Dark, danceable music near Seattle
Tue, Jun 16
Wed, Jun 17
Thu, Jun 18
Uptown Art Walk: DJs uhhcult, Coffin Birth
5:00pm-9:00pm at Solo Bar & Eatery
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If you live or work in Lower Queen Anne or SLU come swing by this early night of most-excellent music. Check out the local art walk and you'll only be a mile from Black Lodge or BYC for live music afterward.
5:00pm-9:00pm at Solo Bar & Eatery
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If you live or work in Lower Queen Anne or SLU come swing by this early night of most-excellent music. Check out the local art walk and you'll only be a mile from Black Lodge or BYC for live music afterward.
Darkling I Listen, Old Man of the Woods, 2Libras
7:30pm at The Black Lodge
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My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains... All ages.
7:30pm at The Black Lodge
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My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains... 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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Sold out. 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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Sold out. 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
male//gaze, Across the Narrows, Eat the Sun, Misandrist
8:00pm at The Charleston, Bremerton
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Across the Narrows replaces Society of the Silver Cross. All ages.
8:00pm at The Charleston, Bremerton
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Across the Narrows replaces Society of the Silver Cross. All ages.
Seaside Tryst, Darkling I Listen, DJs Pain System, Liz the Jester, Excelsia
8:00pm-12:00am at Decay, Olympia
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All ages.
8:00pm-12:00am at Decay, Olympia
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All ages.
Psychic Damage: DJs Coffin Birth, Static Ghost
8:00pm-1:00am at The Church Cantina, Tacoma
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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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Dark dance night in Tacoma every 3rd Friday. EBM, industrial, new beat. Free.
Sat, Jun 20
Jupe Jupe, Swanderer, Dream Commander
9:00pm at Add-A-Ball
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Softer fare but talented local musicians.
9:00pm at Add-A-Ball
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Softer fare but talented local musicians.
Tue, Jun 23
Wed, Jun 24
Thu, Jun 25
Bump in the Night: Cheap Thrills
9:00pm-2:00am at Pony
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Darkwave, synth, and industrial dance night from DJ Pavor Nocturnus. No cover; tips for DJ and performers encouraged. This month's theme is campy horror.
9:00pm-2:00am at Pony
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Darkwave, synth, and industrial dance night from DJ Pavor Nocturnus. No cover; tips for DJ and performers encouraged. This month's theme is campy horror.
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.
Goth Skate: Ex Veles, DJs Wives, Hex-A-Gone, Libertine
9:00pm at Southgate Roller Rink, White Center
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Skating optional.
9:00pm at Southgate Roller Rink, White Center
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Skating optional.
Sat, Jun 27
That Devil Music Festival: Ak'chamel, Tylo, Creaturess, 6 other bands
3:30pm-overnight at The Lookout Arts Quarry, Bellingham
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The festival starts a day earlier but I'm more familiar with and can recommend these bands. Camping included [0]. Bring your own food. Music begins at 3:30pm but there are games and foolishness all day.
3:30pm-overnight at The Lookout Arts Quarry, Bellingham
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The festival starts a day earlier but I'm more familiar with and can recommend these bands. Camping included [0]. Bring your own food. Music begins at 3:30pm but there are games and foolishness all day.
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.
Sun, Jun 28
Seattle Pride Parade: March with (or watch) Gothic Pride Seattle
10:00am at 4th Ave
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DJs Daemon Chadeau and Name will provide music. Check the event link for more details as they're added.
10:00am at 4th Ave
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DJs Daemon Chadeau and Name will provide music. Check the event link for more details as they're added.
Wed, Jul 1
Thu, Jul 2
Fri, Jul 3
Kontusion, Nox Novacula, Impulse Noise, Dispossessed
8:00pm at The Kraken Bar & Lounge
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0.666 miles from the sarcophagus cracking open under the pale moon.
8:00pm at The Kraken Bar & Lounge
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0.666 miles from the sarcophagus cracking open under the pale 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.
Sat, Jul 4
Cult of Morgue: Red, White, and Goth
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: Machine Prayer.
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: Machine Prayer.
Wed, Jul 8
Thu, Jul 9
Fri, Jul 10
Heat of RXN, Dead Bars, Snakes and Ladders, Taylor Clark
7:00pm at Mirkwood Pub, Arlington
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Recommendation is for Heat of RXN [0]. All ages.
7:00pm at Mirkwood Pub, Arlington
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Recommendation is for Heat of RXN [0]. All ages.
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. 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. 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
the body, BIG|BRAVE
7:00pm doors at The Black Lodge
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[0] [1] Artists don't often like to be compared to others but Robin Wattie's vocals and the discordant guitars of BIG|BRAVE should resonate with fans of Emma Ruth Rundle. All ages.
7:00pm doors at The Black Lodge
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[0] [1] Artists don't often like to be compared to others but Robin Wattie's vocals and the discordant guitars of BIG|BRAVE should resonate with fans of Emma Ruth Rundle. All ages.
Thu, Jul 23
Caress, 2Libras, The Phantom Eyes, DJs uhhcult, Boneburner
7:00pm doors at Belltown Yacht Club
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DJ at 7, bands at 8, and more DJ'd goth dance music after the show.
7:00pm doors at Belltown Yacht Club
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DJ at 7, bands at 8, and more DJ'd goth dance music after the show.
Fri, Jul 24
The Sister Signs, Bijoux, Quilli Fin
Time TBA at The Rabbit Box
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Start time sometime between 7pm and 9pm.
Time TBA at The Rabbit Box
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Start time sometime between 7pm and 9pm.
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.
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.
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
Heat of RXN, Quilli Fin
Time TBA at The Bayside Cafe, Everett
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[0] [1] Downstairs. All ages.
Time TBA at The Bayside Cafe, Everett
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[0] [1] Downstairs. All ages.
Sun, Aug 9
Tue, Aug 11
Sat, Aug 15
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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Tickets are $10 cheaper at the box office in advance. Should be over around 8pm.
6:00pm at The Crocodile
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Tickets are $10 cheaper at the box office in advance. Should be over around 8pm.
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.
Sun, Aug 29
Dream Commander, Abserdia, Style King of the Week, Quilli Fin
Time TBA at Jules Maes
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Music usually starts at 8pm.
Time TBA at Jules Maes
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Music usually starts at 8pm.
Mon, Aug 31
Tue, Sep 1
Fri, Sep 4
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. 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. 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
Wed, Sep 23
Sweeping Promises, Eraser, Casual Hex
7:00pm? at Baba Yaga
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Doors and showtime are both listed as 7:00pm; this is unusual and likely a typo that will be updated. My guess is the bands start at 8pm.
7:00pm? at Baba Yaga
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Doors and showtime are both listed as 7:00pm; this is unusual and likely a typo that will be updated. My guess is the bands start at 8pm.
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.
Thu, Oct 1
past self, Aux Animaux, Syzygyx, Ghost Cop, Kristeen Young, Night Ritualz, Mvtant (DJ set), DJ Sophixi
6:00pm doors at The Funhouse
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Immortalis Fest comes to Seattle this year (but you can also catch it in Portland Oct 2-3). DJ at 6, bands at 7.
6:00pm doors at The Funhouse
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Immortalis Fest comes to Seattle this year (but you can also catch it in Portland Oct 2-3). DJ at 6, bands at 7.
Sat, Oct 3
Wed, Oct 7
Fri, Oct 9
French Police, Social Order
6:00pm-9:00pm at The Crocodile
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Tickets are $10 cheaper at the box office in advance.
6:00pm-9:00pm at The Crocodile
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Tickets are $10 cheaper at the box office in advance.
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.
Sun, Oct 11
Boy Harsher, True Blue, Kassie Krut
8:00pm at The Showbox
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$10 cheaper at the box office if that's a price you're willing to pay, or you can take the loss if you care about it. Come see how it ends. All ages.
8:00pm at The Showbox
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$10 cheaper at the box office if that's a price you're willing to pay, or you can take the loss if you care about it. Come see how it ends. All ages.
Wed, Oct 14
Diles que no me maten
7:00pm doors at Black Lodge
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Post-punk/experimental. Bands should start sometime between 7:30 and 8pm. All ages.
7:00pm doors at Black Lodge
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Post-punk/experimental. Bands should start sometime between 7:30 and 8pm. All ages.
Wed, Nov 4
Wed, Nov 18
Thu, Nov 19
Sat, Dec 19
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].
Tue, Jan 12, 2027
There's also DJ'd music seven nights a week at The Mercury.