The Sunset To Celebrate 10 Years With The Maldives, Kinski, The Cops, and The Ballard Food Bank

The Sunset Tavern is turning 10 this year and celebrating with a weekend-long party. For four nights next month (June 24-27), the Sunset will host shows featuring performances by Jason Dodson of the Maldives, Tomo Nakayama of Grand Hallway, Kinski, and probably most excitingly, a reunited Cops. Says the Sunset:

The Sunset has been a mainstay for live music nearly every night since June of 2000, offering shows of rock n' roll, alt-country, punk rock, metal, hip-hop, electronica, singer-songwriters, comedy, Kung Fu movies, and pretty much anything else you can imagine... All while having the cleanest bathrooms in rock n' roll.

The anniversary shindig will also be part food drive, part fundraiser:

The Benevolent Fez & Mask Society will be on site to spearhead our food drive and fundraising efforts. We have chosen our neighbors the Ryther Child Center and the Ballard Food Bank as the recipients. There is an increasing need in our community to help put food on people's tables. The Ballard Food Bank serves 4000 individuals a month. They provide food, clothes, hygiene items or emergency financial help each week to households in Ballard, Magnolia, and Queen Anne. They have seen a tremendous increase in the need for the services that they provide in 2010. Ballard Food Bank will begin operating from its new location 5130 Leary Ave this summer. We want to welcome them to their new digs as we celebrate our 10th year.

Show schedules follow:
Thursday June 24th
Jason Dodson (of The Maldives)
Drew Victor
Tomo Nakayama (of Grand Hallway)
Kaylee Cole
DJ Kevin Large
$10 ticket / $8 with a non-perishable food donation to the Ballard Food Bank. Doors at 8pm. Show time at 9pm. Advance ticket sales through Brown Paper Tickets.

Friday June 25th
The Cops
The Catheters
The Tripwires
The Basements
DJ Danger Nun
$12 ticket / $10 with a non-perishable food donation to the Ballard Food Bank. Doors at 8pm. Show time at 9pm. Advance ticket sales through Brown Paper Tickets.

Saturday June 26th
Red Fang
Kinski
Virgin Islands
Eugene Wendell and The Demon Rind
Special guest DJ TBA
$12 ticket / $10 with a non-perishable food donation to the Ballard Food Bank. 9pm doors. Show time at 9:30pm. Advance ticket sales through Brown Paper Tickets.

Sunday June 27th
Sunday Bloody Sunset Anniversary Party with
Atomic Bride
Hearseburner
Omega Moo
$5 cover. 4pm doors. Show time at 5pm.