Seattle Noise

SPITRAT / Lukas Dickson / suncloud0

Come over and ride the ferry and see SPITRAT (no input sound), Lukas Dickson, and suncloud0 (party noise)

Thursday, September 4, 8:00 PM at The Charleston (Bremerton) - Event Page

NonSeq: Kate Olson

Curated as part of the NonSeq series by Noel Brass Jr, this evening will feature Kate Olson and a variety of guests including: Conner Eisenmenger, Tim Carey, Evan Woodle, live visuals by Steve Kennedy-Williams, and spoken texts by Omar Willey.

Thursday, September 4, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Dwelling Unit / Wornoutjoy / Hurry up, Snufkin / ivy sinthetic

Coming up from Portland, Dwelling Unit (noise punk) and Wornoutjoy (shoegaze/breakcore) from Eugene, they will be joined by local support from Hurry up Snufkin (chiptune math rock), and ivy sinthetic (electronic noise pop).

Friday, September 5, 8:00 PM at Drongo Tapes HQ - Event Page

Olivia Camfield / Woodrow Hunt / Faustian Headwound / Body of Eyes

Olivia Camfield “is a multimedia movement artist of the Muscogee Nation, born and raised in the Texas Hill Country. Their work finds connection of dance as body horror, tattooing as protection spells, and farming as Queer Indigenous Futurism.” Woodrow Hunt from Portland “is a Cherokee, Klamath, and Modoc Tribes descendent, who founded Tule Films in May of 2017.” They will be joined by Faustian Headwound, a “doom string quartet linking PNW and Germanic sonic influences to live by.” Body of Eyes (collaboration between Changing Bodies and Tarsier Eyes) will also perform.

Friday, September 5, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Unity Garnish / Uriel / Flesh Produce

Also coming up from Portland, Unity Garnish will play with Uriel (electronic ambient). Flesh Produce (digital hiphop) will also perform.

Friday, September 5, 8:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

Wornoutjoy / Artificial Heat / Dwelling Unit / Combing

Second Seattle show for Wornoutjoy (shoegaze/breakcore) and Dwelling Unit (noise punk) with Artificial Heat (post-punk), and Combing (shoegaze).

Saturday, September 6, 8:00 PM at Belltown Yacht Club - Event Page

Zona’s Farewell Show

Big show that starts early and ends late. Featuring Enemy Zero (extreme theatre of the senses), EKG (party noise), Coyote Teeth (doom experimental drone noise), nilc (gentle chaos), N0 PASSAGE, Bad Noise Bears (special collaboration between PRISONFOOD and new chlorine), TAXXESS (rejectionist ambient) from Texas, and Phantasy Girl.

Saturday, September 6, 6:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

ORQID + RAICA + (m)ORPH

Each artist for the evening employs technology and synthesizers in unique ways, spinning spells of ambience punctuated by the occasional electronic beat and sample clip including improvisations in virtual reality spaces.

If you’re in the mood for something more chill less noise, ORQID (experimental electronic ambient), RAICA (electronic), and Kasson Crooker presenting (m)ORPH, “an immersive experience both to performer and audience as he utilizes virtual reality spaces to compose and perform, bringing the audience into his world through video projectors and the sound reinforcement system.” Visuals by Nick Bigelow.

Saturday, September 6, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

A little more electronic music focused over noise this week.

Noise Brunch

Second in the Noise Brunch series, this one will feature SPLASTEEN (live modular noise), Fantasy A (hip hop), Trevor and Vo Vo from Portland, Trigger Object (experimental electronic), Trembles from Portland, Till the Teeth (experimental noise rock), and Protect Me (experimental hiphop) from Los Angeles.

Sunday, August 24, 11:00 AM at Fashion Week - Event Page

Protect Me / Fantasy A / Monocot.zip / DJ Goop

Catch Protect Me again on the same day with Fantasy A (hip hop), Monocot.zip (hardware electronic music), and DJ Goop.

Sunday, August 24, 7:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page

Wreck and Reference / Izthmi / Laser Beam / Kole Galbraith + CIGVË

Visiting from Los Angeles, Wreck and Reference (noise rock) will play in an antique shop with Izthmi (black doom metal), Laser Beam (dejected fuzz sounds noise rock), and a duo noise performance from Kole Galbraith and CIGVË

Sunday, August 24, 7:00 PM at Mudlark Oddities - Event Page

Modbang

The monthly free showcase of all hardware electronic music will feature Blaix, DNcrystal, EZBOT, Nil Elses, and Pineapple.io.

Tuesday, August 26, 7:00 PM at The 4Bs - Event Page

Fedback Quartet

Group performance with Salma Zenia (violin), Kole Galbraith, Noel Kennon, and Lori Goldston. Lori will also perform a solo set.

Thursday, August 28, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Quaad / Herr Shield / Desdemon Club / Project 32 / Planar Drift

Continuing with the focus on electronic modular nights, you’ll have to the chance to listen to the artists through DJ Quaad’s soundsystem. No need to stand under a bridge. Herr Shield, Desdemon Club, Project 32, and Planar Drift.

Friday, August 29, 8:00 PM at The Mountain Room - Event Page

Tom Scully / Jeff Brown / The Floorist / BodyCatchers / AnarchyInBedRoK

Noise in a bookstore in Everett. Featuring Tom Scully, Jeff Brown, The Floorist (experimental drum & bass), BodyCatchers (electronic), and AnarachyInBedRoK (noise).

Saturday, August 30, 6:00 PM at Artisans Books & Coffee (Everett) - Event Page

An open invite noise music event co-hosted by Noise Discord and Seattle Noise.

The Noise Music Discord Server, “a vector point for discussion of harsh noise and adjacent genres” creates online community for artisan purveyors of harsh noise. You can join the Discord server here and follow harshnoise.online for updates. Stream the event by joining the the Discord server.

Noise Music is a Discord server created by Scarlet Death in 2017.

Lil T4T (cybergrind) (Portland, OR)

-- https://soundcloud.com/solommusic
-- https://www.instagram.com/lil.t4t/

gorelizard x ophelia nyx (Portland, OR)

A playful, puppy-eyed world slowly shifts between comfort and horror, guiding the viewer through evolving shapes and landscapes. The result is a raw and immersive atmosphere that balances warmth, strangeness, and emotional weight.

-- https://puppybunnyfuntimes.neocities.org/
-- https://www.instagram.com/gorelizard/
-- https://www.instagram.com/ophe.li78/

Parser Terror (modular experimental noise)

-- https://baddomain.bandcamp.com/

Saturday, September 20

$10 suggested donation

doors at 7:30 PM, noise at 8:00 PM

no alcohol

RSVP here

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Austin Larkin + Susie Kozawa & Leanna Keith

Austin Larkin is a composer primarily working with violin, bells, and sirens. His performance and practice is informed by research into dimensions of vibrating bodies. Larkin’s solo violin performance situates the violin as an instrument to accentuate space, rather than to fill space.

He will be joined with a duo performance from Susie Kozawa (found sounds) and Leanna Keith (improvised flute).

Monday, August 18, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

unpoetry

The ongoing series mixing poetry and experimental sounds will feature Sarah Ruth Alexander, Sullivan Forderhase, Rachel LeBlanc, Rose Martin, and Sophie Chin.

Tuesday, August 19, 8:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page

Leanna Keith: So long, and thanks for all the fish

Second performance this week at the Chapel with Leanna Keith as their farewell show. They will be joined by Kaley Lane Eaton (vocals), Bonnie Whiting (percussion), Christian Pincock (trombone), Mark Wilson (guitar), John-Carlos Perea (cedar flutes, bass), Greg Campbell (percussion), and Wayne Horvitz (piano).

Thursday, August 21, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Xiphoid Dementia / Infinexhuma / Reaper / Blood of Chhinnamastika

On tour from California, Blood of Chhinnamastika (industrial noise) will play along with Infinexhuma (dark drone ambient) and Reaper (harsh noise). Xiphoid Dementia (power electronic noise) will provide local support. There is also a Mariners game the same night.

Friday, August 22, 7:00 PM at Teatro de la Psychomachia - Event Page

Worldwide Levitation / Shining Wire / Tmelt

Noise rock from Worldwide Levitation, along with Shining Wire (death rock) and Tmelt (indiejamwavegaze)

Friday, August 22, 8:00 PM at The Kraken Bar & Lounge - Event Page

Millis/Jones/Knott / Messenger Girls Trio / Kelby Clark

Separate and trio performance (as Messenger Girls Trio) from Robert Millis, A.F. Jones, and Dave Knott. Expect, “An evening of (mostly) string improvisations and abstractions, featuring (mostly) ukulele and banjo. But also expect electro-acoustic/found sound/collage/drone explorations and deconstructions.” Kelby Clark (banjo) from Georgia will also perform.

Friday, August 22, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Daniel Menche / enerph / unnunnd / CIGVË

CIGVË (experimental noise) from France is performing. Local support from with Daniel Menche, enerph (experimental electronic) and unnunnd (elusivespheric ambient music).

Saturday, August 23, 7:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

B|_ank / Phantom Guard Dog / Quizmaster / Bootyhunter

Full scale experimental electronic percussion music from B|_ank along with solo noise performances from Phantom Guard Dog, Quizmaster, and Bootyhunter. DM for address.

Saturday, August 23, 8:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

Not possible to attend everything.

Noise Brunch

Noise with your brunch at a house in Beacon Hill. Featuring Death Mask (experimental synth), Separation Room (noise), My Mistress' Sparrow, Changing Bodies (experimental synth movement) and Organic Produce (sound from emmet martin) from Portland.

Sunday, August 10, 11:00 AM at Fashion Week - Event Page

Modular Nights

The monthly free showcase of experimental electronic music will feature Fredrico Futura, Party Store, Infideltek, 6502, TIME~BASE, La Lux, and Hysteric_Subjects.

Sunday, August 10, 5:00 PM at Substation - Event Page

Dr. Hamburger / Till the Teeth / Outside Voices / Stephanie Wood / Tripe

Last show in the Tuesday Oasis series, Dr. Hamburger (experimental), Till the Teeth (experimental noise rock), Outside Voices, Stephanie Wood (gong), and Tripe (egg punk).

Tuesday, August 12, 7:00 PM at Tuesday Oasis - Event Page

Mind Beams / Authentic Luxury / troy

Album release show for Mind Beams (swirling genre breaking heavy). They will be joined by Authentic Luxury (psychedelic), and troy (ambient drone rock).

Thursday, August 14, 7:00 PM at Baba Yaga - Event Page

Muscle Beach / Forrest Friends / Tripe / Till The Teeth

Coming up from Los Angeles, Muscle Beach (experimental punk), Forrest Friends (weirdo cave-junk vibes), Tripe (egg punk), and Till The Teeth (experimental noise rock).

Friday, August 15, 7:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page

Noel Kennon: 11 scenes framed by a sunset

An evening of music. Featuring a new ensemble consisting of Gust Burns (piano), Troy Schiefelbien (voice), Aaron Michael Butler (vibraphone), Gregg Miller (clarinet), Justin Lazar (clarinet), Hanna Broback (violin), John Teske (contrabass ), and Noel Kennon (viola , clarinet). This ensemble will present a new piece “11 scenes lit by sunset,” written by Noel Kennon and realized by the ensemble.

Friday, August 15, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Circus Freaks: Wren WX / Forrest Friends / Pregnant Dad / Sofia O

Wren WX (vocalist and poetry), Forrest Friends (weirdo cave-junk vibes), Pregnant Dad (punk), and Sofia O (noise).

Saturday, August 16, 6:30 PM at Woodland Theater - Event Page

meatspace vol 3

In collaboration with the Noise Music Discord Server, we will be live streaming this event. Featuring THEDISEASEYOUGETFROMEATINGHUMANBRAINS (harsh noise), Temptshun Milt (noise), Lobotomite (noise), and Party Store (ambient experimental).

Saturday, August 16, 7:30 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Jak McCool / Glad We’re Together / Peopling / SH!TOMATO

Homecoming show for Peopling (party noise) and SH!TOMATO (noise). Supporting them will be Jak McKool, and Glad We’re Together (noise weirdo).

Saturday, August 16, 8:00 PM at Monkey Pub - Event Page

Itai Anker / Trabajo / Teemed Theist / Planar Drift

Another installment in the South Seattle noise pool party series. This week’s edition features Itai Anker (industrial textures), Trabajo (experimental sound collage), Teemed Theist (duo of MouseMan with guest), and Planar Drift (acid techno).

Tuesday, August 5, 7:00 PM at Tuesday Oasis - Event Page

Shermy / Special Moves Band / Neutral Shirt / Malasada

Shermy (indie pop) will play with Special Moves Band, Neutral Shirt (alternative) from San Diego, and Malasada (di), formerly known as Blanket Truth.

Tuesday, August 5, 7:00 PM at Drongo Tapes HQ - Event Page

the Zero Collective / Baglady / Crippled Pigeon / Awolf / Dustin Elrod

Visiting from Los Angeles, the Zero Collective (noise) will play along with Baglady (experimental), Crippled Pigeon (harsh noise), Awolf (experimental), and Dustin Elrod (sound).

Wednesday, August 6, 8:00 PM at Under 1st Ave Bridge - Event Page

Enviromental Studies / Nathan Ho / Mouseman

Environmental Studies, “a group of Los Angeles musicians that blends unusual electronics, left-field rhythms, and warped brass instruments. They will be joined by Nathan Ho (experimental electronic) and MouseMan (electronic experimental).

Friday, August 8, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Matryoshka / Expressway / Unnunnd

Tape split release show for Expressway (ambient) and Unnunnd (elusivespheric ambient music). Supporting them will be Matryoshka (ambient) Movement by sullivan f.

Friday, August 8, 8:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Forrest Friends / FHTAGN / KalloHumina / Dead Baby Birthday Party

Not part of the Dead Baby Downhill. Forrest Friends (weirdo cave-junk vibes), FHTAGN (noise), KalloHumina (harsh chill) from Portland, and Dead Baby Birthday Party (electroclash), also from Portland.

Saturday, August 9, 7:30 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

nilc / Annihilation Squares / BlueJao / Enemy Zero

nilc (gentle chaos) will play with Annihlation Squares (electrified beats), BlueJao (noise), and Enemy Zero (extreme theatre of the senses).

Saturday, August 9, 8:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

Another abbreviated week but I am somehow less behind and also behind at the same time.

CSTMR / Glad We’re Together / My Mistress' Sparrow / Scott Adams

This will likely be your last chance to catch CSTMR before they go on a bit of hiatus. Casey and Tom have been hard at work showing up playing, booking shows and being part of the noise experimental community here in Seattle. They are playing a small run of shows outside of Seattle. Check their Instagram for the details. Joining them will be Glad We’re Together (noise werido), My Mistress' Sparrow, and Scott Adams.

Tuesday, July 29, 7:00 PM at Tuesday Oasis - Event Page

poetry lab: now that we’re alone

poetry lab is a series by Eric M Acosta as part of unpoetry. Instead of a group show with multiple perfomers, poetry lab presents a single performer or group followed with a small interview. This edition features movement from Now That We’re Alonge, a collaboration with dance from @wigglyboy420 and sound by @licensetoobliterate.

Wednesday, July 30, 8:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

Ragana / Couch Slut / Sunrot / Tylo

I saw Ragana headlining at Cascadian Midsummer this year. They will be joined by Couch Slut (gutter rock) from New York City, Sunrot (post-noise power sludge), and Tylo.

Friday, August 1, 8:30 PM at Belltown Yacht Club - Event Page

Guitar Worship Service #8

Hard working experimental and noise related guitarists will come together for " presentations from select musicians and sound sculptors to freely interpret what a guitar is". Hmmm. Featured performers include Pink Void, BLUEs.WEAVE, MONED, and Sandesh Nagaraj.

Saturday, August 2, 6:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

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An open invite noise music event co-hosted by Noise Discord and Seattle Noise.

The Noise Music Discord Server, “a vector point for discussion of harsh noise and adjacent genres” creates online community for artisan purveyors of harsh noise. You can join the Discord server here and follow harshnoise.online for updates. Stream the event by joining the the Discord server.

Noise Music is a Discord server created by Scarlet Death in 2017.

THEDISEASEYOUGETFROMEATINGHUMANBRAINS (harsh noise)

-- [www.youtube.com/watch

Temptshun Milt (noise)

-- https://www.instagram.com/crongardens/

Lobotomite (noise)

-- https://www.instagram.com/lobotomite.beats/

Party Store (ambient experimental)

-- https://partystore.bandcamp.com/

doors at 7:30 PM, noise at 8:00 PM

no alcohol

Facebook Event Page

RSVP here

Somehow I’m still a bit behind.

Cal Anderson Sound Experience

Hosted by myself in the park with Thee Lobotomite (noise), UHURA (harsh noise), Glad We’re Together (noise weirdo), Lukas Dickson (noise), and Meadowgoat (dungeon noise). Find us near the basketball hoops.

Sunday, July 20, 3:00 PM at Cal Anderson Park - Event Page

evel & dan levine w/ Lucas Kieve

The final stop on tour for musicians from Texas will feature evel (experimental ambient), dan levine (experimental guitar), and Lucas Kieve.

Sunday, July 20, 7:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Miscomings / Celestial Sewer / Three Seattle Dog Night / SPLASTEEN X NILC

Kickoff to a series of house shows at Tuesday Oasis. DM one of the bands for the address. This one will feature Miscomings (nasty noise punk), Celestial Sewer from Olympia, Three Seattle Dog Night (noise collaboration between Adam Levitt, Phone Call Communication, and rEEk), along with set with both SPLASTEEN (live modular noise) and NILC (gentle chaos).

Tuesday, July 22, 8:00 PM at Tuesday Oasis - Event Page

Broken Crow & Gabie Strong / A.F. Jones & Mathieu Ruhlmann / Rachel LeBlanc / Noel Kennon & Kole Galbraith

Broken Crow (experimental) from Portland along with Gabie Strong (experimental) from Los Angeles will play. Joining them in support will be a experimental duo with A.F. Jones and Mathieu Ruhlmann, Rachel LeBlanc (experimental), and experimental noise duo of Noel Kennon and Kole Galbraith.

Thursday, July 24, 7:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

Katherine Van Bebber / Aluna / Stevan Like 7

Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Katherine Van Bebber will play along with Aluna, (songwriter), and Stevan Like 7 (guitar songwriter).

Friday, July 25, 8:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

Midwestlust / Hidden Gateways / Pain Chain / Nurser / Bering Sea / CZ

Something between noise, crust, metal, grind. Midwestlust (noise grind) will play along with Hidden Gateways (ambient metal), Pain Chain (harsh noise), Nurser (grindcore death metal), Bering Sea (post-hardcore), and CZ (noise).

Saturday, July 26, 7:00 PM at Lucky Liquor - Event Page

Everywhen Unplugged

Multimedia event with art and proceeds going toward mutual aid. Featuring Wren WX (vocalist and poetry), Ttwopercentmilk (music and poetry), Mar (ambient duo), Cortinoias (ambient and anti-folk), AgitProp (poetry), and Ember Silverfield (music and poetry).

Saturday, July 26, 7:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Other / Sataray / Sony Voodoo / Pavor Nocturnus

Album release show for Other (dark ambient). Supporting them will be Sataray (dark ambient), who we did a short interview earlier this year, along with performances from Sony Voodoo (performance art), and a DJ set by Pavor Nocturnus.

Saturday, July 26, 7:00 PM at The Mountain Room - Event Page

Coming back to finish this even though all of these events have already passed. (edited 7/19)

Modular Nights

The monthly free showcase of electronic music will feature SoundSweepsBy, prismofeverything, make space! make space!, unnunnd with movement from Changing Bodies, Cameron MacNair, Paulus van Horne and Monocot.zip.

Sunday, July 13, 5:00 PM at Substation - Event Page

R.A. Jones / Wild Strawberries / RM Francis

New York based composer R.A. Jones (electronic) will play with Wild Strawberries, a collaboration between Nick Bindeman (Eternal Tapestry) and Ryan Carlile (Visible Cloaks. RM Francis (extreme computer music).

Tuesday, July 15, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Terror Cell Unit / Blood Stained Concrete / Disease / Angel of the Meadow / Lesion

Terror Cell Unit (noise power electronics) will play along with Blood Stained Concrete (grindcore) from Los Angeles, Disease (grindcore), Angel of the Meadow (harsh noise power electronics), and Lesion.

Wednesday, July 16, 6:30 PM at Mudlark Oddities - Event Page

Rushadicus the Cello Goblin

Rushadicus (Rushad Eggleston) the infamous Cello Goblin from the land of Sneth brings his one-man, immersive, improvisational show to Bad Bar in Seattle. Featuring experimental cello “metal”, goblin stunts, and nonstop “jicking”.

Thursday, July 17, 7:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page

Spawn / Enemy Zero / 9-5 Hyperfuck / SH!TOMATO / Peopling

This event ended up getting cancelled. It would have featured Spawn (experimental noise), Enemy Zero (extreme theatre of the senses), 9-5 Hyperfuck (digital hardcore), SH!TOMATO (noise), and Peopling (party noise).

Friday, July 18, 8:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page

Eye Music

Now in it’s 19th year, Seattle ensemble Eye Music presents a concert of text based and graphic scores chosen for their ability to be interpreted in both sound and movement. The group of eight musicians are joined by dancer Katrina Wolfe. The works include pieces composed for the group by Eric Lanzillotta and historic compositions by Mieko Shiomi, David Toop, and Richard Teitelbaum.

Friday, July 18, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Neal Kosaly-Meyer & John Teske: Gradus ad Ignotum

Neal Kosaly-Meyer presents his ongoing work for solo piano, Gradus: For Fux, Tesla and Milo the Wrestler.

A large, mixed ensemble will perform John Teske’s novelty generator, a new improvisation framework for durational performance. Both works will be performed simultaneously as a two-hour piano concerto, with the ensemble encircling the piano … ‘novelty generator’ will be performed by: Matt Benham, Hanna Broback, Aaron Michael Butler, Haley Freedlund, Noel Kennon, Dave Knott, Christian Pincock, Greg Sinibaldi, Dave Stanford, John Teske, and Evan Woodle.

Saturday, July 19, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page