Upcoming events
Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern (album release celebration!)
It’s a double album release night! We’ll be celebrating Kat Bula & the Illusion of Control, alongside Wes Weddell’s new record. Shelby Natasha opens.
Seattle, WA - Mermaid Lounge
Hey, “Special guests!” That’s me, on December 5th!
Kat Bula
Wes Weddell & Alicia Healey
Mermaid Lounge
303 N. 36th St., Seattle WA
no cover (tips appreciated)
21+
Seattle, WA - Royal Room (Good Luck Rabbits)
good luck rabbits (雙兔吉祥) is a new songwriting project by composer josh hou (侯守仁) and lyricist/writer shuxuan zhou (周舒璇). together, they write songs in chinese exploring migration, diaspora, longing, and many other things.
Josh Hou: piano, accordion, guitar
Lilian Liang: backup vox
Alex Chuang: backup vox and cello
Kat Bula: violin
Marina Christopher: electric bass
Chris Icasiano: drums
Spokane, WA - Inland Northwest Bluegrass Music Association - w/ Olivia Brownlee
Kat Bula & Olivia Brownlee
Unitarian Church, 4340 Whistalks Way, Spokane WA
Open jamming 4pm-6pm
Finger food potluck 6pm
Concert 6:30pm
Hosted by the Inland Northwest Bluegrass Music Association
Seattle, WA - Uncle Bonsai @ Triple Door
Uncle Bonsai 44th Anniversary Show & CD Release Concert
Uncle Bonsai is releasing their first recording since I joined the group, featuring songs from the Seven Sins, Seven Wonders, Seven Dwarfs song-cycle! We'll be singing songs from the release, and, to celebrate 44 years since Uncle Bonsai’s founding, songs from the band’s entire history.
Richland, WA - solo - Tumbleweed Music Festival
I’ll be performing on the Community Center Stage - one of the few air-conditioned spaces at this free, all-ages festival!
Port Orchard, WA - Puget Sound Guitar Workshop
I’ll be teaching Chords for Fiddlers and Beginning Guitar at this fabulous camp for adult musicians.
Carmel Valley, CA - California Coast Music Camp
I’ll be teaching level 1 and 2 guitar classes at this fabulous camp for adult musicians.
Seattle, WA: Town Hall (Bushwick Book Club)
I will be one of several songwriters presenting newly written songs inspired by the books Gender Queer (Maia Kobabe) and Sex is a Funny Word (Cory Silverberg).
Performers include: Carly Sparkly, Ev Elston, Kat Bula, Sam Cori, Christiana Crabbe, K Van Petten, Sailor St. Claire, Kuwaisiana, Jade Monroe, Jean Mann, Jamie Irby, nance!, and Lauren Fernandez.
Bellingham, WA - Uncle Bonsai @ New Prospect Theatre
Pretty happy to get to sing in my former hometown as the newest member of Uncle Bonsai. “It’s the beginning of the next 43 years!”
Seattle, WA - Uncle Bonsai @ Good Shepherd Center
My first full-length Seattle show singing with Uncle Bonsai. “It’s the beginning of the next 43 years!”
Olympia, WA - Uncle Bonsai @ New Traditions
My second full-length show singing with Uncle Bonsai. “It’s the beginning of the next 43 years!”
Kingston, WA - Uncle Bonsai @ Stage3 Concerts
My first full-length show singing with Uncle Bonsai. “It’s the beginning of the next 43 years!”
Seattle, WA - Uncle Bonsai @ Moisture Festival
My second performance both at Moisture Festival and as a member of Uncle Bonsai. We’ll be singing just a couple of tunes as part of “the world’s largest comedy/variety festival.”
Seattle, WA - Uncle Bonsai @ Moisture Festival
My first performance both at Moisture Festival and as a member of Uncle Bonsai. We’ll be singing just a couple of tunes as part of “the world’s largest comedy/variety festival.”
Bellingham, WA - Cof& (w/ Marco de Carvalho & Neal Chin)
A concert of Brazilian jazz, as part of the Bellingham Folk Festival.
Seattle, WA - Rhapsody Project - Western Swing Intro
I’ll be the guest teaching artist this week in The Rhapsody Project’s “Unbroken Circle” program. Drop in for just this week, or register for the whole 10-week program.
Youth 10 – 25 enroll on a pay-what-you-can basis. Grown folks 26+ are welcome at various pricing tiers.
Raleigh, NC - IBMA World of Bluegrass
I’ll be at the conference all week as part of the Wintergrass Music Festival contingent. Reach out if you want to connect!
Seattle, WA - Couth Buzzard
Songwriters in-the-round: Kat Bula, Karl Neice, Carmaig de Forest, Hilary Moore
Richland, WA: Tumbleweed Music Festival
I’ll be performing a solo set on the Allied Arts stage Saturday, August 31 @ 3:30pm.
Issaquah, WA: Happy Time Studio
Seating is very limited for this all-ages Songwriters In the Round show I’m playing with Amelia Day, so you’ll want to grab your ticket now:
Seattle, WA: Kat Bula & Katie Dahl
Very pleased to double-bill with fantastic Wisconsin songwriter Katie Dahl.
Wallingford United Methodist (note: this is not a religious event, but the church has graciously allowed us use of their venue)
$20 suggested donation
Puget Sound Guitar Workshop
I’ll be in the “Instigator” role this year, leading beginner-friendly jams and helping campers with similar interests find one another.