Coming to Seattle – Avant Music News

Drones, Zones and Tones
Thu. June 19, 7:30 PM; $5 – $20 at the door

A quadruple-header of free improvisation groups drawing from drone, old-time, no-wave, noise and beyond. Water Shrews listens to the sounds of sticks, reeds, strings, whoops and hollers in order to breathe and then play along. Friends of the Road is a string band exploring longform acoustic drones rooted in a melting pot of american-primitive, dhrupad, free improv, and folk tunes. CSTMR is guitarist Tom Scully and drummer Casey Adams. ‘what’ is A.F. Jones (pedal steel) and Dave Abramson (drums).

NonSeq: Marina Albero, “Undefined”
Fri. June 20, 8 PM; $5 – $20 in advance/at door

In a world that demands that we define ourselves with tags and constructed concepts, one can feel constricted by words that box our identity, often, creating separation from each other. What makes all of us the same? What makes each one of us unique? This world premiere explores both sides of the human experience and invites youa to “undefine” yourself through music, words and images. With Marina Albero (piano), Omar Wiley (text), Leanna Keith (flute), Heather Bentley (viola), and video artist Blazinspace.

Dowsing
Sat. June 21, 8 PM; $10 at the door

Saxophonist Steve Griggs, synthesist Ruben Griggs, and percussionist Greg Campbell reunite as Dowsing, a free-improv interplay between acoustic jazz and ambient electronics.

Gregory Allison & Tristan de Liège
Fri. June 27, 7 PM; $18 in advance/at the door

Rich viola melodies fuse with ambient soundscapes in this new collaborative album performance from Tristan de Liège & Gregory Allison. Their new release, Samatha, features meditations for solo viola performed by Allison and soundscapes beautifully crafted by de Liège. They will be performing music from the record and others from their previous two collaborative albums. Vinyl will be available at the show!

Facing Yiddishland
Thu. June 26, 8 PM; $10 – $20 advance/at door

Rooted in Eastern European Jewish life, Yiddish music holds echoes of migration, memory, and revolution. In Facing Yiddishland, three bold artists push this tradition into new terrain. Lori Goldston, Chaia, and Levoneh reimagine the Yiddish song tradition through glitchy and psychedelic performance techniques..