Dark, danceable music near Seattle
Wed, Jun 3
Fri, Jun 5
Tremolo Festival: Moondaddy, somesurprises, Bridal Veil, Desario, Black Nite Crash
7:00pm at Central Saloon
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Less dark, more shoegaze/dream pop.
7:00pm at Central Saloon
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Less dark, more shoegaze/dream pop.
INFAMÍA: DJs Spicy Cherry Pop, Nylondaughter
8:00pm-1:00am at The Wash
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A sapphic goth event.
8:00pm-1:00am at The Wash
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A sapphic goth event.
All Waves: DJs Rota, Jades
9:00pm-1:30am at Underbelly
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Before there was Outland there was Jaded at The Rendezvous. Now neither are there and in trees that grow gigantic in crumbling courtyards leap little apes, while in and out of deep treasure-vaults writhe poison serpents and scaly things without a name.
9:00pm-1:30am at Underbelly
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Before there was Outland there was Jaded at The Rendezvous. Now neither are there and in trees that grow gigantic in crumbling courtyards leap little apes, while in and out of deep treasure-vaults writhe poison serpents and scaly things without a name.
Sat, Jun 6
Tremolo Festival: Lauren Lakis, Cigarettes For Breakfast, 44go, Waves Crashing, Guest Directors, Beatrix Sky
7:00pm at Central Saloon
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Annual shoegaze/dream pop festival, final night.
7:00pm at Central Saloon
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Annual shoegaze/dream pop festival, final night.
Altar IV: Sol Katharsis
8:00pm-2:00am at The Chapel Lounge
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Live music from Nuda plus DJs Libertine, Phantom Eyes, Wives, Oliver D Place, Hex-A-Gone, Lilith, Kritikal Virgo. Fetish attire encouraged.
8:00pm-2:00am at The Chapel Lounge
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Live music from Nuda plus DJs Libertine, Phantom Eyes, Wives, Oliver D Place, Hex-A-Gone, Lilith, Kritikal Virgo. Fetish attire encouraged.
Cult of Morgue: Pride of Summer
8:00pm-1:30am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma
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Dress to impress for this goth and new wave dance night.
8:00pm-1:30am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma
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Dress to impress for this goth and new wave dance night.
SIN: Dark Dance Fetish Party
10:00pm-2:00am at Kremwerk
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Monthly EBM and industrial dance night from DJs Shane Aungst and Jasyn Bangert. This month's theme: VEIL // STATIC.
10:00pm-2:00am at Kremwerk
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Monthly EBM and industrial dance night from DJs Shane Aungst and Jasyn Bangert. This month's theme: VEIL // STATIC.
Sun, Jun 7
Messer Chups, 38 Coffin, Batangas
8:00pm at Redwood Theater in Tracyton Movie House, Bremerton
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[0] All ages.
8:00pm at Redwood Theater in Tracyton Movie House, Bremerton
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[0] All ages.
Thu, Jun 11
Continuum: DJs Daemon Chadeau, EirFlux
8:00pm-1:30am at Time Warp
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Cyberpunk second Thursdays. Costumes encouraged but not required.
8:00pm-1:30am at Time Warp
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Cyberpunk second Thursdays. Costumes encouraged but not required.
Fri, Jun 12
Danse Macabre: DJs Keypr, guest
8:00pm-1:30am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma
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Placeholder for the monthly dark dance night second Fridays in Tacoma.
8:00pm-1:30am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma
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Placeholder for the monthly dark dance night second Fridays in Tacoma.
Ghost Fetish, The Fabulous Downey Brothers, Bijoux, DJ Spicy Cherry Pop
8:30pm doors at Clock-Out Lounge
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DJ at 8:30, bands at 9:00.
8:30pm doors at Clock-Out Lounge
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DJ at 8:30, bands at 9:00.
Sat, Jun 13
Select Level, Problems, Every Shade of Green
8:00pm at Woodland Theater
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Every Shade of Green recommended. All ages.
8:00pm at Woodland Theater
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Every Shade of Green recommended. All ages.
ghostbells, Jet Cemetery, Alex Okami, Archivo Seis, DJ Libertine
8:00pm doors at Central Saloon
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DJ at 8, bands at 9.
8:00pm doors at Central Saloon
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DJ at 8, bands at 9.
Audiodrome
9:00pm-2:00am at Pony
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Italo, body music, techno on second Saturdays. Free. Also streams live online [0].
9:00pm-2:00am at Pony
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Italo, body music, techno on second Saturdays. Free. Also streams live online [0].
Tue, Jun 16
Wed, Jun 17
Thu, Jun 18
Darkling I Listen, 2Libras, Old Man of the Woods
Time TBA at The Black Lodge
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Doors likely at 7:00pm, first band likely at 7:45 or 8:00. All ages.
Time TBA at The Black Lodge
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Doors likely at 7:00pm, first band likely at 7:45 or 8:00. All ages.
Fri, Jun 19 - Sun, Jun 21
Cascadian Midsummer: Blood of the Earth
All day at Red Hawk Avalon, Pe Ell
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Epic 3-night dark music fest in the woods. All ages. Bands: Emma Ruth Rundle, One of Nine, Stygian Bough, Fauna, Novemthree, Fog Weaver, John Haughm, Oromet, Hail, Solace, Blessed Blood, Glasghote, Precious Bane, Ash Pillar, Dynja, Føsphene, Sorcia, MarkovSoroka, Creaturess, Soriah, WILL, Sastruga, Gethen, Opus Est Sanare, Iron Rot, Gathering, Cicatrix, Ember Veil, Fetters. DJs: Space Coyote, Pavor Nocturnus.
All day at Red Hawk Avalon, Pe Ell
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Epic 3-night dark music fest in the woods. All ages. Bands: Emma Ruth Rundle, One of Nine, Stygian Bough, Fauna, Novemthree, Fog Weaver, John Haughm, Oromet, Hail, Solace, Blessed Blood, Glasghote, Precious Bane, Ash Pillar, Dynja, Føsphene, Sorcia, MarkovSoroka, Creaturess, Soriah, WILL, Sastruga, Gethen, Opus Est Sanare, Iron Rot, Gathering, Cicatrix, Ember Veil, Fetters. DJs: Space Coyote, Pavor Nocturnus.
Fri, Jun 19
Society of the Silver Cross, Eat the Sun, Misandrist
8:00pm at The Charleston, Bremerton
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With live projections by Colorbard Visuals. All ages.
8:00pm at The Charleston, Bremerton
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With live projections by Colorbard Visuals. All ages.
Psychic Damage: DJs Coffin Birth, Static Ghost
8:00pm-1:00am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma
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Placeholder for the dark dance night in Tacoma every 3rd Friday. EBM, industrial, new beat. Free.
8:00pm-1:00am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma
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Placeholder for the dark dance night in Tacoma every 3rd Friday. EBM, industrial, new beat. Free.
Sat, Jun 20
Tue, Jun 23
Thu, Jun 25
Fri, Jun 26
Sir Richard Bishop, Climax Golden Twins
7:00pm doors at The Black Lodge
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Experimental. All ages.
7:00pm doors at The Black Lodge
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Experimental. All ages.
Nefarious Grime, Mossy Oubliette, newlore, Moss Helm
8:00pm at Jules Maes
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Black metal entwined with dungeon synth.
8:00pm at Jules Maes
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Black metal entwined with dungeon synth.
Sat, Jun 27
Outland - Pride of the Dead: Human Hollow, Graveyard Gossip, DJs Rainbow Raccoon, Sophixi, Keypr
8:00pm-2:00am at The Mountain Room: Bar at the R
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Outland returns to The Mountain Room.
8:00pm-2:00am at The Mountain Room: Bar at the R
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Outland returns to The Mountain Room.
Mt Fog, Marika Christine
8:30pm-10:30pm at Ghosts Vintage
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Tiny venue, advance tickets recommended. All ages.
8:30pm-10:30pm at Ghosts Vintage
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Tiny venue, advance tickets recommended. All ages.
Wed, Jul 1
Fri, Jul 3
Kontusion, Nox Novacula, Impulse Noise, Dispossessed
8:00pm at The Kraken Bar & Lounge
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0.666 miles as the crow flies from the sarcophagus cracking open under the blue moon.
8:00pm at The Kraken Bar & Lounge
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0.666 miles as the crow flies from the sarcophagus cracking open under the blue moon.
Icarus, Witch Bitch, Sunbather Die, Luck
8:00pm at Blue Moon Tavern
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I've been waiting for 4,000 years to discover these secrets.
8:00pm at Blue Moon Tavern
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I've been waiting for 4,000 years to discover these secrets.
Wed, Jul 8
Thu, Jul 9
Sat, Jul 11
Seattle Goth Clothing Swap
12:00pm-3:00pm at Volunteer Park
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If you can, bring cleaned, gently used clothes to gift to others. No selling or trading. Free and all ages.
12:00pm-3:00pm at Volunteer Park
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If you can, bring cleaned, gently used clothes to gift to others. No selling or trading. Free and all ages.
Rabbit Junk, Amelia Arsenic, MHYMiR, DJs Keypr, Sophixi
8:00pm doors at The Funhouse
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DJs at 8pm, bands at 9pm.
8:00pm doors at The Funhouse
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DJs at 8pm, bands at 9pm.
Sugar Hiccup, Host of Seraphim, DJ Plain Tiger
9:00pm at Clock-Out Lounge
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Tribute bands for Cocteau Twins and Dead Can Dance. This is Host of Seraphim's first public performance but you can check out some of their members' original work as ACCOLADE [0] and GHOSTHAND [1].
9:00pm at Clock-Out Lounge
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Tribute bands for Cocteau Twins and Dead Can Dance. This is Host of Seraphim's first public performance but you can check out some of their members' original work as ACCOLADE [0] and GHOSTHAND [1].
Sun, Jul 19
Mon, Jul 20
Thu, Jul 23
Caress, 2Libras, The Phantom Eyes, DJs Boneburner, uhhcult
Time TBA at Belltown Yacht Club
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With burlesque dancers Nixotine and Boy Cookie. Tickets available soon.
Time TBA at Belltown Yacht Club
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With burlesque dancers Nixotine and Boy Cookie. Tickets available soon.
Fri, Jul 24
SurfXSurfwest: The Mercury Four, The Delstroyers, Trabants, Minor Keys
8:00pm at Darrell's Tavern, Shoreline
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The PNW has a smorgasburd of surf bands, enough to merit an annual multi-day festival. And some of them have spooky horror themes like The Delstroyers so it's not too off-brand for me to recommend. Fun stuff.
8:00pm at Darrell's Tavern, Shoreline
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The PNW has a smorgasburd of surf bands, enough to merit an annual multi-day festival. And some of them have spooky horror themes like The Delstroyers so it's not too off-brand for me to recommend. Fun stuff.
Sat, Jul 25
SurfXSurfwest: The Boss Martians, The Woodhavens, King Pelican, The Evanstones, Desert Undertones, The Von Dwells, The Viking Surfers, The Blue Unknown
4:00pm at Darrell's Tavern, Shoreline
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The waves keep coming.
4:00pm at Darrell's Tavern, Shoreline
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The waves keep coming.
Tue, Jul 28
Sat, Aug 1
Héctor Oaks, DJ Ol' Skinny
10:00pm at Substation
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Techno, which you can also find every Monday at Mercury @ Machinewerks.
10:00pm at Substation
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Techno, which you can also find every Monday at Mercury @ Machinewerks.
Sun, Aug 2
Fri, Aug 7
Sat, Aug 8
Tue, Aug 18
Casket Cassette, Stare Away
7:00pm doors at Black Lodge
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Qu'est-ce que c'est... et? All ages.
7:00pm doors at Black Lodge
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Qu'est-ce que c'est... et? All ages.
Fri, Aug 21
Sun, Aug 23
!mindparade, Oscillatina, Quilli Fin
8:00pm at Baba Yaga
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Recommendation is for Quilli Fin.
8:00pm at Baba Yaga
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Recommendation is for Quilli Fin.
Fri, Aug 28
Black Marble, The Serfs
6:00pm at The Crocodile
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Unless a third band is added, this should end by 8:00pm allowing you to get to The Funhouse less than 1.5 miles away to make a mini-festival of post-punk and cyberpunk. Tickets are $10 cheaper at the box office in advance.
6:00pm at The Crocodile
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Unless a third band is added, this should end by 8:00pm allowing you to get to The Funhouse less than 1.5 miles away to make a mini-festival of post-punk and cyberpunk. Tickets are $10 cheaper at the box office in advance.
Violent Vickie, Normoria, 2Libras, DJ Kritikal Virgo
7:00pm doors at The Funhouse
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DJ at 7, bands at 8.
7:00pm doors at The Funhouse
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DJ at 7, bands at 8.
Mon, Aug 31
Tue, Sep 1
Sat, Sep 5 - Sun, Sep 6
Woodland Fortress
All day at Red Hawk Avalon, Pe Ell
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Immersive 2-night dungeon synth camping experience for fans of fantasy. Surrogate of Dungeon Siege West. Ages 18+. Bands: Hole Dweller, Orcus/Wych Elm, Fog Weaver/Woodland Spells, Malfet, Sombre Arcane, Foglord, Hermit Knight/Au Seuil, Fernmage, Mortwight, Unsheathed Glory, Fenwalker, Bergtatt, Wood Archer, Meadowgoat, Emberwilde, Mossy Oubliette, Moss Helm.
All day at Red Hawk Avalon, Pe Ell
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Immersive 2-night dungeon synth camping experience for fans of fantasy. Surrogate of Dungeon Siege West. Ages 18+. Bands: Hole Dweller, Orcus/Wych Elm, Fog Weaver/Woodland Spells, Malfet, Sombre Arcane, Foglord, Hermit Knight/Au Seuil, Fernmage, Mortwight, Unsheathed Glory, Fenwalker, Bergtatt, Wood Archer, Meadowgoat, Emberwilde, Mossy Oubliette, Moss Helm.
Sat, Sep 5
Pixel Grip, Molchat Doma
Time TBA at Seattle Center
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Plus more bands as part of Bumbershoot. All ages.
Time TBA at Seattle Center
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Plus more bands as part of Bumbershoot. All ages.
Sun, Sep 6
Thu, Sep 17
The Tear Garden
8:00pm at El Corazón
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Featuring Edward Ka-Spel (The Legendary Pink Dots) and cEvin Key (Skinny Puppy).
8:00pm at El Corazón
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Featuring Edward Ka-Spel (The Legendary Pink Dots) and cEvin Key (Skinny Puppy).
Fri, Sep 18
Fri, Sep 25
Mon, Sep 28
Igorrr, Secret Chiefs 3, Violent Magic Orchestra
7:30pm at Neptune Theatre
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Should be all ages but they don't specifically say.
7:30pm at Neptune Theatre
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Should be all ages but they don't specifically say.
Sat, Oct 3
Fri, Oct 9
Spike Hellis, Normal Bias, Total Chroma, DJ Sophixi
8:00pm doors at The Mountain Room: Bar at the R
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DJ at 8, bands at 9.
8:00pm doors at The Mountain Room: Bar at the R
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DJ at 8, bands at 9.
Wed, Oct 14
Wed, Nov 4
Wed, Nov 18
Thu, Nov 19
Sat, Dec 19
David J [Haskins]
Time TBA at The Grocery Studios
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Reference to the event removed at the link. I'll leave this up so it's easier for me/you to find as it might still happen, possibly with a different date. See also [0] [1].
Time TBA at The Grocery Studios
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Reference to the event removed at the link. I'll leave this up so it's easier for me/you to find as it might still happen, possibly with a different date. See also [0] [1].
Tue, Jan 12, 2027
There's also DJ'd music seven nights a week at The Mercury.