OUT NOW: MEM//BRANE - METRICS OF DEATH 7" (DIGITAL)

OUT NOW FOR DIGITAL STREAMING ON BANDCAMP AND AVAILABLE AS 7" SOON VIA PHOBIA RECORDS, MEM//BRANE'S FINAL BATCH "METRICS OF DEATH / SURVIVORS GUILT". RECORDED JANUARY 2025 WITH KELLY SORBEL IN BELLINGHAM,  MASTERED BY AUDIO SIEGE, AND ART BY VICTIM OF.

RECENT ODDITIES

• [S.O.T.A. WRITING] "ANGLERFISH AS SOCIAL RELATION"
• [PLAYLIST] TRASH HAZARD RADIO 12/1/25 & 12/8/25
• [LISTEN/RECS] TRACKING FULL ALBUMS I LISTEN TO HERE NOW
• [SOUND/VISUAL] FLOODED BASEMENT 12/11/25 (SEE BELOW)

SADIGHI'S DEBUT IN REARVIEW

FIRST SHOW AT THE NEW SADIGHI'S WAS A HOOT. HERE'S SOME FOOTAGE CAPTURING PART OF THE FESTIVITIES:

(1) SOFT TEETH [CAPTURED BY CECELIA DANGER A.K.A. DUCK & COVER]

(2) PYROCENE [PARTIAL SET]

(3) THE SHEEN [CAPTURED BY TAYLOR DUFF A.K.A. VIDEO ARENA]

FIRST SHOW AT SADIGHI'S

FIRST SHOW THIS FRIDAY AT NEW HOUSE "SADIGHI'S" (331 CHUCKANUT DR) IN FAIRHAVEN. I WILL BE DRUMMING WITH THE SHEEN AND SOFT TEETH. FLYER BY ADAM MEDFORD.

RECENT ODDITIES

BELLINGHAM RECENT:

• GRANDMA'S HOUSE FINAL SHOW - DOCUMENTARY BY NATE KAHN
• LESION - DEMO (MEMBERS OF MEM//BRANE, PAPERCLIP)
• VERMINSECT - DEMO (MEMBERS OF MELANCHOLIA, MEM//BRANE, CAPILLARY, DEEP RECESS), FIRST GIG FOOTAGE HERE

THE PROBOSCIS:

• OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC [03-10-25]
• WROCLAW, POLAND [17-10-25]
• ROSTOCK, GERMANY [31-10-25]
• AARHUS, DENMARK [14-11-25]

[SotA] DE- & RE-CARDINALIZATION

OUT NOW: DEEP RECESS DEBUT ALBUM

FIRST DEEP RECESS FULL LENGTH GATES OF SUBMISSION IS UP NOW ON BANDCAMP. RECORDED WITH KELLY IN NOVEMBER 2024. I WAS REALLY FORTUNATE TO MAKE AN ALBUM WITH THESE WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND INCREDIBLE MUSICIANS WHILE I LIVED IN BELLINGHAM.

ERYX - BASS

KYLE - GUITAR / VOX

COURTNEY - GUITAR

DANIEL - DRUMS

RECORDING - KELLY SORBEL & DEEP RECESS

MIXING - DEEP RECESS

MASTERING - DEAD AIR

DEEP RECESS - "GATES OF SUBMISSION" SINGLE

HERE'S A TWO-SONG PREVIEW FOR THE FORTHCOMING DEEP RECESS DEBUT ALBUM.

BANDCAMP

SPOTIFY

YOUTUBE

GATES OF SUBMISSION EXPLORES THEMES OF DEATH, PARANOIA, AND CONFORMITY THROUGH SURREAL, STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS SONGWRITING.

DEDICATED TO THE CATATONIC AND THE SLEEPWALKING.

FURTHERMORE, HERE'S A RECENT FULL-SET VIDEO OF THE NEW LINEUP WITH THE INIMITABLE NICK MOSHIER ON DRUMS:

CONVERSATION WITH TIM

HERE'S AN INTERVIEW I CONDUCTED WITH MY FRIEND TIM GRAFFUIS SHORTLY BEFORE MY DEPARTURE FROM BELLINGHAM EARLIER THIS MONTH. OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, HE HAS GRACIOUSLY TOLERATED MY PERCUSSION FOR HIS PROJECT HILARIOUS COMBINATION, AND PRIOR TO THAT WE PLAYED TOGETHER IN THE BAND PIG EARTH. ALSO BE SURE TO CHECK OUT HIS PROJECT CHITTERING. STAY TUNED FOR A FORTHCOMING HILARIOUS COMBINATION LIVE CASSETTE, RECORDED BY KELLY SORBEL.

AU REVOIR BELLINGHAM

I WILL REMEMBER MY TIME IN BELLINGHAM WITH GREAT FONDNESS.

I INTEND TO CONTINUE ADDING TO THIS BLOG AS NEW MUSICAL ENDEAVORS TAKE FORM IN THE PLACE I AM HEADED FOR NOW, THE SWABIAN ALPS OF GERMANY.

SPIRAL DEMISE FINAL SHOW

NEXT THURSDAY - JANUARY 30 - GO TO 2123 NEW STREET FOR NOISE NIGHT WITH SPIRAL DEMISE (LAST SHOW), FLESH PRODUCE (SEATTLE), AND SEA MOSS (PORTLAND).

GOODBYE FEST

ON JANUARY 26TH GRANDMAS HOUSE WILL BE HOSTING A GOODBYE SHOW BEFORE I SPLIT FOR GERMANY ON FEBRUARY 1ST. EACH ONE OF THE BANDS I CURRENTLY PLAY IN WILL BE PERFORMING- SOME OF THEM FOR THE LAST TIME EVER.

FLIERS BY AL.

FRIDAY: WATERFRONT WANTONNESS

MEM//BRANE STORMS THE WATERFRONT TAVERN IN BELLINGHAM THIS FRIDAY NIGHT(JANUARY 3RD) WITH COMRADES MELANCHOLIA AND DISASTER QUEEN. FLYER BY KELLY.

MEM//BRANE FULL-LENGTH UP FOR PRE-ORDER

MEM//BRANE RECORDED A FULL 30-MINUTE SELF-TITLED ALBUM BACK IN AUGUST WITH OUR BEST BUD KELLY SORBEL. IT'S UP FOR PRE-ORDER NOW ON BANDCAMP. IN EARLY JANUARY WE WILL HAVE TWO LOCAL SHOWS AND A SMALL PNW RUN TO SUPPORT THE RELEASE (TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT SOON), WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE ON LIMITED-RUN CASSETTE. ALBUM ART BY SAURA PUTI.

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.

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".

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.

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

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