Seattle Noise

Modbang

The monthly free showcase of hardware electronic music will feature: Wet Peynt, Tekfro, Vandi, and Dan Sim

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

THC.XLR / OC-EN / DJ Having Sex

Jazz and sci-fi inspired electronics from THC.XLR, along with OC-EN (experimental), and DJ Having Sex.

Wednesday, May 27, 7:00 PM at Baba Yaga - Event Page

poetry lab: alia swersky

poetry lab is a series presented by Eric M Acosta. Instead of a group show with multiple perfomers, poetry lab presents a single performer or group followed with a small interview. This edition features Alia Swersky (movement), along with sound design by dark wiley

Wednesday, May 27, 8:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

Rubber (() Cement / RN White / Toothsayer / Mephitick Ooze / Coyote Teeth

Noise wiki returns a 503 for Rubber (() Cement (noise), along with RN White (experimental), Toothsayer (a special collaboration between Strange Bedfellows and Till the Teeth), Mephitick Ooze (suprasonic instrumental sounds), and Coyote Teeth (doom experimental drone noise).

Wednesday, May 27, 8:00 PM at Substation - Event Page

Masha / Polt. / Waxing Moon Band

One of my favorite not quite doom experimental band Masha will play with Polt. (experimental noise rock), and Waxing Moon Band (featuring Jason McGill, alto sax, John Teske (contra bass) and Noel Kennon, viola).

Thursday, May 28, 7:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

Northwest Experimental Guitar Orchestra / Daniel Reyes Llinás / Waxing Gibbous Quintet

The ever evolving un-guitar rotating ensemble Northwes Experimental Guitar Orchestra will perform with Daniel Reyes Llinás (playing Electric Counterpoint). Joining them will be the Waxing Gibbous Quintet with John Teske, contrabass, Hanna Broback, violin, Justin Lazar, clarinet, Aaron Micheal Butler, vibraphone, Noel Kennon, viola, clarinet, composition.

Friday, May 29, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum / Gumby’s Junk / Geist & the Sacred Ensemble

Long running experimental avant-prog metal band Sleepytime Gorilla Museum from Oakland will play with Gumby’s Junk (art rock) also from Oakland. Supporting them will be Geist & the Sacred Ensemble (doom folk psychedelic).

Saturday, May 30, 8:00 PM at Substation - Event Page

Conventicle

A long-form performance informed by the contours of the Robert Morris Earthwork in SeaTac, featuring Rebecca Novak, Eric Lanzillotta, Nat Evans, Michael Shannon, Sid Castle, Noel Kennon, Justin Lazar, John Teske, Dave Knott, Adam Levitt, David Stanford, and Silas Morrow. A series of sections unfolds, each set in motion by a small group before opening outward to the whole.

This is in SeaTac.

Saturday, May 30, 2:00 PM at Robert Morris Earthwork - Event Page

Undular Bore record release

Solo record release show from Undular Bore on Tsurumi Records

15 years in the making, Undular Bore is the new experimental project forum for electronisist, Troy Swanson. Troy has created, recorded, and produced his own brand of electronic music for over 40 years and has invented his own electroacoustic instruments for organic, yet stochastic, textures.

Monday, May 18, 6:00 PM at Lucky Liquor - Event Page

Ora Cogan / somesurprises

Coincidently enough I saw Ora Cogan (alternative americana) play in 2023 also on a Tuesday. Supporting them will be somesurprises (dreamy krautrock).

Tuesday, May 19, 7:00 PM at Substation - Event Page

DXARTS Spring Concert: Aural Cinema.

The Department of Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) is pleased to present an evening of electronic music showcasing works by Richard Karpen, Joseph Anderson and Juan Pampin. The works will be played through the DXARTS 3D audio system, a state-of-the-art, high-fidelity multi-channel system designed for immersive, spatial audio experiences.

Wednesday, May 20, 7:30 PM at Meany Hall - Event Page

Noise Open Mic

Special generator noise open mic for Adam Levitt’s birthday.

Thursday, May 21, 6:30 PM at Under 1st Ave Bridge - Event Page

Seregost / Apoxupon / Mossy Oubliette / Moss Helm / Alder Deep

Dungeon synth special with Seregost from South Carolina, Apoxupon from Austin, Texas along with support from Mossy Oubliette, Moss Helm, and Alder Deep.

Thursday, May 21, 8:00 PM at The Kraken Bar & Lounge - Event Page

Last week for me working unfavorable work schedule. Looking forward to attending more shows than just posting about them. meatpsace will take a break for the summer after the June 6 show.

Modular Nights

The monthly free showcase of experimental electronic music will feature: Bretodeau, clashplaids, Dadbaud, Goldenrod, Hans Anderson, Neat Beats, NiGHTofAL, and PAULUS

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

Miscomings / Yuvees / Fine

Nasty noise punk with Miscomings along with Yuvees (noise rock) from New York City, and Fine (rock).

Sunday, May 10, 8:00 PM at Clock-Out Lounge - Event Page

Machine Country / Quitter / Ectopic Pregnancy / Midwestlust

Machine Country (powerviolence), Quitter (fastcore), Ectopic Pregnancy (grindcore), and Midwestlust (noise grind).

Tuesday, May 12, 7:00 PM at Lucky Liquor - Event Page

meatspace vol 10: Aural Antithesis / Angelsprite / Ethnomusicological Science Fiction

Our open invite noise series will feature Aural Antithesis (dark ambient noise), Angelsprite (energetic sound collages), and Ethnomusicological Science Fiction (experimental).

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

Join us for a pride month edition of our ongoing livestream meatspace series at Gallery 1412. This month will feature 9-5 Hyperfuck, delivering bludgeoning digital hardcore, Juno Deluxe mixing up noise, techno, and drum n bass, and throbbing drums and undulating noise and viz from Death Cult Culture Club. Follow harshnoise.online for updates. You can live stream the event on the meatspace stage on the Noise Music Discord server or on YouTube.

June 6, 2026

$10-$20 suggested donation

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

no alcohol

RSVP here

Advance tickets available here

Facebook Event Page

Dead Meadow / Geist & the Sacred Ensemble

Heavy duty stoner rock Dead Meadow with local support from Geist & the Sacred Ensemble

Sunday, May 3, 7:00 PM at Substation - Event Page

NonSeq: Edelmar & Achil Obenza

Marble takes its name from the way life actually moves — not in straight lines, but in swirls. People enter and leave. Moments press into each other. Different textures, colors, and temperatures share the same glass. Edelmar and Achil Obenza invite you into that swirl — through music, image, and word — as a reminder that even in the marbling, there is pattern. Even in the chaos, there is beauty. And even as people come and go, community remains the thing that holds us.

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

Guitar Worship Service: Sorcia / Megaton Leviathan / MONED / Of Lioness / Across The Narrows

They’re up to number 15 now. This edition of the guitar heavy series will feature Sorcia (stoner rock), Megaton Leviathan (doomgaze), MONED (guitar noise), Of Lioness (pnw post-metal), and Across The Narrows (key penisula metal).

Friday, May 8, 7:00 PM at The Charleston (Bremerton) - Event Page

Power Skeleton / Ruth Davidson / Forgotten Phantoms / Passenger Pigeon

Album release show for Ruth Davidson, “Live at the Chapel” put out by Lithic Records. Support from Power Skeleton (experimental rock band), Forgotten Phantoms (analog synths and field recordings), and Passenger Pigeon (experimental baritone guitar).

Saturday, May 9, 7:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

neat beats / Morgan O. / sous chef

TOKO TAPE (Portland, OR) presents “an evening of woodwinds and electronics. neat beats will be joined by local Seattle saxophonist Morgan O. and multi-instrumental sound artist sous chef. In addition to the music, Portland-based tea pop-up Apa Kabar will be serving a curated selection of loose-leaf teas.”

Saturday, May 9, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Presenting meatspace, an open invite noise show at Gallery 1412. Follow harshnoise.online for updates. You can live stream the event on the meatspace stage on the Noise Music Discord server or on YouTube.

Aural Antithesis ( dark ambient noise )

-- https://auralantithesis.bandcamp.com

Angelsprite ( energetic sound collages )

-- https://save-room.online/main

Ethnomusicological Science Fiction

Ethnomusicological Science Fiction examines a selection of culturally, temporally and ontologically diverse audio-visual artifacts from the NeoTrabajo project’s ethnographic documentary catalog.

-- www.youtube.com/watch

Saturday, May 16

$10 suggested donation

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

no alcohol

RSVP here

Facebook Event Page

The week is missing “pure noise”, but still some amazing shows and bands you should check out instead.

Modbang

The monthly free showcase of all hardware electronic music will feature PMMo, Dadbäud, Hecklifter, and peters jacket.

Tuesday, April 28, 7:00 PM at The 4Bs - Event Page

Poetry Lab: Kian Farahani

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 Kian Farahani (kamanche).

Wednesday, April 29, 8:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

Fungal Abyss / Subversion Trigger / Maxx Shredroom

Absolutely psychedelic shredding lineup for Arran McInnis’s birthday with Fungal Abyss (psychedelic improvisers), Subversion Trigger (crossover thrash metal), and Maxx Shredroom (brutal noise rock)

Wednesday, April 29, 8:00 PM at Clock-Out Lounge - Event Page

Ghost Fetish / Pansy / Stargazr

Ghost Fetish (synthwave goth) will play with Pansy (indie rock), and Stargazr (celestial soft grunge ensemble).

Thursday, April 30, 7:00 PM at Baba Yaga - Event Page

Ladies Choice Memorial Show

The late great Adam Noble Bass will be honored with a special benefit for Seattle Drum School featuring Great Falls (mathcore noise rock), Filth Is Eternal (grunge punk), Githyanki (grunge metal), Nosretep (experimental progressive rock), Paralysis Expletive (brutal death metal).

Saturday, May 2, 5:00 PM at Clock-Out Lounge - Event Page

Ryan Carraher + Carlos Cotallo Solares / Sandesh Nagaraj / Lady Zade + Isla Vidal

An evening of duos and solo performances with Ryan Carraher (guitar) with Carlos Cotallao Solares, solo from Sandesh Nagaraj (guitar) and another duo with Lady Zade (cello) with Isla Vidal (vocals).

Wednesday, April 22, 7:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

unpoetry

The ongoing experimental series features a focus on projection. Participants include Archival Image, Sarah Meltzer, Eric M. Acosta, Adam Levitt, Giordana Falzone, Paul Siple, and Jade Wong.

Wednesday, April 22, 7:00 PM at Northwest Film Forum - Event Page

Noel Brass Jr. / Passenger Pigeon / KO Solo

Album release show for Passenger Pigeon (experimental baritone guitar), along with Noel Brass Jr. (improvised ambient), and KO Solo (improvised saxaphone loops).

Friday, April 24, 7:30 PM at Woodland Theater - Event Page

Old Man Gloom / Jaye Jayle / Kole Galbraith

A supergroup Old Man Gloom, (members of Converge, ISIS, Cave In, Zozobra) performing their infamous Ape of God sludge. Support from Jaye Jayle (experimental guitar), and Kole Galbraith (noise).

Saturday, April 25, 8:00 PM at Substation - Event Page

Transitory Obfuscation

This will be the second installment of a series designed to create spontaneous sound and movement collaborations, curated by Adam Levitt. Just prior to the start of the event, names will be drawn randomly to determine 4 pairings of solo musicians and dancers.

Featured performers include Rebecca Novak, snairhead, zombie cat wrestler, Christian Swenson, reid urban, Eric M. Acosta, and unborn hacker.

Saturday, April 25, 7:00 PM at Kenyon Hall - Event Page

Modular Nights

The monthly free showcase of experimental electronic music will feature cnicoll, Desdemona Club, gon pulvo, Machine Oil, make space! make space!, Tim Skinner, and Yearn.

Sunday, April 12, 5:00 PM at Substation - Event Page

Different Plants / Tom Scully / Laser Beam / Flbbi

Experimental music from New York by Different Plants, along with Tom Scully (guitar), Laser Beam (dejected fuzz sounds noise rock), and Flbbi (experimental electronic).

Sunday, April 12, 7:00 PM at Drongo Tapes HQ - Event Page

Levitating Chairs / Forrest Friends / Waning Crescent Trio

Special free hour of noise with Levitating Chairs (duo of Adam Levitt and Uneasy Chairs, along with the Waning Crescent Trio.

Sunday, April 12, 8:00 PM at Georgetown Liquor Company - Event Page

K/S/R / Planet Earth / Christopher Icasiano / Strange Bedfellows + David Stanford

Coming out from Santa Fe, NM, K/S/R (avant-garde free improv) will perform with Planet Earth (experimental), Christopher Icasiano (percussion), and Strange Bedfellows with David Stanford.

Thursday, April 16, 7:30 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Cicada Symphony

bloodsugar is an event series full of connection & desire, an experiment in community through sound and movement that showcases multidisciplinary artists while prioritizing quality and accessibility. in each event, the audience is able to witness the incredible talents & artistic practices blooming within our community. when we see dance, music, & literature highlighted individually, it is impactful — but when we use different artistic mediums to highlight each other, it creates an experience only attainable when you allow multiple genres to heighten each other. Seattle overflows with talent in every inch of our community, from the harsh noise musicians to the contemporary dancers to the confessional poets, etc., and we are stronger when we play into each other’s unique abilities.

Featuring Till the Teeth, Alethea Alexander, Maia Melene D’urfe, Lydia Jewel Gerard, Birdy Adler, Tshedzom, Lou Chow, Sullivan, and Rawivati.

Thursday, April 16, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Eat the Sun / Interference Semantics / Sleep Study / Moe the Menace

An in-store performance with Eat the Sun, “acid damaged shamanic drumming black corridor drone sunnO)))burn.”, Interference Semantics (brutal noise), Sleep Study, and Moe the Menace (hip hop).

Friday, April 17, 6:00 PM at Beats N Cats (Bremerton) - Event Page

Sunik Kim / Matt Carlson

Part of the NonSeq series, Sunik Kim, “a musician, writer and filmmaker currently based in Los Angeles will perform. Their recent work attempts to unfold problems of perceptual and temporal distortion through computer-generated sound.” They will feature a presentation of Fragments from EVANESCENT. Matt Carlson will perform “a new composition for piano and electronics, emerging from a process of improvisation over shifting harmonic fields derived from layered string textures.”

Friday, April 17, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Max Nordile / Phantom Guard Dog / rEEk

More oddness with Max Nordile, Phantom Guard Dog (party noise), and rEEk (noise).

Saturday, April 18, 5:30 PM at Beats N Cats (Bremerton) - Event Page

Byron Westbrook + Maria Thrän / Afroditi Psarra

Byron Westbrook presents a multichannel version of his acclaimed electroacoustic work, Translucents; Maria Thrän and Afroditi Psarra conduct real-time radio wave manipulations.

Saturday, April 18, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Sandy Ewen / Tiger Poems / Forrest Friends / Meet Puppets

Visiting from New York City, Sandy Ewen (improvised music) will play along with Tiger Poems (trio of Noel Kennon, Gust Burns, and Arrington de Dionyso), Forrest Friends (weirdo cave-junk vibes. creep-jammers.), and Meet Puppets.

Sunday, April 5, 7:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

Friends of the Road / Hanna Broback + Noel Kennon / Joseph Dee Bradshaw

Drone folk experimental ensemble Friends of the Road will play with a duo from Hanna Broback and Noel Kennon in support of Joseph Dee Bradshaw (experimental guitar).

Tuesday, April 7, 7:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

meatspace vol 9: Sunk Cost / Scarlet Death / 2N3904 / License to Obliterate

Our open invite noise show, streaming on the meatspace stage on the Noise Music Discord server or on YouTube. This month’s edition features Sunk Cost (unhinged harsh noise from Hollywood) from Los Angeles, also performs as Hollywood Johnny or Breakdancing Ronald Regan. Joining him will be Scarlet Death (catgirl power electronics), 2N3904 (electronic), and License to Obliterate (harsh drone sound bath).

Friday, April 10, 7:30 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Stressica / Style King of the Week / Dead Vapes / Till the Teeth / Annihilation Squares

Coming out from Minneapolis, Stressica (experimental electronic) will play with Style King of the Week (electronic post-rock), dead_vapes (experimental noise), Till the Teeth (experimental noise rock), and Annihilation Squares.

Friday, April 10, 8:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

rEEk/ Thee Effluvium / Breakdancing Ronald Reagan / Petit Sac / Forrest Friends / Zero///Shit

rEEk (noise), Thee Effluvium (experimental noise), Breakdancing Ronald Reagan (clothing optional noise) from Los Angeles, Petit Sac (noisecore), Forrest Friends.

Saturday, April 11, 7:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

Githyanki / Malversation / Kalimotxo / MONED

Grunge metal from Githyanki, Malversation (anti-fascist sludge metal, Kalimotxo (instrumental metal), and MONED (guitar noise).

Saturday, April 11, 7:00 PM at Bayside Cafe (Everett) - Event Page

Quid Quo / The Intima / ABC-Quick

QuidQuo (rock) will play with The Intima (experimental rock) from Portland, and ABC-Quick (avant-pop).

Saturday, April 11, 7:00 PM at Woodland Theater - Event Page