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Ballard Food Bank Benefit featuring Mike Frazier & Friends, Hosted by DJ Troy Nelson
Tue Nov 24 2026
7:00 PM (Doors 6:30 AM)
$31.26
Ages 21+
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Our goal is to raise $10,000 to aid the food bank in carrying out their crucial mission of helping 10,000 people a month in Ballard!
Enjoy live music from local Seattle artists, win raffle prizes, learn ways to get involved with the food bank and drink Shiner Bock.
Help us reach our goal of $10,000!!
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Mike Frazier hails from the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia but relocated to Seattle, Washington in 2022. Frazier is carrying on the tradition of record craft with a focus on authentic songwriting and high quality production.
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Bobby Odle, a Seattle based singer-songwriter performing under the moniker Townsend’s Solitaire, is a classically trained percussionist turned folk musician.
Whilst living in Ashland, Oregon, faced with completing a master’s degree in percussion performance, as well as a worldwide pandemic, Townsend’s Solitaire turned his creative eye towards poetry and songwriting. Drawing heavy influence from artists like The Tallest Man on Earth, Adrianne Lenker, Bright Eyes, and Sufjan Stevens – Townsend’s Solitaire prioritizes and treasures genuinity above all else. His music is primarily fingerstyle acoustic guitar paired with a single vocal line singing lyrics addressing common anxieties, loss, and a love for life in this world – all the while drenched in a somber melancholy and nostalgia. His ensemble has mixtures of cello, violin, flute, clarinet, and piano.
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Hi!
I’m so honored that you’ve made your way here. As we enter into a relationship of some sort, I want you to know a couple things.
In early college, I worked as a camp counselor just outside of Yosemite National Park. Strangers became my dearest friends in just weeks, and we made it a frequent habit to set out on nearby trails past dark. Walking steadily for hours with just the light of the moon, we’d settle into a rhythm maintained by the sound of our footsteps and an occasional river. We’d lie down, far from the world but closer to it than ever. I can’t help but take a huge breath as I look up at the Milky Way. In this moment I feel alive, and more aware of how precious that is.
I strive to make songs that sound like how those nights feel.
We’d return from those days and nights to a new set of kids, who were consistent reminders that the feeling of awe should never fade in us.
Experiencing wonder and awe is my priority. I can only be an effective storyteller if I have captivating stories to tell. The sentiments I sing about are empty if I’m not living them. With that, I’m sorry in advance if I disappear for chunks of time; know that I am filling up pages with sentiments and stories that I’ll share with you later.
I believe in music’s universal ability to make us all feel our most human. The more human we feel, the more gratitude we’ll have for the short time we’ve all got together.
I believe in prioritizing people and the planet.
I promise to use music to make more tangible the urgency of equality, environmentalism, mental health awareness, and social justice.
I trust you to hold me to these priorities and demand music that reflects them.
I hope that my songs compel you to spend more nights under the stars.
I hope my music is a worthy soundtrack to your drives through the mountains, your days home alone, your celebrations, and your times of sadness.
I hope that my songs enhance your time here, both passively and directly.
I hope they resonate with you, but also challenge you and spur questions and growth.
I pray that my songs are of great use to you.
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Adira Sharkey blends percussive acoustic instrumentation with rhythmic vocal arrangements for a unique spin on Americana songwriting. She is a raw, unfiltered storyteller who is not afraid to lead her audience to the darker side of love and longing. Often joined by an upright bass player, her songwriting style is complemented with traditional roots music accompaniment, delivering a punchy outlaw country sound. She’s been described as "a time traveler from the dust bowl" with a "bluesy folk" sound, having picked up folk melodies and finger-picking tricks from friends across the West.
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Ballard Food Bank Benefit featuring Mike Frazier & Friends, Hosted by DJ Troy Nelson
$31.26 Ages 21+
Our goal is to raise $10,000 to aid the food bank in carrying out their crucial mission of helping 10,000 people a month in Ballard!
Enjoy live music from local Seattle artists, win raffle prizes, learn ways to get involved with the food bank and drink Shiner Bock.
Help us reach our goal of $10,000!!
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