Seattle Noise

It might be the winter holidays, but there are still plenty of shows to go on these cold dark nights.

Modular Nights

The monthly free showcase of experimental electronic music will feature: Marc Barreca, RFX/DKD, greymadr, Alpha Stream, Brad Anderson, and Four Dimensional Nightmare.

Sunday, December 14, 5:00 PM at Substation - Event Page

Electric Blue: Leandrul / Huggy Pillow

Part of an ongoing series every other monday, Leandrul (electronic singer-songwriter) and Huggy Pillow (electronic).

Monday, December 15, 8:00 PM at Black Lodge - Event Page

Katherine Whatley / Noel Kennon / Robert Millis

An evening of solo and trio performances with Katherine Whatley (koto), Noel Kennon (viola), and Robert Millis (ukelele and electronics).

Wednesday, December 17, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Sullivan Forderhase + Eric M Acosta / CSTMR / Body of Eyes / V.Vecker

It’s winter break and CSMTR (explosive noise rock) is back. Joining them will be a duo of Sullivan Forderhase and Eric M Acosta, along with Body of Eyes (duo of Changing Bodies and Tarsier Eyes), and V.Vecker (minimal composition spiritual jazz).

Wednesday, December 17, 8:00 PM at Drongo Tapes HQ - Event Page

COUSIN Collective

Film and audio visual performances from indigenous artists, from COUSIN Collective, with Svetlana Romanova (Sakha/Even), al-yené vinokurova (Sakha), Kole Galbraith (Sinixt/Peoria), sonora enjambre (AYMARA), and Horse Theif (Diné).

Thursday, December 18, 7:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

esc / The Beachcomber Surfer’s Paradise

Final in a series, esc will conclude with experiments from Rawivati, along with contemplative sculptural and sound practice from The Beachcomber Surfer’s Paradise by Silas Morrow.

Friday, December 19, 8:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Guitar Worship Service #10

Since 2013, the Guitar Worship Service, “live performance event series encourages non-traditional approaches to guitar whether physically or conceptually.Artists have free reign to interpret this requisite.” This edition will feature Golden Counting, a trio of Sue Ann Harkey (12 string guitar), Lori Goldston (cello), and Tondiue (electronics), Daniel Menche (guitar) from Portland, Dave Webb (guitar) in his first solo Chapel appearance, The Colour Out of Space, Patrick Neil Gundran (electric guitar) and Blake DeGraw (various brass wind instruments), along with MONED (guitar noise), along with visuals by Color Bard. This one starts early.

Saturday, December 20, 6:30 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Faustian Headwound / Strange Bedfellows / Neil Welch

Your holiday toymakers have been hard at work and they are eager to share what they made with you. A night of doom, drone, and noise for the second darkest day of the year. Neil Welch opens with saxophone and electronic drones, followed by cozy noise duo Strange Bedfellows. Faustian Headwound closes with doomy strings and drums.

Saturday, December 20, 7:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page

As a bonus this week, you should listen to two new demo releases from new projects from longtime Seattle musicians.

Kalimotxo is the instrumental metal duo of guitarist Carlos Cotallo Solares and drummer Aaron Michael Butler. They blend doom metal, sludge, and hardcore punk, while being equally influenced by their experience with experimental and avant-garde music, noise, and free improvisation.

Subversion Trigger features Dave Abramson (drums), Les Evans (guitar), Zu Leika (bass), Brad Mowen (vocals), and Dave Webb (guitar). Thrash metal with “punishing riffs, ferocious vocals, and all at a breakneck tempo with just enough reserve that you can still feel every note.”

Lukas Dickson / DJ Vinny L / Staple / Lobotomite

Take the ferry to Bremerton for a free show at a record store featuring Lukas Dickson (noise), DJ Vinny L , Staple (sounds), and Lobotomite (noise).

Sunday, December 7, 3:00 PM at Beats N' Cats Records - Event Page

HYPERDRIVE: Multimedia Winter Fundraiser

A multimedia fundraiser collecting clothing and nonperishable food, along with artists and music performances featuring Travel Agent (duo of tondiue and Ruben Filipi Shai), wizard moded (orb music), Nylondaughter, The Isabel Complex, and SYDD B.

Sunday, December 7, 6:00 PM at Woodland Theater - Event Page

Carlos Cotallo Solares + Ryan Carraher + Aaron Michael Butler

A live evening of free guitar improvisation by Carlos Cotallo Solares and Ryan Carraher, each unfolding a distinct approach to the instrument and its electronic extensions. Together, in duo and solo configurations, they engage the guitar’s uncanny versatility within a framework of spontaneous composition. Perussionist Aaron Michael Butler joins to present a new work for vibraphone and electronics by Jeff Herriott.

Thursday, December 11, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Mt Fog / Von Wildenhaus / Power Strip

Music video and new single release from Mt Fog (art pop folktronica), Von Wildenhaus (guitar noir litewave psychotica), and Power Strip (electronic ambient synth pop).

Thursday, December 11, 7:30 PM at Sunset Tavern - Event Page

6mm Jade / Doll Scheme / Phantom Guard Dog / Tripe

“Baby Jesus Demon Party”, a noisy, puppet filled punk rock holiday show set in hell, featuring performances with 6mm Jade, Doll Scheme (alt-rock), Phantom Guard Dog (party noise), and Tripe (egg punk).

Thursday, December 11, 7:00 PM at Darrell’s Tavern - Event Page

Noumena

A dayfest to bring abstract art forms forward, interrogating the real, presented by Marginal Frequency and unpoetry. Throughout the day attendees can listen to experimental composers, textual abstraction, noise music, fringe songwriters, nonrepresentative poetry, and a panel discussion that will involve the room.

Featured performers will include: CZ, blues.weave, Sullivan Forderhase, Tom Scully, Silas Morrow, Rhea Melina, Till the Teeth, Lori Goldston, Ulfire & Jale, Safe Westfall, Translucent Envelope, Nadine Maestas, Casey Adams + A.F. Jones, Emma McVeigh, Eric M Acosta, Jordan Eller, Sophie Chin, Shankar Narayan, and Lukas Dickson.

Saturday, December 13, 1:00 PM at Otherwise Society (Poulsbo) - Event Page

Thee Effluvium / Thatching / S. Maiden / Bowhead / Jak Mckool

Noise show with Thee Effluvium (experimental noise), Thatching (noise), S. Maiden, Bowhead (experimental drone), and Jakk McKool

Saturday, December 13, 8:00 PM at The Monkey Pub - Event Page

Flesh Produce / Florida Man

Free vegan meal and food drive. Bring what you have or take what you need. Performances from Flesh Produce (digital hip hop) and Florida Man (meme core)

Sunday, November 30, 7:00 PM at Cha Cha Lounge - Event Page

Till The Teeth / Phantom Guard Dog / Forrest Friends / Bottle Meat

Till The Teeth (experimental noise rock) will play with Phantom Guard Dog (party noise), Forrest Friends (weirdo cave-junk vibes. creep-jammers.), and Bottle Meat (noise).

Thursday, December 4, 8:00 PM at Kraken Bar & Lounge - Event Page

Michiko O / what + Andrew Drury

Michiko Ogawa is touring work from Pancake Moon, “her shō-playing “like a device that warps and expands time and space”. Joining her will trio performance with Andrew Drury, “using his ever-expanding techniques on the chosen apparatus of prepared floor tom”, along with duo what, A.F. Jones (steel guitars/electronics), and Dave Abramson (percussion).

Thursday, December 4, 7:30 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

basement stash

Sound, performance, words, and visuals with Strange Bedfellows (Adam Levitt + Silas Morrow), A.F. Jones, Max Nordile, David Stanford, The Puppet Perverts, Eric M. Acosta, G. Holman, Rivka Clifton, Cass Garison, Royce Hobbs, and Mother Olive.

Friday, December 5, 6:00 PM at Asylum Collective - Event Page

Mallory Field / Iridescent Infidelity / Love Victory Rose / Forrest Friends / Mere Death

A mutual aid benefit presented by Everywhen with Mallory Field, Iridescent Infidelity, Love Victory Rose, Forrest Friends, Mere Death, along with visual artists.

Saturday, December 6, 7:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Nosretep / Authentic Luxury / Maxx Shredroom

Progressive rock night with Nosretep, Authentic Luxury (free jazz post-modern rock), and Maxx Shredroom (brutal noise rock).

Saturday, December 6, 8:00 PM at Kraken Bar & Lounge - Event Page

Itai Anker / Deathflavorkiss / Tom Scully / Aaron Michael Butler

Itai Anker (industrial textures) will play along with Deathflavorkiss (experimental) from Los Angeles, Tom Scully (guitar), and Aaron Michael Butler (percussion).

Monday, November 24, 7:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

Modbang: Normal Cory / Kadabadik / miloisntreal / Tekfro

The monthly free showcase of all hardware electronic music will feature Normal Cory, Kadabadik, miloisntreal and Tekfro

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

Melissa Achten / Tom Baker / First Quarter Moon Ensemble

A series of solos and duos with Melissa Achten (harp) and Tom Baker. The First Quarter Moon Ensemble will also perform, consisting of Mark E Kaylor, Hanna Broback, Jason Lazer, Heather Bentley, Eric Lanzillotta and David E Stanford.

Friday, November 28, 7:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

Panic Boner / Marcus Price / MONED / REEKTOMATO

Coming in from Missoula, Panic Boner (experimental) will play along with the first appearance of Marcus Price in 6 years. MONED (guitar noise), and REEKTOMATO (noise duo of rEEk and SH!TOMATO

Saturday, November 29, 8:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

FEDBACK Quartet

Quartet performance of Salma Xenia, Noel Kennon, Lori Goldston, and Kole Galbraith. Solo opening set from Sheridan Riley.

Sunday, November 16, 6:30 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

Electric Blue: Sketch Artist / Jason Clackley / Morgan Henderson

Free show with Sketch Artist, Jason Clackley, and Morgan Henderson (electronic)

Monday, November 17, 8:00 PM at Black Lodge - Event Page

Guitar Worship Service #9

The guitar players keep coming. This edition will feature The Northwest Experimental Guitar Orchestra (multiple guitars), Benjemaa (experimental ambient), Ryan Carraher (guitar), and a duo performance from MONED and Hidden Gateways (ambient metal). “Better shred than dead”.

Friday, November 21, 7:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

HIDE / Dagger Wound / 9-5 Hyperfuck

Chicago duo HIDE (industrial noise meditation music) will play with Dagger Wound (harsh noise electronics), and 9-5 Hyperfuck (digital hardcore).

Friday, November 21, 7:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

Cranial Key / Takeshita / Bottle Meat / SPITRAT / Misandrist

Noise show in Everett with Cranial Key (harsh industrial noise), Takeshita (noise), Bottle Meat (noise), SPITRAT (no input sound), and Misandrist.

Friday, November 21, 6:00 PM at The Poolhouse (Everett) - Event Page

South Sound Experimental Film Fest

Screenings of films by Sun City Girls, Cloaven Theater (1994) (VHS), and Evil of Dracula, along with local shorts.

Saturday, November 22 and Sunday, November 23, 5:30 PM at Northwest Film Forum - Event Page

Modular Nights

The monthly free showcase of experimental electronic music will feature:

Dadbaud, 2N3904, Demetrius Patin, Dosenöffner, and damikhz

Sunday, November 9, 5:00 PM at Substation - Event Page

Nat Evans & John Teske

Composers Nat Evans and John Teske present an evening of music, joined by acclaimed cellist Lori Goldston. Landscape and a sense of place are recurring themes in the composers’ work, including scores that resemble maps and field recordings that echo a forest in transition. Warm Buchla‑synth tones, long bass drones, and Goldston’s singular cello voice invite listeners to access the landscape within, an embodied sound experience. The program unfolds as a single, continuous piece — a series of movements by Teske and Evans woven together.

Thursday, November 13, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

Mind Beams / Moon Letters / National Diet

Mind Beams (swirling genre breaking heavy), Moon Letters (prog), and National Diet (prog) from Portland.

Friday, November 14, 8:00 PM at The Kraken Bar & Lounge - Event Page

Friends of the Road / Free Water Shrew Ensemble / Burial Cake

Tape split release show with Friends of the Road and Free Water Shrew Ensemble (free drone). They will be joined by Burial Cake (drone).

Friday, November 14, 8:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Authentic Luxury / Bering Sea / Sheenjak / Worldwide Levitation

Authentic Luxury (free jazz post-modern rock) will play with Bering Sea (post-hardcore), Sheenjak from Portland, and Worldwide Levitation (noise rock from outer space).

Friday, November 14, 8:00 PM at Blue Moon Tavern - Event Page

meatspace vol 6: Ephemeral Eyes / Violet Inbound / SPLASTEEN x nilc

Last edition for meatspace for 2025 while we take a bit of break for winter. This one will feature Ephemeral Eyes (depressive ambient dream pop), Violet Inbound (ambient experimental), and SPLASTEEN x nilc (gentle chaos meets live modular noise)–

Saturday, November 15, 7:30 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

An open invite noise music event co-hosted by Noise Discord and Seattle Noise.

The Noise Music Discord Server, “a vector point for discussion of harsh noise and adjacent genres” creates online community for artisan purveyors of harsh noise. You can join the Discord server here and follow harshnoise.online for updates. Stream the event by joining the the Discord server or watch live on YouTube.

Noise Music is a Discord server created by Scarlet Death in 2017.

Ephemeral Eyes ( depressive ambient dream pop )

-- https://ephemeyes.bandcamp.com/

Violet Inbound ( ambient experimental )

-- https://violetinbound.net/
-- https://soundcloud.com/violetinbound

SPLASTEEN x nilc ( gentle chaos meets live modular noise )

-- https://splasteen.bandcamp.com/
-- https://soundcloud.com/nilc

$10 suggested donation

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

no alcohol

RSVP here

Facebook Event Page

Noise Brunch

The final installment of the Noise Brunch series will feature RN White (experimental), Forrest Friends (weirdo cave-junk vibes. creep-jammers.), and Sullivan Forderhase, along with an open mic.

Sunday, November 2, 12:00 PM at Fashion Week - Event Page

Electric Blue: J. Watt / B. Alcalá Roth

Solo ambient/experimental set from J. Watt along with B. Alcalá Roth (experimental eletronic).

Monday, November 3, 8:00 PM at Black Lodge - Event Page

Jon Mueller / Lori Goldston + Noel Kennon + Kole Galbraith / Blessed Blood

“A sound and visual meditation with Jon Mueller:

Jon Mueller’s singular performance idiom is an awe-inspiring display of elegant athleticism, preternatural focus, brute restraint, and ecstatic, monastic reverie. Paired with Tom Lecky’s photographs, it becomes a deliberate focus on form, shape and detail. It requires and demands a state of inner quietude from witnesses. Yet, from this seemingly metronomic exercise blossoms every possible tint and hue of infinite spectral sound.

Joing them will be a trio performance from Lori Goldston, Noel Kennon, and Kole Galbraith, along with Blessed Blood (experimental electronic drone).

Tuesday, November 4, 7:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

poetry lab: Tshedzom

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 Tshedzom, a Tibetan-American artist who specializes in dance performance, choreography, improvisation, and dance film.

Wednesday, November 5, 7:00 PM at Vermillion - Event Page

DXARTS: Hum under the riverstone

Hum Under the Riverstone was created through a collaboration of the members of the Human-Machine Interaction Networks Directed Research Group, coordinated by DXARTS Assistant Professor Laura Luna Castillo.

Wednesday, November 5, 7:30 PM at Meany Hall - Event Page

Thee Effluvium / Dosenöffner / Power Skeleton / Forrest Friends

Birthday noise show with Thee Effluvium (experimental noise), Dosenöffner, Power Skeleton (experimental rock band), and Forrest Friends (weirdo cave-junk vibes. creep-jammers.).

Friday, November 7, 7:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Everywhen: 9-5 Hyperfuck / Wren WX / Cortinoias

Presented by Everywhen, fundraiser for mutual aid along with performances from 9-5 Hyperfuck (digital hardcore) Wren WX (vocalist and poetry), and Cortinoias (ambient and anti-folk).

Friday, November 7, 7:00 PM at Mr. B’s Mead Center - Event Page

sounding / lowercase autumn

A confluence of sound. Anthony J. Stillabower will present a sustained sound using feedback, J.P. Jenkins will play solo guitar. The trio (Noel Kennon, Silas Morrow) is to be determined. Rebecca Novak will install a slide projection in the front windows.

Saturday, November 8, 8:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Kelli Frances Corrado / River Irene / rEEk / Wicking Ground

Kelli Frances Corrado (ritual ambient) will play with River Irene (emotional folk), rEEk (noise), and Wicking Ground (experimental avant-folk).

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

Lukas Dickson / Lobotomite / Meadowgoat

Take the ferry to Bremerton for a free show at a record store featuring Lukas Dickson (noise), Lobotomite (noise), and Meadowgoat (dungeon noise).

Saturday, November 8, 6:30 PM at Big Foot’s House of Vinyl (Bremerton) - Event Page

Modbang

The monthly free showcase of hardware electronic music will feature: HOUS3R, Collimator, La Lux, and Microfauna.

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

Clockwork Jenny / Desejo / EKG / Death Spa / Unborn Hacker / SH!TOMATO / Wizard Moded / Nightmare Grip

Halloween show in the industrial zone. Featuring Clockwork Jenny (autismcore), Desejo, EKG (party noise), Death Spa (abrasive prog punk), DJ Unborn Hacker, SH!TOMATO (noise), Wizard Moded (orb music) and Nightmare Grip from Portland.

Friday, October 31, 7:00 PM at Dracula’s Castle - Event Page

Halloween at Drongo

Hidden Driver will play as Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, members of CSTMR and Public Pool will play as Sugar Ray. Vapaa Mies special edition will perform as Arthur Russell, Archival Image will play as Coil, Big Jake Grizzly will play as Mogwai. There will also be a Jud Jud tribute.

Friday, October 31, 8:00 PM at Drongo Tapes HQ - Event Page

Geist & the Sacred Ensemble / Megaton Leviathan / Bog Bodies / Misandrist / MONED / CZ

Doom folk psychedelic band Geist & the Sacred Ensemble will play with Megaton Leviathan (doomgaze), Bog Bodies (doom metal), Misandrist, MONED (guitar noise), and CZ (harsh noise).

Saturday, November 1, 7:00 PM at The Charleston (Bremerton) - Event Page

Lori Goldston

Solo show for the fall with Lori Goldston (cello).

Saturday, November 1, 8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

The week somehow got away from me yet again.

Noise Brunch

Wake up and butter your pancakes and waffles, then stick around to hear music from Vibe Sink (piezoelectric crystal bath), Changing Bodies (experimental synth movement), ACOMIP (experimental sounds), Glad We’re Together (noise weirdo), CFDC, and FR34KY9U9 (devotional drone).

Sunday, October 19, 12:00 PM at Fashion Week - Event Page

RHYTHMS: HYPERVERSARY

Celebrate HYPERboy’s first anniversary with us by revisiting our first show’s theme: parallels across disciplines. Let’s talk about the ritualistic process of art-making informed by our pattern-seeking minds. What can we learn from recurrence in art?

The show is donation based, with a $10-20 sliding scale, all proceeds for BRIDGE OF SOLIDARITY (funds from merch sold by artists do not reflect Hyperboy’s allocation of funds)

Participating artists include EKG, Forrest Friends. Oneseventhree, Kelly Langeslay & Knight Young, Sullivan Forderhase & Eric M Acosta, Alex Lee pLace, and Mason Webb.

Sunday, October 19, 5:00 PM at Jack Straw Cultural Center - Event Page

Katherine Van Bebber / Aluna / Future Rainbow Lazer

Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Katherine Van Bebber will play. Joining them will be Aluna and Future Rainbow Lazer.

Thursday, October 23, 7:00 PM at Pine Box - Event Page

meatspace vol 5: Ice Orgy / Soursop Incantation / Sparky

Part of a series hosted by Seattle Noise and Noise Discord, we will present and stream the show. Ice Orgy (chaotic ambient), Soursop Incantations (vaporwave inspired harsh noise), and Sparky (radio ephemera soundscape)

Saturday, October 25, 7:30 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

Scream Pool

The spookier version of Dream Pool hosted by Impact! Foundation will feature Baphomet Sex, Paintscratcher, Frrn (melodic ambient & dark drone), Kole Galbraith (noise), 9-5 Hyperfuck (digital hardcore), Halting (noise), Fountain Fountain Life Band (@sadie.siskin & @drone.ape, and Handmaiden.

Saturday, October 25, 8:00 PM at Kremwerk - Event Page

August / Troy / Tom Scully

August (experimental drone) from Portland will play along with Troy (ambient drone rock), and Tom Scully (guitar).

Saturday, October 25, 8:00 PM at Monkey Pub - Event Page

Stargazr / Aqua Celestia / Jose Bold & friends

Album release show for Stargazr (celestial soft grunge ensemble), along with support from Aqua Celestia, “The sounds of Aqua Celestia, of water and space, float through the air, evoking love, loss and longing in a place where angels are real and magic exists.”. Jose Bold (pop) & friends will also perform.

Saturday, October 25, 8:00 PM at Mosswood Loft - Event Page