Portable Shrines

prepare your third eye for an awakening…

“PSYCHIC ILLS, named “Best Psychedelic Rock Band” by the Village Voice Best Of NY Issue, since ascending into stratospheric global cult popularity with their canonical 2006 Social Registry LP Dins (the finest psych rock album since the 1970s. Hands down!), remain uncompromising in their artistry and continue to blaze new sonic trails every day of their relentless touring and recording schedule. Still one of the supreme mind-melting acts in the world!” -so says New York Night Train

we are hosting the Psychic Ills -Indian Jewelry-Backward Masks show at the funhouse july 13th. this is the new psychic ills video for mantis…

Too many happening happenings happening this weekend in Seattle to know where to begin… A ton of cool art stuff going on as Belltown blows up again on friday starting with KHV laying down the funky summer jams to make the sun come out at Fancy (next to the Nite Light on 2nd). And of course a couple doors up at Nancy is the opening of Steve Quenell’s Seeking Axis Mundi.

Then wander down yonder to the Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater as the Seattle Occultural Music Festival continues with Joy Von Spain, Midday Veil and a legion of other fascinating folks.

Sunday is Telegram Sam’s wild wild Birthday Potluck at the Comet (MATINEE SHOW 4-8!)

With Backward Masks(read the Stranger’s assessment of these mysterious space voyagers here)

Wah Wah Exit Wound and Tiny Light. Bring a dish to pass.

check out dave segal’s review of the wooden shjips show and here are a few photos from the portable shrines weekend happenings…

more 4.10.09 photos
more 4.11.09 photos
Jesse Milden’s photos of Wooden Shjips
(not pictured: bryan john appleby and black nite crash, if you have some photos please share).

golden animals

wooden shjips

afgct

hallways

idle times

backward masks-photo by david golightly

Long haired freaks make the scene this monday at the Funhouse in Seattle.

The Box Elders (awesome stoner power pop with fringe and headbands from Omaha, Nebraska!)
Dinosaur & the Missing Link (teenage cavemen rock with skin and bone)
Backward Masks Light Show Society (make your pineal gland tingle)