Portable Shrines

Starting 9/15 and continuing every other Wednesday night at 9pm Portable Shrines will be hosting a night of phantasmagoric sights and sounds at the Living Room on Capitol Hill (where the Anne Bonny used to be) revolving guest DJs, light shows and out of body experiences guaranteed or your money back. Well actually it’s free…

Little Gold (NYC)~Tiny Light~Dull Knife (as a trio)

Little Gold is Christian De Roeck (formerly of Woods/Meneguar), Brian Markham (Ancient Sky, ex- Ear Venom & Dull Knife) and Pat Broderick (Ancient Sky, ex- Majority Rule!)

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Little Gold – “Bird’s Eye” – Le Loft Rooftop from DUKE STREET on Vimeo

And now the latest installment of John Gillander’s continuing Extra Dimensional. Recently Mr. Gillanders was  featured on the weird and irreverent Paratopia, a podcast which takes a controversial look at high strangeness and the paranormal. Check it out here.

When I found her she was huddled on a bed in the basement bedroom, laughing and crying simultaneously – it was quite a peculiar spectacle. They hadn’t held anything back with her, and I should have seen it coming. She was addicted to order, which is why she made such a formidable counterpart. There are holes missing from my brain, she helped fill in the gaps while my mind constantly drifted skyward. We made perfect sense in that quintessential odd couple kind of way. But letting go in the manner necessary to enjoy a hallucinogenic frenzy was probably beyond her current capabilities. I should have known this. If you resist the wave, it beats you into the rocks, and they’d been beating her for a while now. She was sick to her stomach, and one of those people that has problems letting go enough to vomit, so it tormented her internally. But there was more going on. There’d been a level of communiqué afoot. As she stared in the basement mirror something from within forced her to contemplate her self perception, and acknowledge her own distorted self image.  Read more…

Excellent new compilation “In Search of Hawkwind” coming out September 27 by UK label Critical Mass featuring an excellent lineup including Seattle rock giants Kinski and Mudhoney and CO-based Portable Shrines veterans Moon Duo, as well as great international acts like Acid Mothers Temple, White Hills,  Bardo Pond, and more. Keep an eye out! White Hills play Seattle at the Sunset Tavern on Saturday, September 18; Moon Duo return to Seattle for Escalator Fest 2010 on October 22-23.

Just got a batch of excellent photos from Andrea Brunson, who documented Escalator Fest 2009 at the Lo-Fi Performance Gallery and the Vera Project. Escalator Fest returns in 2010 on October 22 and 23 at the Lo-Fi Performance Gallery in Seattle, WA.

Lots more photos after the jump.

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This Thursday at the Fun House, unknown legends of skronk and roll Trumans Water make a rare stateside appearance. The show coincides with the release of their 13th album O Zeta Zunis on Asthmatic Kitty who have plans to release the bands entire back catalog. Originating in San Diego in the early 90′s they’ve spent much time overseas in the past decade or so, but never stopped producing amazing and confounding music.  Falling somewhere between Beefheart and Flipper Trumans Water still stand up next to most of the greats of 90′s noise rock but have remained elusive to many folks in the states. Trumans was a big favorite of John Peel who had them on for several Peel sessions over the years and once played their entire album uninterrupted over the BBC airwaves effectively melting the minds of the entire populace.

The strange and mysterious Dahga Bloom will be making their Seattle debut at the 2nd annual ESCALATOR FEST October 22-23rd. Stay tuned for the full lineup and more details coming soon…

More appropriately appropriated footage. Jan Svankmeyer’s Faust as it was meant to be….

Torbjörn Abelli, bassist for Swedish psychedelic legends Trad Gras Och Stenar has left the Earth.

The futuredelic sounds of Black Science will close out the Founders Day fest in Belltown tonight along with Kinski and a zillion other bands and stuff. Free.

“Apocalypse does not point to a fiery Armageddon but to the fact that our ignorance and complacency are coming to an end.” -Joseph Campbell

Also: Gift Tapes- Synth Night Friday the 13th at the Chapel Performance Space 4649 Sunnyside Ave N. (50th & Sunnyside, Wallingford)

Waves of deep electric energy brought to you by Pulse Emitter, Stella Haze and Spare Death Icon

Dude about town name of Mitchell Saulsberry has been recording and sharing some real nice reverb-tanked fuzz bombs and moody machine dreams that you should probably check out. Dark bubblegum jams. Close your eyes and focus your energy crystal toward the PERPETUAL RITUAL!

This thursday in Pioneer Square some funky happenings for you-

Thunderbitch -a retrospective of cool rock posters and such by some of the Northwest’s finest womenfolk.

Mystic Sons of Morris Graves- a tribute of sorts to that kooky mystic himself on this his 100th year.

And later that eve- Diminished Men at the Can-Can down in the Market. Check out the Stranger’s interview with the D-men HERE

Dahga Bloom – coming soon to ESCALATOR Fest 2010 Oct. 22!!!
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TONIGHT

From a meditative murmur to an orgiastic outcry, vocalist, bandleader and charismatic costuming queen, Janina Angel Bath, spins a dizzying halo of exotic rainbow sound and sight about her. Accompanied by an ever-changing tableau of spirited fellow musicians and cosmic travelers (on Sitar, Harmonium, Tabla, snake flute and whatever suits the occasion), Janina Angel transforms the stage back into the haze and daze of the wonder that once was.

- Joe Niem

Currently based in Oakland, psychedelic songstress Janina Angel Bath is a former member of Portland’s Eternal Tapestry and has toured with Seattle’s Midday Veil.  A student of North Indian classical vocal music and Native American flute, Janina’s current musical project revolves around her hypnotic, spiritually soothing melodies and enchanting, minimal accompaniment.  This afternoon at Wall of Sound, Janina will be giving a free instore performance in support of her limited edition LP Gypsy Woman, currently available from Prophase Music.  The show begins at 6 p.m. sharp, and Janina will be giving tarot readings beginning at 5 p.m.

If you’re in Portland, be sure to catch Janina tomorrow, July 29, at Dunes (1909 NE MLK) with Datura Blues and Midday Veil.