Venues • Ballard
4Bs Tavern
4Bs Tavern is a Ballard Seattle dive bar and billiards hall at 4300 Leary Way NW with a full kitchen, live music, karaoke, and the monthly Modbang hardware electronic music night.
Ballard
Neighborhoods • Ballard
Ballard Synth Events and Music Venues
Ballard is the main Seattle neighborhood on Seattle Synths for recurring modular synth and hardware electronic events, including Modular Nights at Substation and Modbang at 4Bs Tavern.
Oct 1, 2025 • Ballard
Modbang Now Livestreaming on YouTube
Modbang, Ballard's monthly no-laptop hardware electronic music night, is livestreaming shows on YouTube.
Sep 21, 2023 • Ballard
Shibuya Hi-Fi Opens in Ballard
Shibuya Hi-Fi opened in Ballard with a dedicated vinyl listening room and hi-fi cocktail bar.
May 1, 2026 • Ballard
Shibuya Hi-Fi: The Hi-Fi Room Listening Sessions
Shibuya Hi-Fi runs ticketed album listening sessions in a dedicated hi-fi room in Ballard.
Apr 25, 2026 • Ballard
Shingletown Saloon Closes After 11 Years
Shingletown Saloon, the country bar at 2016 NW Market St in Ballard, closed April 25, 2026.
Venues • Ballard • Since 2015
Substation
Substation is a 21+ Ballard Seattle music venue and bar at 645 NW 45th St, open since 2015, hosting rock, metal, punk, hip-hop, and electronic music including Modular Nights.