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Seattle experimental music calendar

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ACCESS LEGEND: 🅰️ all ages, ♿ accessible, ☑️ access + caveats, 📶 stairs / not accessible, ❓ unknown, 💡 strobes, 🔄 air purifier, 🌀 free / notaflof (no one turned away for lack of funds). check the source for updates!

oct 17 (sat)

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• : Keep Bremerton Feared: Across the Narrows / Chin Up / Self-Deprecator / onebpm / Undular Bore / Eat the Sun / Moe the Menace / Reuscher ML: Verboten Zunge / MRSA / Pok Te Pok / Takeshita / MONED / DJVINNYL ($15) @ The Charleston (All ages), bremerton // Noise, experimental electronics, heavy music and visual projections by Colorbard. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Leanna Keith / Jun Iida @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // Creative flute, voice, movement and trumpet performances, presented by Earshot Jazz. Doors at 6pm. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Seattle Chamber Orchestra: Kurtág & Feldman at 100 ($15 in advance or at the door) @ Chapel Performance Space (All ages), Wallingford, seattle // Seattle Chamber Orchestra performs music by György Kurtág and Morton Feldman. Pre-concert talk at 7:15pm; concert at 8pm. // ACCESS: ♿ The operator confirms wheelchair access via the entrance ramp and elevator to the Chapel. + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Fungal Abyss / Geist & the Sacred Ensemble / Diminished Men / The Sheen @ The Shakedown (21+), bellingham // Psychedelic improvisation and experimental rock, with the String Theory Dark Market. Doors at 7pm. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : DJ Shadow Celebrates 30 Years of Endtroducing: DJ Shadow / DJ D Sharp with King NTG @ Paramount Theatre (All ages), seattle // A set focused on DJ Shadow’s sample-based 1996 album Endtroducing. Doors at 7pm; show at 8pm. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Dos Santos / Mr. Nice / Sabroso @ Baba Yaga (21+), seattle // Earshot Jazz presents Dos Santos at Baba Yaga. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

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oct 18 (sun)

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• : Logan Richardson: blues PEOPLE / THIEFS ($38.01 adult tickets, including fees) @ Hidden Hall, Fremont, seattle // Saxophone, electronics and improvisation, with jazz, hip-hop and electronic textures. Doors at 7pm. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

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oct 19 (mon)

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• : DoYeon Kim / Cuong Vu ($33 adult tickets, including fees) @ Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse, seattle // Gayageum and trumpet, blending Korean traditional music with jazz and free improvisation. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

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oct 22 (thu)

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• : Diles que no me maten / Reverse Death ($22.72 listed tickets) @ Black Lodge (All ages), seattle // Mexico City experimental and post-punk band Diles que no me maten, with Reverse Death. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Hermit Crab / Gladys (Donation-based) @ Vermillion (21+), Capitol Hill, seattle // A touring experimental collage of groove, punk, dance and hip-hop. // ACCESS: ♿ The venue states that it is ADA accessible. + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Resavoir / Greg Uhlmann ($32.97 listed tickets) @ Barboza (21+), seattle // Will Miller’s project combining acoustic instrumentation, electronics and jazz. // ACCESS: 📶 The venue states that it is not wheelchair accessible. ADA seating requests should be submitted at least 48 hours in advance, Monday through Friday, after purchasing tickets. + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Grex + Chris Icasiano + John-Carlos Perea ($5–20 suggested donation; NOTAFLOF) @ Chapel Performance Space (All ages), Wallingford, seattle // Experimental duo Grex joins percussionist Chris Icasiano and bassist/composer John-Carlos Perea for individual and collaborative sets. // ACCESS: ♿ The operator confirms wheelchair access via the entrance ramp and elevator to the Chapel. + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Xiphoid Dementia / Infinexhuma / Knifecream / Other ($15 advance / $20 door) @ Central Saloon (21+), seattle // Death-tronic, atmospheric electronics, experimental noise and electronic goth soundscapes. Doors at 7pm. // ACCESS: ♿ The venue states there are no steps at the entrance or inside, and that it is physically accessible to wheelchair and mobility-aid users. + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Rylan Fischer / Overripe / Power Strip ($10–15) @ Add-a-Ball (21+), seattle // A local bill featuring Rylan Fischer, Overripe and Power Strip. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Mask Appeal / Heirloom Monsters / Weird Rainbow ($12 advance / $15 door, before fees) @ Clock-Out Lounge (21+), Beacon Hill, seattle // Experimental post-punk and art-rock-adjacent bands. Doors at 8pm. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

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oct 23 (fri)

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• : Carmen Staaf / Elsa Nilsson: Band of Pulses @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // Piano and flute-led creative jazz, presented by Earshot Jazz. Doors at 5:30pm. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Reverse Death / 129,600 / Goodnight Wounds / Umbra: Reverse Death / 129,600 / Goodnight Wounds / Umbra ($15 suggested donation / NOTAFLOF) @ Woodland Theater (All ages), seattle // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Stephen Fandrich ($20 at the door) @ Chapel Performance Space (All ages), Wallingford, seattle // Solo piano compositions and prepared-piano improvisations by Stephen Fandrich. // ACCESS: ♿ The operator confirms wheelchair access via the entrance ramp and elevator to the Chapel. + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
SOLD OUT — waitlist available • : Ahamefule J. Oluo ($44 listed adult price; sold out) @ Black & Tan Hall, seattle // The Where Time Does Not Ache release concert with a Seattle ensemble. Sold out; see the organizer’s waitlist. // ACCESS: ❓ Primarily standing room, with limited seating prioritized for those who need it. Contact Earshot in advance for seating accommodations. + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : The Circus in Your Town / Swedey / 3rd on Pike / Phoenix Echo ($10) @ The Charleston (All ages), bremerton // An adjacent mixed bill including experimental rock, blackgaze and alternative music. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Tōth / Sean Nicholas Savage ($23.18 listed tickets) @ Sunset Tavern (21+), seattle // Trumpet, songwriting and adventurous pop from Tōth, with Sean Nicholas Savage. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Bobbyy / AKAI SOLO / Stas Thee Boss / Dero / My Favorite Color ($18 advance / $20 door, before fees) @ Clock-Out Lounge (21+), Beacon Hill, seattle // Experimental jazz, electronics and hip-hop, co-presented with Earshot. Doors at 9pm. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

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oct 24 (sat)

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• : Splash: Myra Melford / Ches Smith / Michael Formanek @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // Composition and improvisation inspired by Cy Twombly, with piano, bass, drums and vibraphone. Doors at 4pm. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Earshot/NonSeq: Carmen Quill ($5 - $20 donation in advance or at the door) @ Chapel Performance Space (All ages), Wallingford, seattle // Bassist, singer and composer Carmen Quill performs with Ryan El-Solh and Jason Burger. // ACCESS: ♿ The operator confirms wheelchair access via the entrance ramp and elevator to the Chapel. + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Barkwave ($15–25 listed tiers) @ Kremwerk (21+), seattle // A dark electronic DJ event presented by Impact! at Kremwerk. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : MØTRIK / Buckhorn / DJ Mamma Casserole (Free with RSVP) @ Baba Yaga (21+), seattle // Krautrock and sprawling psychedelic sounds. Doors at 7pm; free with RSVP. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Half Giraffe / Miss Minami ($23.62 advance / $25 door) @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // Cinematic, exploratory jazz-funk. Doors at 8pm. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

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oct 27 (tue)

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• : MODBANG SEA: mikey303 / HOUS3R / mt. nowhere / nilc / Jams Tailor (Free) @ The 4B's Tavern (21+), seattle // Live hardware electronic music; visuals by noise-complaint. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

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oct 28 (wed)

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• : Juana Molina ($34.35 listed tickets) @ Tractor Tavern (21+), seattle // Experimental pop and layered electronics by Juana Molina. // ACCESS: ☑️ The venue has one step and an ADA bathroom. Contact the venue before the show to arrange mobility or seating accommodations; accessible seating is limited. + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

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oct 29 (thu)

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• : NonSeq: Breakfast Calculus ($5 - $20 suggested donation in advance or at the door (NOTAFLOF)) @ Chapel Performance Space (All ages), Wallingford, seattle // Teagan Faran and Leo Sussman perform as the experimental strings-and-winds duo Breakfast Calculus. // ACCESS: ♿ The operator confirms wheelchair access via the entrance ramp and elevator to the Chapel. + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

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oct 30 (fri)

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• : Empty Lane Fest — Day One: Generation Decline / Zookraught / The Edison Cabinet / Flesh Produce / Key Party / Constance Tomb / Ghost Fetish / Bonney Rubble ($20) @ The Charleston (All ages), bremerton // A mixed local festival bill including noise rock, electronic punk and post-punk. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Young Scientist: Häxan live score / Goddess Kring / [HYPHEN]: Young Scientist / Goddess Kring / [HYPHEN] / K.L.X. ($15 general / $10 seniors and students) @ Kenyon Hall (All ages), West Seattle, seattle // Pioneering Seattle electronic group Young Scientist, featuring James Husted and Marc Barreca, performs a live soundtrack to Häxan. Goddess Kring and [HYPHEN] also perform; live visuals by K.L.X. Doors at 7pm; show at 7:30pm. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL +
• : Raphael Rogiński plays John Coltrane and Langston Hughes: Raphael Rogiński ($20 suggested donation) @ Woodland Theater (All ages), seattle // Solo electric guitar interpretations of John Coltrane and musical responses to Langston Hughes’s poetry. Presented with support from the Polish Cultural Institute New York. Doors at 7pm; show at 8pm. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : TR/ST (DJ set) / Marie Davidson (DJ set) / Dark Chisme / MØAA ($25.87–$44.08 listed tickets) @ Substation, seattle // A mixed electronic and darkwave bill; TR/ST and Marie Davidson perform DJ sets. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

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oct 31 (sat)

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• : The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari — live score @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // A silent-film screening with live score by Alex Guy, Ray Larsen, hans teuber, Greg Sinibaldi and Geoff Harper. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Empty Lane Fest — Day Two: Russian Blue / Hot Stepmom / Art Gecko / Combobox / Male//Gaze / Oliver Elf Army / Llaredda / Bandski ($20) @ The Charleston (All ages), bremerton // The second day of Empty Lane Fest, with post-punk, synth-rock, heavygaze and adjacent local bands. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : The Gaslamp Killer / Hünter ($25.87–$31.94 listed tickets) @ Substation, seattle // Experimental club music on Halloween, with support from Hünter. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

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nov 02 (mon)

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• : What’s Going On Monday Nights @ The Royal Room (All ages until 10pm; minors must stay outside the bar area), Columbia City, seattle // Sets by the Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble and the Wayne Horvitz Ensemble. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

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nov 03 (tue)

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• : Stepping Off (simone baron/James Falzone) ($10–20 sliding scale at the door) @ Chapel Performance Space (All ages), Wallingford, seattle // Simone Baron and James Falzone combine accordion, piano, clarinet and penny whistle in improvised chamber music. // ACCESS: ♿ The operator confirms wheelchair access via the entrance ramp and elevator to the Chapel. + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

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nov 05 (thu)

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• : DXFEST Day I: Afroditi Psarra — Pythia Embodied (Free) @ Gallery 4Culture, seattle // An exhibition opening from 6pm, with a lecture performance by Afroditi Psarra at 7pm. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Evan Smith ($5–20 suggested donation at the door) @ Chapel Performance Space (All ages), Wallingford, seattle // Solo saxophone performance moving between composition and improvisation. // ACCESS: ♿ The operator confirms wheelchair access via the entrance ramp and elevator to the Chapel. + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Record release: IROIRO / Mt Fog / ONONOS ($19.31 listed tickets) @ Chop Suey, seattle // IROIRO celebrates a record release, with Mt Fog and ONONOS. Doors at 7pm. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

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nov 06 (fri)

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• : Baba Obscura — Friday at Baba Yaga @ Baba Yaga (21+), seattle // A Baba Yaga session of the Desert Daze and Baba Yaga festival. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Woodland Centennial Zine Release Party (Free / donations welcome / NOTAFLOF) @ Woodland Theater (All ages), seattle // Woodland Theater’s centennial pre-party and history zine release, with DJs and additional performances. Individual performers to be announced. The organizer announcement is at https://www.instagram.com/p/DePvJPUS2vo/. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Paurl Walsh + Pearl Trio ($5–20 suggested donation; NOTAFLOF) @ Chapel Performance Space (All ages), Wallingford, seattle // A quadraphonic presentation of Paurl Walsh’s orchestral recording, alongside Pearl Trio. // ACCESS: ♿ The operator confirms wheelchair access via the entrance ramp and elevator to the Chapel. + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : DXFEST Day II (Free) @ Meany Hall — Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater, seattle // Ambisonic works by Wei Yang and Natalia Quintanilla; live accordion, voice and electronics by Natalia Quintanilla and Juan Pampin. Lobby exhibition opens at 6pm. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Quadeca / DERBY / Olēka @ The Showbox (All ages), seattle // Genre-crossing experimental pop and hip-hop on the Life 1 Tour. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : CONFLUX: Doss / CFCF (DJ set) / Juno Deluxe / Achama @ Cherry at Kremwerk, seattle // Electronic production, ambient and shoegaze influences meet club music. CFCF performs a DJ set; support from Juno Deluxe and Achama. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +
• : Ground Hum × ANTiPODE: Cry / Wizard Moded / Eve Defy / nohup ($28.52 listed ticket price) @ ANTiPODE Art Gallery, seattle // Live techno and hardcore electronics from Cry (Relaxer and Kilbourne), with Wizard Moded live and DJ sets from Eve Defy and nohup. // ACCESS: ❓ + ICAL + GCAL + MAP +

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