Ellensburg band Cobrahawk had COVID impact its plans to tour, but the band was able to play some live shows this summer, including a show at the Seasons Performance Hall in Yakima.
Playing it by ear
Live music scene continues to move forward
By RODNEY HARWOOD staff writer usic venues around the Kittitas Valley are going to take a page from the musician’s songbook and play it by ear this fall. Cornerstone Pie had a regular schedule of music out back on the band shell patio all summer, but is expected to scale it back as the fall
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weather moves things inside. It’s the same with the Pretty Fair Beer location in the 402 Building on Pearl with just special occasions. The Gard Vintners will continue with its first and third Friday entertainment schedule through the first of the year and The Mule will push on through December with regular music as well. Summer marked the return of live music around the Kittitas Valley with
the Olson Brothers providing the Fourth of July entertainment in Kittitas and a show of force from the locals out at the wineries and various venues around town. But the resurgence of the delta variant and the idea of moving the stage indoors has been met with mixed emotions. It’s not like the COVID-19 pandemic has ever gone away. The continued on next page K V LIVING
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