Portable Shrines

When we first heard Cave‘s 2009 instrumental rock opus Psychic Psummer it was love at first listen, and we hoped that we would see them out in the Northwest sometime soon. Then last year, when they released Pure Moods, we were like, “man oh man! They HAVE to do a US tour now!”  No dice.

At long last,  on the heels of their new record Neverendless on Drag City, Cave are finally making their first ever Seattle appearance.

Neverendless is a distinctively balls-out foray into repetitive, rhythmic drone structures and sick krauty grooves. Drag City says it’s “roller-rinkin’ rock for the next generation,” whatever that means.  (All we know is, we fuckin WISH we knew about a roller rink that jammed Cave!)

Anyway, we’re pleased as punch to finally have that opportunity to host Cave in Seattle on Thursday, November 17 at the Comet Tavern, in a lineup that also includes veteran rocksters Kinski, psych shapeshifters Midday Veil and a rare performance from reclusive electro-noise darlings Are You A Cat?, plus sweaty cuts deep into the night from DJ Explorateur and visuals by Portable Shrines.

This is going to be a rager, kids.  Prepare accordingly.

August 27th at the Crocodile the Wooden Shjips return to Seattle (it’s been too long) in support of their forthcoming Thrill Jockey LP “West” The new long player is an ecstasy inducing biker-rock jam that proves these cats are pretty much the Ramones of psychrock. Exciting to see them share a West Coast tour with Seattle’s finest, the Night Beats. Not sure if they still have spots left but the show is free if you RSVP with Sailor Jerry.

Wooden Shjips – Black Smoke Rise from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

Then September 9th at the Nectar in Fremont it’s White Hills, Sleepy Sun and Kinski!

White Hills – Paradise from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

And in case you’ve been hearing rumors, they are true:

ESCALATOR FEST III IS HAPPENING SEPTEMBER 23-24th AT THE LO-FI!! More details to come…

This Saturday April 2nd we celebrate the release  of our super deluxe double LP extravaganza of mind boggling sounds from beyond. An amazing 6 of the 18 bands featured on the album will be performing at the Lo-Fi Performance Gallery 429 Eastlake. I daresay one of the finest lineups we’ve had the pleasure to present.  These are exact times so don’t miss out!

8:15-8:45 Brother Raven
9:00-9:30 Geist & the Sacred Ensemble
9:45-10:15 Midday Veil
10:30-11:10 Prince Rama
11:25-12:05 Eternal Tapestry
12:20-1:00 Kinski

Spinning the finest zonked out gems all night in the lounge will be DJs Valerie”Explorateur”Calano, Dull Knife’s Adam Svenson and Garek Druss and the all-seeing DJ Eye.  Projections by Aubrey Nehring, Darlene Nordyke, David Golightly and Ellie Dicola.

The record wont be in stores til Record Store Day April 16th so come down and score a copy now, along with some other very limited edition treats.

THE TIME IS NOW!

Dance Party Revival 6 – Lumerians from lumerians on Vimeo.

HERE’S THE FULL SCHEDULE-
The Portable Shrines Collective ESCALATOR FEST “Two Nights of Mind-Manifesting Music” in Seattle 9.25.09 at the Lo-Fi Gallery (21+) and 9.26.09 at the Vera Project (all ages). Projections by Portable Shrines and Sun Eye and art by local artists. To the best of our knowledge all times listed are exact so don’t be late and miss out!

Friday, September 25, 2009 8pm-2am @ Lo-Fi Performance Gallery 21+, $15

• Lumerians – 12:30- San Francisco space rockers blew our minds last year and we can’t wait for them to do it again.
• Jackie-O Motherfucker - 11:30-12:15 Highly regarded outsider free folk collective from Portland, known for their experimental take on traditional sounds.
• Kinski – 10:30-11:15 Seattle’s premier avant-rock quartet have traveled the world and and can always be counted on to paint heavy sound pictures.
• Purple Rhinestone Eagle – 9:45-10:15 Three heavy females who conjure mystic sounds bringing to mind early Hawkwind and Sabbath.
• Treetarantula – 9-9:30 Mind-altering scuzz n’ fuzz from Seattle lords of psychedelic doom.
• Psychedelic dance party all night in the front lounge with DJ Randy Travis, DJ Jermaine and DJ Mamma Casserole

Saturday, September 26, 2009 5pm-12am @ The Vera Project all ages, $15
Non-stop music and projections all day in the front room and mainstage

• Wooden Shjips – 10:45 Drone you can dance to from San Francisco’s masters of motorik fuzz-beat. These guys seem to play every cool festival on earth and it’s an honor to have them at Escalator. You don’t want to miss this.
• Eternal Tapestry – 10:00 Soul-shattering psychedelic kraut-blues from Portland always spewing out great records and CD-rs.
• Prince Rama of Ayodhya – 9:30 Traveling yoga-punks from an ancient realm bring cosmic sounds to the fucked up children.
• The Slaves – 9:00 A blissful nightmare in slo-mo like an AM radio falling down a bottomless chasm. Can’t wait.
• Midday Veil – 8:30 Ecstatic soundtracks for beatific visions from Seattle-based star children.
• Geist & the Sacred Ensemble – 8:00 Mystery rhythms and shaman songs from this local group whose ritualistic performances keep getting better.
• Story of Rats – 7:30 Visual and sound artist Garek Druss builds deeply textured walls of amplification for your enjoyment.
• oKo yOnO – 7:00 Reverberous soundtracks to start your vision quest.
• Cloaks – 6:30 Portland purveyors of mutated crypto-funk space elevator muzak.
• Lord Jeff – 6:00 East Coast weirdo folk fuzz with a new album on Ecstatic Peace. Keep the freaks rollin.

And thanks a million to the delicious Post Alley Pizza!!

Two nights of mind-manifesting art, music and happenings.

Escalator Fest September 25-26 For advance tickets and info go HERE.

Local bastions of heavy (mostly)instrumental mind-movies Kinski will be making a rare appearance at the relatively intimate environs of the Funhouse this Friday. Joining them will be the Eternal Tapestry from Portland who are kind enough to bring along their heavy sisters Purple Rhinestone Eagle (to fill in for Backward Masks who can’t make it due to cat-fish related noodling injury). Visuals will be provided by the Portable Shrines Light Show Society.

Read what Dave Segal at the Stranger had to say about it here.