Experimental – Upcoming Concerts
Wayward Music Series: Mike Marlin & Friends – Purging Demons Through Sonic Oversight
Friday, January 25, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music to set a backfire against the raging inferno of ridiculosophy and abandonment of reason.
$5-$15 donation at the door
On the Boards: Soundscapes
Saturday, January 26, 2030 @ 5:00pm – 11:00pm (PST)
On the Boards, Seattle, WA, United States
An immersive "come-and-go" evening of sound art featuring sonic works by a diverse selection of Northwest-based artists.
$25
Wayward Music Series: Seattle Phonographers Union
Saturday, January 26, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Collective improvisation using only unprocessed field recordings, exploring the ways in which we recognize, differentiate, map, and navigate our sonic environment.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: WHSS Duo
Thursday, January 31, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Compositions and improvisations for bassoon, piano, and electronics, exploring music from the obscure to the sublime.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: David Watson/John Krausbauer + Bill Horist + Amelia Coulter
Friday, February 1, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Adventurous and experimental music in the gorgeous Chapel Performance Space.
$5-$15 at the door
Wayward Music Series: SIGE Records – Experimental Love
Thursday, February 14, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
"Experimental Love" is a collective exploration of drone, free improv, abstracted song, and electroacoustic composition
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Ensemble Three & Torch
Friday, February 15, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Two unique genre-bending ensembles who champion contemporary repertoire.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Stefan Maier, Chloe Alexandra Thompson, Marcus Price
Saturday, February 16, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Three experimental artists and curators present a series of works ranging from process-based performances to custom software rearranging computer-assisted improvisations.
$5-$15 donation
Wayward Music Series: Noel Kennon – 'just fog'
Thursday, February 21, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Music that investigates the natural relationships of overtones over long durational structures.
$5-$15 donation
Cornish Presents: Kin of the Moon – A New Phase
Friday, February 22, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
PONCHO Concert Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Ewa Trębacz – Winter After Times of Fire
Heather Bentley – Amage #2
Heather Bentley – Amage #2
$15 / $10 / $5 / Cornish faculty/students free
Wayward Music Series: Kurdish Rhythm & Free Improvisation
Friday, February 22, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of free improvisations based on Kurdish rhythms, featuring percussion virtuoso Ahmad Yousefbeigi, Arrington de Dionyso, and Amy Denio.
$5-$15 donation
Piano Drop
Saturday, February 23, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
50 years ago, an upright piano was dropped from a helicopter near Duvall, Washington. Now, 16 composers and performers have created new works for this unique instrument... or what remains of it!
Free
Shara Nova (My Brightest Diamond): 'A Million And One'
Saturday, February 23, 2030 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA, United States
Shara Nova blends elements of rock, art pop, and chamber music into a sound totally her own.
$18
The Daphnes: 'Braids of Kabuya'
Wednesday, February 27, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
North City Bistro & Wine Shop, Shoreline , WA, United States
An unconventional trio performing their unique sound of chamber jazz from their new album, Braids of Kabuya.
$10
Music of Today DXARTS: Until Spring
Thursday, February 28, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States
Morton Subotnick – A Sky of Cloudless Sulphur (8-channel tape)
James Wenlock – Three Changes (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Clayton Kinney – Splang (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Daniel Peterson – Vanishing Portals (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Wei Yang – Panta Rhei (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Ewa Trębacz – Inanna Descending (Ambisonic sound and variable ensemble)
James Wenlock – Three Changes (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Clayton Kinney – Splang (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Daniel Peterson – Vanishing Portals (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Wei Yang – Panta Rhei (Ambisonic soundtrack)
Ewa Trębacz – Inanna Descending (Ambisonic sound and variable ensemble)
$15 ($10 student/senior)
Emerald City Music: Reich's Music for 18 Musicians
Friday, March 1, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
Reich – Music for 18 Musicians
$45 ($10 students)
Emerald City Music: Reich's Music for 18 Musicians Night (re)Cap
Friday, March 1, 2030 @ 10:30pm – 11:55pm (PST)
415 Westlake, Seattle, WA, United States
A late-night format enhanced with intimate lighting and a casual setting: snag a chair, bring pillows, dance, walk around; just be yourself!
$45 ($10 students)
Cornish Percussion Ensemble at the Jack Straw Cultural Center
Saturday, March 2, 2030 @ 6:00pm – 7:15pm (PST)
Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, United States
David Lang’s Little Eye for percussion quartet and cello, plus music by Jessie Marino, Elliot Cole, Sarah Hennies, David Lang, Alessandro Rovegno, and Greg Campbell.
Free (Free)
Emerald City Music: Reich's Music for 18 Musicians
Saturday, March 2, 2030 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, WA, United States
Reich – Music for 18 Musicians
$28-$43 (students $10)
Woodland Theater: Mike Gamble’s MultiMeteorchestra, Erin Jorgensen, & Simon Henneman
Saturday, March 16, 2030 @ 8:00pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
Woodland Theater, Seattle, WA, United States
A quartet of diverse instrumentation, plus solo sets from marimbist Erin Jorgensen and guitarist Simon Henneman.
$10-$20 sliding scale