UPCOMING Shows
Upcoming Shows
The Darts, Biblioteka, The Sinister Six
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Substation - Sunday July 3rd
It's A 4th Of July Weekend Explosion at Substation!!
THE DARTS
BIBLIOTEKA
THE SINISTER SIX
The Darts (Phoenix, AZ) are returning to Seattle with their spectacular brand of Farfisa organ & fuzz guitar driven garage rock!
alternativetentacles.com/artists/the-darts/
Biblioteka are making some serious waves around town bringing a sweet spin on new-wave & power-pop punk!
bibliotekaband.bandcamp.com/
Local garage-psych punks The Sinister Six kick things off turning up the decibels and shakin' down the walls!
gethiprecordings.bandcamp.com/album/sinisteria
$12 ADV / $16 DOS
Doors 7PM
21+
Townsend's Solitaire / Sandy Dodge / Sabrina Pirzada / Mountain Holler
Substation
Folkin' Tuesday - Townsend's Solitaire / Sandy Dodge / Sabrina Pirzada / Mountain Holler
July 5, 2022
$12 ADV / $15 DOS
21+
7PM Doors
Veradas, the Disorderlies and Henry Lavallee (full band)
Substation
Seattle here we come! Come check us out Veradas with the Disorderlies and Henry Lavallee playing Substation Seattle on July 7th!
Doors 7pm
ADV $12/ DOS $15
Materia Obscura, Void Dancer, Veriteras, Vesuvian
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Materia Obscura, Void Dancer, Veriteras, Vesuvian at Substation
July 9, 2022
$10 ADV / $12 DOS
7PM
21+
ANVIL, White Wizzard, Midnite Hellion
Substation
ANVIL, White Wizzard, Midnite Hellion
July 13, 2022
7PM
$16 ADV / $20 DOS
21+
Hissing / Human Effluence / The Convictions / Disease
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Hissing / Human Effluence / The Convictions / Disease @ Substation
July 14, 2022
$15 ADV / $18 DOS
7:30 PM
21+
Meatbodies with Spoon Benders, TBA
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Thursday July 14th
Meatbodies
Spoon Benders
+ Guests TBA
Substation
$15 ADV / $18 DOS
8pm Doors
Within the fertile West Coast rock scene of the 2010s, Meatbodies’ Chad Ubovich was a
perennial candidate for MVP. Over the course of the decade, the Los Angeles native could be
seen peeling off guitar solos in Mikal Cronin’s backing band, supplying the Sabbath-sized low
end for Ty Segall and Charlie Moothart as the bassist for Fuzz, and, of course, fronting his own
Meatbodies. That recently dormant noise-damaged freak-rock outfit now returns with 333, a
corrosive stew of guitar scuzz, raw acoustic rave-ups, and primitive electronics. That acidic mix
didn’t come from nowhere. Because the downside to maintaining such a prolific work rate is that
the threat of burnout becomes a looming occupational hazard, and after touring behind
Meatbodies’ second album, 2017’s Alice, Ubovich finally hit his breaking point.
“I’d been touring for eight years straight with all these bands, and just couldn't do it anymore,” he
says. “There was also a feeling in the air that everything was changing, politically. Things just
didn't feel right, and I went down a dark path.”
Fortunately, Ubovich was able to pull himself back from the brink and, upon getting sober, began
writing and recording at a furious pace. By mid to late 2019, Meatbodies—Ubovich and
drummer Dylan Fujioka—had a new album in the can, ready to be mixed. But when COVID hit,
the band, like so many other artists, put their release on hold as they rode out the pandemic’s
first wave. During that idle time, Ubovich discovered a cache of demos that he and Fujioka had
recorded in a bedroom back in the summer of 2018, and he really liked what he heard. In
contrast to Meatbodies’ typical full-band attack, it was deliriously disordered. “It sounded gross,
like a scary Magical Mystery Tour,” he recalls proudly. After subjecting them to some
mixing-board freakery, Ubovich fast-tracked the songs into becoming Meatbodies’ third release,
333.
But while the new record diverts sharply from the evolution established by the punk rippers of
Meatbodies’ 2014’s self-titled debut and the fuzz-metal fantasias of Alice, it’s born of the same
econo spirit that birthed the band in the first place. Ubovich founded Meatbodies in 2011, when
a new generation of outfits rose from the ashes of the previous decade’s geopolitical tumult. The
period set a whole generation adrift—there were no jobs, no money, no opportunities. The
stability of previous eras was out of reach. But for artists like Ubovich, there were still ways to
move forward. “We had vans and guitars,” he says. “So we made our own thing.”
While 333 charts Ubovich’s journey from drug-induced darkness to clear-eyed sobriety, it also
reflects how the world he re-entered was still pretty messed up—if not more so. That psychic
tug-of-war plays out on the opening “Reach for the Sunn” whose distorted slow-motion creep
leads to a chorus both celebratory and dispiriting: “Reach for the stars/reach for the sun/reach
for the trigger/reach for the gun.” In writing these songs, Ubovich realized that he wasn’t so
much singing about his own path, but something much greater than himself. “These lyrics are
dark, but I think these are things that a lot of people are feeling and going through, especially
Americans,” he says. “We’re watching the fall of U.S. capitalism, and 333 is a cartoonish
representation of that decline.”
But as much as it speaks to the disillusionment of a lost generation, 333 also abounds with the
innovation that limited resources can inspire. To set the Zeppelin III-styled pagan-campfire jam
“Let Go (333)” in motion, Ubovich tapped out the beat with drumsticks on his pillow, while
“Nighttime Hidden Faces” melds two completely different demos together, steering its Stereolab
synth drones into a mind-bending boogie worthy of Royal Trux. The instrumental “Eye Eraser”
might be 333’s greatest example of hermetic ingenuity—what may have turned into a shoegaze
rager is instead rendered as a blissful union of brain-fogging fuzz and minimalist electro beats.
Ironically, by working within a tighter lo-fi schematic on 333, Meatbodies have greatly expanded
their palette, opening new portals to explore. And yet for all its free-ranging experimentation,
333 arrives at a tidy, full-circle conclusion with the sundazed serenade, “The Hero,” a song that
Ubovich sees as a logical bookend to the opener. As he explains: “One is the id, one is the
super-ego, Although I don’t know which is which. They're both very sardonic and defeatist in a
lot of ways, but ‘The Hero’ is supposed to be a little funnier, laughing at everything.” He’s earned
the right to a chuckle: For an album that wasn’t supposed to exist, 333 is the ultimate testament
to Meatbodies’ renewed vitality.
Animal Adjective, Battlestations!, Sinking Season
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Animal Adjective, Battlestations!, Sinking Season
Fri, Jul 15, 2022 7:30 PM
Adv $15 / Dos $18
Sounds Like Summer at Substation
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Sounds Like Summer at Substation
Featuring:
48 Degrees North
Another Sentiment
Reaction Feed
Pent Up!
Bad Side of the Moon
25 Cent Ride
Enuft
Doors at 6pm
21+ only
Tickets $12adv or $15dos
Substation
YES Music and Substation present -
TRAITRS
traitrs.bandcamp.com/
With their emotive melodies, propulsive rhythms, angular guitars and dark cinematic electronics, TRAITRS have quickly become one of modern post-punk’s fastest rising independent bands. Consisting of Sean-Patrick Nolan and Shawn Tucker, TRAITRS formed during the summer of 2015 in Toronto, Ontario Canada. The duo recorded demos with producer/engineer Josh Korody (Nailbiter, F*cked Up, Japandroids, Dilly Dally), garnered the attention of Pleasence Records label head James Lindsay and released their debut cassette Rites And Ritual in April 2016. After gaining buzz in the European and North American dark music scenes, TRAITRS released their critically acclaimed LP Butcher’s Coin (Pleasence Records, Manic Depression Records, Alchera Visions) in May 2018. Backed by the strength of lead single ‘Thin Flesh’, the duo embarked on a series of lengthy tours overseas, performed in over a dozen countries including showcases at Wave Gothik Treffen, Castle Party, Extramuralhas, Nocturnal Culture Night, Wavefest, Canadian Music Week and Pop! Montreal. Their relentless touring schedule and work ethic caught the attention of Schubert Music Publishing’s Thomas Thyssen and Eric Burton, and in October 2020 they announced TRAITRS as the first signing to their brand-new record label Freakwave Records. This year, TRAITRS will release ‘The Sick, Tired And Ill’ EP on July 30 and the full-length LP ‘Horses In The Abattoir’ on November 19.
Rayon
missrayon.bandcamp.com/
Portland, Oregon’s Rayon (formerly "Miss Rayon") is the creation of Detroit/Flint Michigan native, Eric Sabatino. Residing somewhere on the spectrum between New York no wave and Manchester post-punk, one can hear influences as broad as Sonic Youth, Yoko Ono, ESG and Magazine. Rayon released their debut full length record, Eclipse, November 2018 on Portland's XRAY Records. A series of singles was released during Spring of the 2020 Covid-19 quarantine, and a second full-length record, Colour, will be released this winter on Little Cloud Records.
Dead Spells
deadspells.bandcamp.com/
Music by DJ Franki Freetz
July 18, 2022
$15 ADV / $18 DOS
7pm Doors / 8pm Show
21+
Substation
645 NW 45th St
Seattle, WA 98107
Adv tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/traitrs-rayon-fading-signals-tickets-295419446517?aff=efbeventtix
DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT & INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY
Verbal and physical acts of harassment, abuse, bullying, bigotry, racism, sexism, homophobia, misogyny, and violence against others based on their race, ethnicity, gender, national origin, disability, political affiliation, or religion will not be tolerated. Any persons found to be in violation of this policy will be asked to leave the event.
Quelle Chris DEATHFAME North American Tour
Substation
Quelle Chris DEATHFAME North American Tour
Support from:
Cavalier
Greg Cypher
July 19, 2022
$15 ADV / $20 DOS
7:30PM
21+
Born A New / Falsifier / Salt Wound / Exanimate / Kaizo
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Born A New
www.facebook.com/bornanewnj
Falsifier
www.facebook.com/falsifierON
Saltwound
www.facebook.com/saltwound
Exanimate
www.facebook.com/exanimateofficial
Kaizo
www.facebook.com/kaizoband
$15
21+
7:00PM
Dead by Design / Thoughts for the Builders / Armature / Opponent
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Dead by Design / Thoughts for the Builders / Armature / Opponent
Tue, Jul 26, 2022 7:00 PM
$12 pre- sale / $15 Day of Show
21+
Pouch Reunion Show with Ocasta, Vanishment, Jack and the Dull Boy
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Pouch Reunion Show with Ocasta (formerly Teepee Creeper), Vanishment, Jack and the Dull Boy
Orquestra Pacifico Tropical / Diminished Men / DJ Gold Chisme
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Orquestra Pacifico Tropical / Diminished Men / DJ Gold Chisme
Fri, Jul 29, 2022 8:00 PM
Doors 8PM
$15
SOLTAN w/ Triptonic [ON SALE NOW]
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Dubstep Heavyweight Soltan's Seattle Debut
with support from Triptonic
and SKOOBZ
ELUCID & Billy Woods plus House Party DJs
Substation
ELUCID & Billy Woods + House Party DJs
Saturday, August 6th, 2022
$16 ADV / $20 DOS
8pm / 21+
Telekinetic Yeti and White Hills with STAHV and Dank
Substation
Telekinetic Yeti
White Hills
STAHV
Dank
Doors 7:00 PM
Show 8:00 PM
$15 ADV
$19 DOS
Based out of Iowa, Telekinetic Yeti is a two-man band that delivers sonic brutality melded with psychedelic doom wizardry, forged by the worship of the almighty riff and honed by relentless touring and dedication to their craft.
Creating music as cryptically enchanting as it is heavy, you wouldn't guess that the impressive cacophony pouring out of the speakers like molten, metal syrup is being produced by only two people. Founder and guitarist Alex Baumann explains, “Originally I decided not to have a bass player purely for logistical reasons, it was just another schedule to work around, another person who’s boss could tell us we can’t tour, but then I started seeing it as a challenge, like let’s see how heavy we can make it with just two people.”
That started grabbing peoples' attention. Relentless touring and playing pretty much any club that would have them, the band set sail on their epic voyage, selling their debut album Abominable out of their van and cutting their teeth in the underground playing hundreds of shows. All the while receiving rave reviews of their live performance as well as their first release, which landed at #2 on the doom charts and stayed right there for months. The Sludgelord called the eight-song album “a f***ing monster from start to finish,” and The Obelisk, including the album in their year-end, best of list, dubbed it the “debut of the year,” and said “it could have been another band’s second or third record for the level of cohesion on display.” The video for “Stoned and Feathered” quickly racked up a few hundred thousand views and counting. It was at this time that Telekinetic Yeti caught the attention of Ozzy Osbourne bass player, Blasko, who named Abominable on his “5 favorites” list. People were starting to catch on, and soon thereafter Telekinetic Yeti would be invited to tour extensively with some of the best heavy rock bands in the business, including Clutch, Black Label Society, Red Fang and Weedeater.
Now the band finds itself in a much different, auspicious position, and with the help of famed producer Phillip Cope (Baroness, Kylesa, Damad, Black Tusk et al), Telekinetic Yeti returns with their eagerly-anticipated, second full-length album, Primordial.
With this release, the band takes their game to a whole new level. Primordial explores themes as diverse as evolution, sorcery, black magic and the contradictions of the gloriously uplifting yet simultaneously melancholic human condition. "I wanted to write something that was an appropriate intro to the album, that brought to mind an early earth setting and featured atmospheric elements as well as some droning, sparse simplicity and lyrically, simple imagery regarding the dawn of humankind and creation of the first tools." explains Baumann of the title track.
As it unfolds, the album evolves into a cathartic exploration turning themes into tangible sounds and haunting fugues. Says Baumann regarding the inspiration behind “Beast”: "This song is about wanting to escape the societal constraints that keep us on the wheel, toiling away, indefinitely. It's also about questioning authority figures, or really
anyone that claims to have all the answers."
Matured songwriting, creatively brutal riffs and an exercise in monstrous tones make this listen an immersive experience taking you back to explore and appreciate the primordial ooze that we all came from. Telekinetic Yeti has partnered with stalwart Indie label, Tee Pee Records.
Telekinetic Yeti is:
Alex Baumann - Guitar/Vocals
Rockwel Heim - Drums
Hooveriii + Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band + Reverse Death
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Hooveriii + Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band + Reverse Death
August 11, 2022
$12 ADV / $16 DOS
7:30 PM Doors
21+
Substation
Petite Amie (Mexico City)
+ Support TBA
Tue, Jul 12, 2022 8:00 PM
Pre-Sale: $12
Day of Show: $16
Church of the Cosmic Skull, Black Box Revelation, Lord Buffalo
Substation
Church of the Cosmic Skull 2022 USA Tour with Black Box Revelation & Lord Buffalo
August 13, 2022
$18 ADV / $22 DOS
7PM Doors
21+
Exanimate / Renascentia / What's Wrong / Stillnight
Substation
Exanimate
www.facebook.com/exanimateofficial
Renascentia
www.facebook.com/renascentiaband
What's Wrong
www.facebook.com/whatswrongband
Stillnight
www.facebook.com/stillnightofficial
August 15, 2022
$12
7PM at Substation
21+
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Boundless Northwest presents Pure VNM Tour
Headliner
Pure VNM
Co Headliner
Yvng Fonti
Supporting Acts
T Smooth
Smitty
Nayo Dez
Propho Lotto
Terrance
Bri Lachele
Lil Freddie B
Opening Acts
Meechie & Foolie
Scott Elkins
Onassis
Jonah The Kidd
One Chance
The Bellwether Syndicate · Then Comes Silence · Accolade
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
YES Music Productions presents -
The Bellwether Syndicate
thebellwethersyndicate.com/home
Formed in 2012, THE BELLWETHER SYNDICATE is fronted by veteran artist William Faith (vocals/guitars), and Sarah Rose Faith (vocals/guitars). While the studio recordings are made by William and Sarah alone, the live lineup includes Corey Gorey (bass) and Philly Peroxide (keyboards/percussion) and Stevyn Grey (drums). The band have always sought to color outside of prescribed genre lines, endeavoring to push past the boundaries of style into something substantial and vital.
Released in 2013, The Night Watch EP was supported by a string of dates both domestic and abroad, culminating in the band delivering a celebrated performance at Germany’s storied Wave-Gotik-Treffen festival in 2014.
Released in 2018 (as a single from the forthcoming album), Republik is an alluring piece of glam noir, fusing a raw, swing groove with William’s crooned vocal, itself a lyrical lamentation of the erosion of communication between people in this troubled era, while Sarah’s liquid guitars gently sweeten the delivery before the song gives way to an instantly-memorable, anthemic chorus, bursting with glam rock guitar and tribal drums, as the timely lyric compels us to “wake up” and turn back from the precipice while there’s still time…
Then Comes Silence
thencomessilence.eu/
Then Comes Silence are the Swedish captains of postpunk. The quartet from Stockholm is a fresh breeze of gothic renaissance, kicking darkness around with hammering rhythms and melodies that make hearts melt and blood freeze. The fascination for doom and darkness pervade and influence every tune and word.
The music of Then Comes Silence takes the listener on a journey from swinging postpunk to the shadows of goth-gaze and into scraps of coal hearted psych. The sharp soundscape is intense, massive and pounding. The lyrics flirt with death and sorrow. It’s goth, psychedelica, rock and post-punk in a symbiosis. Since the band’s very first show, as the opening act for A Place to Bury Strangers in 2012.
The sonic collaboration of two guitars creates an imaginative dimensional sonic picture, propelled either side of the drum and bass lead, like a dark and winged creature. Sinister and threatening vocals set up a presence that is both exciting and foreboding. Adrenaline guaranteed! Their music attracts wide attention and is praised for its apocalyptic sound and dystopian message.
In 2018 the band opened for Fields Of The Nephilim and Chameleons Vox in Germany and are more frequently a part of the line-up on the festivals in Europe. The same year, Seth Kapadia and Jens Karnstedt left the band and the former session musicians and touring substitutes Mattias Ruejas Jonson (ex A PROJECTION) and Spanish born Hugo Zombie (ex Los Carniceros Del Norte) became the new members in the band.
ACCOLADE
accolade.bandcamp.com/
ACCOLADE is a Seattle based gothic-ethereal industrial band fronted by classical singer Stefanie Reneé
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Doors 7pm / Show 8pm // 21+
$20 adv / $25 dos
Substation
645 NW 45th St
Seattle, WA 98107
Adv tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/376964640387
DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT & INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY
Verbal and physical acts of harassment, abuse, bullying, bigotry, racism, sexism, homophobia, misogyny, and violence against others based on their race, ethnicity, gender, national origin, disability, political affiliation, or religion will not be tolerated. Any persons found to be in violation of this policy will be asked to leave the event.
ELDER w/ Belzebong & Dreadnought
Substation
ELDER w/ Belzebong & Dreadnought
August 24, 2022
7PM Doors
$20 ADV / $25 DOS
21+
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Creeping Death with 200 Stab Wounds, Ingrown, Spiritworld, Tribal Gaze
Adv $20 / Dos $25
Lone Star State metallers Creeping Death combine the crushing, doom-laden brutality of Swedish death metal with the kinetic, neck-snapping drive of classic Bay Area thrash.
Originating in the metal-rich town of Denton, but later based out of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the group was founded in 2015 by vocalist Reese Alavi, guitarist Trey Pemberton, bassist Eric Mejia, and drummer Lincoln Mullins. Frontman Alavi caught the hardcore bug at the age of 18 after attending a particularly pummeling and cramped Tattoo Parlor set by Dallas thrashers Power Trip. Inspired by classic grindcore and old-school death metal giants like Bolt Thrower and Grave, and drawing lyrical inspiration from the massively multi-player online role-playing game Runescape, Creeping Death issued the three-song EP Sacrament of Death in 2016. The band's second EP, 2018's Specter of War, became an underground hit and eventually caught the attention of eOne, who signed the group later that year. Creeping Death's first full-length effort, the merciless Wretched Illusions, arrived in September 2019.
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
VELOCITY returns! Modular Seattle and Patchwerks present an all-day event celebrating modular and hardware synthesizers and the community that surrounds them, featuring an all-day trade show and educational seminars during the day, and performances across three stages at night. Come visit your favorite gear manufacturers and the Patchwerks pop-up shop, learn tools and techniques from the artists themselves, and experience an incredible evening of light and sound alongside this amazing community.
11 AM – 5 PM:
Trade Show where various modular / hardware synth manufacturers will show off their latest gear and interact with the community.
11 AM – 3 PM:
Educational Seminars where speakers will speak on various subjects relating to electronic music-making and related technology .
4 PM – 2 AM:
Performances from local and visiting artists, with genres varying from house / techno, ambient, noise, industrial, and beat-oriented music.
The trade show from 11am-5pm is free to attend and all ages are welcomed. The remainder of the event, including seminars, are 21+ and tickets are required.
Tickets $40 adv, $50 at the door.
Lineup and general info can be found at the link below.
Event website:
www.velocityseattle.com/
Organizers:
www.modularseattle.com
www.patchwerks.com
MEGALODON [TIX ON SALE THURSDAY AT NOON]
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Megalodon: Blood Oath Tour
Tickets on Sale: Thursday June 30th at 12pm.
Saturday Sep 3
w/ support from: BAD BOIZ (Guy LeFoux, SVPERVILLAIN, Yoozer)
& Sunshine The Derrrty Girl
21+
10pm - 2am
Jerry Paper, Tonstartssbandht + Special Guest
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Jerry Paper, Tonstartssbandht + Special Guest
Sept. 4, 2022
$17 ADV / $21 DOS
7PM Doors
21+
MOONSPELL w/ Swallow the Sun, Witherfall
Substation
“American Full Moon: 30 Years of Moonspell"
Swallow the Sun
Witherfall
Sept. 9, 2022
7:30PM
$22 ADV / $25 DOS
21+
The Schizophonics - The Hoof It Tour
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
The Schizophonics with Cardiel (MX) and guests
ADV $16/ DOS $20
Full of Hell & Blood Incantation (co-headline Tour)
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Full of Hell & Blood Incantation (co-headline)
Vermin Womb
Mortuous
God is War
Sept 17 2022
Doors 6PM
Adv $20/ Dos $25
Mars Red Sky with Greenbeard and Sorcia
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Mars Red Sky with Greenbeard & Sorcia
Mars Red Sky (FR)
Greenbeard
Sorcia
$15/ $18
Doors 8PM
Daniel Romano's Outfit w/ Special Guest Carson McHone
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Daniel Romano's Outfit w/ Special Guest Carson McHone
$15 ADV / $17 DOS
21+
Daniel Romano's Outfit:
FB: www.facebook.com/danielromanomusic
Instagram: www.instagram.com/danielromano_official/
Carson McHone:
FB: www.facebook.com/CarsonMcHoneMusic
Instagram: www.instagram.com/carsonmchonemusic/
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
Earth / Iceage 2022 Tour
October 15, 2022
8PM
$25 ADV / $30 DOS
21+
Folkin' Tuesday - Jonathan Foster
Substation645 NW 45th StSeattle, WA98107
On tour, Folk-Americana songwriter Jonathan Foster performs at Substation in Seattle, Washington