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Friday, November 6, 2009

OK, Hotel

Posted by Eric Grandy on Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 1:15 PM

Regarding this post's "(?!)" about the Sorrento Hotel's acting as a retail outlet for Vita's upcoming GIVE charity comp, further evidence that this ain't your grandma's "Favorite Boutique Luxury Hotel" (unless your grandma is a Loch Lomond fan, in which case grrr!):

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Again with the press release after the jump...

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Caffe Vita Announce GIVE Charity Compilation

Posted by Eric Grandy on Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 12:46 PM

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Just in time for the holidays, Caffe Vita (along with several partnering businesses and organizations) are releasing GIVE, a compilation of exclusive tracks from 36 local artists—from Ben Gibbard to Gabriel Mintz—with all proceeds to benefit Arts Corps, Ballard Food Bank, Rainier Valley Food Bank, University District Food Bank and West Seattle Food Bank. Awwww.

The album is out November 17th at www.giveseattle.org, Caffe Vita, Easy Street Records, Sonic Boom Records, University Book Store, the Crocodile, the Sorrento Hotel (?!), and Neumos. A benefit show—not for the charities directly but to cover expenses not donated to the GIVE projcet—with details TBA, will be held at the Crocodile on December 3rd.

Full press release after the jump.

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Audion's "Instant in You"

Posted by Dave Segal on Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 11:53 AM

Audion (aka suave song-and-dance-music man Matthew Dear of Ghostly International/Spectral Sound) has a new track available for free download, "Instant in You." It's a creepy yet sensual stealth weapon for DJs. Hear it here.

Audion performs Mon. Nov. 16 at Triple Door with Pezzner (live) and the Knightriders DJ crew supporting. It's going to be an audio-visual spectacle unprecedented in the hallowed confines of that downtown dinner theater. (See video below for a brief taste.)

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Crate Expectations: Dug @ Lo-Fi Fri. Nov. 6

Posted by Dave Segal on Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 10:25 AM

The beat-connoisseur's juggernaut known as Dug lands at Lo-Fi this Friday for its monthly seminar in the science of crate-digging and rug-cutting. Veteran selectors Christian Science, David James, and Greasy have done hella grunt work over the years so you can lose your shit on the dance floor to their rare soul, funk, Latin, disco, boogie, reggae, and jazz sides (no computers allowed here). Special guest this month is MC/DJ/producer Ohmega Watts.

If I may make a request, I'd like to hear this. Thanks in advance.

Lo-Fi Performance Gallery, 429 Eastlake Ave E, 9 pm-2 am, $5, 21+.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Foscil's Residential Album Dropping in December

Posted by Dave Segal on Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 4:49 PM

The Journal of Popular Noise will be releasing in December Foscil's Residential, the long-awaited full-length follow-up to 2005's Foscil. Six select cuts from album will appear on three 7-inches packaged with Byron Kalet's sporadically published periodical JPN (ltd. ed. of 300). The album will also be available as a digital download. Pre-orders can be made here now.

Featuring all three members of Truckasauras plus versatile hornman Anthony Moore, Foscil tend to get overshadowed by Truck, but, as I wrote about a year ago in Data Breaker:

Foscil deserve at least as much attention as their flashier, kitschier counterparts receive. They bring the funk with slightly more nuance and cerebral intensity, emphasizing impressive instrumental prowess over Truck's Game Boy bleepage, WWE footage, and American-flag capes (not that there's anything wrong with those things). Think of Foscil as Truck's more responsible alter ego.

I'm hoping to get a copy of the new release tomorrow and will give my impressions after some quality time with it.

Foscil play the Crocodile Sat. Nov. 21 with Head Like A Kite and Animals At Night.

Press release after the cut.

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You Have Exactly One Week to Enter Sound Off!

Posted by Megan Seling on Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 2:17 PM

Sound Off!, EMP's annual underage battle of the bands, is accepting entries for their 2010 competition until November 9th. That's next Monday.

If you're 21 or under and in a band with people who are 21 or under, submit a demo and get a chance to win gear, recording time, and more!

All genres are welcome—previous Sound Off! bands include Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, New Faces, the Lonely Forest, and Dyme Def. (See a full list of participants here.)

For complete rules and an entry form, visit empsfm.org/soundoff.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Tyvek Added to Blues Control's Nov. 1 Show

Posted by Dave Segal on Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 2:45 PM

Detroit's Tyvek have been added to the Blues Control/Brother Raven/Little Claw bill happening tomorrow night at the Funhouse. This makes a very strong lineup even stronger. Thank you, Portable Shrines and the Funhouse.

Friday, October 30, 2009

The Best Show Happening this Halloween?

Posted by Eric Grandy on Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 9:48 AM


Without a doubt, Broadcast and Atlas Sound:

Halloween, with all its candy and kiddie costumes, makes light of a pretty serious aspect of the human condition: Ghosts are real. Maybe not in the form of ectoplasmic slimers or furniture-flinging poltergeists, but at least as a metaphorical means of explaining the memories we hold on to long after a person or thing or even a possibility is dead and gone. Who hasn't been haunted by such phantoms? There are plenty of places you can spend your Halloween this year, but if you want to hear some truly haunted music, there's only one show to see: Atlas Sound and Broadcast.

Atlas Sound is the solo recording guise of prolific Deerhunter frontman Bradford Cox. Broadcast are the Birmingham, UK, duo of Trish Keenan and James Cargill. Both bands engage in what music critic Simon Reynolds, borrowing from Jacques Derrida, has dubbed "hauntology": music that explores "the paradoxical state of the spectre, which is neither being nor non-being." In general, this means lots of disembodied voices, echoes, blurry samples and hazes of sound, and a kind of sinister nostalgia or longing. But each of these acts takes a slightly different approach to busting out its ghosts.

Read and comment on the whole thing here.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Say Hello to Useful: Deru @ Motor on Halloween

Posted by Dave Segal on Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 3:17 PM

Another late-announced show is going down Sat. Oct. 31 at Motor, with LA producer Deru (aka Benjamin Wynn) headlining. Deru's forthcoming album, Say Goodbye to Useless (out in January on Mush Records), is some of the most accomplished downtempo, funk-infused IDM of the decade. Some may also remember his set at Decibel last year, which ranked high among many attendees.

Show details here and below.

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Trick or Acid? 3/4 of Kinski to Join Kawabata Makoto Oct. 31

Posted by Dave Segal on Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 2:06 PM

Kinski members Lucy Atkinson, Barrett Wilke, and Chris Martin will be joining Kawabata Makoto from Acid Mothers Temple Sat. Oct. 31, at the Rendezvous. Martin predicts that Kinski's contribution is "going to involve a lot of keyboards."

Here's what I said about the show in this week's paper:

Thrones, Amber Asylum, Kawabata Makoto, ?Alos, Sugar Skulls

(Rendezvous) Rendezvous offers a weirdly mixed bag of tricks and treats for your Halloween festivities. Thrones (Salem, Oregon's Joe Preston) ranks among the highest practitioners of low-end aural punishment. An early member of Earth, Preston also has throttled his bass for Melvins, Men's Recovery Project, Sunn O))), and other avant-metallers; he's honed his glowering, overcast steez until it seems as if his very tones have grown unruly fur and fangs. Acid Mothers Temple shaman Kawabata Makoto communicates with otherworldly deities through his eloquent guitar in alternately boisterous and dewy tones. San Francisco's Amber Asylum straddle romantic goth folk and dark ambient realms with grace, black lace, and eyeliner. They brood elegantly amid bruised-purple string parts and descending chord progressions while Kris Force flexes operatic skills on the mic. Sugar Skulls, by contrast, spaz out on the frenetic prog-rock tip while Italy's ?Alos earn their question mark with intense, tonally peculiar post-rock festooned with Yoko Ono—esque trills.

Music starts at 8 pm; cover is $13 with costume/$15 without; 21+. Aerial Ruin are also on the bill.

You Can Fucking Dance at a Dinner Theater

Posted by Eric Grandy on Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 12:51 PM

Mea culpa: Turns out the Triple Door is going to great lengths to make sure you will be able to dance your ass off to Audion on November 16th:

The entire front section is being removed in front of the stage to contain a VIP area that can handle at this time 50 people. I hate to be blunt but at even the best Decibel events over the past three years a solid group of dancers numbering over 75 at any one time is as orgasmic as few and far between. Those that want to dance can and will be ensured more space and intimate contact with Matt than at any other Hecatomb tour date. Add in my belief that this will set a new standard for visuals and sound at the Triple Door, I don't see how a better more promising event could be made on any week night any where on Earth.

Between every section of dinner tables there is an aisle at least 5 feet wide that can handle at least 30 with an unobstructed view. Mix in how I wasn't content with my DEMF Hecatomb experience, Matt has learned to control all the visuals himself and that he continues to release at least one new single a month there was no chance I wouldn't put this in my cats litter closet and still be happier than fuk to experience the very edge in Modern American techno.

Well shit, that sounds just great! And truly, this show will look and sound awesome at the Triple Door:


Audion plays the Triple Door November 16th, 21+, $15 adv/$18 DOS/$30 for VIP Ghostly Prize Pack and a spot on the dance floor.

Got the AIDS? The HIV? Well, That Really Sucks...

Posted by Adrian Ryan on Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 11:26 AM

But there is a promising fledgling club night, just for you...

Positive” is a brand new Seattle club party targeting HIV Positive people and their friends. It is slated to be a quarterly event, and the premier is tomorrow night at Re-Bar.

“This is the only HIV+ dance party in Seattle,” explain the DJs Barbarella (Lisa Damm) and Problematic (Tatayana Doss), the devisers of the event.

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“There are (HIV+) support group meetings, teas, potlucks and socials, but no club nights. We wanted to make sure it was just as normal as any other club night. Just because someone is infected with the virus doesn't mean they no longer like to dance and have a great time with their friends.


“Many of the people that are intended for this event are reluctant to support it for fear of exposing their status publicly...the very reason we decided to throw this event. We want to help foster an atmosphere where people will not be afraid to declare their status for fear of ostracism.”

Of course, an event like this is by its very nature riddled, fraught, indeed, land-mined, with serious social and political overtones: Serosorting, bug chasers, questions of mental and public health, latex barriers, alleged "safer sex"—and it's quite likely that many HIV negative folks will avoid the event for fear of misunderstandings arising about their own sero-status. So why are two straight HIV-less young women staging this event, how do they intend to overcome these obstacles...and why now?

“(People) are trying to politicize our agenda. They are simply over thinking it. We are essentially and ONLY trying to throw an open minded, progressive party that says, "Fuck You" to the shame/blame that leads to so much unhappiness and desperation surrounding those who are already infected.”

The first Positive happens tomorrow, Friday, October 30th, 10pm at Re-Bar (1114 Howell). $5 at the door. Barbarella and Problematic spinning. For boys, for girls!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Re: Oh, Dear! Audion @ Triple Door Nov. 16, or: You Can't Fucking Dance at a Dinner Theater

Posted by Eric Grandy on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 3:40 PM

I'm stoked Audion is coming to town—dude absolutely burned shit down at Decibel 2008, but I have to say: it succccks that he's playing the Triple Door. Don't get me wrong, the Triple Door is great for some shows—the sound is ideal (and capable of some deep, seat-buzzing bass frequencies), the sightlines are great, the ability to support large-scale visuals is vital to shows like Audion's upcoming one, and being served food and drink during a show always makes me feel a little bit kingly. BUT! You can't fucking dance at a dinner theater, and however cerebral and arty Audion's A/V show is, it's still essentially dance music:



Right?

I for one would gladly forego the table-service satay in favor of some room to move for this show. Get off my lawn. End rant.

Oh, Dear! Audion @ Triple Door Nov. 16

Posted by Dave Segal on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 2:02 PM

Knightriders Inc. has booked Audion (aka Ghostly International/Spectral Sound recording artist Matthew Dear) for the Triple Door Mon. Nov. 16. This date is part of Audion's Hecatomb Tour, which features some spectacular op-art visuals and mesmerizing lighting (courtesy of Audion art director/cover designer Will Calcutt and artist Eno Henze) along, of course, with Audion's throbbing, ram-rodding, psychedelic techno productions. Prepare yourselves for an intense, extreme audio-visual experience.

The show's 21+, with tickets $15 adv/$18 DOS; $30 gets you a VIP Ghostly Prize Pack and choice seats.

Pa-Rum-Pa-Pum-Pum (Extended Disco Version)

Posted by Eric Grandy on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 10:48 AM

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Pitchfork reports today that Norwegian disco auteur Lindstrøm will be releasing a 40 minute long version of "Little Drummer Boy" to be sold as a bonus disc via Rough Trade for his forthcoming collaboration with singer Christabelle, Real Life is No Cool. Lindstrøm's longest track previously was the title cut of his Where You Go I Go Too EP, which clocked in at just shy of 29 minutes.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Passion Pit Show Rescheduled

Posted by Megan Seling on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 4:01 PM

The Passion Pit have rescheduled their cancelled show from earlier this month—the new date is December 9th at the Moore Theatre. Tickets are available now, and all tickets from the Showbox show will be honored.

(Find out about show updates and ticket info the instant it happens by following SEAshows on Twitter.)

Monday, October 26, 2009

Los Campesinos! Announce New Album Romance is Boring

Posted by Eric Grandy on Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 2:57 PM

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Good god, does this band have a way with (wordy, twee, tragic) titles. Check out this tracklisting:

Romance Is Boring:

01 In Medias Res
02 There Are Listed Buildings
03 Romance Is Boring
04 We've Got Your Back (Documented Minor Emotional Breakdown #2)
05 Plan A
06 200-102
07 Straight in at 101
08 Who Fell Asleep In
09 I Warned You: Do Not Make an Enemy of Me
10 Heart Swells/100-1
11 I Just Sighed. I Just Sighed, Just So You Know
12 A Heat Rash in the Shape of the Show Me State; or, Letters From Me to Charlotte
13 The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future
14 This Is a Flag. There Is No Wind.
15 Coda: A Burn Scar in the Shape of the Sooner State

Yeesh! The album, the band's third, will come out on January 26th via Arts & Crafts, and features guest appearances from like-minded mopers Zac Pennington of the Parenthetical Girls, Jherek Bischoff of the Dead Science, and Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu. Says Los Campesinos!:

It is a record about the death and decay of the human body, sex, lost love, mental breakdown, football and, ultimately, that there probably isn’t a light at the end of the tunnel.

Delightful.

Friday, October 23, 2009

The Greatest of Japanese: Anime Blowout Sale @ Wall of Sound

Posted by Dave Segal on Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 3:36 PM

Wall of Sound is holding an all-day sale of anime and game CDs Sat. Oct. 24 (11 am-7 pm). The goods come from rabid Japanese collector and they include soundtracks (Hummingbird, Idol Project, Secret of Blue Water) and vocal collections (Sailormoon, Ranma 1/2, Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Galaxy Angel). This fanatic—who'll be at Wall of Sound all day to answer your questions—will also be selling movie soundtracks and seiyuu music (Megumi Hayashibara, Yuko Miyamura, Masami Okui), shibuya-kei (Pizzicato 5, Citrus, 5-4-3-2-1's), and something intriguingly known as showa/bubble girl (Candies, Chsato Moritaka, Princess Princess, Eri Hiramatsu). All single CDs will sell for $5 or less.

This seems like a golden opportunity to expand your knowledge of anime, J-pop, and idol music. While you're at Wall of Sound, you may want to scope out its choice stock of Japanese psych, prog, and experimental music releases—you know, just to balance out all the cuteness of the aforementioned artifacts.

(Wall of Sound, 315 E. Pine St., 206-441-9880)

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Triple Door Books the Books for Nov. 24

Posted by Dave Segal on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 4:50 PM

Speaking of bands whose music probably has never accompanied erotic activities, the Books will be playing the Triple Door Tues. Nov. 24. A profusion of witty verbosity, cerebral yet moving indietronica, and scintillating visuals, the Books' live show is currently one of the best you'll ever experience without moving a muscle. The Triple Door will provide a fantastic setting for such a high-falutin' intellectual extravaganza.

The Books will play two shows: the first at 7 pm is all ages; the second at 9:30 pm is 21+. Tickets are $15.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Techno Potluck Dinner Oct. 22 @ Re-bar

Posted by Dave Segal on Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 3:45 PM

Seattle techno promoters/DJ collective Knightriders host a potluck/dance party Thurs. Oct. 22 at Re-bar featuring Minimal Soul Recordings artists Orlando Voorn and Computer Controlled, plus KR resident DJs Travis Baron, GON3R, James Grindle, Trench, and M'chateau.

The event also celebrates the launching of Knightriders' new website. Feasting and festivities run from 8 am-2 am. Cost is free before 10; $3 after. Bring some beets, enjoy some beats; bring some vegetables, enjoy some turntables. RSVP here.

My Favorite Eric Duncan Joints

Posted by Eric Grandy on Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 3:30 PM

To add to Segal's praises of Rub'n'Tug/Still Going's Eric Duncan, I submit the following remix of Out Hud (and would submit R'n'T's re-edit of "I'm a Man" if I could find it)—just killer, stripped down-to-the-bone, dance floor gold here:

Trouble Dicso Is Still Going With Eric Duncan

Posted by Dave Segal on Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 11:54 AM

Trouble Dicso continues its unimpeachable track record with the booking of Eric Duncan, aka Dr. Dunks, who's recorded for Eskimo as half of Rub-n-Tug and DFA as Still Going. His DJ set happens Fri. Nov. 27 at Re-bar. Previous Trouble Dicso nights—which focus on cosmic disco and wide-ranging, Balearic-style sets—have featured JD Twitch and Altair Nouveau. Expect epic, psychedelic things from Mr. Duncan, and prepare to have your post-Thanksgiving torpor dissolved in his levitational, perpetually chugging tracks.

(Still Going's "Spaghetti Circus" 12" features the vocals of ex-Seattle musician/comedian Reggie Watts.)

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Brandi Carlile In-Store Postponed

Posted by Megan Seling on Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 3:13 PM

The Brandi Carlile in-store performance that was scheduled for this Friday at Easy Street Records on Queen Anne has been postponed—she will now play at the store Friday, November 20th at 7 pm.

What Songs Do You Think the Hold Steady Will Cover on Thursday?

Posted by Megan Seling on Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 12:55 PM

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The Hold Steady are playing the Crocodile this Thursday. It's a free show, promoted and produced by Southern Comfort, and the event is part of the underCOVER series, where the bands and musicians involved pay tribute to the bands and musicians that have inspired them by covering their songs. (The Polyphonic Spree and Ghostland Observatory have already played shows like this in New York, San Diego, Boston, and more.)

Neat! So. Who do you think the Hold Steady will cover?

In lyrics on their latest record, Stay Positive, singer Craig Finn gives props to Dillinger Four ("Me and my friends are like double whiskey coke no ice"), Youth of Today, and 7 Seconds (see the title track).

Can you imagine the Hold Steady covering Youth of Today? At a show sponsored by a whiskey company? Weeeird. And maybe awesome?

To get a ticket to the show, you have to text SEATTLE to 68405. You can also register online here.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Massive Relief!

Posted by Larry Mizell, Jr. on Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 5:32 PM

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This Sunday, some of the utter top-tier of Seattle hiphop talent are doing back-to-back benefit shows for the victims of Tsunami Ondoy.

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