In other excellent news, The Kraken Bar & Lounge in the U-District has reopened and will have their first show tomorrow, Saturday April 13.
Modular Nights
The monthly free showcase of experimental electronic music for April features: Make Space! Make Space!, Alpha Stream, Cover Charge, xFentanylPlumex, Kirill Nikolai, and 4Dimensional Nightmare.
Sunday, April 14, 5:00 PM at Substation - Event Page
Black Ends / Lori Goldston & Dave Abramson / Thalia Zedek
Visiting from Boston is Thalia Zedek (alternative rock). They will be joined by Black Ends (gunk pop) and a duo performance of Lori Goldston (cello) and Dave Abramson (percussion).
Sunday, April 14, 7:30 PM at The Sunset Tavern - Event Page
To End It All album release
I featured their upcoming album release earlier in March and now the show is here. To End It All will be joined by Rachel LeBlanc (voice), Susana DuMett (voice), Jackie An (violin), and Lori Goldston (cello). Butoh performers will include Vanessa Skantze, Kaoru Okumura, and Douglas Riding. Greg Campbell will perform a solo percussion set.
Thursday, April 18, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page
Medium Weekend / Thee Effluvium / Skunk Ape / Tarsier Eyes
Medium Weekend (avant-garde loop rock) will play along with Thee Effluvium (experimental noise), Skunk Ape (noise), and Tarsier Eyes (guitar driven experimental noise).
Friday, April 19, 7:00 PM at Black Lodge - Event Page
Arrington de Dionyso + Gust Burns + Noel Kennon / Stephanie Wood
Less noise more experimental still a little weird featuring a trio of Arrington de Dionyso, Gust Burns, and Noel Kennon. Stephanie Wood will perform a solo gong set.
Friday, April 19, 7:30 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page
Splasteen / Forrest Friends / suncloud0 / EKG
House show with SPLASTEEN (live modular noise), Forrest Friends (freak folk), suncloud0 (experimental), and EKG (experimental party noise)
Saturday, April 20, 8:00 PM at Casa Dentata - Event Page
SH!TOMATO / (-2) / Takeshita / Tom Scully / EKG
Noise show with SH!TOMATO (noise), (-2) (experimental doomjazz), Takeshita (harsh noise), Tom Scully (guitar driven experimental noise), and EKG (experimental party noise)
Saturday, April 20, 8:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page
somesurprises / Coral Grief / Anthers
Album release show for Perseids by somesurprises (dreamy krautrock). Supporting them will be Coral Grief (ambient dream pop) and Anthers (punk).
Saturday, April 20, 7:30 PM at Tractor Tavern - Event Page