Seattle Noise

May 14 - Modular Nights

Brad Anderson (experimental noise), Franoise (electronic), Dosenöffner (improvised psychedelic noise), Musique Mystique (experimental ambient), 6502 (synth), Year of the Quiet Sun (electronic modular synth), and Hilinner (ambient) will play as part of the ongoing Modular Nights series hosted by Modular Seattle

5:00 PM at Substation - Event Page

May 17 - Green Milk From The Planet Orange

Tokyo based psychedelic heavy metal Green Milk From The Planet Orange plays at Substation.

8:00 PM at Substation - Event Page

May 18 - Myaku / Nixo Fortune / Truancy / Mantle Collapse

Myaku (afroindustrial) will play along with Nixo Fortune (hiphop), Truancy (hiphop), and Mantle Collapse (sludge metal).

8:00 PM at The Central Saloon - Event Page

May 20 - NUDECONSUMER / GDC / Salt & Vitriol / Herfsdust

NUDECONSUMER (harsh noise wall), GDC (experimental noise), Salt & Vitriol, and Herfsdust.

8:00 PM at Drongo Tapes HQ - Event Page

May 20 - Vin Voleur

Cabaret in a small intimate setting, featuring special guest Rachel LeBlanc. Vin Voleur “brings the romance of the past to the live stage today with classic European and English-language songs made famous by Edith Piaf, Marlene Dietrich and other singers of the early 20th Century.” It is a trio of featuring Joy Von Spain (voice), Sylvia Wiedemann (accordian), and Lori Goldston (cello).

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

This weekend I will be out of town, but there are still plenty of shows to go to. Next week’s post will be posted on Wednesday since I won’t have access to a computer on Sunday when I usually post.

April 30 - Yasu Ey (Japan) / RN White / Ornament & Crime

Coming from Japan, Yasu Ey (vocal industrial) will present a set using only his voice. RN White (primordial noise wall) and new percussion based solo project from Casey Adams, Ornament & Crime (concussion noise).

7:30 PM at Casa Del Xolo - Event Page

May 1 - Exogorth / Rank And Vile / Florida Man / NUDECONSUMER

Exogorth (grind violence) will play along with Portland based Rank And Vile (grindcore), Florida Man (post-violence) and NUDECONSUMER (harsh noise wall)

8:00 PM at Lucky Liquor - Event Page

May 3 - Wilson Shook

Viaduct (Dave Harvey) with live score by Wilson Shook (saxophone), Noel Kennon (viola), & John Teske (double bass).

Trio improvisation by Wilson Shook, Gust Burns, & Mark Kaylor (percussion)

Flickr Duo Sarah Pyle (flute) & Janna Webbon (violin)

Sound installation by Dave Knott

7:45 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

May 6 - Dark Sparkler / Leadrul / Occult A/V / Enereph

Dark Sparkler (dark ambient) will play along with Leadrul (dark alternative pop), Occult A/V (instrumental hip-hop), and Enereph (electronic bedroom pop)

8:00 PM at Rabbit Box Theatre - Event Page

May 6 - Hidden Gateways / Balcony View / Corpse Pose / In Cascades

Hidden Gateways (dark ambient), Balcony View (improvised noise / drone), Corpse Pose (ambient drone), and In Cascades (doom drone). Visuals by colorbard.

7:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page

Get your noise fix on three days in a row this week.

April 27 - Vacuum / Coyote Teeth / Adam Troy / Noel Kennon

Vacuum (chaos riffs) will play along with Coyote Teeth (experimental drone noise), Adam Troy (experimental drone rock), and Noel Kennon (ambient).

8:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

April 28 - SH!TOMATO / Meadowgoat / Takeshita / rEEk

SH!TOMATO (harsh noise), Meadowgoat (experimental dungeon noise), Takeshita (harsh noise), and rEEk (freak improv noise).

8:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page

April 29 - Miscomings / CSTMR / kilroi / dividers

Miscomings (nasty noise rock) will play with CSTMR (explosive noise rock), along with Kilroi (art sludge), and Dividers (primordial void country).

8:00 PM at Drongo HQ - Event Page

April 20 - Impressionists / Meadowgoat / Corpse Pose / False Vacuum

The Impressionists will play along with Meadowgoat (experimental dungeon noise), Corpse Pose (ambient drone), and False Vacuum (noise with support from Jason Lazar).

8:00 PM at Shanghai Room - Event Page

April 21 - Sound Cipher and Diminished Men

In advance of their upcoming album All That Syncs Must Diverge, Sound Cipher (weaponzied electronic rock) will play at the Clock-Out along with the equally potent Diminished Men (deviant surf noir).

9:00 PM at Clock-Out Lounge - Event Page

April 22 - somesurprises / Nesting / Best Move / Lampland

Dreamy kraut rock somesurprises will play along with Nesting (experimental rock), Sacramento based Best Move, and New York based Lampland (alt country)

8:00 PM at Belltown Yacht Club - Event Page

No post for last week or this week, I’ve just been too busy with other things at the moment.

March 29 - Jessica Lurie, Marina Albero, Marina Christopher, Sheridan Riley & special guests.

A night of jazz featuring Jessica Lurie (flute/saxophone), Marina Albero (piano), Marina Christopher (bass), Sheridan Riley (drums) and special guests.

9:30 PM at Sea Monster Lounge - Event Page

March 30 - a M b I e N t _ M 3 M 3 5 showcase

Closing out at one of the last shows at Lo-Fi will be Josh Medina (experimental drone), Pearl Grays (warm ambient drone), sonora enjambre (ambient drone), and Coyote Teeth (experimental doom drone noise).

7:00 PM at The Lo-Fi Peformance Gallery - Event Page

March 31 - Automelodi / Profit Prison with DJ sets

Montreal based Automelodi (minimal synthpop) will join Profit Prison (dark ambient post-punk) along with DJ sets by Sharlese, Lord Phatrick and DJ SH1-TR.

9:00 PM at Clock-Out Lounge - Event Page

Every day this week has something experimental going on, not even including Seagaze Festival at Lofi.

March 20 - Kate Olson + Rocky Martin / FORAGER

Kate Olson (saxaphone) will join Rocky Martin (drums) to “stretch the boundaries of the traditional roles of instruments within a duo setting.” Rocky Martin FORAGER will follow with Martin Budde (guitar), Julian Weisman (bass), and Jackson Cotugno (tenor saxophone).

7:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

March 22 - improvised music and dance

Two groupings of sound and dance: Tariq Mitri (dance) + Michael Hilger (dance) + Abbey Rae Blackwell (bass) and Macie Stewart (violin) + Alyza Del Pan-Monley (dance) + Lia Kohl (cellist).

7:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

March 23 - August / sonora enjambre / Mind Mirage / Balcony View

August (ambient freak folk) will join Balcony View (improvised noise / drone), along with Oakland based Mind Mirage (ambient dark wave) and sonora enjambre (ambient drone).

8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

March 24 - CSTMR / Vardaman Ensemble / Style King of the Week

Explosive (controlled) noise rock band CSTMR will play along with Portland based Vardaman Ensemble(experimental jazz), and Style King of the Week (drums + analog synth + cassettes).

8:00 PM at Blue Moon Tavern - Event Page

March 25 - liminal bliss

Blessed Blood (experimental looping drone) will play along with brilligh, sonora enjambre, Los Angeles based white boy scream (experimental doom drone) and Los Angeles based morher (dark ambient).

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

There are three shows on Saturday night you might have a hard time deciding which one to attend. Also check out a recently launched email newsletter from Geist and the Sacred Ensemble for more related updates and events from long-standing Seattle band.

March 16 - Forrest Friends / Sophie Gross / Peopling / Time Addict

A night of strange and weird noise performances from Forrest Friends (experimental weirdo noise folk), Sophie Gross (trash fairy), Peopling (noise), and Time Addiction (Olympia)

8:00 PM at Shanghai Room - Event Page

March 18 - Penultimate Peril II: Not a Rock Show

A night of dance, noise, puppet theater and experimental music at the Hiawatha Art Lofts in the Central District. Lineup includes: Woody Flowers (lute + dance), Quill, Kate Skye Paisley (dance), Alisa, Adam Levitt (improvised noise), Fantasy Dumpster Circus (puppets), Erica Badgeley, and Dogcrush (experimental asmr punk).

6:30 PM (7:30 PM sharp start) at Hiawatha Art Lofts - Event Page

March 18 - Broken Crow / Ornament & Crime / RN White / DJ Abacus Finch

First show for concussion noise Oranament & Crime (Casey Adams), along with Portland based Broken Crow (improv duo of Caspar Sonnet and Joel Nelson), RN White (primordial noise wall), and DJ Abacus Finch (rEEk).

8:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

March 18 - Kieran Daly + A.F. Jones

Chicago based Kieran Daly will play guitar based on “idiomatic forms of bending, buzzing, honking, stepping, tuning, and their improvised ordering in time.” A.F. Jones will perform an improvised solo set using guitar, lap steel, or pedal steel.

8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

March 9 - Moraine / Everything Oscillating / Ffej

Moraine (progressive rock) will play along with relatively new psychedelic three piece Everything Oscillating (members from Moon Letters and Wah Wah Exit Wound) and Ffej (experimental electronic pop).

9:00 PM at Blue Moon Tavern - Event Page

March 10 - Pent Up! / Kitty Junk / I-90 Fiasco

Pent Up! (alternative rock) will join the exponentially energetic Kitty Junk (glam junk rock) and I-90 Fiasco (surf punk).

8:00 PM at Skylark Cafe - Event Page

March 11 - Forrest Friends / Steve Fisk & Lori Goldston / S. Glass (SFO) / Lara/Abyss (LA/PDX)

Lori Goldson (cello) and Steve Fisk (experimental) will play together along with Forrest Friends (experimental weirdo noise folk). S. Glass (experimental) from San Francisco and Lara/Abyss (sentimental acid) from Los Angeles / Portland.

8:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

March 1 - Human Issue Music Collective / City of Industry / Nurser

Post-punk San Diego based Human Issue Music Collective will join Seattle bands Nurser (crust death metal) and City of Industry (hardcore powerviolence)

8:00 PM at Belltown Yacht Club - Event Page

March 2 - Subvector Colloquy

Local improvisers will play “a medley of metal pipes assembled to conjure an evening of previously unimagined incantations and spells.” Performers will include Tom Baker (pedalboard), Leanna Keith (flute), Keith Eisenbrey (speculationist), and Jim Knodle (trumpet).

8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

March 3 - MYAKU / Mantle Collapse / King Naj

Afroindustrial band MYAKU will play along with Mantle Collapse (sludge metal) and King Naj (hiphop).

8:00 PM at Lucky Liquor - Event Page

March 3 - CSTMR + Bill Horist / Body Shame / Peopling / Archival Image

Local noise rock band CSTMR will join forces with local weirdo Bill Horist with Portland based Body Shame (industrial noise rock). Peopling (noise) and Archival Image (industrial noise pop).

8:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

March 4 - Rope / Dust Mice / Free Tampons / Snakebite Kiss

Album release show for Rope (heavy metal), joined by Dust Mice (post-punk garage rock), Free Tampons (hardcore riot grrl), and Snakebite Kiss (metal d-beat).

7:00 PM at Lucky Liquor - Event Page