Dark, danceable music near Seattle
Tue, Mar 3
Psyclon Nine, Clockwork Echo, Our Frankenstein, Ohhdreamer, Lewdo Zlex
7:30pm at El Corazón
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All ages.
7:30pm at El Corazón
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All ages.
Gallowmaker, Holy Water, Vick Vapors, Static Ghost
8:00pm at The Shakedown, Bellingham
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8:00pm at The Shakedown, Bellingham
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Wed, Mar 4
Thu, Mar 5
Goth Night
Time TBA at Bat Haus in U-District
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You need a permit to walk around downtown. You need a license to dance. Final goth night at this incarnation of the Bat Haus. Ages 18+. Requiescat in pace.
Time TBA at Bat Haus in U-District
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You need a permit to walk around downtown. You need a license to dance. Final goth night at this incarnation of the Bat Haus. Ages 18+. Requiescat in pace.
Fri, Mar 6
SAARPR Fundraiser: DJ Kritikal Virgo
6:30pm-9:30pm at Cherry Street Village
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Music, food, community. Fundraiser for community control of the police by the Seattle Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. All ages.
6:30pm-9:30pm at Cherry Street Village
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Music, food, community. Fundraiser for community control of the police by the Seattle Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. All ages.
Sat, Mar 7
Jupe Jupe, Darkswoon, Hot Hail, DJ Activate
7:00pm doors at Central Saloon
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DJ at 7pm, bands at 8pm.
7:00pm doors at Central Saloon
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DJ at 7pm, bands at 8pm.
Cult of Morgue: Marching Orders
8:00pm-1:30am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma
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Dress to impress for this goth and new wave dance night.
8:00pm-1:30am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma
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Dress to impress for this goth and new wave dance night.
Dark Komplex III: God Module, Frontal Boundary, Tyler Noxwind, DJs Shane Aungst, Jasyn Bangert, Andrew Pearson, Dav of the Dead, Sex Dwarf
10:00pm-2:00am at Kremwerk | Timbre Room | Cherry
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SIN in the basement, Nox Novacula DJs in the Timbre Room, and live bands in Cherry. Tiered ticket system so buying sooner is cheaper.
10:00pm-2:00am at Kremwerk | Timbre Room | Cherry
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SIN in the basement, Nox Novacula DJs in the Timbre Room, and live bands in Cherry. Tiered ticket system so buying sooner is cheaper.
Sun, Mar 8
ZL3X, Wutthphuk, DJ Kritikal Virgo
4:30pm at Vortex Music and Movies, Kirkland
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Industrial on the Eastside. Free and all ages.
4:30pm at Vortex Music and Movies, Kirkland
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Industrial on the Eastside. Free and all ages.
Modular Nights
5:00pm at Substation
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Monthly experimental electronic showcase. Quilli Finn will be performing her synth rock opera Andromeda's Excrement. Other performers to be announced. Also streams online [0].
5:00pm at Substation
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Monthly experimental electronic showcase. Quilli Finn will be performing her synth rock opera Andromeda's Excrement. Other performers to be announced. Also streams online [0].
Lesbian/Queer Goth Night: DJ spicycherrypop
9:00pm-12:00am at Roam
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Sold out. spicycherrypop is organizing a goth pop-up series this spring [0], so keep an eye open for that.
9:00pm-12:00am at Roam
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Sold out. spicycherrypop is organizing a goth pop-up series this spring [0], so keep an eye open for that.
Mon, Mar 9
Final Gasp, Filth is Eternal, Smearing, Total Chroma
8:00pm at The Funhouse
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Recommendation is for Total Chroma.
8:00pm at The Funhouse
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Recommendation is for Total Chroma.
Witchcraft, Serial Hawk, Moon Letters
8:00pm at Substation
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Witchcraft [0] recommended.
8:00pm at Substation
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Witchcraft [0] recommended.
Wed, Mar 11
ThreadSuns, Tylo, Undulation
7:00pm at Baba Yaga
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From [0] "An evening of sonic fulfillment and community building. Organizers from Fire in the Mountains and Northwest Terror Fest will be in attendance." All ages.
7:00pm at Baba Yaga
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From [0] "An evening of sonic fulfillment and community building. Organizers from Fire in the Mountains and Northwest Terror Fest will be in attendance." All ages.
Thu, Mar 12
Continuum: DJs Daemon Chadeau, Redd Empress
8:00pm-1:30am at Time Warp
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Cyberpunk second Thursdays. Costumes encouraged but not required.
8:00pm-1:30am at Time Warp
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Cyberpunk second Thursdays. Costumes encouraged but not required.
Shameless: DJs Curses, Recess, Levi Clark, Jen Woolfe, Tek Jones, Aivilo
10:00pm-2:00am at Monkey Loft
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Two floors of music; darkwave upstairs, house down.
10:00pm-2:00am at Monkey Loft
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Two floors of music; darkwave upstairs, house down.
Fri, Mar 13
Mt Fog (DJ set)
7:00pm-9:00pm at Apollo Exos Records & Beer, Everett
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Free and all ages.
7:00pm-9:00pm at Apollo Exos Records & Beer, Everett
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Free and all ages.
Tiffadelic, Yama Uba, The Treasury, Sombre Lux, DJ Name
9:00pm at The Funhouse
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DJ 8pm, bands 9pm.
9:00pm at The Funhouse
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DJ 8pm, bands 9pm.
Blood Rave 4
9:00pm-3:00am at Massive
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Night Moves [0] has videos of past Blood Raves (see BR 3, Blood Rave 2, 10/13 Rave).
9:00pm-3:00am at Massive
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Night Moves [0] has videos of past Blood Raves (see BR 3, Blood Rave 2, 10/13 Rave).
Sat, Mar 14
LaPlegua, Datura, Nuda, Skull Cultist
8:00pm at El Corazón
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Andy LaPlegua supergroup playing songs from: Icon of Coil, Combichrist, Panzer AG, Scandy, plus original material.
8:00pm at El Corazón
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Andy LaPlegua supergroup playing songs from: Icon of Coil, Combichrist, Panzer AG, Scandy, plus original material.
Audiodrome: DJs Ole Mic Odd, Sharlese, SH1-TR
9:00pm-2:00am at Pony
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Italo, body music, techno on second Saturdays. Free. Also streams live online [0].
9:00pm-2:00am at Pony
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Italo, body music, techno on second Saturdays. Free. Also streams live online [0].
Mon, Mar 16
Wed, Mar 18
Covenant, Glis, DJ EirFlux
8:00pm doors at El Corazón
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Don't close your eyes on this one.
8:00pm doors at El Corazón
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Don't close your eyes on this one.
Thu, Mar 19
Fr, Mar 20
Psychic Damage: DJs Coffin Birth, Static Ghost
8:00pm-1:00am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma
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A new dark dance night in Tacoma. Expect EBM, industrial, new beat.
8:00pm-1:00am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma
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A new dark dance night in Tacoma. Expect EBM, industrial, new beat.
Sat, Mar 21
Tue, Mar 24
Machine Girl, Sextile, LustSickPuppy
8:00pm at Showbox SoDo
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Sextile recommended. All ages.
8:00pm at Showbox SoDo
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Sextile recommended. All ages.
Wed, Mar 25
Thu, Mar 26
Marissa Nadler, Anand Wilder (of Yeasayer)
8:00pm at Tractor Tavern
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Recommendation is for the ethereal folk of Marissa Nadler.
8:00pm at Tractor Tavern
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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
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Mt Fog recommended. Nothing to do with the Verboden Fest.
8:00pm at The Orion/Odd Fellows Temple Room, Bellingham
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Mt Fog recommended. Nothing to do with the Verboden Fest.
Fri, Mar 27
Tangled Sheets, Regal Nonchalant, Analog Ghost, DJ Libertine
8:00pm at The Kraken Bar & Lounge
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8:00pm at The Kraken Bar & Lounge
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Sat, Mar 28
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Light Asylum, Die Sexual, Devora, Heavy Halo
7:00pm at The Spanish Ballroom, Tacoma
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All ages.
7:00pm at The Spanish Ballroom, Tacoma
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All ages.
Acopia, Glass Egg
8:00pm at Baba Yaga
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What you gonna do when spring comes? Catch this Australian alternative/trip-hop band [0].
8:00pm at Baba Yaga
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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
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Dress to impress.
9:00pm-4:00am at Showbox SoDo
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Dress to impress.
Wed, Apr 1
L.A. Witch, Daiistar, Buckets
6:30pm doors at Neumos
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I am a ruin and I am ready, to collapse.
6:30pm doors at Neumos
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I am a ruin and I am ready, to collapse.
Thu, Apr 2
HEALTH, Desire, Dark Chisme, DJ Atticus
8:00pm at The Showbox
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Another HEALTH show added. The other one is all ages, this one isn't.
8:00pm at The Showbox
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Another HEALTH show added. The other one is all ages, this one isn't.
Fri, Apr 3
Bleak Outlook: Nyx Division, Nudity, Rope
6:00pm at Engine House 9, Tacoma
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$15 at the door; no presale tickets unless you get the full 4-day pass [0]. All ages.
6:00pm at Engine House 9, Tacoma
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$15 at the door; no presale tickets unless you get the full 4-day pass [0]. All ages.
Heat of RXN, Delridge, AR Band, Filthy Traitors
7:00pm at Mirkwood Pub, Arlington
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Recommendation is for Heat of RXN [0]. All ages.
7:00pm at Mirkwood Pub, Arlington
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Recommendation is for Heat of RXN [0]. All ages.
Wed, Mar 4
Society of the Silver Cross, Jupe Jupe, Datura
8:00pm at Ray's Golden Lion, Richland
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All ages.
8:00pm at Ray's Golden Lion, Richland
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All ages.
Ultra Sunn, FUEDAL, Ceremony Shadows, DJ EirFlux
8:00pm doors at Substation
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Doors and DJ at 8pm, bands at 9pm.
8:00pm doors at Substation
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Doors and DJ at 8pm, bands at 9pm.
Sat, Apr 4
Society of the Silver Cross, Jupe Jupe, Datura
8:00pm at The Chainsaw Cat, Yakima
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All ages.
8:00pm at The Chainsaw Cat, Yakima
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All ages.
Bleak Outlook: Nox Novacula, Filth Is Eternal, Negative Blast, Izthmi, Snakebite Kiss
9:00pm at Airport Tavern, Tacoma
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Passes for the full 4-day fest are also availabe [0].
9:00pm at Airport Tavern, Tacoma
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Passes for the full 4-day fest are also availabe [0].
Sun, Apr 5
HEALTH, Carpenter Brut, Desire
7:30pm at Showbox SoDo
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Sold out but very overpriced tickets available. All ages.
7:30pm at Showbox SoDo
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Sold out but very overpriced tickets available. All ages.
Wed, Apr 8
Thu, Apr 9
Qual, Holy Water, God Tongue, Vick Vapors, DJ Chris Crisp
8:00pm doors at Substation
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[0]. DJ at 8pm, bands at 9pm.
8:00pm doors at Substation
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[0]. DJ at 8pm, bands at 9pm.
Fri, Apr 10
Nathan Nothing, Stas Thee Boss, Old Man of the Woods, Chima the Stubborn
8:00pm at Baba Yaga
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Recommendation is for Old Man of the Woods.
8:00pm at Baba Yaga
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Recommendation is for Old Man of the Woods.
Sat, Apr 11
Sun, Apr 12
Mon, Apr 13
Maria Somerville, Colle
8:00pm at Belltown Yacht Club
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Dreamy music from Ireland and New York.
8:00pm at Belltown Yacht Club
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Dreamy music from Ireland and New York.
Fri, Apr 17
Röyksopp (DJ set), Eliogold
10:00pm-2:00am at Substation
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If a ticket is what you want it'll be tricky tricky. Sold out.
10:00pm-2:00am at Substation
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If a ticket is what you want it'll be tricky tricky. Sold out.
Sat, Apr 18
Madeline Goldstein, Ex Veles, DJ Coffin Birth
7:00pm doors at Kremwerk (Cherry)
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DJ at 7pm, show at 8pm.
7:00pm doors at Kremwerk (Cherry)
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DJ at 7pm, show at 8pm.
Tue, Apr 21
Lebanon Hanover, TRAITRS, SOFT VEIN
8:00pm at The Crocodile
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Buy at the box office in advance to save ($42.96 vs $58.80 online).
8:00pm at The Crocodile
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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
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A night of pure Skoochie's magic.
8:00pm at Lucky Dragonz Casino & Club
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A night of pure Skoochie's magic.
Mon, Apr 27
William Basinksi, Kelly Moran
8:00pm at Substation
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Avant garde/ambient/experimental [0] [1].
8:00pm at Substation
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Avant garde/ambient/experimental [0] [1].
Wed, Apr 29
Vampires Everywhere!, The Bunny The Bear, VAZUM
7:30pm at The Funhouse
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Recommendation is for VAZUM, the other bands are more -core stuff.
7:30pm at The Funhouse
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Recommendation is for VAZUM, the other bands are more -core stuff.
VNV Nation
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre
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Sold out but overpriced resale tickets available. All ages.
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre
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Sold out but overpriced resale tickets available. All ages.
Thu, Apr 30
Leæther Strip, Torture Gallery, Skull Cultist, Mortal Realm, DJ Sophixi
7:00pm doors at El Corazón
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DJ at 7pm, bands at 8pm.
7:00pm doors at El Corazón
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DJ at 7pm, bands at 8pm.
Ghost Fetish, Pansy, Stargazr
8:00pm at Baba Yaga
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With art vendors from Maniac Market.
8:00pm at Baba Yaga
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With art vendors from Maniac Market.
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
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First night of this deathrock festival. The fest has an IG [0] with e.g. links to all the bands/DJs socials [1] [2].
7:00pm doors at Central Saloon
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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
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Second/final night of this deathrock festival.
7:00pm doors at Central Saloon
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Second/final night of this deathrock festival.
Mon, May 4
Tue, May 5
Fri, May 8
Tue, May 12
Wed, May 13
Sat, May 16
Uada, Mortiis, Jérôme Reuter's Rome, Wraith Knight
7:30pm at El Corazón
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Black metal, dungeon synth, neofolk. All ages.
7:30pm at El Corazón
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Black metal, dungeon synth, neofolk. All ages.
New Candys
9:00pm at Baba Yaga
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MØAA or Painted Vein would be excellent additions to this bill.
9:00pm at Baba Yaga
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MØAA or Painted Vein would be excellent additions to this bill.
Sun, May 24
Mon, May 25
Thu, May 28 - Sat, May 30
Verboden: Seattle Edition
6:30pm at Central Saloon | Baba Yaga
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Thu, May 28: Static Ghost, Sacred Skin, SRSQ, Blone Noble, Damascus Knives, Carrellee, Ex Veles, DJ Sculptress
Fri, May 29: Dancing Plague, Street Fever, Hallows, Mvtant, Scimitar, More Ephemeral, Datura, Dildox, Ceremony Shadows, Sweet Love Under Tyranny, Hot Hail, DJs Keypr, Pavor Nocturnus
Sat, May 30: Die Sexual, Male Tears, Meldamor, Sleek Teeth, Dot Wall, Hexx Head, The Wheal, God Tongue, Normoria, Clock Serum, Fotoform, DJs Coffin Birth, Starseed
6:30pm at Central Saloon | Baba Yaga
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Thu, May 28: Static Ghost, Sacred Skin, SRSQ, Blone Noble, Damascus Knives, Carrellee, Ex Veles, DJ Sculptress
Fri, May 29: Dancing Plague, Street Fever, Hallows, Mvtant, Scimitar, More Ephemeral, Datura, Dildox, Ceremony Shadows, Sweet Love Under Tyranny, Hot Hail, DJs Keypr, Pavor Nocturnus
Sat, May 30: Die Sexual, Male Tears, Meldamor, Sleek Teeth, Dot Wall, Hexx Head, The Wheal, God Tongue, Normoria, Clock Serum, Fotoform, DJs Coffin Birth, Starseed
Thu, May 28 - Sun, May 31
Verboden: Portland Edition
7:00pm-2:15am at The Coffin, Portland, OR
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Thu, May 28: Street Fever, Mvtant, More Ephemeral, Scimitar, Sweet Love Under Tyranny, DJ Crankenstein
Fri, May 29: Sacred Skin, SRSQ, Die Sexual, Damascus Knives, Static Ghost (DJ set)
Sat, May 30: Hallows, Dildox, Carrellee, Blone Nobel
Sun, May 31: Male Tears, Sleek Teeth, Hexx Head, Dot Wall
7:00pm-2:15am at The Coffin, Portland, OR
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Thu, May 28: Street Fever, Mvtant, More Ephemeral, Scimitar, Sweet Love Under Tyranny, DJ Crankenstein
Fri, May 29: Sacred Skin, SRSQ, Die Sexual, Damascus Knives, Static Ghost (DJ set)
Sat, May 30: Hallows, Dildox, Carrellee, Blone Nobel
Sun, May 31: Male Tears, Sleek Teeth, Hexx Head, Dot Wall
Fri, May 29 - Sun, May 31
Verboden: Vancouver, BC Edition
7:00pm at The Cobalt Cabaret, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Fri, May 29: Male Tears, Meldamor, Sleek Teeth, Hexx Head, Carrellee, Exeunt, Small Breed, Wish Whip, The Parish (DJ set)
Sat, May 30: Street Fever, Mvtant, Scimitar, More Ephemeral, H.ä.L.T., Sweet Love Under Tyranny, D.R.B., DJs Noveli, Seffrika
Sun, May 31: Sacred Skin, SRSQ, Die Sexual, Static Ghost, Damascus Knives, Dollhead, DJ JΔKΟB
7:00pm at The Cobalt Cabaret, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Fri, May 29: Male Tears, Meldamor, Sleek Teeth, Hexx Head, Carrellee, Exeunt, Small Breed, Wish Whip, The Parish (DJ set)
Sat, May 30: Street Fever, Mvtant, Scimitar, More Ephemeral, H.ä.L.T., Sweet Love Under Tyranny, D.R.B., DJs Noveli, Seffrika
Sun, May 31: Sacred Skin, SRSQ, Die Sexual, Static Ghost, Damascus Knives, Dollhead, DJ JΔKΟB
Fri, May 29
Magic Sword, Dance with the Dead, Megan McDuffee
6:00pm-9:00pm at The Crocodile
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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.
6:00pm-9:00pm at The Crocodile
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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
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Why don't you come with me, to a kingdom undersea? All ages.
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre
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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
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Live music from NUDA, Phantom Eyes, Hot Hail, plus DJs Libertine, Wives, Hex-A-Gone, Krikital Virgo, Sophixi.
Time TBA at The Mountain Room: Bar at the R
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Live music from NUDA, Phantom Eyes, Hot Hail, plus DJs Libertine, Wives, Hex-A-Gone, Krikital Virgo, Sophixi.
Fri, Jun 19 - Sun, Jun 21
Cascadian Midsummer: Blood of the Earth
All day at Red Hawk Avalon, Pe Ell
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Epic 3-day dark music fest in the woods. All ages. Bands: Emma Ruth Rundle, One of Nine, Stygian Bough, Fauna, Novemthree, Fog Weaver, John Haughm, Oromet, Hail, Solace, Blessed Blood, Glasghote, Precious Bane, Ash Pillar, Dynja, Føsphene, Sorcia, MarkovSoroka, Creaturess, Soriah, WILL, Sastruga, Gethen, Opus Est Sanare, Iron Rot, Gathering, Cicatrix, Ember Veil, Fetters. DJs: Space Coyote, Pavor Nocturnus.
All day at Red Hawk Avalon, Pe Ell
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Epic 3-day dark music fest in the woods. All ages. Bands: Emma Ruth Rundle, One of Nine, Stygian Bough, Fauna, Novemthree, Fog Weaver, John Haughm, Oromet, Hail, Solace, Blessed Blood, Glasghote, Precious Bane, Ash Pillar, Dynja, Føsphene, Sorcia, MarkovSoroka, Creaturess, Soriah, WILL, Sastruga, Gethen, Opus Est Sanare, Iron Rot, Gathering, Cicatrix, Ember Veil, Fetters. DJs: Space Coyote, Pavor Nocturnus.
Fri, Sep 18
There's also DJ'd music seven nights a week at The Mercury.