Information on local bands, musicians and night life music venues in Tri-Cities WA (Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, West Richland) is provided.
Check out the following topics:
- Ray's Golden Lion
- Tri-City Music Archive
- Other Topics Covered by Tri-Cities Washington Guide
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 - 2323 Henderson Loop in Richland - Facebook calendar 
Branding Iron - 213 W. Kennewick Ave. in Kennewick - website calendar and Facebook calendar
Iconic Brewing - 2470 Henderson Loop in Richland - Facebook calendar
Goose Ridge Winery - 16304 Dallas Road in Richland - Facebook calendar
Kennewick Eagles - 115 N. Fruitland in Kennewick - website calendar and Facebook calendar
Pasco Eagles - 2829 W. Sylvester in Pasco - website calendar
Rattlesnake Mountain Brewing Company - 2696 N. Columbia Center Blvd. in Richland - website calendar
Ray's Golden Lion - 1353 George Washington Way in Richland
Richland Dugout Bar & Grill - 99 Lee Blvd. in Richland - Facebook calendar
Soi 705 - 705 The Parkyway in Richland - website calendar and Facebook calendar
The Emerald of Siam - 1314 Jadwin Ave. in Richland - website calendar and Facebook calendar
The Hub of Kennewick - 6481 W. Skagit Ave. in Kennewick - website calendar and Facebook calendar
The Underground Taphouse - 4525 N. Road 68, Suite J in Pasco - Facebook calendar
Wine Social - 702 The Parkway in Richland website calendar and Facebook calendar
Outdoor Summer Concerts
Family friendly live music is performed outdoors during the summer months. Checkout the following summer outdoor concerts:
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 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.
Karaoke, Music Bingo and Trivia
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.
Note: the majority of muscians publish their band info on Facebook.
Badger Mountain Dry Band (bluegrass)
Badlandz (music that feels good)
Colorblind (rock and roll)
Dan Myers (acoustic and synthetic arrangements)
Fallout (rock and roll)
Fat Fox (pop, rock, classic rock)
Forest of Hate (heavy metal)
Groove Principal (rock and roll)
Jack Rothwell (acoustic rock / pop - open mic host)
Jeff Peterson (jazz vocalist and trumpet player)
Lawrence Huntley (international folk instrumentals)
Lo-Tek Blues (Chicago style blues band)
Mad Ruby (country and rock)
Not For The Innocent (hard rock / heavy metal)
Nuketown (country / rock)
Pamela Thomas-Martin (Americana, rock, folk)
Queens Gate (classic rock)
Stephanie Steele (jazz pianist)
Stompin' Ground (country rock, classic country & rock-n-roll)
Stone Country (country/rock)
Stoney Lonesome (country)
SwingShift (classic rock, country, swing and standards)
The Knutzen Brothers (originals, standards, country, pop)
Three Rivers Saxtette (saxophone quartet)
Trespasser (country)
Trillium 239 (acoustic singer-songwriter trio with cello)
Vaughn Jensen Band (blues, southern rock, indie)
VooDoo Alley (country / rock)
Tri-City VIBE!
For a list of nightlife music events around the Tri-Cities including happy hours, food, beer & wine, visit Tri-City VIBE!
Ray's Golden Lion
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...
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 the 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.
Note: Andrew was a member of the Diamond City Murder death/black metal band when he was in high school (2009-2010).
Tri-City Music Archive
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.