Onset, one of Seattle's longest-running drum & bass club nights, is bringing the Upbeats all the way from New Zealand to play Deep Down Lounge Sat. June 20. The Upbeats produce a hard-driving yet melodically nuanced and atmospherically charged style. It's pretty dynamic. Onset promoter Seth Broman expects the show to be one of Onset's biggest of 2009.

Full lineup:
The Upbeats (Virus, Renegade Hardware, Human Imprint -New Zealand)
Psidream (Renegade Hardware -Vancouver, BC)
Cease (Human Imprint)
Grym
TZR
Sonic MC

The Deep Down Lounge in Temple Billiards
126 S Jackson St.
$10 | +21 | 10pm-2am

More info after the cut.

The Upbeats have continued to forge an impressive reputation as both masters of their craft and the future of drum & bass.

Enjoying both critical and commercial success with their 2004 debut LP, The Upbeats have positioned themselves among the highest pantheons of the genre across the world, recording and releasing through influential labels like Dieselboy’s Human Imprint, Bad Company Presents, Ed Rush and Optical’s Virus Recordings, Renegade Hardware, and Gridlok’s Project51.

The Upbeats’ unique sound ranges between frenetic and energetic liquid funk, intensely moody and claustrophobic drum’n’bass, and soulful indulgences of elevation. The sheer diversity and inventiveness of their sound has paid dividends, as the Upbeats have been in demand the world over for their ability to traverse the eclectic tastes of dance music’s fandom.