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Artist profile: Pinto Wagonfire

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Pinto Wagonfire promotional photo

Pinto Wagonfire is a newer Seattle band with its individual roots spanning over three decades of writing and performance. Joseph, Dave, and Tom last performed together in the mid-90’s band Chalkline Dogs. With the recent addition of drummer Will Bagby (from So-Cal jazz-rock group Rullian, among others) the spark for making music together was reignited. Purely an instrumental outfit at this time, their brand of Progressive hard rock is riff centric, and slightly cosmic, foraging the spirit of their past collectives with new, energetic creativity, and a collective love of Progressive music.

Personnel:

  • Joseph Fischer — Guitars
  • Tom Prather — Organ, synths, piano (2017)
  • Steve Miller — Organ, synths (2019)
  • Will Bagby — Drums, percussion
  • Dave McClelland — Bass

Links to artist websites:

Links were good as of when the artist performed. Some may no longer work.

Performances:

  • Seaprog 2017 — Day Zero
  • Seaprog Presents — September 2019
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Artist profile: Paraesthesia

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Paraesthesia promotional photo

The Seattle band Paraesthesia was born out of the solo recordings of Robert Svilpa. Wishing a band to present his new music, he brought together Paul Harrington, John Hernandez, and Graham Usherwood, all of whom are experienced players in a wide range of styles, and formed a group which fuses elements of many styles into a satisfying mix that has been garnering them positive reviews from around the world.

Personnel:

  • Robert Svilpa — Guitars, keyboards, vocals
  • Paul Harrington — Keyboards, vocals
  • John Hernandez — Drums, vocals
  • Marc Miller — Bass, vocals
  • Art Bromage — Guitar

Links to artist websites:

Links were good as of when the artist performed. Some may no longer work.

Performances:

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Artist profile: Omni

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Omni promotional photo

After many permutations of the lineup over the years, OMNI has recently reconvened in its most focused and modern interpretation of the band: a trio. With wide ranging instrumentation that includes Warr guitar, percussion, and analog synths as well as the standard guitar, bass, and drums, the band creates a lot of sound with just three humans. A love of music from influences such as King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, and Brian Eno all the way to Boards of Canada, Killing Joke, Faith No More, and Death Grips/Hella inform the sound. The goal has always been to bring in visceral emotion in balance with competence of musicianship.

Personnel:

  • Chris Cullman — Bass
  • Will Andrews — Drums
  • Patrick Allen — Guitar

Links to artist websites:

Links were good as of when the artist performed. Some may no longer work.

Performances:

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Artist profile: Moon Letters

Moon Letters promotional photo
Moon Letters promotional photo

Moon Letters is a Seattle-based band with a lineup featuring members of Autumn Electric, Wah Wah Exit Wound, Panther Attack!, Bone Cave Ballet, Cumberland Big Band, Bill Green Quartet, Cantrip, Chaos and the Cosmos, Spacebag, and probably a few more that we missed. Suffice it to say these guys know what they’re doing, and they’ve come up with a style that hearkens back to the classic days of progressive rock without merely copying the sounds. Their music is a test case in how to write songs about knights and mythical creatures without sounding twee and foolish. They proved to be a big hit at Seaprog 2017, and they’ve got a lot of new material to share for a return engagement.

Personnel:

  • Michael Trew — Vocals, guitar, flute
  • Dave Webb — Guitar
  • Mike Murphy — Bass
  • John Smith — Keyboards
  • Kelly Mynes — Drums
  • Catey Mayhew — Backing vocals

Links to artist websites:

Links were good as of when the artist performed. Some may no longer work.

Performances:

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Artist profile: Lupertazzi

Greg Sinibaldi promotional photo
Greg Sinibaldi promotional photo

Saxophonist and composer Greg Sinibaldi has established himself as one of the Northwest’s most inventive musicians, embracing a diverse musical world. Whether he’s performing with his own groups, playing in metal bands, or performing on the EWI, he brings forth a characteristic and unique voice each time he performs. Inspired by a wide range of music and art, Greg has developed a unique improvisational language, creating a virtuosic and rich sonic palette.

Lupertazzi is the electronics project of Greg Sinibaldi utilizing the EWI (electronic wind instrument). The EWI, basically a breath-driven synthesizer, is programmed via custom built software, live sound processing, algorithmic composition, and patch based field recordings. This creates a unique sonic palette. At times ambient, experimental (experiential?) or sublime, Lupertazzi creates electronic fire, immediately engaging.

Personnel:

  • Greg Sinbaldi — Electronic wind instrument, processing, programming

Links to artist websites:

Links were good as of when the artist performed. Some may no longer work.

Performances:

  • Seaprog 2017 — Day Two