UNCOUVER IN REARVIEW

ANOTHER ONE FOR THE BOOKS. YESTERDAYS CANADIAN UNSHEATHING ON VIDEOCASSETTE:

UNCOUVER

UNSHEATHER GOES TO VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA FOR THE FIRST TIME TOMORROW, FRIDAY DECEMBER 13TH. WE WILL BE PERFORMING WITH LOCALS BLIMP, STAGNANT, AND DESPERATE END AS A FUNDRAISER FOR THE 2025 BETTER THINGS TO DO FEST.

HERE'S A FULL-SET VIDEO FROM SPIRAL DEMISE'S RECENT TRIP TO VANCOUVER:

AUGUST LIVE SESSION VIDEO

BACK ON NOVEMBER 7TH, AIDEN BLAU HELPED THE AUGUST BAND (AUGUST-GTR/VOX, NICK-DRUMS, DANIEL-BASS) RECORD OUR 3-SONG LIVE SET TO CASSETTE AT THE MARINE DRIVE REHEARSAL SPACES OUTSIDE OF BELLINGHAM. HERE IS A VIDEO I EDITED FOR THIS SESSION:

EXPERIMENTAL ROCK HOUSE SHOW TONIGHT

DEEP RECESS, WORLDWIDE LEVITATION (BELLINGHAM/SEATTLE), AND MEDICINE BOWS (SEATTLE) ARE PLAYING AT CHURCH OF THE DIVINE MAN TONIGHT. ALL AGES.

MEM//BRANE GOES TO OLYMPIA

TONIGHT (11/29/24), MEM//BRANE HEADS TO OLY FOR JINX'S BIRTHDAY SLASH WITH TWIN VICTIMS AND INFERIOR DISPOSITION.

OLY INVASION WITH MEM//BRANE [11.24.24]

EVE'S HOUSE (CHURCH OF THE DIVINE MAN A.K.A. KITTYBOY CASTLE) IS HOSTING TWO BADASS BANDS FROM OLYMPIA TODAY: TORMENT IN TYRANNY AND INFERIOR DISPOSITION. MEM//BRANE WILL BE OFFERING SOME LOCAL SUPPORT. FLIER BY ELLIE.

SPIRAL D IN VANCOUVER BC ROUND III

SPIRAL DEMISE IS PLAYING ITS THIRD EVER CANADIAN SHOW THIS COMING SATURDAY WITH GOTHIC POST-PUNKERS THE MOOR (VANCOUVER, BC, CAN) AND TORMENT IN TYRANNY (OLYMPIA, WA) AND 80S-HC-STYLE ROCKERS HOLLOW POINT (VANCOUVER, BC, CAN). THE SHOW WILL TAKE PLACE AT TAKE YOUR TIME AT 7:00PM.

CELLFEST IN REVIEW

LAST FRIDAY, CELLFEST (CO-ORGANIZED BY REASOR/WEFERS/ZINN/BLAU/BUTLER) WAS HELD AT THE WOODSHOP OF IAN BUTLER (ATLAS WOODWORKS), KNOWN INFORMALLY AS THE CELL. TEN BANDS PERFORMED OVER FIVE HOURS OF STRANGE EXPERIMENTAL SOUNDS ON TWO STAGES, RANGING FROM ABSTRACT NOISE TO HARDCORE PUNK TO PSYCHEDELIC METAL. THREE BANDS ENDURED LONG DRIVES AND FERRY RIDES TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOW: T.R.O.U.T. (FROM SEATTLE, WA), HOLOGRAM (FROM SEATTLE, WA AND RICHMOND, WA) AND DEATH PROOF (FROM NANAIMO, BC, CAN). SEVEN LOCAL BANDS BROUGHT THEIR ECLECTIC SENSIBILITIES TO THE CELLFEST STAGES AS WELL: THE SHEEN, FOG BODIES, PYROCENE, DEEP RECESS, ESO, CHITTERING, AND SOFT TEETH. HERE SOME FRAGMENTARY PHOTO AND VIDEO DOCUMENTATION OF THE EVENT. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT AND WHO HELPED MAKE THE FEST A SUCCESS.

HOLOGRAM FULL SET

CHITTERING PARTIAL SET

ESO PARTIAL SET

SOFT TEETH

FOG BODIES

HANDBILL FOR THE EVENT

TONIGHT: SPIRAL DEMISE AT A HOUSE WITH INDIE BANDS

TONIGHT SPIRAL DEMISE IS ON THIS BILL AT COURTNEY'S HOUSE (2123 NEW STREET) - DON'T ASK ME WHY! PREPARE FOR EGREGIOUS TONES.

AUGUST BAND - SINGLE RELEASE WEEKEND

THE AUGUST BAND - AUGUST (GTR/VOX), NICK (DRUMS), DANIEL (BASS) - IS PLAYING TWO PNW SHOWS THIS WEEKEND AND RELEASING A SONG. WE WILL ALSO BE RECORDING A VIDEO. HERE IS THE SONG - "IMPOSSIBLE MAN".

DEEP RECESS AT THE UNKNOWN [10-15-24]

LAST TUESDAY, DEEP RECESS HAD THE HONOR OF OPENING FOR THOU AND SLOWHOLE ON TOUR FROM LOUISIANA AT THE UNKNOWN RECORDING STUDIO IN ANACORTES, WA. HERE'S VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THAT SET. PHOTOS BY ELLIE.

KYLE

COURTNEY

BRIDGE SHOW THIS SATURDAY

THIS SATURDAY - RAIN OR SHINE - FIND MELANCHOLIA, DEEP RECESS, PYROCENE, AND ESO (AS A DUO) UNDER THE CHESTNUT STREET BRIDGE BY THE SKATEPARK. THE PYRECESS BIG BAND WILL ALSO BE PERFORMING A NEW PIECE. ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO PALESTINE RELIEF. FLYER BY ERYX.

AUGUST IN EVERETT [10-12-24]

LAST SATURDAY AUGUST AND MYSELF PERFORMED AS A GUITAR AND DRUMS DUO AT THE LUCKY DIME IN EVERETT. HAVING RECENTLY PICKED UP A GE MODEL 3-5198A CASSETTE RECORDER FROM THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, I WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE THE AUDIO FROM OUR SET WHICH I HAVE POSTED BELOW FOR YOUR LISTENING ENJOYMENT. AUGUST'S GUITAR CABLE BROKE ABOUT 8-MINUTES IN, MARKING THE END OF THE FIRST 'MOVEMENT'.

EVIL MUSIC THIS FRIDAY 10/11

MAKESHIFT SHOW THIS UPCOMING FRIDAY WITH SPURR, GROTESQUERIES (BOSTON), BESOTTEN (PORTLAND), AND DEEP RECESS.

TOMORROW: SEATTLE MUTANT HC INVASION

DEADLY LINEUP AT THE HOUSE TOMORROW WITH SPIRAL DEMISE AND CAPILLARY PLAYING ALONGSIDE FASHION CHANGE, LEXICON, AND MASSGRIEF FROM SEATTLE. FLYER DRAWINGS BY KYLE CHASTAIN.

OUT NOW: CAPILLARY - LEVERS IN ROSY RED CASSETTE

CAPILLARY'S NEW SIX-SONG SLAB OF NASTY BLACKENED FAST-PUNK ENTITLED "LEVERS IN ROSY RED" IS OUT NOW ON NO CENTER RECORDS. PURCHASE A CASSETTE ON BANDCAMP OR REACH OUT VIA E-MAIL.

RECORDING-KELLY

MIXING-DANIEL

MASTERING-WILL KILLINGSWORTH

CAPILLARY IS:

KYLE-VOCALS

EVE-GUITAR

KELLY-DRUMS

DANIEL-BASS

OUT NOW: THE SHEEN - PSYCHIC BOG

LISTEN TO THE LATEST OFFERING FROM BELLINGHAM'S STRANGEST ROCK TRIO HERE, AND BE SURE TO ATTEND THEIR ALBUM RELEASE SHOW AT THE SHAKEDOWN ON THURSDAY (9/26) NIGHT:

BANDCAMP

HILARIOUS COMBINATION LIVE AT RAMBLE TAMBLE

HILARIOUS COMBINATION PERFORMED AS A QUARTET (INSTEAD OF THE USUAL SEXTET, AS WE MISSED TIM AND PAUL DUE TO ILLNESS) ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2024. FIND THE AUDIO OF THE DIGITIZED MICRO-CASSETTE RECORDING BELOW. ALSO, JOSTABERRY'S PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN UPLOADED TO THE SHIMMY IRVINE CHANNEL.

AUDIO

WEEKLY HAPPENINGS: 9/25-9/30

 FOUR SHOWS COMING IN HOT:

• [133] 9.25.24 DEEP RECESS AT CHURCH OF THE DIVINE MAN WITH YELLFIRE AND LILITH LUCIFER AND CO.
• [134] 9.28.24 SPIRAL DEMISE AT THE WALDORF HIDEAWAY (VANCOUVER, BC, CAN) WITH OZEMPIC, STAGNANT, NO DISCRETION, AND PISS
• [135] 9.29.24 DEEP RECESS AT BLACK LODGE (SEATTLE, WA) WITH PAPERCLIP, RITUAL KILLING, SKELM, AND MISERY WHIP
• [136] 9.30.24 UNSHEATHER AT HIDEOUT BAR (SEATTLE) WITH BAD IMAGE AND VAST CHAINS

WEEKLY HAPPENINGS: 9/13-9/20

HERE'S THREE SHOWS FAST APPROACHING:

• [130] 9.13.24 UNSHEATHER AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE WITH ESO AND BLACK SHELTON
• [131] 9.16.24 SPIRAL DEMISE AT A BRIDGE IN OLYMPIA WITH HUMAN, FUGITIVE BUBBLE, AND GRIEVOUS PAIN
• [132] 9.20.24 HILARIOUS COMBINATION AT RAMBLE TAMBLE WITH JOSTABERRY AND DAVIDSON/ARBUCKLE

TONIGHT: HILARIOUS COMBINATION AT THE MAKESHIFT

HILARIOUS COMBINATION WILL BE COOKING UP A BATCH OF STRANGE AND LIVELY SOUNDS IN REAL TIME AT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ALL-AGES ART SPACET TONIGHT. THIS SET WILL ALSO FEATURE OUR FRIEND HENRY ON THE SAXOPHONE. COME THROUGH!

UNSHEATHER AT THE WATERFRONT BAR

UNSHEATHER PLAYS THE WATERFRONT BAR IN BELLINGHAM THIS FRIDAY. ASSEMBLE YE PEASANTS FOR THE FATES OF THY OFFSPRINGE LIETH AT STAKE.

MEM//BRANE RETURNS

THIS WEEKEND FIND MEM//BRANE ALONGSIDE NIGHTFEEDER (FROM SEATTLE) AND AGONISTA (ON TOUR FROM TIJUANA, MEXICO) IN SEATTLE AND BELLINGHAM FOR THIS HEAVY-HITTING DOUBLE-DOSE OF D-BEAT INFLECTED CRUST. MEM//BRANE WILL BE DEBUTING SONGS FROM THE FORTHCOMING FULL-LENGTH WE RECENTLY RECORDED WITH THE INIMITABLE KELLY SORBEL.

FOOTAGE: CANADIAN CRUST ATTACK

HERE IS SOME RECENT FOOTAGE OF CRUST LORDS AXEFEAR (SEATTLE, WA) AND EXTENSIVE SLAUGHTER (VANCOUVER, BC, CAN) TEARING UP THE WALDORF HIDEAWAY IN VANCOUVER ON AUGUST 9TH.

UPCOMING: DEEP RECESS IN ANACORTES WITH THOU

NEAT SHOW INCOMING- OCTOBER 15 AT THE UNKNOWN IN ANACORTES, WA, WITH LOUISIANA HEAVY-WEIGHTS THOU AND SLOWHOLE

PRESALE HERE

LOCAL ORGANIZINGS

A FEW RECENT LOCAL ORGANIZINGS, STARTING TONIGHT AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE:

• 8/16: DISTEFANO & BAGETTA AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE
• 8/23: CESSFEST II AT THE ASB TRAIL CESSPOOL
• 8/25: PANIC BONER (MISSOULA, MT) AT CHURCH OF THE DIVINE MAN

SPIRAL DEMISE GOES TO CANADA

OUR FIRST EVER CANADA DATE IS UPON US! UBER-STACKED LINEUP SPANNING THE WHOLE PNW THIS FRIDAY AT THE WALDORF HIDEAWAY IN VANCOUVER, B.C.: RIGOROUS INSTITUTION (PDX), AXEFEAR (SEA), SPIRAL DEMISE (BHAM), AND EXTENSIVE SLAUGHTER (VAN).

MEM//BRANE - "ONLY IN DREAMS" (ANTI-CIMEX COVER)

UP NOW ON THE MEM//BRANE BANDCAMP: OUR COVER OF THE ANTI-CIMEX CLASSIC "ONLY IN DREAMS" OFF OF 1993'S SCANDINAVIAN JAWBREAKER. THIS TRACK IS INCLUDED ON THE SUBCUTANEOUS EP CASSETTE (ONLY A HANDFUL LEFT AT THIS POINT).

CYCLOSARIN

ON A RECENT STOP IN FRESNO WITH UNSHEATHER, I PICKED UP THIS TAPE FROM MIKEY (OF POWER GLOVE DUBS AND THE BAND HUMAN). FROM WHAT I COULD FIND, THIS RAW POGO TRIO EXISTED IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA BETWEEN 2015 AND 2016. THIS CASSETTE INCLUDES THE FIRST FOUR TRACKS OF THE 2015 DEMO, THREE OF WHICH CAN BE LISTENED TO AT THE YOUTUBE LINK BELOW. THE FOURTH TRACK 'THE WEAK' HAS A PROMO VIDEO HERE.

CYCLOSARIN FOOTAGE PLAYLIST

TOMBER

TOMBER IS A HARDCORE PUNK QUARTET FROM SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. THEIR SOUND CHANNELS THE DARK ENERGIES OF 80S JAPANESE PUNK BANDS SUCH AS GUDON, ZOUO, DEEF, AND GAGIZE. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO PLAY ON BILLS WITH THEM TWICE THIS YEAR ALREADY. I HAVE UPLOADED A RIP OF THEIR PROMO CD HERE FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT AHEAD OF THE ACTUAL ALBUM RELEASE LATER THIS YEAR (?).

'MALIGNANT' PROMO CD RIP

TOMBER FOOTAGE PLAYLIST

CANADIAN 7"S

FROM A RECENT VISIT TO SUPREME ECHO RECORD BOUTIQUE IN VICTORIA, BC, CANADA, THE FOLLOWING EP RE-ISSUES:

• ARCFIEND - MORTIFIED WITH HATE 7"
• WITCHES HAMMER - S/T (AKA SUBVERSIVE) 7"
• TRITON WARRIOR - TATSI SOUND ACETATE 7"
• THE NEOS - FIGHT WITH DONALD 7"

WEEKEND RECAP

FRIDAY

THE SECOND SHOW AT COURTNEY'S HOUSE AKA CHURCH OF THE DIVINE MAN WENT WELL. HERE'S SOME CLIPS OF HILARIOUS COMBINATION, THE SHEEN, AND CSTMR (SEATTLE). MORE FOOTAGE FILMED BY LILITH COMING SOON!

SATURDAY

DEEP RECESS FILLED IN FOR MEM//BRANE AT THE BLACK LODGE IN SEATTLE WITH FLESH PRODUCE, BARING TEETH, AND CLOUD RAT. HERE'S THE FIRST SONG IN THE SET AS CAPTURED ON VHS BY KARL:

SHOWS THIS WEEK

TWO SHOWS THIS COMING WEEKEND:

1. DEEP RECESS AND HILARIOUS COMBINATION PLAY ALONGSIDE CSTMR (SEATTLE), THE SHEEN, AND SPAWN FOR SPAWN'S TOUR KICKOFF SHOW AT COURTNEY'S HOUSE A.K.A. THE CHURCH OF THE DIVINE MAN.

2. MEM//BRANE DEEP RECESS HAS THE HONOR OF OPENING FOR CLOUD RAT AT THE BLACK LODGE IN SEATTLE ALONGSIDE FLESH PRODUCE AND BARING TEETH.

DEEP RECESS TOUR RECAP

DEEP RECESS JUST FINISHED ITS FIRST TOUR ACROSS THE AMERICAN PACIFIC NORTHWEST. HERE'S A LITTLE VIDEO-DOCUMENT OF THE JOURNEY. SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF THE KIND FOLKS WHO PLAYED WITH US AND OFFERED US A FLOOR TO CRASH ON.

UNSHEATHER SUMMER CRUSADE RECAP

UNSHEATHER CONCLUDETH ITS 8-DAY CAMPAIGN DOWN THROUGH THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. FEAST THINE EYE UPON THE AMPHETAMINE-FUELED ESCAPADES. MORE FOOTAGE FROM THE LA DATE COMING SOON.

CESSFEST I

AFTER OVER A YEAR OF LOOSE PLANNING AND SCHEMING, THE FIRST-EVER CESSFEST TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY (JULY 7, 2024) AT THE WEST END OF THE ASB TRAIL IN BELLINGHAM. ORGANIZED BY RILEY REASOR (OF THE SHEEN), ZACHARY ZINN (OF SOFT TEETH), AIDEN BLAU (OF ESO), AND MYSELF. THE MUSIC RAN FROM APPROXIMATELY 4:00PM TO 9:30PM DURING AN AFTERNOON OF SWELTERING HEAT WITH NO POSSIBILITY OF SHADE. PERFORMING ACTS WERE AS FOLLOWS: LILITH LUCIFER, SHELTER MUSIC (OLYMPIA, WA), JOHN ST PELVYN, SH!TOMATO (SEATTLE, WA),  FRED CRACKLIN (EASTHAMPTON, MA),  MARIE SONGER & THE PROBLEM CHILD, AND SOFT TEETH. SUPPLEMENTAL SOUNDS WERE GRACIOUSLY PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON BY ENIGMATIC TRIO CHITTERING. MANY THANKS TO ALL ARTISTS, ORGANIZERS, AND ATTENDEES INVOLVED. VHS DOCUMENTATION BELOW. CESSFEST II WILL TAKE PLACE ON AUGUST 23RD.

SHELTER MUSIC

SOFT TEETH

JOHN ST. PELVYN

LOOKERS-ON