New music – Upcoming Concerts near Seattle, WA
Wayward Music Series: Noisegasm, Goldenrod, Brad Anderson, Matt Fay
Thursday, December 10, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Come for an intense, psychedelic, and completely original sound. A variety of sonic textures mixed with classically influenced keyboard lines. Mood music for the terminally relaxed.
$5-$15 suggested donation
UW Soundlab
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Students present their explorations into experimental sound, theater and audio design.
Free (Free)
Neal Kosaly-Meyer: Finnegans Wake
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer Neal Kosaly-Meyer performs Finnegans Wake (Part I, Chapter 2) by James Joyce from memory, with acute attention to musical detail.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Racer Sessions: UW Composer Showcase
Sunday, December 13, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Long Piece Fest I: Antoine Beuger's / jankélévitch sextets/
Tuesday, December 15, 2026 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Inverted Space continues its “Long Piece Fest" with Antoine Beuger’s jankélévitch sextets. Seattle premiere.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Nineteen Crimes, Bad Luck, All Region Player
Thursday, December 17, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
The latest manifestation of all the images and sounds that swirl in Jen Gilleran's head and in her garage.
$7
Wayward Music Series: Seattle Phonographers Union
Friday, December 18, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Using only unprocessed field recordings, the Seattle Phonographers Union explores the ways in which we recognize, differentiate, map and navigate our sonic environment.
$5-$15
A Gathering: A box of sound, art & words
Saturday, December 19, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
What will become of these 56 boxes of visual art, text, and music?
$5-$15
Racer Sessions: TBA
Sunday, December 20, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Racer Sessions: Vader Tots
Sunday, December 27, 2026 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Ladies Musical Club: Debussy, Chopin, Ravel, McBride
Saturday, January 2, 2027 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, United States
Debussy – Arabesque No. 1
Chopin – Polonaise-fantasie, Op. 61
Ravel – Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs
David McBride – No percussion left behind
Chopin – Polonaise-fantasie, Op. 61
Ravel – Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs
David McBride – No percussion left behind
Free (Free)
Racer Sessions
Sunday, January 3, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Composers' Salon: Arteaga / Denio / Eisenbrey / O'Keefe
Friday, January 8, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers Ivan Arteaga, Amy Denio, Keith Eisenbrey, and Patrick O'Keefe.
$5-$15 donation
Racer Sessions: Neil Welch
Sunday, January 10, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A collectively organized composition and improvisation series for new and experimental music.
Free
Earle Brown Retrospective
Tuesday, January 19, 2027 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating the life and works of American composer Earle Brown with a concert featuring works from each decade of his career.
$5-$15 suggested donation
Wayward Music Series: Ray Larsen
Thursday, January 21, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Unique instrumentation and diverse compositional and improvisational approaches – a live recording of 14 of Seattle’s great improvising musicians.
$5-$15
Universal Language Project presents: The Way West
Friday, January 22, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Resonance at SOMA Towers, Bellevue, WA, United States
An event with music, words, and smoke inspired by the optimism and grandeur of the West. Works by Brian Cobb, Karen Thomas, and Tim Carey.
$25 ($10 student)
Racer Sessions: Cry & Roar 6
Friday, January 22, 2027 @ 9:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A 3-day music festival celebrating the sixth anniversary of the Racer Sessions, Seattle’s weekly experimental and avant-garde music series.
Cover by donation
Universal Language Project presents: The Way West
Saturday, January 23, 2027 @ 8:00pm – 11:30pm (PST)
Velocity Dance Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An event with music, words, and smoke inspired by the optimism and grandeur of the West. Works by Brian Cobb, Karen Thomas, and Tim Carey.
$25 ($15 student)
Racer Sessions: Cry & Roar 6
Saturday, January 23, 2027 @ 9:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
Cafe Racer, Seattle, WA, United States
A 3-day music festival celebrating the sixth anniversary of the Racer Sessions, Seattle’s weekly experimental and avant-garde music series.
Cover by donation