Rizo and Making Movies present Fun House, with Lilo Sanchez at The Shakedown

Name: Rizo and Making Movies present Fun House, with Lilo Sanchez at The Shakedown
Start: 2025-08-23T20:30:00-07:00
Location: 1212 N State St, Bellingham, WA, United States, Washington 98225

Schedule

Sat, 23 Aug, 2025 at 08:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

1212 N State St, Bellingham, WA, United States, Washington 98225 | Bellingham, WA

Saturday, August 23rd
Rizo and Making Movies present Fun House, with Lilo Sanchez
$20 advance, $25 day of show - add limited $5 discount code on advance tickets
8:30pm doors, 9pm show
“fusion of comedy, burlesque, performance art and rock ‘n’ roll”
Rizo:
The New York Times once referred to Rizo as “SENSATIONAL… A fierce but kindhearted fusion of comedy, burlesque, performance art, and rock ‘n’ roll.” Taking a cue from Piaf, Rizo (né Amelia Zirin-Brown) fully embraces the role of chanteuse. In recordings, she is a mysterious figure, a siren ushering you through tableaus of heartbreak, lust, and the murkiness in between. Live, she is an eyeful.
An international cult favorite, her stage shows bring her powerhouse vocals together with seductive storytelling and wild hilarious audience experiments. Rizo is a provocateur with an electric wit, and has been called a “diva par excellence” by The Guardian. In the studio she has collaborated with Moby, Reggie Watts, and Yo-Yo Ma; whose album Songs of Joy & Peace, which features Rizo, won a Grammy Award.
Rizo has also received a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, a Time Out London theater award, and a London Cabaret Award. Rizo recently starred in the role of Madame Zinzanni in the revival of the much beloved Teatro ZinZanni and is in development for a television project with Michael Carbonaro of the popular series “The Carbonaro Effect.”
Making Movies:
Founded by Enrique Chi—a songwriter, musician, filmmaker, and activist—the Latin Grammy-nominated Making Movies serves as the primary platform for Chi’s creative mission. Rooted in the rich traditions of Panamá, a crisol de razas, the band’s sound is an embodiment of those diverse cultures, offering listeners a unique experience that feels both extraordinary and familiar. Described by NPR as "Perhaps one of the most unique groups around today, Making Movies is sensual, smoky, and seductive.” The band’s accomplishments include collaborations with legendary artists like Rubén Blades, performances at major international festivals, and tours with notable acts such as Los Lobos, Ozomatli, Hurray For the Riff Raff, Las Cafeteras, and Flor De Toloache. Chi is also producing AMERI'KANA TV, a National Endowment for the Arts-funded documentary series that explores an alternate history of American music, continuing their mission to inspire and educate. Their next studio album is set to be released in early 2025.
The band is committed to representing their mixed identity of Black and Latino culture and has been a vocal influence in the national health conversation around music as medicine. (For more and other community impact projects, see the group’s nonprofit Art As Mentorship).

Lilo Sanchez is a Panamanian singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer whose career spans over 25 years. Best known as a founding member of the acclaimed alternative rock band Señor Loop, he has performed at major festivals across Latin America and the US. His collaborations include work with Rubén Blades, Lido Pimienta, Chicano Batman, and Y La Bamba. As a solo artist, Lilo blends rock, jazz, reggae, blues, and R&B with a distinctive Latin flair, often drawing from deeply personal experiences. Since relocating to Orcas Island in 2020, he has continued to write, record, and release music that bridges his Panamanian roots with new influences from the Pacific Northwest.