Story For You. WATCH HERE
- Sat Oct 2, 2021, 1:15pm PTRoosevelt light rail station, NE cornerNew light rail opening celebration
- Sat Aug 28, 20215500 block of 8th Ave NEBlock Party Show, with Shpilkis! and more
- Sat Jul 24, 2021Backyard show, Ravenna - message for addressTu b'av Show, with Dottie's Serenade Service
- Sat May 29, 2021, 11:00am PT or laterNW Folklife On Demand channelBig Jewish Show. WATCH HERE
- Sat May 22, 2021, 7:30-9:30pm PTZoomHeart & Chutzpah Kadima fundraiser
- Sun Apr 4, 2021, 12:00-12:45pm PTZoomKadima Pesach show
2020
- Sat Dec 12, 2020, 5:00-6:30pm PTZoomKadima Chanukah show
- Thu Aug 13, 2020ZoomAntifascist Klezmer online discussion and performance with Geoff Berner and Ira Khonen Temple.) WATCH HERE
- CANCELED: Sat-Sun Jul 18-19, 2020Jericho Beach ParkVancouver Folk Festival
- CANCELED: Sat Jun 20, 2020, middayCamp LongArts in Nature Festival
- CANCELED: Sun May 24, 2020, 7:15-7:45pmThe Vera ProjectNW Folklife Festival
- CANCELED: Thu Apr 30, 2020Frontier HomeHouse show
- CANCELED: Sat Apr 11, 2020The Royal RoomWith Midwood and The Debaucherauntes
- Sun Mar 1, 2020House show, Udistrict - message for addressLeap Year show with Countercurrent, Dear Crow, and The Spectacles
- Fri Jan 31, 2020Cafe ZippyYiddish folk-punk comes to Everett
- Sun Jan 19, 2020PORTLAND, OR: The Old ChurchThe Klezmer Extravaganza, opening for Geoff Berner
2019
- Mon Dec 23, 2019The Royal RoomHanukkah party with I Am What I Am, The Klein Party, Orkestyr Farfeleh, and Ari Joshua Quartet
- Sat Dec 7, 2019OLYMPIA, WA: Temple Beth HatfilohA Celebration of Klezmer and Yiddish Music, with Varda
- Wed Nov 13, 2019The Royal RoomOpening for Michael Winograd and Christina Crowder
- Thu Oct 17, 2019Seattle RepPre-show pop-up performance for Indecent
- Fri Aug 30, 2019BALTIMORE, MD: 2640 SpaceShabbes show with Mark Gunnery and TBA
- Thu Aug 29, 2019PHILADELPHIA, PA: House show, 50th & Larchwood - message for addressYiddish folk-punk from Seattle with Kol Tzedek's Simcha Band
- Wed Aug 28, 2019BROOKLYN, NY: Jalopy TheaterRoots & Ruckus showcase
- Tue Aug 27, 2019NORTHAMPTON, MA: Quaker Meeting HouseNotes and Beats, Brivele and Burikes
- Mon Aug 26, 2019MONTREAL, QC: 5074 Rue de Mentana (aka The Riot)Klezmer at The Riot 3.0
- Sun Aug 18, 2019SOMERVILLE, MA: The Café at The ArmoryKlezwoods and Brivele Play the Armory
- Mon Aug 12, 2019CopiousA Night of 3-Part Harmony, with The Spectacles. Tickets here.
- Sun Jul 28, 2019Private EventCandace's Kugel Café
- Thu Jul 18, 2019House show, Meadowbrook - message for addressHomestead summer show
- Sat Jul 13, 2019OLYMPIA, WA: Olympia Timberland LibraryFree show post all-day all-ages zine workshop, with The Beauty
- Fri Jul 12, 2019PORT TOWNSEND, WA: PhospheneShow with The Beauty and Rowan Katz
- Thu Jul 11, 2019The Royal RoomFundraiser show for Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness (SKCCH)
- Sat Jul 6, 2019Salsa N' Seattle Dance StudioPlaying as Brief at HomeWord :: Queering Diaspora through Talmud
- Sat Jun 1, 2019Private EventJudith's 90th birthday party
- Mon May 27, 2019, 6:10-6:40pmSeattle Center, Folklife Underground CaféShowcase with Bellows and Squawk at the Northwest Folklife Festival
- Sat May 11, 2019Phinney Center Concert Hall, Brick BuildingSeattle Folklore Society Concert: An evening of Klezmer Music and Song, with Kesselgarden
- Thu May 2, 2019Private EventSandy's retirement party
- Thu Apr 25, 2019Hillman City CollaboratoryKadima Passover
- Sat Mar 30, 2019St. Mark'sMEPC scholarship fundraiser with potluck and bake sale
- Thu Mar 21, 2019Columbia City TheaterA Brief appearance for Purim
- Fri Mar 8, 2019BELLINGHAM, WA: Alternative LibraryAn Evening with Brivele and Other Jewish AntiFascists
- Sat Feb 23, 2019OLYMPIA, WA: The Carlton HouseWith Varda
- Sun Feb 17, 2019, 8pmCORVALLIS, OR: Interzone CafeEvening show
- Sun Feb 17, 2019, 4pmEUGENE, OR: Temple Beth IsraelAfternoon show
- Sat Feb 16, 2019, 6pmSALEM, OR: Temple Beth SholomLeading Havdallah, with concert following
- Sat Jan 19, 2019PORTLAND, OR: Twilight Cafe and BarWith Dead Coyote, Mom's Mad, and Sparkle Carpet
2018
- Fri Dec 7, 2018Cafe PalomaWith Malke & the Boychiks
- Sun Dec 2, 2018House show, Ravenna - message for addressAt Doug and Robin's
- Tue Nov 20, 2018The Tractor TavernOpening for Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird, Geoff Berner, and The Debaucherauntes
- Sat Nov 3, 2018Duvall Visitor CenterMulti-band concert and art show
- Fri Oct 19, 2018House show at the Murder Mine, near Judkins Park - message for addressWith Sparkle Carpet, Loud in the Morning, and Special Place in Hell
- Sun Oct 14, 2018Left Bank Books45th Anniversary Party, with Danbert Nobacon and Kira Wood Cramer, and Squill
- Fri Sep 28, 2018Hillman City CollaboratoryThe Rhapsody Project monthly concert series
- Mon Aug 27, 2018MONTREAL, QC: 5074 Rue de Mentana (aka The Riot)Klezmer at The Riot, Part 2
- Sun Aug 19, 2018MONTREAL, QC: Museum of Jewish MontrealKlezmer Brunch
- Sun July 8, 2018Occidental ParkBrief at Kadima's 40th Anniversary
- Sat Jun 23, 2018Cafe PalomaCD release show!
- Mon May 28, 2018, 12:30-1pmSeattle Center, Fisher Green StageNorthwest Folklife Festival
- Sun May 27, 2018Clock-out LoungeThe Hot Klez Night with The Moody Jews of Boise and The Debaucherauntes
- Sat May 19, 2018KadimaShavuot - Havdallah
- Tue May 1, 2018House show, Central District - message for addressWith Sonya & Brian and Countercurrent
- Sat Mar 3, 2018Nii Modo GalleryMC-ing Kadima’s annual Purim party as Brief, with The Debaucherauntes and Shpilkis
- Sat Jan 20, 2018House show, Udistrict - message for addressWith Sonya & Brian and Sarah Shay
- Tue Jan 16, 2018The Good EggPlaying as Brief for MOX: an Eastern Bloc Party, menu by Mossback
2017
- Sat Dec 16, 2017Columbia City TheaterBubbe's Old-fashioned Hanukkah shindig (Tickets, Facebook) with The Debaucherauntes and others
- Sat Nov 18, 2017Cafe PalomaWith Borys Kossakowski and Todo Es at Muhabbet, hosted by Peter Lippman
- Mon Oct 23, 2017The Royal RoomWith Oddjob Ensemble and The Debaucherauntes
- Fri Aug 4, 2017The Pocket TheaterLittle Letters: for your ears only with On a Clear Day