Dark, danceable music near Seattle
Tue, Oct 20
Pumpkin Carving & Scary Movies: Scream and Halloween 2
6:30pm at The Pine Box
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Arrive early. $15.
6:30pm at The Pine Box
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Arrive early. $15.
Free spooky movie night: Cemetery Man (1996)
7:00pm at Clock-Out Lounge
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Another free Tuesday-night movie at Clock-Out. Also check out The Beacon's lineup of films this month [0].
7:00pm at Clock-Out Lounge
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Another free Tuesday-night movie at Clock-Out. Also check out The Beacon's lineup of films this month [0].
The Blasting Company playing the Over the Garden Wall soundtrack
8:00pm at Showbox SoDo
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Moved from The Showbox to Showbox SoDo. Still sold out but overpriced resale tickets available. All ages.
8:00pm at Showbox SoDo
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Moved from The Showbox to Showbox SoDo. Still sold out but overpriced resale tickets available. All ages.
Wed, Oct 21
Diles que no me maten, Dunce, ARDO
8:00pm at Jazzbones, Tacoma
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Link fixed. 21+, not all ages, sorry.
8:00pm at Jazzbones, Tacoma
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Link fixed. 21+, not all ages, sorry.
Thu, Oct 22
Diles que no me maten, Reverse Death
7:00pm doors at Black Lodge
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Post-punk/experimental [0]. Oct 22, not Oct 14. Bands probably at 8:00 but maybe 7:30. All ages.
7:00pm doors at Black Lodge
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Post-punk/experimental [0]. Oct 22, not Oct 14. Bands probably at 8:00 but maybe 7:30. All ages.
Fri, Oct 23
CALAVERX
8:00pm at Baba Yaga
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A night of music en Español. DJs to be announced but it seems like DJs Albina Cabrera, Alex, and guests.
8:00pm at Baba Yaga
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A night of music en Español. DJs to be announced but it seems like DJs Albina Cabrera, Alex, and guests.
Xquisite Corpse Monster Ball: DJ Coffin Birth
8:00pm doors at Base Camp Studios (on 1st)
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First of two nights of performances. Show at 9:30. Themed attire mandatory.
8:00pm doors at Base Camp Studios (on 1st)
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First of two nights of performances. Show at 9:30. Themed attire mandatory.
Night Shift: DJ Pavor Nocturnus
8:30pm-close at 2 Fingers Social, White Center
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Night Shift is back! Sinister beats, spooky drag, horror films in the background. Bring cash to tip the DJ and performers. Costumes highly encouraged.
8:30pm-close at 2 Fingers Social, White Center
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Night Shift is back! Sinister beats, spooky drag, horror films in the background. Bring cash to tip the DJ and performers. Costumes highly encouraged.
Maskerade at Asylum
9:00pm-12:00am at Asylum Collective
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Queer Halloween party. Everyone 21+ welcome. N95+ mask (provided) and costume (not provided) required.
9:00pm-12:00am at Asylum Collective
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Queer Halloween party. Everyone 21+ welcome. N95+ mask (provided) and costume (not provided) required.
Cyber Underground: DJ Lust
9:00pm-1:30am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma
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Witch house, EBM, darkwave, dark synth. Cyber goth outfits encouraged but not required. Free.
9:00pm-1:30am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma
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Witch house, EBM, darkwave, dark synth. Cyber goth outfits encouraged but not required. Free.
Sat, Oct 24
Make-Your-Own-Costume: Free DIY Workshop/Craft/Sewing Day
3:00pm-6:00pm at Asylum Collective
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Modify costumes, create sculptures, make art. All materials and tools provided; you can bring your own projects too. Using updated hours from here [0].
3:00pm-6:00pm at Asylum Collective
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Modify costumes, create sculptures, make art. All materials and tools provided; you can bring your own projects too. Using updated hours from here [0].
Ritual Howls, Ex Veles, The Phantom Eyes
8:00pm at The Mountain Room: Bar at the R
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Free parking.
8:00pm at The Mountain Room: Bar at the R
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Free parking.
Møtrik, Buckhorn, DJ Mamma Casserole
8:00pm at Baba Yaga
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Krautrock and metal/jazz. Free with RSVP.
8:00pm at Baba Yaga
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Krautrock and metal/jazz. Free with RSVP.
Outland: God Module, Normoria, DJs Sophixi, EirFlux, Keypr
8:00pm at Clock-Out Lounge
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Halloween costumes encouraged.
8:00pm at Clock-Out Lounge
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Halloween costumes encouraged.
Barkwave: DJs Hellhound.Industries, KINGRAGERDOG, 4evrx, L00pgar0u, xX_YEENIDAE_Xx, Kota Kira
8:00pm-2:00am at Kremwerk
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Woof, all kinds of dark and electronic music.
8:00pm-2:00am at Kremwerk
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Woof, all kinds of dark and electronic music.
Xquisite Corpse Monster Ball: DJ Coffin Birth
8:00pm doors at Base Camp Studios (on 1st)
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Second night of performances. Show at 9:30. Themed attire mandatory.
8:00pm doors at Base Camp Studios (on 1st)
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Second night of performances. Show at 9:30. Themed attire mandatory.
NO FUTURE: hexed///
9:30pm-late at Belltown Yacht Club (inside Screwdriver Bar)
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A dystopian dance party. Dark bass, distorted electronics, underground sounds, and witchy energy from 2Libras (DJ set) and DJs Kritikal Virgo, uhhcult. Not a bad place to end up after other shows.
9:30pm-late at Belltown Yacht Club (inside Screwdriver Bar)
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A dystopian dance party. Dark bass, distorted electronics, underground sounds, and witchy energy from 2Libras (DJ set) and DJs Kritikal Virgo, uhhcult. Not a bad place to end up after other shows.
Sun, Oct 25
Spooky Sunday Craft Club
1:00pm-5:00pm at Asylum Collective
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Modify costumes, create sculptures, make art. All materials and tools provided; you can bring your own projects too. Using updated hours from here [0].
1:00pm-5:00pm at Asylum Collective
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Modify costumes, create sculptures, make art. All materials and tools provided; you can bring your own projects too. Using updated hours from here [0].
Mon, Oct 26
Fright Night Movies: It Follows, Obsession
7:00pm at The Pine Box
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Horror movies in a former funeral home. Movies start at 7pm and 9pm. Free. While this venue, its staff, and its tap list are awesome, also check out and support Funeral Club [0] who have been elevating the experience with music that I hope continues.
7:00pm at The Pine Box
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Horror movies in a former funeral home. Movies start at 7pm and 9pm. Free. While this venue, its staff, and its tap list are awesome, also check out and support Funeral Club [0] who have been elevating the experience with music that I hope continues.
Grizz, Static Ghost
8:00pm doors at The Funhouse
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Doors and DJ at 8pm, bands at 8:30pm.
8:00pm doors at The Funhouse
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Doors and DJ at 8pm, bands at 8:30pm.
Tue, Oct 27
Asylum's Fucked Up Movie Club: vol 5
6:30pm-8:30pm at Asylum Collective
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Weirdo costumes welcome. Free.
6:30pm-8:30pm at Asylum Collective
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Weirdo costumes welcome. Free.
Wed, Oct 28
Henry Mansfield, Ghost Fetish, Old Man of the Woods, Zara
7:30pm at Hidden Hall
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Halloween party so costume it up. Ghost Fetish and Old Man of the Woods recommended.
7:30pm at Hidden Hall
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Halloween party so costume it up. Ghost Fetish and Old Man of the Woods recommended.
Mothica, Instant Crush, Thief, Jordan Fiction
7:30pm doors at Neumos
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Recommendation is for the recently-turned Seattleite Jordan Fiction. All ages.
7:30pm doors at Neumos
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Recommendation is for the recently-turned Seattleite Jordan Fiction. All ages.
Bump in the Night: Graveyard Smash!
9:00pm-2:00am at Pony
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Industrial, witchhouse, dark techno, synth, darkwave from DJ Pavor Nocturnus and host Scary-ann every last Wednesday. No cover; tips for DJ and performers encouraged.
9:00pm-2:00am at Pony
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Industrial, witchhouse, dark techno, synth, darkwave from DJ Pavor Nocturnus and host Scary-ann every last Wednesday. No cover; tips for DJ and performers encouraged.
Thu, Oct 29
Health Code: DJ Salander
9:00pm at Time Warp
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EBM, darkwave, industrial, synth in an arcade. Free entry.
9:00pm at Time Warp
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EBM, darkwave, industrial, synth in an arcade. Free entry.
Fri, Oct 30
Sanctum Vampire Ball: Nuda, 2Libras, Serpentskirt, DJs Jordana, Lilith, Libertine
7:00pm-1:30am at Union Event Center
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Vampire-themed gala featuring a fire breather, go-go dancers, haunted house, Silent Hill VR, games, prizes, dancing. Costumes encouraged. Plentiful free parking, right on bus 40 route, and dedicated bike lanes (and my Bandcamp profile pic was taken extremely close by if you like mysteries). A lot of effort has gone into this beyond your typical concert or DJ night; stop by for a couple hours, I will.
7:00pm-1:30am at Union Event Center
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Vampire-themed gala featuring a fire breather, go-go dancers, haunted house, Silent Hill VR, games, prizes, dancing. Costumes encouraged. Plentiful free parking, right on bus 40 route, and dedicated bike lanes (and my Bandcamp profile pic was taken extremely close by if you like mysteries). A lot of effort has gone into this beyond your typical concert or DJ night; stop by for a couple hours, I will.
Nevermore - A Gothic Masquerade: Dark Wave Mixtape, DJ JQ
7:00pm doors at Aurora Borealis, Shoreline
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Doors (and DJ?) at 7pm, show at 8pm. Halloween costumes or gothic attire encouraged.
7:00pm doors at Aurora Borealis, Shoreline
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Doors (and DJ?) at 7pm, show at 8pm. Halloween costumes or gothic attire encouraged.
BALTHVS, Midpak
8:00pm at Wild Buffalo, Bellingham
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The closest the headliner is getting to Seattle this tour. Strange multicultural psychedelic music.
8:00pm at Wild Buffalo, Bellingham
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The closest the headliner is getting to Seattle this tour. Strange multicultural psychedelic music.
TR/ST (DJ set), Marie Davidson (DJ set), Dark Chisme, MØAA
9:00pm at Substation
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The loneliest of sounds. Few tickets left.
9:00pm at Substation
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The loneliest of sounds. Few tickets left.
Dark Komplex + SIN: Patriarchy, God Tongue, Velvet Heartbreak, XEK, DJs Candy Whiplash, Pavor Nocturnus, Coffin Birth, Jasyn Bangert
10:00pm-2:00am at Kremwerk | Timbre Room | Cherry
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Kremwerk darkwave takeover with three rooms of music.
10:00pm-2:00am at Kremwerk | Timbre Room | Cherry
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Kremwerk darkwave takeover with three rooms of music.
Sat, Oct 31
Spooky Craft Club
3:00pm-6:00pm at Asylum Collective
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Modify costumes, create sculptures, make art. All materials and tools provided; you can bring your own projects too. Using updated hours from here [0].
3:00pm-6:00pm at Asylum Collective
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Modify costumes, create sculptures, make art. All materials and tools provided; you can bring your own projects too. Using updated hours from here [0].
Freakshow: DJ Coffin Birth
6:00pm-10:00pm at Kremwerk
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A devilish night of mischief and mayhem.
6:00pm-10:00pm at Kremwerk
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A devilish night of mischief and mayhem.
Shadowhouse, Mechanical Plague, Not Haunted
7:00pm doors at Outer Orbit Arcade, Tacoma
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All ages.
7:00pm doors at Outer Orbit Arcade, Tacoma
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All ages.
Blood Lust Halloween: DJs Rota Rota, Jades
8:00pm-12:00am at Twist of Fate
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Free gothic dance night.
8:00pm-12:00am at Twist of Fate
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Free gothic dance night.
Monsters Ball: DJs Libertine, Oliver D Place
8:00pm-1:30am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma
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8:00pm-1:30am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma
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Nox Novacula, Cemetery Sex, Dark Meditation, DJ Bela Lugosi's Dad
8:00pm at The Mountain Room: Bar at the R
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Costumes encouraged. Free parking.
8:00pm at The Mountain Room: Bar at the R
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Costumes encouraged. Free parking.
Goth Skate Halloween
9:00pm at Southgate Roller Rink, White Center
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Haunted house, beer garden, costume contest, music. Ghosts in the Graveyard, Neuroprison, Heebie Jeebies, Holy Divers of Babylon (Dio tribute), The Band That Ate My Brain (punk tribute), DJs Kritikal Virgo, Hex-A-Gone.
9:00pm at Southgate Roller Rink, White Center
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Haunted house, beer garden, costume contest, music. Ghosts in the Graveyard, Neuroprison, Heebie Jeebies, Holy Divers of Babylon (Dio tribute), The Band That Ate My Brain (punk tribute), DJs Kritikal Virgo, Hex-A-Gone.
Halloween Afterparty: DJs seaofstress, SOFIIAK
10:00pm-late at Belltown Yacht Club (inside Screwdriver Bar)
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Spooky goth and Halloween music, drag, burlesque, and a costume contest at midnight.
10:00pm-late at Belltown Yacht Club (inside Screwdriver Bar)
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Spooky goth and Halloween music, drag, burlesque, and a costume contest at midnight.
SLIP Halloween
10:00pm-8:00am at Kremwerk | Timbre Room | Cherry
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Three stages of chilling sounds to help you cross the veil.
10:00pm-8:00am at Kremwerk | Timbre Room | Cherry
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Three stages of chilling sounds to help you cross the veil.
Wed, Nov 4
Thu, Nov 5 - Sun, Nov 8
Baba Obscura Fest
Time TBA at Baba Yaga | Central Saloon | Axis | The Showbox
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Mostly psychedelic. I can at least recommend Dark Chisme, Muñeca, Zookraught, Provoker, Federale. You can click on band names at the provided link to hear what they sound like.
Time TBA at Baba Yaga | Central Saloon | Axis | The Showbox
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Mostly psychedelic. I can at least recommend Dark Chisme, Muñeca, Zookraught, Provoker, Federale. You can click on band names at the provided link to hear what they sound like.
Thu, Nov 5
Fri, Nov 6
LUCY (Cooper B. Handy), Nation
6:00pm doors at Barboza
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Recommendation is for LUCY [0].
6:00pm doors at Barboza
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Recommendation is for LUCY [0].
Host of Seraphim (Dead Can Dance tribute), Black Magdalene, DJ Brucifer
7:00pm doors at Jules Maes
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Doors (and DJ?) at 7pm, bands at 8pm.
7:00pm doors at Jules Maes
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Doors (and DJ?) at 7pm, bands at 8pm.
SOFT VEIN, Modele, Chalice Sect, DJ Oliver D Place
8:00pm doors at The Funhouse
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If you've got sects on your mind check out Khlyst Sect [0]. DJ at 8, bands at 9.
8:00pm doors at The Funhouse
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If you've got sects on your mind check out Khlyst Sect [0]. DJ at 8, bands at 9.
All Waves: DJs Rota Rota, Wrain Havoc
9:00pm-1:30am at Underbelly
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New wave and darkwave and maybe some deathrock under Pioneer Square.
9:00pm-1:30am at Underbelly
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New wave and darkwave and maybe some deathrock under Pioneer Square.
Sat, Nov 7
Claudio Simonetti's Goblin
8:00pm at El Corazón
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Live score to Dario Argento's Tenebrae.
8:00pm at El Corazón
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Live score to Dario Argento's Tenebrae.
Cult of Morgue: The November Revolution
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.
Dungeon Party: DJs Libertine, Oliver D Place
Time TBA at Twist of Fate
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Hours are probably 8pm-12am.
Time TBA at Twist of Fate
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Hours are probably 8pm-12am.
Mon, Nov 9
Jon Spencer, Genre is death
8:00pm at Sunset Tavern
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Recommendation is for Genre is death [0].
8:00pm at Sunset Tavern
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Recommendation is for Genre is death [0].
Tue, Nov 10
Thu, Nov 12
Fri, Nov 13
The Proffits, The Palace of Tears, Reaper Punx, Eve's Black Heart
9:00pm at Cryptatropa Bar, Olympia
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9:00pm at Cryptatropa Bar, Olympia
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Sat, Nov 14
Nuda, Normoria, AVGMNT, Hot Hail, DJ JQ
7:00pm doors at Real Art Tacoma, Tacoma
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Doors (and DJ?) at 7:00pm, show at 7:30pm. All ages.
7:00pm doors at Real Art Tacoma, Tacoma
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Doors (and DJ?) at 7:00pm, show at 7:30pm. All ages.
Sun, Nov 15
Eivør, midori jaeger
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre
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Ethereal folk from the Faroe Islands. All ages.
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre
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Ethereal folk from the Faroe Islands. All ages.
Tue, Nov 17
Wed, Nov 18
Thu, Nov 19
Gary Numan, Tremours
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre
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Sold out but extremely overpriced resale tickets available. All ages.
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre
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Sold out but extremely overpriced resale tickets available. All ages.
Fri, Nov 20
Fear Factory, Darkest Hour, Brotality, Lacabra
7:00pm at El Corazón
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Certainly on the metally side of things but some songs from Fear Factory and Lacabra have industrial influence. All ages.
7:00pm at El Corazón
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Certainly on the metally side of things but some songs from Fear Factory and Lacabra have industrial influence. All ages.
Sat, Nov 21
Outland: Mobiius, Kota Kira, DJs Sophixi, Keypr
8:00pm at Clock-Out Lounge
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Dark-disco attire encouraged.
8:00pm at Clock-Out Lounge
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Dark-disco attire encouraged.
Tue, Nov 24
Wed, Nov 25
Ayria, Mechanismus DJs
8:30pm at The Funhouse
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Not to be confused with Russian heavy-metal band Aria nor the Berlin-and-Madrid-based emotional techno AEREA who are both also touring Seattle in November.
8:30pm at The Funhouse
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Not to be confused with Russian heavy-metal band Aria nor the Berlin-and-Madrid-based emotional techno AEREA who are both also touring Seattle in November.
Fri, Nov 27
Sat, Nov 28
Tales from the Crypt: A Horror-Themed Cabaret
5:00pm/9:00pm at The Spanish Ballroom, Tacoma
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Two shows; an early and a late one.
5:00pm/9:00pm at The Spanish Ballroom, Tacoma
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Two shows; an early and a late one.
Thu, Dec 3
Sat, Dec 5
RAT Fest: Goth Night
5:00pm-11:00pm at Real Art Tacoma, Tacoma
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The best of the four nights (Dec 3-6) of music at RAT Fest. Also a vendor market. All ages.
5:00pm-11:00pm at Real Art Tacoma, Tacoma
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The best of the four nights (Dec 3-6) of music at RAT Fest. Also a vendor market. All ages.
Normoria, Mortal Realm, Ghosts in the Graveyard, DJ Mr. Zoth
7:00pm doors at The Funhouse
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Doors (and DJ?) at 7, bands at 8.
7:00pm doors at The Funhouse
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Doors (and DJ?) at 7, bands at 8.
Fri, Dec 11
Punk Rock Flea Market
2:00pm-8:00pm at Quality Flea Center 416 15th Ave E
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Good stuff for weird people. All ages.
2:00pm-8:00pm at Quality Flea Center 416 15th Ave E
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Good stuff for weird people. All ages.
Sat, Dec 12
Punk Rock Flea Market
12:00pm-8:00pm at Quality Flea Center 416 15th Ave E
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Bargains, beats, booze. All ages.
12:00pm-8:00pm at Quality Flea Center 416 15th Ave E
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Bargains, beats, booze. All ages.
Heathen Axe, Idol Ko Si, DJ Erik Xeroid
8:30pm at Clock-Out Lounge
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It sold out very quickly but you can still listen to their music; Bandcamp links at the event link.
8:30pm at Clock-Out Lounge
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It sold out very quickly but you can still listen to their music; Bandcamp links at the event link.
Shadowhouse, Replicas, Mechanical Plague
Time TBA at Cryptatropa Bar, Olympia
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[0] [1] [2]
Time TBA at Cryptatropa Bar, Olympia
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[0] [1] [2]
Sun, Dec 13
Punk Rock Flea Market
12:00pm-6:00pm at Quality Flea Center 416 15th Ave E
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Loud, weird, colorful. All ages.
12:00pm-6:00pm at Quality Flea Center 416 15th Ave E
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Loud, weird, colorful. All ages.
Thu, Dec 17
Fri, Dec 18 - Sat, Dec 19
Rain City Doom Fest: YOB, King Woman, Earthless, Christian Mistress
6:30pm at El Corazón
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Two nights of doom.
6:30pm at El Corazón
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Two nights of doom.
Fri, Dec 18
Sat, Dec 19
Sat, Jan 9, 2027
Tue, Jan 12, 2027
Sat, Jan 16, 2027
True Widow, Ragana
6:00pm doors at Substation
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Holy Mountain Brewing anniversary celebration. More bands to be added. The past couple years this has sold out fast.
6:00pm doors at Substation
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Holy Mountain Brewing anniversary celebration. More bands to be added. The past couple years this has sold out fast.
Fri, Jan 22, 2027
Fri, Feb 12, 2027
Sun, Feb 28, 2027
Wed, Mar 24, 2027
VNV Nation
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre
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Sold out but extremely overpriced resale tickets available. All ages.
8:00pm at Neptune Theatre
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Sold out but extremely overpriced resale tickets available. All ages.
Fri, Apr 2, 2027
Tue, Apr 13, 2027
Tue, Aug 31 - Sun, Sep 5, 2027
Tue, Aug 29 - Sun, Sep 3, 2028
Mechanismus Festival: Future Shock
Time TBA at Location TBA
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You can't say you weren't given a heads up.
Time TBA at Location TBA
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You can't say you weren't given a heads up.
There's also DJ'd music seven nights a week at The Mercury.