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Seattle Scene: January 7-22, 2016

Source: Seattle’s Wayward Music Series.

January 7, 2016 | 7:30 PM |$5 – $15 donation at the door
Dead Tosa | Arrington de Dionyso & Oomung Varma | Hair & Space Museum
On Havlíčkova Street is a new work by sound artist Dead Tosa, inspired by and composed in the old town of Prague. This impressionistic soundscape, in three continuous movements, sees its first public performance at the Wayward Music Series. Dead Tosa is also the composer of a song cycle on YouTube, Songs that Cannot Be Bought or Sold, that …

January 8, 2016 | 8:00 PM |$5 – $15 donation at the door
Seattle Composers’ Salon
An evening of music and discussion with Seattle composers:
Ivan Arteaga
Amy Denio
Keith Eisenbrey
Patrick O’Keefe
The Seattle Composers’ Salon fosters the development, performance and appreciation of new music by regional composers and performers. At bi-monthly, informal presentations, the Salon features finished works, previews, and works in progress. Composers, performers, and audience members gather in a casual setting that allows for experimentation and…

January 9, 2016 | 8:00 PM |$5 – $15 donation at the door
Wind / Bad Luck + Mess
Tonight, musicians from diverse areas of the Seattle Creative Music Scene unify to present a special concert.
Opening the concert will be MESS, a collaborative performance ensemble that was founded in 2015 by Amelia Coulter (trombone, electronics, voice), Mariah Davis (dance), and Haley Freedlund (trombone/voice). Their work is inspired by queer theory, liberation politics, social situations, personal storytelling, gender…

January 15, 2016 | 8:00 PM |$5 – $15 donation at the door
Nick Demopoulos + Vance Galloway
Smomid is a project where musician Nick Demopoulos performs on a touch sensitive guitar called a Smomid™, which is an acronym for String Modeling Midi Device, and Pyramidi™, a triangular midi interface resembling a console. Both of these instruments, which he designed and built, emit light as well as sound. These instruments allow Nick to control beats, harmonies, manipulate…

January 21, 2016 | 8:00 PM |$5 – $15 donation at the door
Ray Larsen: Modern Achievements
Over the past several years, Raymond Larsen has surfaced as one of the most in-demand young trumpet players in the Pacific Northwest. This special show celebrates the long-awaited release of the first two albums in his ambitious “Modern Achievements” trilogy series on the Table & Chairs label…with a live recording of the third! (A $30-40 donation will get you…

January 22, 2016 | 8:00 PM |$5 – $15 suggested donation
Anne H. Goldberg: Music & Movement
Anne H. Goldberg blurs the definitions of music and dance as a composer, choreographer, and performer. A pianist/vocalist and co-founder of the Tempus Continuum Ensemble, Anne makes a career of premiering and performing both her own music and that of other 20th and 21st Century composers. She actively commissions, records, and premieres works for English horn, oboe, and piano…


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