Seattle Noise

Yes I might have missed a show here or there. Check the calendar for more shows not mentioned below.

Bitter, Inc. / Dosenoeffner / Cathartech

Bitter, Inc. (astro-industrial) is from Greenville, North Carolina. Local noise standard-bearers Dosenoeffner and Cathartech will also perform.

Sunday, July 6, 6:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page

Courtney Doorhinge / The Mummer / Enormous Face / Forrest Friends

Weird is an interesting word. There’s often one weird trick to cure whatever ails you. A show I helped book “got weird”, so we’re pivoting. Someone gets too weird at a show and they might be asked not to come back. This “weird” show won’t make you too uncomfortable but will feature Courtney Doorhinge (performance art), The Mummer from Christiansburg, Virgina, Enormouse Face (performance art), and Forrest Friends (freak folk).

Tuesday, July 8, 8:00 PM at Under 1st Avenue Bridge - Event Page

An Apparition x Lav Andula / LONELYGIRL15 / 9-5 Hyperfuck

Coming up from California, An Apparition (digital hardcore) will play with Lav Andula (harsh dance music). They will be supported by LONELYGIRL15 (digital hardcore), and 9-5 Hyperfuck

Wednesday, July 9, 7:00 PM at Baba Yaga - Event Page

Half Bird / The Social Stomach / Bottle Meat / SH!TOMATO

Visiting from Portland, Half Bird (improvised punk) will play along with The Social Stomach (nuclear pop) also from Portland, Bottle Meat (experimental), and SH!TOMATO (noise).

Thursday, July 10, 7:00 PM at Bulldog News - Event Page

Drongo Fest 3

Three days of people playing all sorts strange sounds inside the living rooms, a carport, backyards, and maybe even a front porch? This will likely be your last chance to catch Stumpgrinder.

Friday, July 11 - Sunday July 13, 4:00 PM at Various - Event Page

Yard Party III

Head down to Tacoma for a house show featuring Arrington de Dionyso, Gazillionares, Miscomings, Mantle Collapse, Give Me The Money, Catica, and Flea Male.

Saturday, July 12, 3:00 PM at Sweat Lodge (Tacoma) - Event Page

A bit of an abbreviated show suggestions this week and also posting this rather later even by my own standards as I have been feeling rather unwell this whole week.

Returning / Geist & the Sacred Ensemble / End of Small Sanctuary

Butoh metal band from Olympia, Returning will play along with Geist & the Sacred Ensemble (doom folk psychedelic), and End of Small Sanctuary (atmospheric black metal)

Sunday, June 29, 8:00 PM at Substation - Event Page

No Signs of Serenity / Wutthphuk / Hidden Gateways

No Signs of Serenity (blash thrash core) will play along with Wutthphuk (industrial punk), and Hidden Gateways (ambient metal).

Wednesday, July 2, 7:30 PM at Sunset Tavern - Event Page

Anti-Fash Fourth Bash

Hosted by Finger Tight Productions. Power Skeleton will play. Proceeds to support Gazan families in need.

Friday, July 4, 12:00 PM at Cal Anderson Park - Event Page

DATH Quartet

The DATH Quartet will perform, featuring Dan Clucas on cornet, Aniela Perry on cello, Tom Varner on horn, and Heather Bentley on Viola.

Saturday, July 5, 7:30 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

note the full text was not posted on 06/20, just the events.

Shin Chida / Zestie Bumwhig / RM Francis / Seed Order

Visiting from Tokyo, Shin Chida (magnetic tapes) will play along with Zestie Bumwhig (duo of Chris Cooper and S. Glass from the Bay Area. RM Francis (extreme computer music) and Seed Order will also play.

Monday, June 23, 8:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page

ZARA / Quilli Fin / iffin

Baroque pop from ZARA, along with Quilli Fin (experimental) and iffin (brittle pop).

Tuesday, June 24, 7:30 PM at The Central Saloon - Event Page

Dana Ollestad / Glacial / Sh!tomato / Changing Bodies

Dana Ollestad (experimental field recordings) from Japan will play with Glacial (noise), Sh!tomato (noise), and Changing Bodies (experimental synth movement)

Wednesday, June 25, 8:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page

Nohup / Bad Luck / thc.xlr

Performances from Nohup, Bad Luck (avant-garde free jazz), and thc.xlr (ambient inspired jazz music).

Thursday, June 26, 7:00 PM at Baba Yaga - Event Page

Facing Yiddishland

Rooted in Eastern European Jewish life, Yiddish music holds echoes of migration, memory, and revolution. In Facing Yiddishland, three bold artists push this tradition into new terrain. Lori Goldston, Chaia, and Levoneh reimagine the Yiddish song tradition through glitchy and psychedelic performance techniques.

Featuring Lori Goldston, Chaia, and Levoneh.

Thursday, June 26, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Solar Return

Presented by Marginal Frequency, featuring Solar Return, along with supporting performances with duo of Anthony J Stillabower and Sam Klapper from Portland, duo of Sheridan Riley and Noel Kennon, and a solo from Joel Nelson from Portland.

Friday, June 27, 7:30 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Samvega / Thee Effluvium / Hidden Gateways / Lukas Dickson

Heavy psych from California, Samvega will play along with Thee Effluvium (experimental noise), Hidden Gateways (dark ambient), and Lukas Dickson.

Sunday, June 15, 7:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page

Dagger Wound / enerph / Wizard Moded / Angel of the Meadow

Coming out from Los Angeles, Dagger Wound (harsh noise electronics) will play along with enerph (experimental), Wizard Moded, and Angel of the Meadow (harsh noise power electronics).

Wednesday, June 18, 8:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

Friends of the Road + Water Shrews / WHAT / CSTMR

Tour kickoff show with Friends of the Road (experimental drone folk), Water Shrews (free drone), WHAT (experimental cosmic pedal steel), and CSTMR (explosive noise rock).

Thursday, June 19, 7:30 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

EERIÆRMOR / Coyote Teeth + Impressionists / Bottle Meat / Lye Feast

Visiting from Oakland, EERIÆRMOR (experimental ambient) will play along with Coyote Teeth and Impressionists. Joining them will be Bottle Meat (experimental), and Lye Feast (death industrial).

Friday, June 20, 8:00 PM at Teatro de la Psychomachia - Event Page

Mind Beams / Eater’s Digest / Dog Pact

Album release show for Mind Beams (swirling genre breaking heavy) and Eater’s Digest, supported by Dog Pact (grunge jazz-fusion).

Friday, June 20, 8:00 PM at Add-A-Ball - Event Page

THE 6TH & 7TH GUITAR WORSHIP SERVICES

Two night edition of the Guitar Worship Service. Friday will feature Blake Degraw & The American Society Of Evil Engineers, Burial Cake, and MONED. Saturday will feature Thatching, Solar Fat (Eric M Acosta), and Tom Scully.

Friday, June 20 and Saturday June 21, 7:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Summer Solstice Noise Summit

Big noise party jammer with Peopling, SH!TOMATO, FO/PO, JUICE MOUTH, Dunge, Enormousface, Slippage, and DJ ZZ B2B Meadow.

Saturday, June 21, 8:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

Fridays are becoming really busy so apologies on the delay but there’s plenty of experimental and strange stuff to check out.

The Force of Listening #4

Organized by REALMOREREAL, featured arists include the participants from this year’s session of Cambient. Performers will include Violet Palace, Leora Malka, Julia Edith Rigby, BC Welsh, Mary Edwards, Jak McKool, Perri Lynch Howard, Cheyenne Hendrickson, Theo Krantz, and Jenn Howd.

Tuesday, June 10, 7:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

36? / Power Skeleton / Forrest Friends / Fry’d

Art rock from Calgary, 36? will play along with Power Skeleton (experimental rock band), Forrest Friends (freak folk), and Fry’d (experimental drone) from Portland.

Tuesday, June 10, 7:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page

unpoetry

The first of two unpoetry sessions at Jack Straw, this one will feature hyperboy, Casey Adams + Feed Fatigue, now that we’re alone, James Coffin, and Till the Teeth with Eric M Acosta.

Thursday, June 12, 7:00 PM at Jack Straw Cultural Center - Event Page

Ectopic Pregnancy / Lapse / Feed Fatigue / Casey Adams / Bad Noise Bears

Grill and chill action up in Everett with Ectopic Pregnancy (grindcore), Lapse (fastcore) from Anacortes, Feed Fatgiue, Casey Adams, and the debut performance of Bad Noise Bears (special collaboration between PRISONFOOD and new chlorine.

Friday, June 13, 5:00 PM at Pool House (Everett) - Event Page

Cyra Wirth / Lil T4T / 9-5 Hyperfuck / Orthodoxxer

Hyperpop night with Cyra Wirth (liminal pop), Lil T4T (cybergrind), 9-5 Hyperfuck (cybergrind for the girls), and Orthodoxxer (danceviolence).

Friday, June 13, 7:00 PM at Black Lodge - Event Page

FLOOM / Blessed Blood / Northwest Experimental Guitar Orchestra

Experimental solo doom metal from Portland, FLOOM will play along with Blessed Blood (experimental electronic drone), and the one, the only, Northwest Experimental Guitar Orchestra (multiple guitars).

Saturday, June 14, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Soundlab 2025

Organized by ArtLab Thuja out of Port Townsend, this site specific “daylong voyage of audiospatial exploration and discovery” will be split into two segments. Soundwalk will take place in the batteries and bunkers within Fort Worden’s Artillery Hill. Sound installations and performances will overlap in these old and resonant spaces. The evening program will feature Eye Music and the Animist Orchestra at Gallery Osminog Blanco with a excursion to the nearby beach during the program. Participating artists include: Dave Knott, David Stanford, Carl Lierman, Michael Shannon, Camille Hildebrandt, Soonie Kania, Eric Lanzillotta, David Noble, Dan Kibke, Emma Tomic, and Katrina Wolfe.

Saturday, June 14, 1:00 PM at Fort Worden / Gallery Osminog Blanco - Event Page

Somehow it seems everything is happening on Saturday.

In Series: Sandesh Nagaraj / Till the Teeth / Peter Tracy / Eric Acosta / Sullivan Foderhase

One more installment of experimental sounds presented by In Series before Peter Tracy adventures off to grad school. Featuring Sandesh Nagaraj, Till the Teeth (experimental noise rock), Eric Acosta, and Sullivan Foderhase.

Tuesday, June 3, 8:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

NonSeq: Mario Diaz de Leon

Tracing arcs from crystalline to the hypnotic and back, Mario Diaz de Leon performs a set of works for Buchla synthesizer, including the newly released “RIver of Life,” a prismatic meditation on a 32-note melody that draws inspiration from Revelation 22:1-2.

Visiting from New York City, Mario Diaz de Leon will play as part of Nonsequitur’s NonSeq series, curated by Ha-Yang Kim.

Friday, June 6, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Jake Muir / RAICA

Presented by Ground Hum.

Jake Muir is a Berlin based sound artist, DJ, and field recordist. He approaches his practice as a listener first, carefully curating, layering and processing sounds that help him deconstruct and contextualize his lived experiences and influences. Using investigative software methodologies, DJ techniques, and dextrous engineering, Muir makes deeply personal sonic art that fluidly traverses genre, encouraging reflection, and sometimes prompting psychedelic states.

Supporting him will be RAICA (electronic)

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

Modular Nights

The monthly free experimental electronic music showcase has moved to Saturday, instead of the usual Sunday. Featuring performances from Vandi, EZBOT, Leandrul, [hecklifter](soundcloud.com/hecklifte… collimator, tekfro, Vast Chains, and Juno The Beloved.

Saturday, June 7, 7:00 PM at Substation - Event Page

Billy & Ben / Kole Galbraith / Noel Kennon + Adam Levitt + Silas Morrow / Body of Eyes

Is a carport a basement or a garage? Folk duo Billy & Ben will perform along with usual experiments from Kole Galbraith, trio performance from Noel Kennon, Adam Levitt, and Silas Morrow, and Body of Eyes (collaboration between Tarsier Eyes and Changing Bodies).

Saturday, June 7, 7:30 PM at Cowpine Theater - Event Page

Culture of Noise: KUMA / N0 PASSAGE / Enemy Zero

Coming up from Portland, KUMA (noise) will perform with N0 PASSAGE (harsh drone), and Enemy Zero (extreme theatre of the senses) from Olympia.

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

Portal to the God Damn Blood Dimension / Geist & the Sacred Ensemble / Githyanki / Foxglove

Coming out from Salt Lake City, Utah is Port to the God Damn Blood Dimension (experimental chamber music). They will be joined by Geist & the Sacred Ensemble (doom folk psychedelic), Githyanki (grunge metal), and Foxglove (emotional hardcore).

Sunday, May 25, 7:00 PM at Woodland Theater - Event Page

Forrest Friends / Tarsier Eyes / NILC vs SPLASTEEN

Standard noise show at a standard noise venue featuring Forrest Friends (freak folk), Tarsier Eyes (guitar noise), and a duo performance of NILC (gentle chaos) and SPLASTEEN (live modular noise).

Monday, May 26, 7:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

Modbang: Colony Three / SIKKIYN / Wet Peynt / Normal Cory / Kreiger 47

The monthly free showcase of all electronic hardware synth music will feature Colony Three, SIKKIYN, Wet Peynt, Normal Cory, and Kreiger 47.

Tuesday, May 27, 7:00 PM at The 4Bs - Event Page

Bridles / Old Man of the Woods / Leandrul

Synth and electronic music featuring Bridles (synth pop), Old Man of the Woods (goth electornica), and Leadrul.

Wednesday, May 28, 7:00 PM at Baba Yaga - Event Page

In Series: Anthony Donofrio & Peter Tracy

For their second appearance at the Chapel, In Series hopes to address an uncertain future with premiers of works by Anthony Donofrio and Peter Tracy. Donofrio’s “8 pieces for Vibraphone and ‘Cello” ranges from fragile melodic interplay in near-traditional notation to sparse text scores. Tracy’s new trio “Errata” will be premiered by Peter Tracy, Aaron Michael Butler, and series veteran Carlos Cotallo Solares (violin).

Friday, May 30, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Modular on the Spot

Outdoor electronic music showcase featuring Infradead, Juno The Beloved, virilence, Demetrius Patin, Plastic Artifacts, and SNOWDN.

Saturday, May 31, 5:00 PM at Gasworks Park - Event Page

DXARTS Spring Concert: Celebrating John Chowning

Chowning’s most important contribution to the world of music, however, can be found in his compositions, all considered masterpieces of Computer Music: Sabelithe (1971), Turenas (1972), Stria (1977), and Phoné (1981). These pieces will be played during the concert over a state-of-the-art ambisonic sound system. The program will also include Chowning’s piece, Voices (2011), for soprano and live electronics, performed by soprano Maureen Chowning.

Wednesday, May 21, 7:30 PM at Meany Hall - Event Page

unpoetry

The ongoing unpoetry series of experimental sounds and poetry hosted by Eric M Acosta will feature u-na (Boston), Alma Vatya (Boston / Tuscon), Kole Galbraith, and Patheresa Wells.

Thursday, May 22, 7:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Death Spa / blouseusa / Authentic Luxury

Album release show for blouseusa (experimental ambient). Supporting them will be Death Spa (abrasive prog punk) and Authentic Luxury (free jazz post-modern rock).

Thursday, May 22, 8:00 PM at Clock-Out Lounge - Event Page

PTRKLLR / Parabola / Death Mask / SPITRAT

Noise from familiar faces featuring PTRKLLR (drone), Parabola (noise duo of Kole Galbraith and Adam Levitt), Death Mask (unmasked), and SPITRAT (no input sound)

Friday, May 23, 8:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Pro Trans Support Protest

Religious fundamentalists from Spokane are planning a rally at Cal Anderson to spread their hatred of queer people, abortion, and bodily autonomy. Show up to counterprotest. Music performances from The Rat Utopia Experiment, Mudrose, Razed by the River, Mockingbird, Mr. Dinkles, Spanghew, Sneer, Flea Male, The Rosies, and Pregnant Dad.

Saturday, May 24, 2:00 PM at Cal Anderson Park - Event Page

Dream Pool VI

Slip into the relaxing ambient sounds of V.Vecker (minimal composition spiritual jazz), a trio drone string performance from Hanna Broback, John Teske, and Noel Kennon, Burial Cake (drone), Shimi (field recordings and found sounds), Rocket Mermaid (deep drone ambient), and Zando (etherial soundscapes).

Saturday, May 24, 8:00 PM at Kremwerk - Event Page

On the occasion of a new release Sataray has graciously agreed answer a few questions about their work. Currently based in Olympia, they have previously released on Scry Recordings. From their Bandcamp:

Sataray is a one-woman dark ambient creation. It is ritualistic in nature, intoning incantations, whispers and deathly vocals within a realm inhabited by exquisite synth lines, masterful ambience, entrancing production and hypnotic rhythms, creating a raw dark terrain. All music is composed and recorded by Sataray, with live support from N’amor.

Seattle Noise: Can you tell us a little bit about your background? How long have you been making music for?

Sataray: I’ve essentially been doing music my entire life, with a lot of formal vocal studies throughout my youth and early adulthood. I started Sataray in 2006, which at first consisted of just myself and my harmonium, but then from 2006-2008 it existed as a full band, based in Bogotá, Colombia. In 2008 I returned to the U.S and from thereon out I’ve continued as a solo act.

Seattle Noise: You describe yourself as dark ambient, a term sometimes with different meaning? How do you feel your music fits into that label?

Sataray: The way I think of dark ambient is a somewhat general term for music that is dark in nature, with the music being slow and minimalistic. There is usually more of an emphasis on the instrumentation, with any vocals being used as a sort of soundscape. I’ve had trouble trying to figure out how to categorize my music, so dark ambient seems to be the closest fit. I have often described it as ‘vocal-based dark ambient’, as my music has more of an emphasis on the vocals, not just the music; the vocals are the main driving force. They are used melodically as well as a soundscape. My music is also different in that most of the songs are composed with melodic progressions and repetitive riffs at least part of the time, as opposed to the more abstract nature of most dark ambient music compositions. So I think my music fits into that label in terms of its essence and general elements, but the more intricate nature of it is hard to classify.

Seattle Noise: Genre labels can be helpful in discovering different music. I also noticed you used the tag dungeon synth. I like to think of dungeon synth as being a little more heavy on having a beat, but I also think it is meant to invoke a certain feeling as if you are on a quest or playing a video game. Do you have any thoughts to add on that?

Sataray: I find dungeon synth to be pretty vast in terms of how it’s presented; yes, oftentimes it has beats, but other times it’s completely ambient, and definitely has certain feelings invoked depending on the artist. I find my music closely matches dungeon synth in that there is an emphasis on the melodic keyboard progressions, which don’t necessarily follow a linear path, but instead take the listener on a kind of journey.

Seattle Noise: You also live in Olympia which is near plenty of forest and quiet river valleys. Are there any places you enjoy or have found inspiration from?

Sataray: Definitely; since moving to Olympia many years ago I have found that it’s deepened my compositional process simply by being in a more quiet place surrounded by nature. There aren’t necessarily specific places I’ve found inspiration from, but more so the nature that’s readily available everywhere helps enhance my inspiration.

Seattle Noise: What’s the best way for people to follow what you’re doing?

Sataray: My personal Instagram page, @sataray7 is the most active, up-to-date source, though I do keep up with Facebook as well.

Check out a live recording by Blueheronvideo on March 20, 2022 at The Star Theater in Portland, OR.

In case you’re not in the mood for Northwest Terror Fest, we have plenty of other weird and strange music shows to enjoy. Also there are 4 house venues this week hosting shows, please DM their Instagram for location or ask a hunk.

Modular Nights

The monthly free experimental electronic music showcase will feature: IDEN, Curse My Metal Body, cnicoll, DJ Dangerish, Goldenrod, Brad Anderson, and Four Dimenstional Nightmare.

Sunday, May 11, 5:00 PM at Substation - Event Page

EnemyZero / CONSUMER / Coyote Teeth / Slippage

Enemy Zero (noise) will perform along with CONSUMER (experimental) from Chicago, Coyote Teeth (doom experimental drone noise), and Splippage (experimental).

Wednesday, May 14, 8:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

UNNUNND / ķæ p. rujhaan / Bryan Schuessler / MRSA

UNNUNND (elusivespheric ambient music) will perform along with ķæ p. rujhaan (organic noise concrète), Bryan Schuessler (experimental), and MRSA (found sound harsh noise).

Wednesday, May 14, 7:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page

CSTMR / Adam Lion / Aaron Michael Butler + John Teske + Peter Tracy / Adam Levitt

CSMTR (explosive noise rock_ will play along with Adam Lion (experimental) from Los Angeles, a trio of Aaron Michael Butler, John Teske (double bass), Peter Tracy (cello), and Adam Levitt (electroacoustic sentimental hoarder).

Thursday, May 15, 7:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page

Unpoetry

The ongoing unpoetry series of experimental sounds and poetry hosted by Eric M Acosta will feature Quenton Baker, BLUEs.Weave, shyanne snaʔcups steele, and sullivan forderhase.

Thursday, May 15, 6:30 PM at Frye Art Museum - Event Page

RN White / UNNUNND / Zooon / Outside Voices / Glad We’re Together / DJ Meadow

Noise queer wrestling open jam along RN White (experimental), UNNUNND (elusivespheric ambient music), Zooon (harsh cello), Outside Voices, Glad We’re Together (noise weirdo), and DJ Meadow.

Friday, May 16, 7:30 PM at Fashion Week - Event Page

Wilson Shook + Gust Burns + Mark Kaylor / Adam Lion + Aaron Michael Butler / Ahmad Yousefbeigi + Noel Kennon

Trio featuring Wilson Shook (saxaphone), Gust Burns (piano), Mark Kaylor (percussion). Joining them will be a duo of Adam Lion (percussion) with Aaron Michael Butler (percussion), along with Ahmad Yousefbeigi and Noel Kennon (viola).

Friday, May 16, 7:30 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Noisegarden

Free outdoor BBQ hosted by Tobias of Power Skeleton. Performance from Harsh Reality, Fire 2 Wolves, Tomb of Giants, and The Disease You Get From Eating Human Brains.

Saturday, May 17, 1:00 PM at DM for location - Event Page

Power Strip / Troy / The Fine Corpse Is Dead

Power Strip (electronic ambient synth pop) will play along with Troy (ambient drone rock), and the debut performance of The Fine Corpse Is Dead.

Saturday, May 17, 7:00 PM at Drongo Tapes HQ - Event Page

Style King of The Week / The Vardaman Ensemble / Death Spa / SH!TOMATO

Style King of The Week (electronic post-rock) will play along with The Vardaman Ensemble (experimental jazz), Death Spa (abrasive prog rock), and SH!TOMATO (noise).

Saturday, May 17, 7:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page