Seaprog Presents Moraine and Spine Readers at Darrel’s

April 13, 2023March 13, 2025

Seaprog Presents Moraine and Spine Readers at Darrel’s

We’re happy to announce another in our ongoing series of Seaprog Presents events. This one will take place on Saturday, May 27 at Darrel’s Tavern in Shoreline.

Moraine continues to unveil new tunes, alongside Bellingham’s formidable Spine Readers and the debut of Dennis Rea’s new psych-rock cover band, the Whateverly Brothers, in that order.

Moraine has built a reputation as an electrifying, wide-ranging instrumental band, gaining an international audience with their unique amalgam of art rock, forward-thinking jazz, Asian-inspired music, and more.

Spine Readers is a Bellingham power trio specializing in all sub-genres of pop music.

The Whateverly Brothers finish off the evening with their debut set of psych- and space-rock gems. With Ffej on vocals and electronics, Peter Comley and Dennis Rea on guitars, Cary Kindberg on bass, and Doug Wilkerson on drums.

Charley Churchill & The Heathens will open this stellar bill.

September 21, 2022March 12, 2025

Rest in Peace, Tom Prather

Sad news today in the Seaprog family. Committee member Tom Prather left this Earthly Realm on September 21 on his cosmic journey. This picture is by festival photographer Danette Davis from the Star Cradle performance at the 2018 festival. Tom was a positive presence who always made everyone feel welcome and was a good friend to all of us on the Committee. He will be sorely missed. rest in peace, dear brother.

August 8, 2022March 12, 2025

Seaprog 2022 is history!

Beaucoup gratitude to all of the attendees, musicians, and others who made Seaprog 2022 one of the most extraordinary nights of modern progressive music in Seatown memory. Minus two key members on a day’s notice, Bent Knee pulled off a remarkable pivot of reinvention; Cheer-Accident’s performance with an expanded lineup demonstrated why they’re one of the most utterly unique musical aggregates anywhere; and Rainbow Face did the Pacific Northwest proud with a heartfelt, energetic set.

Especial thanks are due to videographer Anthony Garone (Make Weird Music), who trekked all the way from Arizona to capture the event (to be rebroadcast by MWM); Rachel and the supremely capable and personable Crocodile staff; DB Wood for stage assistance; Mike Pollack for generous coverage and artist interviews on his exemplary Progressive Tracks radio program (check ’em out); Ron Reed for his splendid poster graphic; and to 4Culture and our nonprofit fiscal sponsor Shunpike (and Casey Moser) for their crucial support. Love to all from the Seaprog Central Committee; watch this space for future developments…

June 2, 2022March 12, 2025

Rainbow Face joins the bill for Seaprog 2022

The ink is now dry, and we can announce the participation of Portland’s Rainbow Face in this year’s Seaprog mini-festival. They’ll be joining Bent Knee and Cheer-Accident for a night of amazing music.

Guitarist Jake Rose is the chief composer of Rainbow Face, which he formed in 2015. Their debut album, Stars’ Blood, came out in 2020, and has garnered praise from within the progressive rock community, making several writers’ Best of the Year lists. He’s joined by bassist Dominique Reveneau, keyboardist Salvador Altamirano-Farrell, and drummer Connor Reilly, whom we’ve seen before with The Mercury Tree (2014 and 2018).

Tickets are now on sale here. The event is happening Friday August 5 at Madame Lou’s at the Crocodile.

May 17, 2022March 12, 2025

Bent Knee and Cheer-Accident slated for Seaprog 2022

We’re pleased to confirm that our headlining artists this year will be Bent Knee and Cheer-Accident. These two bands have been consistently creative and innovative, and easily rank among the most prominent American art rock bands. They have both made careers of defying expectations and going their own ways regardless of fashion trends. They will be joined by two more bands, which we hope to announce soon.

Cheer-Accident at Seaprog 2018, photo by Danette Davis

Cheer-Accident is no stranger to Seaprog — their performance was one of the highlights of our 2018 festival. And they haven’t been sitting still since then. Their latest album, Here Comes the Sunset, is their 24th full-length release. Yes, you read that right: 24 albums, going back to their debut in 1986.

We’ve been trying to get Bent Knee at Seaprog for quite a while now, but scheduling has never worked out until now. We are absolutely thrilled to bring this band to our stage for what is sure to be a stellar performance. There is quite simply no band on Earth that sounds like Bent Knee, and if you haven’t seen them live before, you’re in for a treat.

We’re working two more artists for the show, which will take place Friday August 5 at Madame Lou’s at the Crocodile. Tickets are now on sale here.

As always, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to 4Culture for their generous support of the arts in Seattle (not just us!) and to our fiscal sponsor, Shunpike.