My picks for this week in Seattle shows.

February 1 - Blood Handsome / Shanghai Beach / Licorice Chamber / Neuroprison

A night of solo dark synth music. Blood Handsome (LA) is a dark synth project by Gerren Reach. Shanghai Beach (NYC) is a Brooklyn based project from Steven Salazar performing dark synth. Licorice Chamber (Seattle) is a solo project of Layla Reyna (vocalist for Strap On Halo (2008-2021)). Rounding out the evening is Neuroprison (Seattle) and Vox Sinistra will also present a DJ set.

7:00 PM at The Central Tavern - Event Page

February 3 - CSTMR / Flesh Produce / Florida Man / Bitchflexx

Catch a show at the Kraken before it closes at the U-District location. CSTMR, a thrashy chaotic improvisational two piece band plays along with Flesh Produce, crashing improvised electronic noise, Florida Man, post-violence 3-piece, and Bitchflexx metal hardercore.

8:00 PM at The Kraken - Event Page

February 4 - The Quickening: An Imbolic Celebration

Duo Sataray and Vanessa Skantze will present dark liturgical ambient music along with the duo Helen Thorsen with Jackie An (violin). Scuzz Nun will present solo doom noise and visuals.

8:00 PM at Teatro de la Psychomachia - Event Page