In a letter, Oscar Wilde wrote, “Art is useless because its aim is simply to create a mood. It is not meant to instruct, or to influence action in any way.”

Coyote Teeth / Body of Eyes / Lauren Rodriguez / Mundane Possession

Performances from Coyote Teeth (doom experimental drone noise), Body of Eyes (duo of Tarsier Eyes and Changing Bodies), Lauren Rodriguez (experimental) and Mundane Possession.

Monday, September 21, 8:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

Electric Blue: Bit Graves / zyzzyva

Free night of electronic music with Bit Graves and zyzzyva.

Monday, September 21, 8:00 PM at Black Lodge - Event Page

Don Berman / Keplinger Mandyck Duo

Celebrate John Coltrane’s 100th birthday with a performance from Don Berman (Ascension Northwest, composition for an 11-piece ensemble), “large sound clusters and structures are intermingled with solo sections”, along Keplinger Mandyck (percussion and saxaphone) Duo.

Wednesday, September 23, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Soluble / Max Nordile / Paulus / Stacy’s World

Soluble (airy electronic) will play along with Max Nordile (experimental), Paulus (electronic), and Stacy’s World (flame-grilled, radiant dream, reduced and distorted by the warped mind of Seattle’s ultimate prankster).

Thursday, September 24, 8:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

9-5 Hyperfuck / Silvur / Lucypawz / FF00FF

Harsh sound night with Silvur (chiptune hyperpop) and Lucypawz (hyperpop) from Portland, along with 9-5 Hyperfuck (digital hardcore) and FF00FF (glitch pop).

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

Rich Pellegrin/Neil Welch + Evan Captain

Duo performance of Rich Pellegrin (piano) and Neil Welch (saxaphone), “sonically reflect[ing] the terrain” along with Evan Captain, “original music spans his more in-the-box compositions, while venturing into the improvisational realm, and features the rhythm section as soloists throughout. The keyboard elements explore the idea of change, light and dark melodies and textures, call and response.”

Friday, September 25, 7:30 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

CZ / Lukas Dickson / Blake Norman / Aaron Michael Butler

CZ (harsh noise wall), Lukas Dickson (noise), Blake Norman (experimental hardcore), and Aaron Michael Butler (softnoise, drone, ambient, lowercase)

Saturday, September 26th, 2:00 PM at Beats N' Cats Records (Bremerton) - Event Page

Burial Cake / John Teske / Blake DeGraw & the American Society of Evil Engineers

Experimental sounds from Burial Cake (improvisational post-country guitar explorations), John Teske (double bass), and Blake DeGraw & the American Society of Evil Engineers (acappella white noise).

Saturday, September 26, 7:30 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Shin Chida and Angst Hase Pfeffer Nase / Bad Noise Bears / Now That We’re Alone

Back out in the US from Japan, Shin Chida (obscure elemental sounds with tape loops, contact mics, and synthesizer) will play with Angst Hase Pfeffer Nase. Joining them will be Bad Noise Bears (noise), and Now That We’re Alone (strangeness).

Sunday, September 13, 7:00 PM at Teatro de la Psychomachia - Event Page

Aaron Michael Butler and Matt Sargent / A.F. Jones / Tom Scully

Matt Sargent (computers, microphones, guitars) and Aaron Michael Butler will perform Several Angels, along with A.F. Jones (experimental), and Tom Scully (guitar).

Sunday, September 13, 7:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

Chanpan / SHEBAD

On tour from New York, Chanpan (jazzy drum and bass) will play with SHEBAD (female led multi-instrumentalistc) from Ontario, Canada.

Sunday, September 13, 7:00 PM at Barboza - Event Page

unpoetry

Tom Scully, Noelle Chun, and María Dolores A. Matienzo “will be performing an ekphrastic response to the Lotus L. Kang exhibition I hear the hollow boom of time.” As always curated by Eric M. Acosta (who was shortlisted for The Stranger’s Genius Award).

Thursday, September 17, 6:30 PM at Frye Art Museum - Event Page

Container / J.R.C.G. / Vast Chains

UK based CONTAINER (electronic) will perform with J.R.C.G. (alternative), and Vast Chains (electronic drum and bass).

Friday, September 18, 7:00 PM at Black Lodge - Event Page

Guitar Worship #20

Guitars, guitars, and more guitars orientated music with MONED (noise), Folian (industrial noise), Tarsier Eyes (guitar noise), and Power Strip (electronic ambient synth pop).

Saturday, September 19, 7:00 PM at Woodland Theater - Event Page

NonSeq: James Doyle

James Doyle

Confluence is a solo performance experience combining live music, field recordings, and projected video landscapes into a meditation on water, place, and listening. The performance centers on original works for vibraphone and ambient analog synthesizers, accompanied by single-shot videos captured near water features. Each presentation is designed as an immersive listening experience exploring how sound shapes our sense of place and deepens awareness of the environments around us.

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

Upcoming Shows September 6 - September 12

Lots of fest energy happening this week.

Crash the Corner

Bremerton daytime fest across the street from Beats N' Cats. Featuring Male//Gaze, NUDECONSUMER, MONED, CZ, Casey Adams, Edward Cullen, The Manholes, Septik, Puddle Jumper, Cranial Key, Moe the Menace, Inversa Spruce, Feed Fatigue, Pok Te Pok, and Fuck Marry Kill. See event link for full artist links.

Sunday, September 6, 2:00 PM at 2613 Burwell Street (Bremerton) - Event Page

VPC Ensemble / RAICA / Seven Colors

Virtual Perfection Cowboy Ensemble (psychedelic ambient space jazz) from New York City is visiting in support of their new album Life Is a Strange Loop. Supporting them will be RAICA (electronic) and Seven Colors (experimental trio of Morgan Henderson, Gust Burns, and Greg Campbell).

Monday, September 7, 7:00 PM at Baba Yaga - Event Page

W4RP Trio Plays Vermillion!

Also visiting from New York City, W4RP Trio is “an internationally touring cross-genre chamber music experience. Reflecting the combination of Juilliard trained members juxtaposed with members steeped in rock and jazz styles, the one-of-a-kind ensemble can be seen performing classical works in prestigious halls on the same tour where they headline a standing room only show at a rock venue.”

Monday, September 7, 7:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

Smomid / Coen Rios

Smomid is the performance-based art practice of Nick Demopoulos, operating at the intersection of sound, light, and kinetic sculpture. Blending art, technology, and music into a single language, Smomid creates immersive works using self-built instruments that emit sound and light, incorporating embedded LEDs, custom electronics, and robotic servo systems.Coen Rios is a contemporary jazz saxophonist, composer, and sound artist whose music blends improvisation with immersive ambient textures.

Wednesday, September 9, 7:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

NonSeq: Sarah Belle Reid + Marcin Pączkowski

Curated by Haley Freedlund.

Sarah Belle Reid‘s work centers on experimental electroacoustic performance, improvisation, and human-machine interaction. Performing with trumpet, voice, modular synthesizer, and custom electronic instruments of her own design, she creates interactive performance systems in which performers, technologies, environments, and listeners continuously shape one another. … Marcin Pączkowski [will] be using a custom motion-sensing system to manipulate both live and pre-recorded audio in real time. Continuing his exploration of the space between movement, improvisation, and live electronics, the performance brings together a variety of instruments with recently captured found sounds. The set centers on the concept of place – whether geographical, cultural, or musical – distilling the sonic signatures of the spaces he’s inhabited into an immersive soundscape.

Thursday, September 10, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

ISM Fest

ism is a multi-day, multi-venue festival happening in Olympia, WA in September 2026. We showcase experimental music, film, and performance art. Our mission is to uplift underground and fringe creative communities through curated chaos and collaboration.

Check them out I will be down there on Sunday. Venues are all in Downtown Olympia.

Friday, September 11, 2:00 PM at Olympia - Event Page

Grand Opening / Glad We’re Together / Labrabbit / Eric M. Acosta

Experimental oddness with Grand Opening, Glad We’re Together (togetherness experience), Labrabbit, and Eric M. Acosta (experimental).

Saturday, September 12, 9:00 PM at Monkey Pub - Event Page

Rushadicus / Malfet

Rushadicus is post-medieval metal jester of otherdimensional glee. With mystical language of Sneth and textural, noise-based, birdstudied kazoo, it causes a romping nonsense catharsis party of weird wiggly wizardry. With support from Malfet, seattle pastoral dungeon synth.

Wednesday, September 2, 7:00 PM at Chop Suey - Event Page

Electric Blue: Constantine K / Wizard Moded

Free experimental electronic music from Constatine K and Wizard Moded.

Monday, August 31, 8:00 PM at Black Lodge - Event Page

Broback/Kennon/Galbraith and Adams/Morrow/Novak

Never before seen trios, Hanna Broback (violin), Noel Kennon (viola), Kole Galbraith (bass) and Casey Adams (percussion, objects), Silas Morrow (banjo, objects), Rebecca Novak (piano, cornet, objects)

Thursday, September 3, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Scarlet Death / 9-5 Hyperfuck / Forrest Friends / Practiced Hatred

Album release show for Scarlet Death’s new album, Empress in Black, “a power electronics space opera concept album”. Featuring performances from Scarlet Death (cybernetic tantrum madrigals), Forrest Friends (freaky jammers, local legends, possibly cryptids), Practiced Hatred, and 9-5 Hyperfuck (Tacoma hyperpop/cybergrind).

Friday, September 4, 7:30 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Forrest Friends / Bad Noise Bears / Itai Anker//Evil Gaze / Enemy Zero / Waxed Cloud / SH!TOMATO / Special K / Maximum JPEG

Noise going away party with all the usual noise weirdos with Forrest Friends, Bad Noise Bears, Itai Anker//Evil Gaze, Enemy Zero, Waxed Cloud, SH!TOMATO, Special K, and Maximum JPEG.

Saturday, September 5, 7:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

Summer is almost over.

Odor Eater / Observation Room / Botox Ouroboros / Stacy’s World

Touring bands Observation Room (new electronic pop human music) from New York City and Odor Eater (new wave pop) from Portland. Joing them will be Botox Ouroboros (Bobby, Hanna, Adam, Derek, and Silas), along with Stacy’s World (flame-grilled, radiant dream, reduced and distorted by the warped mind of Seattle’s ultimate prankster).

Sunday, August 23, 7:00 PM at Cowpine Theater - Event Page

Modbang

The monthly free showcase of electronic hardware music will feature: Wet Peynt, Shoyei, Das Bond, and CHAOS 101.

Tuesday, August 25, 7:00 PM at The 4Bs - Event Page

unpoetry

Fewer basements this summer and more carports. Check out the installation / performances from Pidge Pasqualle, Bunny Bloom, Lady Zade (cello), flowering ground (biomorphic noodling playful soundscapes akin to brushstrokes), and Charlie Lou Evans.

Tuesday, August 25, 7:00 PM at Cowpine Theater - Event Page

poetry lab

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 Jarred Isaac.

Wednesday, August 26, 8:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

Tad Doyle / Anemochore

Tad Doyle, best known for the bands TAD band, BROTHERS OF THE SONIC CLOTH, HOG MOLLY H-HOUR, and others will be performing solo with some of his most recent film score works, like CARA the film. This will be his second live performance since 2006. Expect the unexpected.

Also on the bill is Anemochore (aka Dan Blossom). The guitarist for bands Luna Moss and Future Spells, he also goes by the moniker Anemochore which he has used since the early 90’s for his electronic projects. Everything from abstract ambient to beats in many genres.

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

Gyre / Negative Concord / Arrington de Dionyso + Noel Kennon + Patrick Gundran

Portland group Negative Concord (Patrick McCulley on alto and bari sax, Richard Sabon playing ondes martenot, synthesizers, and electronics and Katy Gilmore on visuals) will be supported by local ensemble Gyre (drone and experimental electronics with Michael Shannon, David Stanford, and Carl Lierman), as well as a trio of Arrington de Dionyso, Noel Kennon and Patrick Gundran.

Friday, August 28, 8:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

A Collection Of Misfits

Mostly bands with noise from Bad Noise Bears (noise collaboration between PRISONFOOD and new chlorine), along with Rat Princess (drag), Over Thinking (rock/dance), Faith in Strangers (hard rock/post punk), Kings and Queens of King County (country), Mussel (hard rock), Quitter (fastcore), and Give Me The Money (industrial).

Friday, August 28, 5:00 PM at Basecamp - Event Page

Kole Galbraith / Glacial / Andrew Anderson / Vanessa Skantze / Amapola

Butoh and noise with Kole Galbraith (noise) returning from tour, Glacial (noise), Andrew Anderson, Vanessa Skantze, and Amapola.

Saturday, August 29, 8:00 PM at Teatro de la Psychomachia - Event Page

Pok Té Pok / Lukas Dickson / Nicanor Garcia / DJ Vinnyl

Pok Té Pok (harsh noise), Lukas Dickson (noise), Nicanor Garcia (electric guitar), and DJ Vinnyl (vinyl manipulation).

Saturday, August 29, 8:00 PM at Pluto Organic Cafe (Fremont)

We’re getting towards the end of my summer. Stay tuned more announcements on future meatspace dates are on the way.

Levitating Chairs / rEEk / ACOMIP

Noise show, more specifically “beneath I-5 at Plum St by the hondayota dealership”, with Levitating Chairs (duo of Adam Levitt and Uneasy Chairs, rEEk (noise), and ACOMIP (ambient noise).

Sunday, August 16, 7:00 PM at Dizolve Mead - Event Page

Paulus / Stacy’s World / Dark Meta Rail Road

Experimental music with Paulus (electronic), Stacy’s World (experimental), and Dark Meta Rail Road (maximalist sandwich pop for dead cartoon characters) from California.

Wednesday, August 19, 7:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

Loochoo Confluence

An ambient soundscape created by instruments whose voices have traveled across oceans and continents, carrying their sounds through the years. Instruments from many different corners of the world come together as one. They meet the movements of a dance tradition that has been passed down for more than 300 years, originating on islands in the Pacific.

Greg Campbell (percussion, French horn, cornet) joins Mako (sanshin) and Takako is (Ryukyuan dance)

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

unpoetry

In drift, ebb and flow, Eric M. Acosta presents another unpoetry performance featuring Rasheena Fountain, eyerot, Gruff Webb, and Tubbles

Friday, August 21, 7:30 PM at Common Objects - Event Page

Chronophage / Mustard Gas Homies / Dave Knott / r33k

Catch the final installment of Cowpine Days with Chronophage (punk) from New York City, special dual Mustard Gas Homies (Ryan Mathews and Silas Morrow), Dave Knott (experimental), and r33k (noise).

Sunday, August 9, 7:00 PM at Cowpine Theater - Event Page

Alien Emoji / Northwest Experimental Guitar Orchestra / Globe Discount Center / Nosretep

Final installment of the Tuesday Oasis shows with swimming included. This one will include 👽 (alien emoji) (noise), Northwest Experimental Guitar Orchestra (experimental guitar), Globe Discount Center (experimental found sounds), and Nosretep (experimental progressive rock).

Tuesday, August 4, 7:00 PM at Tuesday Oasis - Event Page

[[ref]] eske + Broback + Kennon

an evening of music . Bryan Eubanks and Catherine Lamb (berlin) of Sacred Realism Records will present a duo set of music before the return to europe. With local supporting performances from FIDELITIES - a project of gust burns and (standingwave) a string trio focused on resonant sustained sounds consisting of hanna broback , john teske and noel kennon the occasion of a total solar eclipse ( not visible from the gallery ).

Wednesday, August 12, 7:30 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

Kaley Lane Eaton

A farewell departure with your final chance to hear Kaley Lane Eaton in ensembles Kin of the Moon (Eaton, Heather Bentley, Leanna Keith) and the Plectrum Five (Eaton, Rian Souleles, Lady Zade, Tom Baker, and Jon Butler) alongside guests James Falzone, Neil Welch, and Chris Icasiano, Eaton will present songs from her records cedar and Lookout alongside group improvisations, experimental repertoire, and a special final set from the Plectrum Five. Featuring an opening set from Greek bouzouki player and songwriter Rian Souleles.

Thursday, August 13, 7:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Casper The Hoax / Orthodoxxer / Our Ex Parris / RN White

On tour from New Mexico, Casper The Hoax (hardcore industrial), Orthodoxxer (danceviolence), Our Ex Parris (antelope valley shoegazing false grind), and RN White (fiery primordial noise walls)

Thursday, August 13, 7:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

Seattle Collaboration Society Presents: Lori Goldston

Your chance to catch Lori Goldston before they head out on tour again. “Open to musicians, dancers, painters, writers, and any artist at any stage of their career, this workshop is a chance to explore free-improvisation and collaboration across disciplines with a world-renowned musician. Come prepared to move/play/paint/write in guided prompt and open jam formats.” Presented by the Seattle Collaboration Society.

Thursday, August 13, 7:00 PM at Woodlawn Hall - Event Page

Alex Anthony Faide / Crystal Beth / Passenger Pigeon

Improvised music made with loopers from Alex Anthony Faide, Crystal Beth, and Passenger Pigeon.

Friday, August 14, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Sean Keenan / Stephanie Wood + Sara Fansler / Paurl Walsh / Rebecca Novak + Silas Morrow + Noel Kennon

Visiting from San Francisco, Sean Keenan (experimental) will perform along with Stephanie Wood and Sarah Fansler (gong and ocean sound sculpture), Paurl Walsh (electronic sound), and trio performance from Rebecca Novak, Silas Morrow, and Noel Kennon (acoustic sounding {cornet, percussion, viola }).

Sunday, August 2, 7:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

Soft Palate / Radium Hahn / Emergency Hand Puppet / Glad We’re Together / Optical Nilcher

Special duo of Lady Zade (cello) and Isla Vidal (vocals) as Soft Palate, along with Radium Hahn, Emergency Hand Puppet (experimental noise), Glad We’re Together (noise weirdo), and Optical Nilcher.

Tuesday, August 4, 7:00 PM at Tuesday Oasis - Event Page

Prehensile Dataspike / Undine Noise / Project Cellar Door / N0 PASSAGE / DIAL8D

Come down to Tacoma for a noise show with Prehensile Dataspike (folk noise), Undine Noise (noise), Project Cellar Door, N0 PASSAGE, and DIAL8D (noise).

Friday, August 7, 6:30 PM at Peoples Community Center (Tacoma) - Event Page

Forrest Friends / Till the Teeth / Soft Palate / CSTMR

All your favorite noise folks will be here with Forrest Friends (weirdo cave-junk vibes. creep-jammers.), Till the Teeth (experimental noise rock), Soft Palate, and CSTMR (explosive noise rock)

Friday, August 7, 8:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

Electric Blue: sw0rdswall0wer / Soluble

The ongoing free electronic music night at the Black Lodge continues with sw0rdswall0wer (lesbian synthpop princess) and Soluble. Electric Blue now has an Instagram page.

Monday, July 27, 8:00 PM at Black Lodge - Event Page

Modbang

The monthly free showcase of hardware experimental electronic music will feature: Krieger, DNcrystal, Fonetick Lee, and Rizoma.

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

Catherine Lamb + Bryan Eubanks / Casey Adams + A.F. Jones

Berlin based composer-performers Catherine Lamb and Bryan Eubanks present the North American premiere of Lamb’s monumental electronic work Wave/Forming (Asrum), a 4-channel work for 2 digital synthesizers in rational intonation. Casey Adams and A.F. Jones will support with a duo performance.

Wednesday, July 29, 7:30 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

poetry lab

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 Jessica Jones presenting Tales of the Undersea with Rose Martin, Vlada Kremenović and Ben Woodman.

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

Angels 4 Carrots / Levitt/Morrow/Novak / Stacy’s World

Angels 4 Carrots is an art project that uses field recordings to make sound sculptures of deep bass dub poetry. Joining them will be a trio performance from Adam Levitt, Silas Morrow, and Rebecca Novak, along with Stacy’s World

Thursday, July 30, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Lucas Gunn / Friends of the Road / BC Welsh

Coming up from Portland, Lucas Gunn (12 string guitar) will play along with Friends of the Road (experimental drone folk), and BC Welsh.

Friday, July 31, 7:00 PM at Woodland Theater - Event Page

Noel Kennon : 17 limbs of a birch tree

an ensemble of Jason Lazar(clarinet), Eric Lanzillotta (moog), John Teske (contrabass), Hanna Broback (violin), Noel Kennon (viola, composition) present a new piece written for the ensemble. “17 limbs of a birch tree. 6 leafs on each branch 3 of them the same color”.

Friday, July 31, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Guitar Worship Service #19

The nineteenth edition of the Guitar Worship Service will feature: A.F. Jones & Robert Millis) (experimental duo), along with Spiritual Exit (sensory guitar drone) from Portland, Pink Void (noise), Eat the Sun (guitar noise) duo with Caelum Roberts along with visuals by Colorbard.

“Join us as we praise the coolest and most dynamic instrument ever conceived.”

Saturday, August 1, 7:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Quilli Fin / Leandrul / Old Man of the Woods / XEK / Changing Bodies

Quilli Fin (synth pop), Leandrul (electronic singer-songwriter), Old Man of the Woods (goth electronica), XEK (electronic), and Changing Bodies (experimental synth movement).

Sunday, July 19, 5:00 PM at Substation - Event Page

Hannah Rice / CSTMR / CYNWYD / Gail Wolf

First in a series of house shows near Tukwila. Featuring Hannah Rice (movement), CSTMR (explosive noise rock), CYNWYD, and Gail Wolf (punk).

Tuesday, July 21, 7:00 PM at Tuesday Oasis - Event Page

Lauren Rodriguez / Sandesh Nagaraj / Meadowgoat / Polt

Experimental music with Lauren Rodriguez (cello), Sandesh Nagaraj (guitar), Meadowgoat (dungeon noise), and Polt (experimental noise rock).

Thursday, July 23, 7:30 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Basement Stash

Experimental sound and art with China Faith Star (installation, performance, paint), Briana Jones (Butoh freestyle), Casey Adams and Hannah Rice (sound + movement), Harlen Munson (paintings), Pink Void + Glacial (noise), Vanessa Skantze (Butoh), Strangely Cut (magazine collage), Where the Light Goes (easy listening), Lukas Dickson (noise), and O-scry (video installation).

Friday, July 24, 8:00 PM at Asylum Collective - Event Page

Marielle Jakobsons / David Wesley Golightly / Raica

Violinist and composer Marielle Jakobsons (Thrill Jockey) performs selections from her new album The Patterns Lost to Air, pianist and composer David Wesley Golightly (Midday Veil, Hair and Space Museum) returns to Seattle with original compositions for solo piano, and synthesist and composer Chloe Harris as Raica, performs original ambient dreams.

Friday, July 24, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page