Soft Boiled, Swanderer, Couch Queen
8:00pm at Conor Byrne Pub Event details
Recommendation is for Couch Queen.
Continuum: DJs Daemon Chadeau, JQ
8:00pm-1:30am at Time Warp Event details
Cyberpunk second Thursdays. Costumes encouraged but not required.
Fri, Feb 13
MODERN RUIN - An Evening of Dark Romance: DJs Trishy, Nihila
7:00pm at The Bayside Cafe, Everett Event details
A new all-ages dark dance night in Everett. Within 5 blocks of Mt Fog's show at Lucky Dime.
I Will Keep Your Ghost, Mt Fog, Evelyn Frances
8:00pm at Lucky Dime, Everett Event details
Recommendation is for Mt Fog. All ages.
Danse Macabre: DJs Keypr, MC Tremer
8:00pm-1:30am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma Event details
Monthly dark dance night second Fridays in Tacoma.
Sat, Feb 14
Quilli Fin, Charmed I'm Sure, Intrinsic, Understater
8:00pm at Baba Yaga Event details
Sad Galentine's Day party. Recommendation is for Quilli Fin.
The Bloody Valentine Masquerade: God Tongue, Licorice Chamber, NiGHTofAL (DJ set)
9:00pm at Belltown Yacht Club Event details
Disguises or gothic formal wear highly encouraged. Costume contest.
Audiodrome: DJs SH1-TR, Sharlese
9:00pm-2:00am at Pony Event details
Italo, body music, techno on second Saturdays. Free. Also streams live online [0].
Bloody Kisses: DJs Coffin Birth, Pavor Nocturnus
9:00pm-1:00am at The Mountain Room: Bar at the R Event details
Canceled. A sanguine soiree. Vampire looks encouraged.
Tue, Feb 17
Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore, Tiny Vipers
8:00pm at The Crocodile Event details
[0] [1]
Damaged Goods: DJs uhhcult, Motheater, Liam with a Z
8:00pm-12:00am at Screwdriver Bar Event details
Liam with a Z, not Vinyl with a Z. Free all-vinyl post-punk dance night.
Wed, Feb 18
The Secret (and Not So Secret) Lives of Bats
6:00pm-8:00pm at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Thomas Building, Sze Conference Room Event details
A neat talk about bats. Free and all ages. Free parking. Also streams online.
Thu, Feb 19
2Libras, State Alchemist, Heat of RXN, DJ Lilith
8:00pm-11:00pm at The Kraken Bar & Lounge Event details
Fri, Feb 20
DJ Sex Dwarf (Nox Novacula), ESSES, Dead Spells, salo
8:00pm-2:15am at The Coffin, Portland, OR Event details
Some of Seattle's finest, in Portland.
FEVR, Occults, The XRay5, DJ uhhcult
8:00pm doors at The Funhouse Event details
DJ at 8pm, bands at 9pm.
Night Shift: DJ Pavor Nocturnus
9:00pm-close at 2 Fingers Social, White Center Event details
Tentative placeholder, might not happen as the venue had a lot of water damage still being repaired. Darkwave, industrial, synth, post-punk. Horror films. A covered patio. All for free. Every third Friday once 2 Fingers reopens.
Can of Clouds, Dead On Cue, Fan Club, Black Ends
7:00pm at Tim's Tavern, White Center Event details
Kurt Cobain birthday celebration. Recommendation is for Can of Clouds. All ages.
Sat, Feb 21
Reflections: Visible Cloaks × Componium Ensemble, Saloli
8:00pm at Seattle First Baptist Church Event details
Ambient music in a Gothic Revival church. All ages.
Datura, The Nightmares, 23rd Street
Time TBA at Numerica Performing Arts Center, Wenatchee Event details
Sun, Feb 22
Darkmode: DJ Coldheart
4:00pm-9:00pm at Life on Mars Event details
Wed, Feb 25
All Them Witches, King Buffalo
8:00pm at Showbox SoDo Event details
$42.50 at the Showbox or Showbox SoDo box office in advance which is $11 cheaper than online.
Bump in the Night: Fire Walk With Me
9:00pm-2:00am at Pony Event details
Darkwave, synth, industrial, and post-punk from DJ Pavor Nocturnus every last Wednesday. You can guess this month's theme.
Thu, Feb 26
Cold Cave, Buzz Kull, Rosa Anschütz
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre Event details
Into the void. All ages.
Fri, Feb 27
Babylon Death Party
7:00pm-10:00pm at The Rabbit Box Event details
A night of witchcraft. Less music based and more occult performances, with the exception of shamanic throat singing from Soriah. Voodoo storytelling, spoken word, book readings, and peculiar one-of-a-kind vending.
Other, Mourning Service, NiGHTofAL, Mechanical Plague, Scavenger Parade
7:00pm at Lucky Liquor, Tukwila Event details
[0] [1] [2] [3]. Start time changed to 7pm. All ages.
Revival: DJs uhhcult, Motheater
8:00pm-1:30am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma Event details
Dark dance night the last Friday each month in Tacoma.
Goth Skate: Ghosts in the Graveyard, Eve's Blackheart, DJs Hex-A-Gone, Libertine
9:00pm at Southgate Roller Rink, White Center Event details
Goth skate with live and DJ'd music. Skating optional.
Sat, Feb 28
Hexecutioner, New Lore, VVILFRED, Witch Agony
7:30pm at The Funhouse Event details
Link fixed. Recommendation is for VVILFRED [0].
Outland - Requiem of a Heart: Grizz CLL, Blood Rave, DJs Sophixi, Keypr
8:00pm-2:00pm at The Mountain Room: Bar at the R Event details
DJs at 8pm, bands at 9pm.
Tue, Mar 3
Psyclon Nine, Clockwork Echo, Our Frankenstein
7:30pm at El Corazón Event details
All ages.
Wed, Mar 4
Tigran Hamasyan
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre Event details
[0]. All ages.
Sat, Mar 7
Jupe Jupe, Darkswoon, Hot Hail, DJ Activate
7:00pm doors at Central Saloon Event details
DJ at 7pm, bands at 8pm.
Dark Complex III: God Module, Frontal Boundary, Tyler Noxwind, DJs Shane Aungst, Jasyn Bangert, Andrew Pearson
10:00pm-2:00am at Kremwerk | Timbre Room | Cherry Event details
SIN & co. take over the entire Kremwerk complex this month with dark live bands and DJs. Tiered ticket system so buying sooner is cheaper.
Mon, Mar 9
Final Gasp, Filth is Eternal, Smearing, Total Chroma
8:00pm at The Funhouse Event details
Recommendation is for Total Chroma.
Thu, Mar 12
Mt Fog, IROIRO, DJ Martin Douglas
8:00pm at Tractor Tavern Event details
iro iro? Iroiro?
Diminished Men, Corespondents, Von Wildenhaus
8:00pm at Add-A-Ball Event details
[0]
Fri, Mar 13
Mt Fog (DJ set)
7:00pm-9:00pm at Apollo Exos, Everett Event details
Free and all ages.
Gallowmaker, Duos, Datura
8:00pm-11:00pm at Make.Shift Art Space, Bellingham Event details
All ages.
Tiffadelic, Yama Uba, Sombre Lux, DJ Name
9:00pm at The Funhouse Event details
DJ 8pm, bands 9pm.
Blood Rave 4
9:00pm-3:00am at Massive Event details
More details to be announced.
Sat, Mar 14
Mt Fog, IROIRO
8:00pm at Ilk Lodge, Olympia Event details
All ages.
Peaches, Pixel Grip
8:30pm at The Showbox Event details
Recommendation is for Pixel Grip.
LaPlegua, Datura
8:00pm at El Corazón Event details
Andy LaPlegua supergroup playing songs from: Icon of Coil, Combichrist, Panzer AG, Scandy, plus original material.
Audiodrome: Guest DJ Ole Mic Odd
9:00pm-2:00am at Pony Event details
Italo, body music, techno on second Saturdays. Free. Also streams live online [0].
Mon, Mar 16
HighSchool, Touching Ice
7:00pm doors at Barboza Event details
Headliner has strong hints of, if not outright using melodies from, The Strokes, The Smiths, and New Order.
Thu, Mar 19
Mt Fog, Tiny Vipers, Profit Prison
8:00pm at The New Frontier Lounge, Tacoma Event details
Sat, Mar 21
Dirty Three
7:00pm doors at Neumos Event details
Appears sold out.
Tue, Mar 24
Machine Girl, Sextile, LustSickPuppy
8:00pm at Showbox SoDo Event details
Sextile recommended. All ages.
Wed, Mar 25
Clone, ONONOS, Total Chroma, Static Ghost
8:00pm at Central Saloon Event details
Thu, Mar 26
Marissa Nadler, Anand Wilder (of Yeasayer)
8:00pm at Tractor Tavern Event details
Recommendation is for the ethereal folk of Marissa Nadler.
Mt Fog, Verboten, Bad Posture Club
8:00pm at The Orion/Odd Fellows Temple Room, Bellingham Event details
Mt Fog recommended. Nothing to do with the Verboden Fest.
Sat, Mar 28
Mt Fog, IROIRO, Lotion
7:00pm at Quilcene Lantern, Quilcene Event details
All ages.
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Light Asylum, Die Sexual, Devora, Heavy Halo
7:00pm at The Spanish Ballroom, Tacoma Event details
All ages.
Acopia
8:00pm at Baba Yaga Event details
What you gonna do when spring comes? Catch this Australian alternative/trip-hop band [0].
Seattle Fetish Ball: DJs Scara Darling, JQ, Daemon Chadeau
9:00pm-4:00am at Showbox SoDo Event details
Dress to impress.
Thu, Apr 2 - Sun, Apr 5
Bleak Outlook #8: Nox Novacula, Nyx Division, karōshi, and more
Time TBA at Real Art Tacoma and elsewhere, Tacoma Event details
Some shows are all ages and some are 21+. Advance tickets here [0].
Thu, Apr 2
HEALTH, Desire, Dark Chisme
8:00pm at The Showbox Event details
Another HEALTH show added. The other one is all ages, this one isn't.
Fri, Apr 3
Society of the Silver Cross
6:00pm at Ray's Golden Lion, Richland Event details
Time may be adjusted, 8:30pm is a more common start time here. All ages.
Ultra Sunn, FUEDAL, Ceremony Shadows, DJ EirFlux
8:00pm doors at Substation Event details
Doors and DJ at 8pm, bands at 9pm.
Sat, Apr 4
Society of the Silver Cross
6:00pm at The Chainsaw Cat, Yakima Event details
Time may be adjusted, 8:00pm is a more common start time here. All ages.
Sun, Apr 5
HEALTH, Carpenter Brut, Desire
7:30pm at Showbox SoDo Event details
You mean, like, forever-ever? forever-ever? forever-ever? All ages.
Thu, Apr 9
Qual, Holy Water, God Tongue, DJ Chris Crisp
9:00pm at Substation Event details
[0].
Sat, Apr 11
Pink Turns Blue, Octavian Winters
8:00pm at El Corazón Event details
Maria Somerville
8:00pm at Belltown Yacht Club Event details
Dreamy 4AD from Ireland.
Fri, Apr 17
Röyksopp (DJ set), Eliogold
10:00pm-2:00am at Substation Event details
Appears almost sold out.
Sat, Apr 18
Darkswoon, Seaside Tryst, Mutual Shock
9:00pm at Add-A-Ball Event details
Tue, Apr 21
Lebanon Hanover, TRAITRS, SOFT VEIN
8:00pm at The Crocodile Event details
Buy at the box office in advance to save ($42.96 vs $58.80 online).
Sat, Apr 25
Dovan & Scruff's REWIND
8:00pm at Lucky Dragonz Casino & Club Event details
A night of pure Skoochie's magic.
Wed, Apr 29
Vampires Everywhere!, The Bunny The Bear, VAZUM
7:30pm at The Funhouse Event details
Recommendation is for VAZUM, the other bands are more -core stuff.
Leæther Strip, Torture Gallery, Skull Cultist, Mortal Realm, DJ Sophixi
8:00pm at El Corazón Event details
Fri, May 1
May Day Misery: Blood Dance, 13th Sky, Cliff & Ivy, Funeral Process, Datura, Post Rapure Party, MC Dave Bats, DJs Wrain Havoc, Coldheart
7:00pm doors at Central Saloon Event details
First night of this deathrock festival. The fest has an IG [0] with e.g. links to all the bands/DJs socials [1] [2].
Sat, May 2
May Day Misery: Kommunity FK, WitchHands, Rival Cults, Mood of a Sinner, Licorice Chamber, Eve's Black Heart, MC Dave Bats, DJs Mark Splatter, Floral Black
7:00pm doors at Central Saloon Event details
Second/final night of this deathrock festival.
Mon, May 4
Das Ich, PTYL vs Demoncast
9:00pm at El Corazón Event details
Tue, May 5
ADULT., Donzii, The Treasury
7:00pm doors at Barboza Event details
Master Boot Record
8:00pm at El Corazón Event details
All ages.
Wed, May 13
Faetooth, Iress, Nightosphere
7:00pm doors at Substation Event details
Recommendation is for Faetooth. Ages 18+.
Sat, May 16
Uada, Mortiis, Jérôme Reuter's Rome, Wraith Knight
7:30pm at El Corazón Event details
Black metal, dungeon synth, neofolk. All ages.
Thu, May 28 - Sat, May 30
Verboden: Seattle Edition
7:00pm-2:00am at Central Saloon | Baba Yaga Event details
Thu, May 28: Sacred Skin, SRSQ, Blone Noble, Carrellee, Static Ghost
Fri, May 29: Dark Chisme, Hallows, Datura, Vueltas, Street Fever, Mvtant, Dildox, More Ephemeral, Puerta Negra
Sat, May 30: Male Tears, Meldamor, Die Sexual, S.L.U.T., Dancing Plague, Sleek Teeth, Hexx Head, God Tongue, Dot Wall
Thu, May 28 - Sun, May 31
Verboden: Portland Edition
7:00pm-2:15am at The Coffin, Portland, OR Event details
Thu, May 28: Street Fever, Mvtant, More Ephemeral, Puerta Negra
Fri, May 29: Sacred Skin, SRSQ, Die Sexual, Dildox, Damascus Knives
Sat, May 30: Hallows, Carrellee, Blone Nobel
Sun, May 31: Male Tears, Sleek Teeth, Hexx Head, Dot Wall
Fri, May 29 - Sun, May 31
Verboden: Vancouver, BC Edition
Time TBA at The Cobalt Cabaret, Vancouver, BC, Canada Event details
Bands performing in Vancouver include: Male Tears, Sacred Skin, SRSQ, Street Fever, Blone Nobel, Carrellee, Ceremony Shadows, Damascus Knives, Datura, Dark Chisme, Die Sexual, Dildox, Dollhead, Dot Wall, Exeunt, God Tongue, Hallows, H.ä.L.T., Hexx Head, Hot Hail, Meldamor, More Ephemeral, Mvtant, Puerta Negra, Sleek Teeth, Small Breed, S.L.U.T., Somber Violets, Static Ghost, VOIDWRMR, Vueltas, Wish Whip.
Fri, May 29
Magic Sword, Dance with the Dead, Megan McDuffee
6:00pm-9:00pm at The Crocodile Event details
Dance party afterward for $10 more. Tickets $13-15 cheaper at the box office in advance. Thanks stranger at a past Magic Sword show for the Dead Sally jokes.
Sun, May 31
Ladytron
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre Event details
Why don't you come with me, to a kingdom undersea? All ages.
Sat, Jun 6
Altar IV: Sol Katharsis
Time TBA at The Mountain Room: Bar at the R Event details
Live music from NUDA, Phantom Eyes, Hot Hail, plus DJs Libertine, Wives, Hex-A-Gone, Krikital Virgo, Sophixi.
There's also DJ'd music seven nights a week at The Mercury.