Coming to Seattle

Source: Wayward Music Series.

Oort Smog / Bad Luck / Big Plans
Wed. Feb. 15, 8 PM; $5 – $20 donation at door

LA duo Oort Smog (Mark Kimbrell, Patrick Shiroishi) combinine elements of brutal prog and free improv. extending the sax-drum duo tradition inspired by Coltrane/Ali etc. Local drum/sax duo Bad Luck (Chris Icasiano & Neil Welch) and drummer Sheridan Riley’s Big Plans open.

Seattle Composers Alliance
Thu. Feb. 16, 7:30 PM; $20 donation at door

Seattle Composers Alliance presents Living Strings, a concert of original compositions for string quartet by sixteen members of the SCA, chosen from a recent Call for Scores and performed by Arcobaleno Strings.

Obscure & Terrible Showcase III
Sat. Feb. 18, 8 PM; $10 – $20 at the door

With a focus on drone, noise, improv and electro-acoustic music, local experimental label Obscure & Terrible presents a selection of their roster: Kole Galbraith, Medina/Walsh, Domenica Diavoleria, and Empire State Observatories.

Simone Baron & Marina Albero
Tue. Feb. 21, 8 PM; $10 – $20 donation at door

East coast pianist/accordionist Simone Baron and Seattle pianist Marina Albero join forces for an evening of fresh new music inspired by moss and somatic empathy. Works-in-progress. graphic scores, literary experiments, a few friends, and a participatory group improv component at the end.