Seattle Noise

BOYSUGARPOETRY

Proceeds go to support Grand Illusion Cinema, featuring Ladywolf, Sarah Meltzer, Hyperboy, sullivan forderhase, Eric M Acosta, Changing Bodies, and Formal Weather Patterns.

Sunday, September 14, 7:00 PM at Mudlark Oddities - Event Page

Modular Nights

The monthly free showcase of experimental electronic music will feature: Synthiak, VEA, ybot, expressway, [cnicoll](www.instagram.com/cnicoll64…], and Hans Anderson.

Sunday, September 14, 5:00 PM at Substation - Event Page

Solitudes: Seattle - Skerik / Bill Horist / Charmaine Lee

Solitudes: Seattle brings together three leading experimental musicians for an evening of uncompromising solo performance at Vermillion, Capitol Hill’s art gallery and music space. Vocalist Charmaine Lee, saxophonist Skerik, and guitarist Bill Horist each explore sound in raw, unexpected, and deeply personal ways—ranging from extended voice to boundary-defying saxophone and immersive guitar textures.

Tuesday, September 16, 8:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

Blank Hellscape / RN White / EKG / Forrest Friends

Coming out from Austin, Blank Hellscape (industrial noise). They will be supported by RN White (experimental), EKG (party noise), and Forrest Friends (https://townhalldeth.bandcamp.com/).

Thursday, September 18, 8:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

unpoetry

Join us for an evening of artistic performances responding to Hugh Hayden: American Vernacular with poet and event organizer Eric M. Acosta, along with M Freeman, Sophie Chin, Rodrigo Sanchez, and Fox Whitney. Using ekphrasis, a detailed response to a work of art, participants will explore the bonds that exist between various art forms.

Thursday, September 18, 6:30 PM at Frye Art Museum - Event Page

XEK / miloisntreal / Tekfro / hecklifter / Normal Cory

A night of hardware electronic music with proceeds going to support New Beginnings supporting domestic violence survivors. Music performances from XEK, miloisntreal, hecklifter, Tekfro, and Normal Cory.

Thursday, September 18, 7:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

NonSeq: M. Geddes Gengras + Cindy Reichel

Curated by Chloe Harris for Nonsequitur‘s NonSeq series. M. Geddes Gengras from Upstate New York, “has become enamored with antiquated MIDI playback devices, and will be presenting new works that blend this obsession with his trademark sonic atmospheres. Supporting them will be Cindy Reichel, who “will explore the shadowed edge of ambience, weaving haunting drones, ghostly harmonics, and cinematic textures into an enveloping soundscape. With each note drifting and evolving like light over black water, the audience will be pulled into a world both unsettling and achingly beautiful.

Friday, September 19, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Headwound / Moth Sanctuary / Mcknelly / Ecstasy Jones / Contrabusca / Juno The Beloved

Continuing with a hardware electronic music, Headwound, Moth Sanctuary (hardcore organic) from Denver, Mcknelly, Ecstasy Jones, Contrabusca, and Juno The Beloved

Noisy, ambient, experimental, scary hardware music. Words can’t adequately describe what to expect so come hear for yourself 💣

Friday, September 19, 9:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

Troy / Power Strip / Polt.

Troy (ambient drone rock) will perform with Power Strip (electronic ambient synth pop), and Polt. (experimental).

Friday, September 19, 8:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

meatspace vol 4: Machine Oil / gorelizard x ophelia nyx / Parser Terror

In collaboration with the Noise Music Discord Server, we will be live streaming this event. Featuring Machine Oil (drone industrial noise), visiting from Portland, gorelizard x ophelia nyx from (Portland, OR), presenting “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.” Parser Terror (modular experimental noise) will also perform.

Saturday, September 20, 7:30 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Noise Brunch

Third in the series, this edition will feature unnunnd (elusivespheric ambient music), Outside Voices, delicate/desolate (death industrial) from Yakima, Lilac Magic (dreamy neo-psychedelia), Spines from Portland, and UAP.

Sunday, September 7, 12:00 PM at Fashion Week - Event Page

Orcutt Shelley Miller / Diminished Men

Avant-rock trio Orcutt Shelley Miller includes Bill Orcutt (Harry Pussy), Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) and Ethan Miller (Howlin Rain, Comets On Fire). They will be joined by Diminished Men (deviant noir), another trio with Steve Schmitt, Dave Abramson (Climax Golden Twins, Master Musicians of Bukkake, Wally Shoup) and Simon Henneman.

Wednesday, September 10, 7:00 PM at Tractor Tavern - Event Page

Other / Sony Voodoo / Fetters / Pavor Nocturnus

Rescheduled album release show for Other (dark ambient). Supporting them will be Fetters (death industrial), along with performances from Sony Voodoo (performance art), and a DJ set by Pavor Nocturnus.

Friday, September 12, 7:00 PM at The Mountain Room - Event Page

SPAM New Medial Festival

Approaching its third iteration, the yearly festival consists of a program of installations, performances, workshops and discussions, which have taken place at various art venues in Seattle. Festival events sit at the intersection of algorithmic art, moving image, immersive art, data-driven installations, robotics and more, and showcase experimental and novel ways to critically engage with a technologically mediated world. We look not only to create discourse around the intersection of art and technology, but ask how this crossover might raise important questions in regards to socio-political and ecological relations.

The event is free, but the organizers request you reserve your time slot ahead of time. Music performances include: Afroditi Psarra & Maria Thraen, Alemseged Bishu, BAKUDI SCREAM, Charles Peoples III, Marcin Pączkowski, Maria Thrän, Natalia Quintanilla Cabrera, St Celfer, Style King of the Week.

Friday, September 12 - Sunday, September 14, 5:00 PM at Georgetown Steam Plant - Event Page

Skerik + visuals by Blazinspace

Seattle saxophonist and electronic artist Skerik will be performing live with his multi-effect set up with visual artist Blazinspace. An immersive sonic and visual experience using extensive electronic effects on the saxophone while Blazinspace fills the Chapel with multiple screens and projections.

Saturday, September 13, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

SPITRAT / Lukas Dickson / suncloud0

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

UPDATE: Lil T4T couldn’t make it so Machine Oil is filling in.

Machine Oil (drone industrial noise)

-- https://soundcloud.com/redglare

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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Summer is almost over but there is a wide range of noise and experimental shows happening this week. If you would prefer to receive these weekly show announcements, please subscribe at newsletter.seattlenoise.org.

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

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