The Heats • The Cowboys featuring Rick Smith

Name: The Heats • The Cowboys featuring Rick Smith
Start: 2025-10-17T21:00:00-07:00
Location: The Central Saloon

Schedule

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025 at 09:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

The Central Saloon | Seattle, WA

*** THE HEATS ***
(Seattle // Power-Pop)
https://the-heats.com/
About The Heats
One of the Pacific Northwest’s most heralded rock bands, The Heats earned high praise for their craftsmanship at the Central Saloon last fall. They’re back with their hits from the 1980s and all-new songs from their lauded studio album released late last year.
“There’s only a handful of must-have albums from 2024 ... The Heats’ new one tops the list,” writes Power Pop News.
The Heats dominated Seattle's airwaves and inspired a new culture of local music-making decades ago. Showcasing original songs with upbeat melodies and compelling vocals, the storied band headlined the region’s top clubs, opened for The Kinks locally, and toured nationally with Heart and The Knack. John Borack of Goldmine named “Have an Idea” one of power pop's top 50 albums.
Reuniting in late 2023, co-founders Steve Pearson (guitar, vocals), Keith Lilly (bass guitar) and Ken Deans (drums) welcomed Jon Memolo (guitar, vocals) to the band.
Don’t miss The Heats’ return October 17. Soak in the unique sound and power-pop spirit that originally launched the storied band to overnight success.
Website
https://the-heats.com/
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/0JYFzVjvdpGkdOdMMBwL4o?si=zC-zoPDJQ5q3yc1XMz7pyw
YouTube
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lXPTi3taOCcv4mXybc8jj2P3oHcncFLAo&si=vcb_2DlGapU1x1mk
Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-heats/1779365189
with Special Guests...
*** THE COWBOYS FEATURING RICK SMITH ***
About The Cowboys featuring Rick Smith
The Cowboys featuring Rick Smith — that’s what they’re calling themselves these days, as they reunite to deliver a powerful revival of Seattle’s musical legacy. The lineup features Seattle music scene veterans Jack Hanan on bass and Marty Waychoff on drums. On guitar is Ernie Sapiro, who joined the band in 1983 following the breakup of The Lonesome City Kings, a previous band with Rick Smith—now stepping into the role of guitarist
and lead vocalist. Smith is perhaps best known in Seattle as the lead singer and songwriter of The Girls, a standout post-punk band that frequently shared stages with The Heats and The Cowboys during the city’s vibrant early-’80s scene.
This reimagined version of The Cowboys will deliver a dynamic setlist featuring songs from The Cowboys, The Girls, The Lonesome City Kings, and a few tracks from Smith’s Austin-based band, The Mooks. The project also serves to honor Ian Fisher, the enigmatic original frontman of The Cowboys,
who passed away in 2007. He is deeply missed. This get-together is both a celebration of his legacy and a salute to the enduring spirit of Seattle’s 1980s music scene.
7:30 Doors 8:30 Show
$20 Adv $30 Door
21+