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Thursday, August 1st
NON GRATA
Seattle, Elliot Bay Cafe, 101 S. Main St., 9pm, FREE (donations accepted)
Friday, August 2nd
KMLP i-radio presents
Entropic Advance
On the web at http://locusproductions.com, 9pm
Saturday, August 3rd
Graham Haynes' Broken Sound Barrier with Shahzad Ismali, Eyvind Kang and Kevin Sawka
Seattle area, Sonarchy live radio hour, KEXP 90.3 FM, 11 pm-midnight
"Graham has worked with Bill Laswell, The Roots, Vernon Reid and his father, Roy Haynes and will bring his trumpet to this heavy electro-acoustic set."NON GRATA
First Annual Bubble Rally!
Seattle, Volunteer Park, 15th ave at E. Prospect St., Noon - 7pm, (NON GRATA on at 5:30), FREEKallisti Kollectif, Oseao Gallery of The Senses
Seattle, 1402 E Pike, above the American Artificial Limb Company,9pm, $10.00 suggested donation, 18 and up, 206.600.2301
"The kallisti kollectif presents Amalgomate, an Expiremental media show."
Sunday, August 4th
Omake & Johnson
Seattle, Polestar Music Gallery, 1412 - 18th Avenue (at East Union),8 PM, $6 donation, All Ages
"Thomas M. Omake came to explore the world of sonic abstraction by being unexpectedly exposed at a young age to the indigenous musics of Southeast Asia. Traditional methods of studying this fantastic and unique music proved a disappointment for Omake and a bitter pill to swallow. After a severe (but undiagnosed) musical identity crisis, Omake pursued the enigma of the creative experience into the vacuum of abstract sound art and never looked back.
Vade Johnson, Jr. is an improvisor from the paleolithic school. His music is a fetid stew of rudimentary skerbibble giving way to highly skilled kerpop, all amidst a backdrop of unintended wheezing. Hailing from a long line of musicians from the Appalachian Mountains, Mr. Johnson brings a down home dull edge to characteristic avant techniques."
Tuesday, August 6th
Cognitive Dissidents presents
inBOIL, Ffej (special ambient set)
Seattle, Coffee Messiah, 1554 E Olive Way, 8 pm, free, all ages.
"inBOIL is an exploration in the careful art of sound generated from silence, slowly nurtured into a saturated eclipse. This solo project of Carl Farrow uses advanced sampling techniques to transform familiar sounds into abstract music. inBOIL often begins with a simple palette of sounds (whispers, a bell, running water) then develops these into a complex, turbulent force. From soothing to seething, with sudden jolts and expansive floating timbres, inBOIL is an exploration of the physical nature of sound.
This will be a special ambient performance by Ffej. In any pop song or other piece of music with a constant rhythm, think of the beat as just a very low frequency in the range of pitches comprising the overall sound. Like a single note in a chord, this frequency interacts with the others and ads texture. It colors the mood and gives the music body. Now imagine music where both high and low frequencies are stretched to meet each other in a hazily defined middle ground. Using a two oscillator analog synthesizer, vintage rhythm box and delay, Ffej will design a series of soundscapes that blur the distinction between tempo and tone."
Thursday, August 8th
Earshot Jazz Voice and Vision presents
Jeff Greinke
Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E Prospect, 7 pm, $7.
"Greinke's multi-layered electro/acoustic compositions are performed on keyboards, trombone, voice, found sounds, and processors. They will be presented with projections of Greinke's own visual images from film and video."Monktail Creative Music Concern
Seattle, Coffee Messiah, 1554 E Olive Way, 8 pm, free, all ages.
"The Monktail Creative Music Concern will present a weekly residency of creative improvised music at Capitol Hill's esteemed Coffee Messiah every Thursday. Performers include, but are not limited to: Ahamefule Oluo (trumpet), Bill Monto (alto/tenor saxophone), Izaak Mills (bass clarinet, flute, tenor/baritone saxophone), Adam Weiss (tenor saxophone), Ryan Murtdfeldt (flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone), Scott Adams (accordion, guitar, etc.), Stephen Fandrich (Fender Rhodes, piano), Stephen Parris (electric guitar), Chris Fish (electric guitar), John Seman (upright bass), John Ewing (percussion), Mark Ostrowski (percussion), and Tamara Weikel (dj)."Ahamefule J. Oluo Quartet
Seattle, Polestar Music Gallery, 1412 - 18th Avenue (at East Union),8 PM, $6 donation, All Ages
"The Ahamefule J. Oluo Quartet is a newly formed group featuring trumpeter Oluo, along with saxophonist Kevin Buster, bassist Willie Blair, and drummer D'vonne Lewis. The group will perform a wide variety of material ranging from free improvisations to cowboy songs to original interpretations of jazz standards."
Ahamefule J. Oluo ( trumpet), Kevin Buster ( saxophone) Willie Blair (bass), D'vonne Lewis (drums)IRREGULAR TV
Seattle area, Channel 77 (SCAN-Seattle Community Access Network) , 9pm
This week's episode features:
Diamanda Galas performing The Litanies of Satan.
"A fiercely confrontational avant-garde performer noted for her wailing, four-octave vocal range, Diamanda Galas' unique, shattering vocal style, inspired by the Schrei ("shriek") opera of German expressionism (a form employing a system of four microphones and a series of echoes and delays) is something that must be seen, as well as heard."
Regen (Rain), 1929 - A film by Joris Ivens w/ soundtrack by the ICP Orchestra.
"Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens is among the most influential and prolific of documentary makers. He was influenced by German expressionist and Russian avant-garde films and founded one of the very first film societies to promote the constructive criticism of films, Filmliga (the Dutch Film League) in 1926. In the latter part of 1929, he made the avant-garde short Regen (Rain), a film in which he deftly spliced four months of footage chronicling different kinds of rain showers together to look like one day's shower. The film won considerable acclaim and helped turn documentaries towards impressionism. The legendary Dutch improvising ensemble The Instant Composers Pool, featuring Misha Mengelberg and Han Bennink, performs the updated soundtrack. "
Saturday, August 10th
Disjunkt
Seattle area, Sonarchy live radio hour, KEXP 90.3 FM, 11 pm-midnight
"Dan Blunk - reeds, Rik Wright - electric guitar and Simon Grant - percussion, explore the boundaries of progressive jazz and rock by testing the sonic limits of their instruments."Carla Kihlstedt & Shahzad Ismaily;Randall Dunn, Bill Horist, and Shahzad Ismaily
Seattle, Polestar Music Gallery, 1412 - 18th Avenue (at East Union),8 PM, $6 donation, All Ages
"They liked Seattle and Polestar so much, they couldn't stay away. In a reprise of their early summer set at the Seattle Improvised Music Festival, virtuoso Sleepytime Gorilla Museum / Tin Hat Trio violinist Carla Kihlstedt shoots the digital rapids courtesy of Shahzad Ismaily's electronic processing via his laptop and other goodies.
Kihlstedt will also perform a short solo set of songs for voice and violin. These are pieces she is currently recording for her upcoming Tzadik release (November, 2002).
Closing the evening will be a special trio of Ismaily on drums, guitar dissector Bill Horist, and Seattle low-end sonic saboteur Randall Dunn on electronics, saxophone, and who knows what all."RABBIT SAX TRIO, MATT MARBLE/JOSEPH BRADSHAW, BUBBLE & SQUEAK
Portland, Polyp Fury, 3967 N. Mississippi Avenue, 9 pm, donation
" This series is curated by John Krausbauer and occurs on the second saturday of each month. Polyp Fury is a new space friendly to improvised music and the affiliated arts."
RABBIT SAX TRIO: taylor aglipay-tenor bryan eubanks-alto unknown-saxophone
MATT MARBLE/JOSEPH BRADSHAW "new works for the human voice"
BUBBLE & SQUEAK caryl kientz=violin,other jean-Paul Jenkins=guitar, otherSunday, August 11th
Alea: 9 volt Art Action
Seattle, Across the street from Polestar Music Gallery @ 1412 18th Ave (at East Union), 2 to 3 pm, John_Czoldak@muchomail.com
"Thanks to a surplus from a local theater sound honcho, a generous soul will dispense free, fully functioning 9 volt ba
tteries to musicians. As any musician will tell you, 9 volt batteries are needed for guitar pedals, direct boxes, tuners, and other musical devices. Supplies are limited: each musician can have three 9 volt batteries or opt to roll a 6-sided die and collect 1 to 6 batteries, depending on the result. First come, first serve. Your mileage may vary. May contain trace amounts of peanuts."AIKO SHIMADA/ELIZABETH CARPENTER QUARTET/WILLOW
Seattle, Hop Vine Pub, 507 E 15th Ave (Capitol Hill), 9pm, 21+
"Elizabeth and crew return to the Hop Vine with their brand of dissonant roots music. They will share the evening with fellow Persephone's Circle cohorts Willow and the always-captivating Aiko Shimada."
Tuesday, August 13th
Cognitive Dissidents presents
XI S IX, Fetal Distress
Seattle, Coffee Messiah, 1554 E Olive Way, 8 pm, free, all ages.
Wednesday, August 14th
Composer Spotlight: Philip Munger
Seattle, Jack Straw Productions, 4261 Roosevelt Way NE, 7:30 pm, free.
"Philip is a composer of diverse styles, from electronic music to ecologically inspired works. He will discuss his compositions as well as play excerpts. He will also talk about his experiences as Music Director at KRAB in the 1970s and how these experiences influenced his creativity, including Between the Lines, one of three compositions he composed while at KRAB. It is a 30-minute radio piece about how he metaphorically burnt the Donut Shop which was what the KRAB studio was called. Another piece is The Kalakala Toccatas for String Quartet which was his first electronic piece since KRAB. It has links to ecologically inspired work he1s done with artists in Alaska. Phillip will also premiere a composition he wrote in rememberance of September 11th The piece is entitled Sonata for Trombone (Trombone and piano)."
Thursday, August 15th
Monktail Creative Music Concern
Seattle, Coffee Messiah, 1554 E Olive Way, 8 pm, free, all ages.
"The Monktail Creative Music Concern will present a weekly residency of creative improvised music at Capitol Hill's esteemed Coffee Messiah every Thursday. Performers include, but are not limited to: Ahamefule Oluo (trumpet), Bill Monto (alto/tenor saxophone), Izaak Mills (bass clarinet, flute, tenor/baritone saxophone), Adam Weiss (tenor saxophone), Ryan Murtdfeldt (flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone), Scott Adams (accordion, guitar, etc.), Stephen Fandrich (Fender Rhodes, piano), Stephen Parris (electric guitar), Chris Fish (electric guitar), John Seman (upright bass), John Ewing (percussion), Mark Ostrowski (percussion), and Tamara Weikel (dj)."ROBIN HOLCOMB
Seattle, Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. NW, 206 789 3599, $12, 21+.
A celebration of the release of her new CD's THE BIG TIME, American Bandstand, and Sweeter Than the Day.
Friday, August 16th
Amy Denio and Gregory Reynolds
Seattle, Polestar Music Gallery, 1412 - 18th Avenue (at East Union),8 PM, $6 donation, All Ages
"Solo sets and an evening-capping duet by Seattle's creative music elder stateswoman and a phenomenal new force on the scene.
Seattle treasure and multi-instrumentalist Amy Denio performs a set of high-flying vocal and electronics improvisations. At Denio's special request, young firebrand alto saxophonist Gregory Reynolds opens with an intense and sublime solo set. Rounding out the evening will be an improvised meeting of these two explorers."The Progman Cometh Music Festival
Seattle, The Moore Theatre, 1932 2nd Ave, 7 pm (Sat at 1 and & 6:30 pm and Sun at 2 pm), $86 for all 3 Fri & Sat shows, $46 for Sunday show.
"Announcing a Prog rock music festival in the USA featuring the best of Canterbury, England's distinguished musicians, along with their counterparts in the USA. Performers scheduled include: SoftWare (Allan Holdsworth, Hugh Hopper, Elton Dean, and John Marshall--the New Software for the Classic Machine), Pip Pyle's Bash, Phil Miller's In Cahoots, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen's University of Errors, Richard Sinclair, Gordon Beck and the list goes on. Former bands these gentle men have encompassed include Soft Machine, Hatfield and the North, National Health, Gong, Caravan,... need we say more? Progman truly Cometh, as a grand finale, an All Star Jam on Sunday. Please visit: http://twomonkeyfinger.com and http://www.theparamount.com/artists/progman-cometh.html for concert details."KMLP i-radio presents
Vance Galloway
On the web at http://locusproductions.com, 9pmDisjunkt
Seattle, 9lb Hammer Pub, 6509 Airport Way South, 9PM, no cover, info@hipsync.org
Two Sets
Dan Blunck, (Reeds and percussion), Rik Wright (Loopers, samplers and guitars),Simon Grant (Electronic and acoustic percussion)
Saturday, August 17th
Mutant Data Orchestra
Seattle area, Sonarchy live radio hour, KEXP 90.3 FM, 11 pm-midnight
"John Bain and his staff of songbirds will deliver the ideal summer night soundtrack."Greg Campbell, Bill Horist & Wally Shoup
Seattle, Polestar Music Gallery, 1412 - 18th Avenue (at East Union),8 PM, $6 donation, All Ages
"Two sets from this trio of veteran Seattle improvisors. Coming from diverse backgrounds, Wally Shoup (alto sax), Greg Campbell (drums), and Bill Horist (guitar), seek and locate ledges and footholds of sonic communion -- pitfalls and pratfalls also welcome. What rises above any disparities in background and aesthetic is each member's enthusiasm and active involvement with improvisation. This trio made a successful debut last winter at the Rainbow's short-lived Oxygen Lounge series."The Progman Cometh Music Festival
Seattle, The Moore Theatre, 1932 2nd Ave, 7 pm (Sat at 1 and & 6:30 pm and Sun at 2 pm), $86 for all 3 Fri & Sat shows, $46 for Sunday show.
See 8/16 description above.ARTS IN NATURE FESTIVAL
Seattle, Camp Long, 5200 35th Ave SW at SW Dawson St, West Seattle, free
Two full days of art and entertainment in the great outdoors.
Adventurous music highlights:
at the Lodge -
11:30-12:15pm: Mike Marlin - illegally blind experimental banjo player
at the Outdoor Stage -
2-3pm: Aiko Shimada - guitarist/singer/songwriter & her group
6-7pm: Non Grata - experimental music concern
the Pond
1-4pm: Lelavision Physical Music - this group performs music, dance & animates large kinetic musical sculptures. They will be performing excerpts from "Rhythm of the Landscape", which examines our internal rhythms & our relationship to the larger patterns & cycles in nature. Some of the sculptures to be installed by the pond include a 10 ft high percussion tree, a 20 ft long harp, & a 6 ft tall bowed harmonic, flower shaped instrument. Artistic Directors, Ela Lamblin & Leah Mann.
the Glacier behind cabin #10:
1-3pm: Low Crawlers High Flying - butoh inspired dance by Kristin Narcowich, Tina Pilonetti, Mandy Gulla, Alan Sutherland. Improvised music by Daniel Shurman and Jon Zucker.
The entire ring of cabins will be turned into a "Museum of Sound" featuring installations by local sound artists.intimate stage
Seattle, Green Lake, 2353 N 64th St., 8 p.m., $12,reservations required. Call Dappin' Butoh at 206-526-5756 for reservations and directions.
This month's program features Consuelo Gonzalez with music by Richard Middleton & a new work by Joan Laage & Lisa Lightner.
Sunday, August 18th
Avram Fefer, Michael Bisio & Greg Campbell
Seattle, Polestar Music Gallery, 1412 - 18th Avenue (at East Union), 8 PM, $8 donation, All Ages
"A bang-up bi-coastal improvised music meeting of downtown-NYC fixture Fefer on saxophone and Seattle creative music masters Bisio and Campbell on bass and drums. Come catch Fefer's first performance back in the city of his formative musical years, age 8-17 in Seattle."The Progman Cometh Music Festival
Seattle, The Moore Theatre, 1932 2nd Ave, 7 pm (Sat at 1 and & 6:30 pm and Sun at 2 pm), $86 for all 3 Fri & Sat shows, $46 for Sunday show.
See 8/16 description above.ARTS IN NATURE FESTIVAL
Seattle, Camp Long, 5200 35th Ave SW at SW Dawson St, West Seattle, free
Adventurous music highlights for the day:
at the Outdoor Stage -
2-3pm: Susie Kozawa & Friends - improvised performance utilizing natural & found objects
the pond:
1-3pm and 4-6 pm: Lelavision Physical Music - this group performs music, dance & animates large kinetic musical sculptures. They will be performing excerpts from "Rhythm of the Landscape", which examines our internal rhythms & our relationship to the larger patterns & cycles in nature. Some of the sculptures to be installed by the pond include a 10 ft high percussion tree, a 20 ft long harp, & a 6 ft tall bowed harmonic, flower shaped instrument. Artistic Directors, Ela Lamblin & Leah Mann.
Glacier (behind Cabin #10):
10:30-12:30pm: Moss - butoh inspired movement, home-made instruments & looped tablas. By Ed Byrne, Daniel Shurman & Jon Zucker.
1:30-3:30pm: Low Crawlers High Flying - butoh inspired dance by Kristin Narcowich, Tina Pilonetti, Mandy Gulla, Alan Sutherland. Improvised music by Daniel Shurman and Jon Zucker.
The entire ring of cabins will be turned into a "Museum of Sound" featuring installations by local sound artists.
KMLP i-radio presents
DJ Bios+a+ic
On the web at http://locusproductions.com, 9pmintimate stage
Seattle, Green Lake, 2353 N 64th St., 7p.m., $12,reservations required. Call Dappin' Butoh at 206-526-5756 for reservations and directions.
This month's program features Consuelo Gonzalez with music by Richard Middleton & a new work by Joan Laage & Lisa Lightner.
Tuesday, August 20th
Cognitive Dissidents presents
The Furies (Margo Lauritzen & Friends), Vance Galloway
Seattle, Coffee Messiah, 1554 E Olive Way, 8 pm, free, all ages.
"The Furies are Margo Lauritzen on keyboards and vocals and Jen Gay on drums with their friend Laura on bass. Considering that this is their first show, it is hard to pinhole their sound. Suffice it to say that there will be a hint of goth, a healthy dose of indie-pop, and a crowded dessert-tray worth of dramatic spectacle. Weaving a path between acoustic sound and digital processing, improvisation and composition, technician and musician Vance Galloway uses the guitar as his entryway into the world of avant-garde electronica. His extensive use of custom-designed signal processing and surround sound in tandem with Power Book effects processors and prepared guitars creates a new context in which to experience traditional as well as drone-based ambient music."Nervewheel
Seattle, Re-Bar, 1114 Howell, 9 pm, cover.
"The debut show for this big prog trio featuring Bill Horist on guitar, Ben Hadley on bass, and Adam Gross on drums."Thursday, August 22nd
Monktail Creative Music Concern
Seattle, Coffee Messiah, 1554 E Olive Way, 8 pm, free, all ages.
"The Monktail Creative Music Concern will present a weekly residency of creative improvised music at Capitol Hill's esteemed Coffee Messiah every Thursday. Performers include, but are not limited to: Ahamefule Oluo (trumpet), Bill Monto (alto/tenor saxophone), Izaak Mills (bass clarinet, flute, tenor/baritone saxophone), Adam Weiss (tenor saxophone), Ryan Murtdfeldt (flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone), Scott Adams (accordion, guitar, etc.), Stephen Fandrich (Fender Rhodes, piano), Stephen Parris (electric guitar), Chris Fish (electric guitar), John Seman (upright bass), John Ewing (percussion), Mark Ostrowski (percussion), and Tamara Weikel (dj)."kallisti
Seattle, Velocity Mainspace Theater, 915 E Pine, 8pm, $5 general, $3 students, macrotone@hotmail.com
"kallisti is proud to announce the release of their first cd "pronoia" on hipsync records.
To celebrate this event, they will be collaborating with members of LingoDanceTheater for the second set of this unique show and will be playing some of their compositions and improvisations for the first set.
The music always borders on the strange and discombobulating, yet there is something intensly pleasurable about it all. they have also been bringing in a theatrical element to their shows since playing on sonarchy last november. the surprises never cease in a kallisti performance due to the fact that they are intent on exploring the world of BOO! and all its glorious ramifications."
Dan Blunck (woodwinds), Dan Eaton (trombones), Nathan Levine (double bass)Herzog, Kawabata Makoto, Guru and Zeros ,Daevid Allen
Seattle, I-Spy, 1921 Fifth Ave., 9:30 p.m., cover, ampbuzz@earthlink.net
Herzog is joined y Jeffery Taylor of Climax Golden Twins.
For the first time in Seattle, Kawabata Makoto (from Acid MothersTemple) will then perform a solo set.
Closing the evening will be Guru and Zeros, which includes Daevid Allen (original Soft Machine and Gong), Kawabata Makoto, and Cotton Casino (also of Acid Mothers Temple).Michael White, Steve Gigante, The Elevator, Murderous Copulation of Birds
Seattle, COCA, 1420 11th Ave., 9pm, $5, www.cocaseattle.org
Openers Murderous Copulataion of Birds features local improvisers Gregory Reynolds(alto sax) and Cristin Miller.(voise) They perform weird liturgies of sex, death, breathing, and shrieking. Since moving here from California, Gregory has played with all sorts of wonderful people, including Bill Horist and many groups of his own design. He also recently joined William Hooker for a short string of duo concerts in the northwest.
The Elevator is Pierre Crutchfield utilizing turntables, woodwinds, and keyboards to produce deconstructed, soundtrackish structured improvisations in the vein of DJs Spooky and Olive. Formerly of Up Records weirdos Octant, Pierre has also been a frequent collaborator with many in Seattle's modern jazz scene, including Craig Flory, John Wicks, Eyvind Kang and many others.
Steve Gigante's recent bands include Tiny Bird Mouths and THETEETHE, he has toured in the past with Drag City's Brother JT, and he currently plays drums in Oly's Old Time Relijun. Past shows from Steve have ranged from beautiful, cracked solo acoustic guitar songs to one-man-band yelling/guitar beating/drum abusing improvisational art punk.
Michael White performs his third-ever solo violin concert. A figure in experimental jazz since the bay area scene of the 1960s, Michael White had tenures in the bands of Pharoah Sanders and John Handy, played with John Coltrane and Stevie Wonder, and taught Eyvind Kang. His solo concerts blend haunting melody with harrowing spirituality.
Friday, August 23rd
KMLP i-radio presents
R.S. Pearson
On the web at http://locusproductions.com, 9pmKrausbauer/Jenkins/Eubanks/Pittman
Portland, The Tugboat, 711 SW Ankeny, 9 pm, no cover, okaysous@yahoo.com
Various combos playing totally free!
John Krausbauer (guitar), Jean-Paul Jenkins (twelve string acoustic guitar), Kelvin Pittman (alto saxophone), Bryan Eubanks (alto saxophone)Point Line Plane Arrington de Dionyso and Matt Crane
Olympia, Le Voyeur Cafe East 404 4th avenue, 10pm, $3 cover 21+.Damo Suzuki's Network, Kinski
Seattle, Crocodile Cafe, 9:30 p.m., $10, ampbuzz@earthlink.net
"Kinski will be performing with Damo Suzuki's Network, featuring Damo Suzuki from the world renowned group Can.
With Suzuki in the lineup, Can produced its most enduring and innovative work, including classic LPs like 1971's Tago Mago, 1972's Ege Bamayasi and 1973's Future Days.
Saturday, August 24th
11 unaccompanied solo performances
Portland, disjecta, 116 NE Russel St.,9 pm $3-$10 sliding scale
Tim DuRoche (drums, toys)
Elizabeth Ward (dance)
Jean-Paul Jenkins (guitar/alto clarinet)
Joel Taylor (flutes/electronics)
Matt Marble (action figures)
Cameron Stevens (electronics)
Kristi White (words)
Tom McNally (guitar)
Bryan Eubanks (alto saxophone)
Chad Hensel (bass clarinet)
Tom Davis (words)NON GRATA
Rolling Thunder Tour
Renton, Petrovisky Park, 11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M., $5
NON GRATA performs, amidst a lot of mainstream alt-rock fare.
Tuesday, August 27h
Cognitive Dissidents presents
Xaxis Wye, Sparkle Girl
Seattle, Coffee Messiah, 1554 E Olive Way, 8 pm, free, all ages.
"Xaxis Wye will perform new compositions and demonstrate his invention "glitch hammer" in glorious celebration of the upcoming release GERMANTICS. This new material pushes the xaxis wye sound to new extremes of full frequency rhythm blasts, edgy synthesizer manipulation, and vocals that fuse ancient spiritual chant with cutting edge effects processing."L.A. Sonic Arts Onion , tiny robots, super unity
Portland, Polyp Fury, 3967 N. Mississippi Ave., 8:30 pm, $3-$10, okaysous@yahoo.com
Wednesday, August 28th
The Montauk Project
Seattle, I-Spy, 1921 5th Ave., entrance in back alley, 9pm, $6, skylynn@speakeasy.net
Sky Lynn (effects, clarinet, guitar, voice), Todd Alexander (upright bass, electric bass), Mike Oberg (sax),Peter Schott (turntables), Mike (drums).
Thursday, August 29th
Monktail Creative Music Concern
Seattle, Coffee Messiah, 1554 E Olive Way, 8 pm, free, all ages.
"The Monktail Creative Music Concern will present a weekly residency of creative improvised music at Capitol Hill's esteemed Coffee Messiah every Thursday. Performers include, but are not limited to: Ahamefule Oluo (trumpet), Bill Monto (alto/tenor saxophone), Izaak Mills (bass clarinet, flute, tenor/baritone saxophone), Adam Weiss (tenor saxophone), Ryan Murtdfeldt (flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone), Scott Adams (accordion, guitar, etc.), Stephen Fandrich (Fender Rhodes, piano), Stephen Parris (electric guitar), Chris Fish (electric guitar), John Seman (upright bass), John Ewing (percussion), Mark Ostrowski (percussion), and Tamara Weikel (dj)."
Friday, August 30th
KMLP i-radio presents
Logic Probe
On the web at http://locusproductions.com, 9pmLA Sonic Arts Onion/Music Production Ensemble, Super Unity Group, Jackie O Motherfucker, Stevie Ray Lobdell
Olympia, Le Voyeur Cafe East 404 4th avenue, 10pm, $3 cover 21+.
Los Angeles Sonic Arts Onion: Solos and collaborations between: Joseph Hammer (tapeloops), Mitchell Brown (Electronics, CDs, MDs, etc.), Jeremy Drake (guitar, electronics), David Kendall (acoustic bass guitar, machines, electronics), Leticia Castaneda (electronics, MDs, percussion).
Also on the bill are Portland's Super Unity, Jackie O Mother Fucker, and Stevie Ray Lobdell (who has recently played in Faust).
Saturday, August 31st
Azalea
Seattle area, Sonarchy live radio hour, KEXP 90.3 FM, 11 pm-midnight
"Azalea plays new music composed by Andrew Dury and features Andrew with Fred Chalenor, Steve Moore and Brent Arnold."Haruko - solo dance performance
Seattle, Lincoln Park Parking Lot, on Fauntleroy Way SW, 9 pm, Free.
"A solo dance performance by Haruko of Degenerate art Ensemble, plus several musicians, and a few guest performers. It will be an intense disorienting and one of a kind experience. The performance will take place way out in the woods in the dark! Tea and Cake served."
August 16th, 17th, and 18th
The Progman Cometh Music Festival
Seattle, The Moore Theatre, 1932 2nd Ave, 7 pm (Sat at 1 and & 6:30 pm and Sun at 2 pm), $86 for all 3 Fri & Sat shows, $46 for Sunday show.
"Announcing a Prog rock music festival in the USA featuring the best of Canterbury, England's distinguished musicians, along with their counterparts in the USA. Performers scheduled include: SoftWare (Allan Holdsworth, Hugh Hopper, Elton Dean, and John Marshall--the New Software for the Classic Machine), Pip Pyle's Bash, Phil Miller's In Cahoots, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen's University of Errors, Richard Sinclair, Gordon Beck and the list goes on. Former bands these gentle men have encompassed include Soft Machine, Hatfield and the North, National Health, Gong, Caravan,... need we say more? Progman truly Cometh, as a grand finale, an All Star Jam on Sunday. Please visit: http://twomonkeyfinger.com and http://www.theparamount.com/artists/progman-cometh.html for concert details."August 16th 17th and 18th
Velocity Dance Center presents
The Fall Kick off Showcase Extravaganza
Seattle, Velocity MainSpace Theater, 915 East Pine Street, 2nd floor, $20.00 for one night, $30.00 for two nights and $35.00 for all three nights, 206 325-8773 x 2.
Friday night's line up: Mary Sheldon Scott/Jarad Powell Performance, Liz Young, 33 Fainting Spells, Rockhopper Dance Collective and VIA/ROOM with international guests and laptopDJ Carl Farrow.
Saturday night's line up: Better Biscuit Dance, d-9 Dance Collective, Crispin Spaeth Dance Group, Pat Graney Dance Company and Alianna Jacqua.
Sunday night's line up: Lingo dancetheater, LeGendre Performance, Locust dance, Karn Junkinsmith and Wade Madsen.August 17th, and 18th
ARTS IN NATURE FESTIVAL
Seattle, Camp Long, 5200 35th Ave SW at SW Dawson St, West Seattle, free
Two full days of art and entertainment in the great outdoors.
See individual listings above for details on adventurous music performances that are a part of the festivalFridays and Saturdays Aug 9th-24th
American Voices: Bukowski, Micheline & The First Amendment
Seattle, Union Garage Theatre, 1418 10th Ave., 9pm, $12, 206 720-1942 or ticketwindowonline.com
Written and performed by Vincent Balestri Original music, composed and performed by Michael Bisio
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