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The SOCKiT WENCHES are our Kick-Ass Rat City Rollergirl Team! They are gonna SOCK-IT-TO-YA !
Al's Tavern - The place for "Cold Beer" and "No Smoking" in Wallingford
The Tractor - our little sister club down the street
Hatties Hat - good food, good drinks, good people
Bands We Like - a site for our good friend Peter's records label, lotsa funny pictures of The Sunset!
La Carta De Oaxaca - The gooood stuff, conveniently located right next to The Sunset Tavern
The Peoples Pub - deep fried pickles!
The Ballard Smokeshop - Since the Vikings!
Sonic Boom Records - The best place to buy records on Market Street
Bop Street Records - The best place to buy records on Ballard Avenue
Rain City Video - where Fremont and Ballard rents movies
KEXP - where the music matters
The Stranger - Americas hometown newspaper
Seattle Weekly - another fine weekly rag
Olivine - where you buy stuff for the ladies
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Hey, the website says 9pm!!!??? why hasnt the band started playing!!!!????
Q: OK here is the deal: barring early shows (check the show calendar!) Monday-Thursday the music starts at 9pm; Friday and Saturday the music starts at 10pm...we start charging money at the door 2-3 hours before the music starts, cool?...bands ALWAYS start late at every club in every town, thats because they are MUSICIANS!
Q: Is this an all-ages venue?
A: No, you gotta be 21 to come in...sorry, kid
Q: Can I get a shot of Jager, dude?
A: Yes
Q: When did the Sunset start serving liquor ???!!!
A: March 24th 2005 during a Carolyn Mark and Her Stallions show.
Q: I left my credit-card there last night, when can I come and pick it up?
A: We normally open at 6pm Monday-Saturday and 4pm on Sunday, sometimes we open earlier, check the calender for early shows either on this site, on one of our printed calender flyers, or in one of Seattle's fine weekly newspapers...If you leave your card here, we will run it and add a 20% gratuity, drunky.
Q: Whats with all the Chinese stuff everywhere?
A: The Sunset was a Chinese resturaunt in the 1940s-1970s, then it was one of Ballard's most notorious dives until Max bought the place and turned it into a live music venue in 2000...much of the original Chinese decor remains, and we like it.
Q: How do I get there from I-5?
A: Take the 45th street exit (University of Washington), go west on 45th, stay on it as it zags under 99 and becomes 46th, stay on it as it goes northwest downhill and becomes NW Market Street (Velkomen to Ballard, Ya Sure), stay on Market till you make a Left on 22nd, go 1 block and make a right on to Ballard Ave NW back towards Market street (Ballard Ave is a one-way), The Sunset is about 3/4 block on your left...now all you gotta do is find a place to park
Q: Do you serve food?
A: Yes, this is our menu:
-Corn Dog with Fries-
-Salsbury Steak-
-BBQ Chicken
-Chicken Fried Steak-
-Swedish Meatballs-
-Personal Pepperoni Pizza-
All entrées come with a Salad with your choice of Ranch or Thousand Island $9.50 Available from 6pm till closing time, 7 nights a week. *PLEASE NOTE: Food takes longer to prepare depending on how busy the show is.:
Q: Do you have a pay-phone or a cash machine?
A: No and No, there is a pay phone next door and a cash machine about a block and a half away.
Q: Do you have coffee?
A: No
Q: Do you allow smoking?
A: As of December 8th 2005, No
Q: What's up with the Movies? Who do I contact if I want to: recommend happy-hour movies, host a movie night, show my independent film etc.?
A: The Sunset has a Movie Screen that drops down in front of the stage and a Video Projector that, uh, projects videos. Since 2000, we have shown films on nights when no live music is booked...In 2006, we started showing movies during Happy Hour as well as continuing the tradition of Movie Nights on non-live-music evenings!...If you would like to do something at The Sunset that involves Films, contact booking
Q: Hey, it says that no more tickets are available on Ticketweb.com! Does that mean the show is sold out?
A: NO, we put 100 tickets up for pre-sale on most of our shows, that means that 120 are available at the door...so its not sold-out, but show up early cause if all 100 advance tickets are sold, there is a very good chance that it will sell out.
Q: What style of music does the Sunset Tavern usually host?
A: All kinds: Rock, Jazz, Country, Hip-Hop, Punk, Electronic, Klezmer...you name it, we have probably hosted it here.
Q: Are there Hotels near the club?
A: There unfortunately are no places very close by to recommend...We will assist in finding accomidations for bands. There are a couple of places that offer discounts for bands that play here.
Q: I heard the Sunset has the nicest bathrooms in rocknroll, why is this?
A: Well, we do a unconventional thing that doesnt happen at most rock clubs...we CLEAN the bathrooms
Q: How often do you clean the bathrooms?
A: Every Night
