Seattle Noise

I hate to say it, but I think this is the first time so far where there isn’t any noise shows, but plenty of experimental space to indulge in.

October 1 - Racer Sessions: Evan Woodle

Percussion from Evan Woodle and open jam.

7:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

October 3 - HALLOWS / Dead Spells / Fotoform

HALLOWS (sadwave / nowave) from Los Angeles will play along with Dead Spells (darkwave), and Fotoform (dreamy post-punk).

7:00 PM at The Central Saloon - Event Page

October 4 - Diminished Men / No Existo / Corespondents

Resident deviant noir band Diminished Men will open for the vinyl release show for Corespondents (psyche rock). Joining them from Mexico will be No Existo (experimental krautrock).

7:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page

October 7 - Ornamental / Dust Mice / Everything Oscillating / The Glutz

Ornamental (electronic kraufthouse) from Germany will play along with Dust Mice, Everything Oscillating (psych prog rock), and The Glutz (psych prog rock).

8:00 PM at Darrell’s Tavern - Event Page

September 26 - Kids on Fire / Middle Finger Drive / Miss Prince / Mutual Stoke

Kids on Fire (pop punk) will play along with Middle Finger Drive (punk rock), Miss Prince (punk rock sludge), and Mutual Stoke (hardcore punk).

7:00 PM at Lucky Liquor - Event Page

September 28 - Trigger / Disease / Impulse Noise

On tour from Germany is Trigger (grindcore powerviolence), Disease (grindcore), and Impulse Noise (grindcore).

8:00 PM at Jules Maes Saloon - Event Page

September 29 - Compactor / Sleeping With The Earth / Lye Feast / RN White

Visiting from New York City is Compactor (death industrial powerviolence), Sleeping With The Earth (death industrial noise) from Portland, Lye Fest (death industrial noise), and RN White (harsh noise wall).

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

September 30 - Overdose the Katatonic / Zebadiah Witch / Heck House / Lukas Dickson

Overdose the Katatonic (power electronics) will play along with Zebadiah Witch (shoegaze doom rap), Heck House (industrial), and Luka Dickson (from Bremerton).

8:00 PM at Under 1st Avenue Bridge - Event Page

On a sopping wet night on October 21, 2022, I went to a show at Bad Bar for the first time. The lineup was Fungal Abyss, Ben Von Wildenhaus, and Loose Wing. For whatever reason, my initial impression wasn’t much, but later on with the right lens and a second listen to their 2020 release Everything in Flower did it all start to come together. They describe themselves as “guitar noir litewave psychotica” and “easy listening for demons”, but it’s more on the psychedlic pop experimental end than the heavier psychedelic doom (thankfully). I like Drones, but the song Working on My Novel speaks to me as I have been working on a novel for far too long, in some shape or another.

Von Wildenhaus is from SEATTLE, WA. Billie Bloom, vocals. Ben von Wildenhaus, guitar, vocals. Caleb Thompson, acoustic guitar, vocals. Andru Creature, rhythm, contraption, Aaron Harmonson, bass, synth, recordings. Jon Sampson, saxophones, pianos. … Von Wildenhaus, hailing from the fog-drenched Pacific Northwest, is an apocalyptic avant-pop lounge act, a bizarro rock & roll band as comfortable working in American folk idioms as covering Klaus Nomi. Ben Von Wildenhaus leads a cast of shadowy conspirators in conjuring this darkly sonorous music, most notably, the spectral presence of singer Billie Bloom, who delivers ecstatic melodies with fearless and riveting devotion that have found admirers in The Quietus and Iggy Pop.

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Each week there are trade-offs, should I go to this show or that show? I' looking forward to the first Racer Sessions at Gallery 1412. Nothing is new about either the event or the venue, but the two compliment each other.

September 17 - Racer Sessions: Tom Baker / Kelsey Mines Duo

The return of the Racer Sessions will feature Tom Baker (guitar) and Kelsey Mines (double bass), along with a open jam.

7:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

September 18 - Field of Fear / Death Mask / Till the Teeth / Droneroom / XLV

Out by the railroad tracks and eco-blocks will be a generator show featuring Field of Fear (experimental power electronics) from the Bay Area / Oakland, along with Death Mask (experimental synth), Till the Teeth (experimental noise rock), Droneroom (experimental ambient drone), and XLV (harsh noise wall).

8:00 PM at Generator Show - Event Page

September 21 - Darsombra / Fungal Abyss / Authentic Luxury

On tour from Baltimore will be Darsombra (trans-apocalyptic galaxy rock), Fungal Abyss (psychedelic improvisers), and Simon Henneman psychedelic (formerly Cantrip), Authentic Luxury.

8:30 PM at Clock-Out Lounge - Event Page

September 22 - King Parrot / Filth is Eternal / Spirit in the Room / Nurser

Visiting from Melbourne, Australia will be King Parrot (grind thrast metal), Filth is Eternal (punk), Spirit in the Room (punk) from Los Angeles, and Nurser (deathgrind).

7:00 PM at Substation - Event Page

September 23 - Leila Abdul-Rauf & Thomas Carnacki / To End It All / M. Sauder

Coming up from Oakland, will be Leila Abdul-Rauf (cinematic dark ambient) and Thomas Carnacki (dark ambient) from Berkeley, along with locals To End It All (death industrial doom), and M. Sauder (solo experimental) of Geist & the Sacred Ensemble

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

The summer is winding down, but still there’s something to do every week. There is now a Facebook page for Seattle Noise Music, but the primary source will remain the blog and Instagram.

September 10 - Creature Hole / Changing Bodies / Forget Me Not

Creature Hole (electronic pop) will play along with Changing Bodies (experimental synth) and Forget Me Not (electroacoustic).

7:00 PM at Blue Moon Tavern - Event Page

September 11 - Nico Play / winehouse / somesurprises

On tour from Chicago, Nico Play (acoustic) will play along with winehouse (alternative pop) from Olympia and somesurprises (dreamy krautrock).

7:00 PM at Jules Maes Saloon - Event Page

September 12 - Unwed Sailor / Tremours / X Suns

On tour from Tulsa, Unwed Sailor (dream pop post-rock) will play along with Tremours (psychedelic dream pop) from Los Angeles, and X Suns (instrumental space rock).

7:00 PM at Belltown Yacht Club - Event Page

Wednesday, September 13 - CSTMR / Till the Teeth / Cheli/Davis / Dirty Carpets

Explosive noise rock CSTMR will play along with Till the Teeth (experimental noise rock), Cheli/Davis (avant-garde free jazz) from St. Louis, and Dirty Carpets (experimental).

8:00 PM at Bad Bar - Event Page

Friday, September 15 - Bit Graves / Benjamin Marx / Mason Lynass

Bit Graves (experimental electronic), Benjamin Marx (experimental), and Mason Lynass (experimental electronic).

8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

September 16 - Agente Costura / Suncloud0 / Where Among Wires / Airport Noise Complaint

Agente Costura (sewing machines and synth), Suncloud0 (noise experimental) Where Among Wires (experimental ambient), and Airport Noise Complaint (field recordings from the airport).

8:00 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

September 3 - Moira Scar / Attic Ted / Sailing Camp / DJ Winter Night

The second night for Moira Scar (masked doom deathrock) from Oakland, along with Texas based Attic Ted (weirdo gothic performance art), and Sailing Camp (glam punk). DJ Winter Night will also play.

7:00 PM at Lucky Liquor - Event Page

September 6 - The Infinity Ring / Geist & the Sacred Ensemble / Headstone Brigade

The Infinity Ring (dark folk) from Boston is playing along with Geist & the Sacred Ensemble (doom folk psychedelic) and Headstone Brigade (depressing polka).

8:00 PM at Jules Maes Saloon - Event Page

September 7 - Stefan Spirodon Christoff + Lori Goldston + Christopher Icasiano

Montreal based Stefan Spirodon Christoff (piano) will play along with local legends Lori Goldston (cello), and Christopher Icasiano (percussion).

8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

September 9 - Drone Sleepover

A different type of music event (continuous 8 hours of ambient drone) presented by Chicago based Stretch Metal featuring Mason Lynass, Casual Decay, Playback Head, Little H Collective, Elijah Knutsen, and Asa Nakagawa.

11:00 PM at Fremont Abbey - Event Page

August 27 - RN White / The Late Unpleasantness / Ornament & Crime / Annihilation Squares

Coming back around from a mini PNW tour will be RN White (harsh noise), along with The Late Unpleasantness (noise), Ornament & Crime (concussion noise), and Annihilation Squares (electrified beats).

8:00 PM (SHARP!) at Vermillion - Event Page

September 1 - Knuckle Sandwich / Cherry Dragon / Power Skeleton

Knuckle Sandwich (rock) will play along with Cherry Dragon (rock), and Power Skeleton (experimental rock band).

8:00 PM at Lucky Liquor - Event Page

September 2 - Seward Park Showdown

An outdoor show in Seward Park with Portland based Rank and Vile (death grind), Impulse Noise (grindcore), Worth Nothing (groove violence), Portland based Shell Shock (hardcore), Portland based Simian (power violence), Killcam (gamerviolence), Portland based Father’s Milk (power violence), and NUDECONSUMER (harsh noise wall).

4:00 PM at Seward Park Amphitheater - Event Page

September 2 - Max Nordile / Glad We’re Together / ACOMIP / Darn Tasty

Max Nordile (experimental), Glad We’re Together (experimental weirdo), Darn Tasty (CEOs Inc / EKG), along with ACOMIP.

9:00 PM at Monkey Pub - Event Page

The heat wave is backing down this week, but there’s still plenty of shows to see.

August 22 - Portrayal of Guilt / Gag / Nuclear Daisies / Haunted Horses

Austin based Portrayal of Guilt (black metal), along with Gag (punk), Austin Nuclear Daisies (punk), and Haunted Horses (industrial punk).

8:00 PM at Barboza - Event Page

August 23 - Deathroes / Moth Drakula / Infinexhuma / Xiphoid Dementia

Philadelphia based Deathroes (experimental) will play along with Houston based Moth Drakula (experimental electronic), Infinexhuma (black drone), and Xiphoid Dementia (power electonic noise).

8:00 PM at Belltown Yacht Club - Event Page

August 24 - Aquatic Bee / Changing Bodies / Forrest Friends / Myaku

Aquatic Bee (dark ambient noise) will play along with Changing Bodies (experimental synth), Forrest Friends (freak folk), and Myaku (afroindustrial).

8:00 PM at Jules Mae Saloon - Event Page

August 25 - Metal Mother / enereph / Terror Apart / Alien Angel

Los Angeles based Metal Mother (electro pop), enereph (electronic bedroom pop), Portland based Terror Apart (death industrial), Los Angeles Alien Angel (electronic) along with visuals by Arabella Bautista.

8:00 PM at Chapel Peformance Space - Event Page

August 26 - Lagoss / Starving Weirdos / This World is Unreal Like a Snake in a Rope (Sublime Frequencies)

Tenerife based Lagoss (electronic) will play along with Starving Weirdos (experimental) from Humboldt County, Califorina . 2011 film This World is Unreal Like a Snake in a Rope will be screened along with Robert Millis playing rare Indian 78rpm shellac discs.

7:30 PM at Gallery 1412 - Event Page

August 13 - NUDECONSUMER / Takeshita / CZMB / Tax Evader

NUDECONSUMER (harsh noise wall) will play along with Takeshita (harsh noise), CZMB [Control Zone Metaphorical Body] (harsh noise), and Tax Evader (grindcore).

7:00 PM at The Vera Project - Event Page

August 13 - Miccatepuztli / sonora enjambre

A night of converging music between Brooklyn and Seattle featuring Miccatepuztli (dark drone):

1. Metal del difunto
2. The soundscape duo of m and k specializing in 9v improvised requiems

Joining them will be sonora enjambre (ambient drone).

7:30 PM at Casa Del Xolo - Event Page

August 18 - horopter

Outside of a sparse August schedule for the Chapel comes a unique show featuring poetry from Ankober Yewondwossen, Niccolo Bechtler, Emma McVeigh, and Eric M Acosta. Producing accompanying sounds will be Portland based Ceremonial Abyss.

8:00 PM at Chapel Performance Space - Event Page

August 19 - ⚡Overdose the Katatonic / Jasper Zeus / Bottle Meat ⚡

Overdose the Katatonic (power electronics), will play along with Jasper Zeus (textural beats), and Bottle Meat (experimental) and possible one more. Address can be found on the event link.

8:00 PM at SODO zone - Event Page

Just a video today from Hell Baby (loud, fast, in your face punk) featuring Lolli Morlock (formerly Mommy Long Legs). I hear TikTokers like it. They’ve put out so far three releases:

• 2022 - All Babies Go To Hell
• 2023 - Sour (single)
• 2023 - Burnt

Hell Baby is a brand new band out of Seattle consisting of seasoned veterans of the local scene: Lolli (of Mommy Long Legs, Tummy), Sylva (of The Carols, Plexi), Sidney (of Sleepover Club, Miscomings), and Speen (of Scorn Dog, Titanic 2). - Youth Riot Records

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