Artist profile: Spacebag

April 23, 2014April 23, 2026

Artist profile: Spacebag

Spacebag (the band, not that thing you use to organize your closets, which is two words) is a Seattle trio playing something sort of like prog-metal. The lineup of guitar, keys, and drums is a bit unusual, but has all the power you look for in this kind of music, but always with a twist of originality. They take their influences from the 70s onward, from Rush and Deep Purple to Today Is the Day and Carcass.

Personnel:

Dave Webb — Guitar
Andrew Gormley — Drums
Luke Laplante — Keyboards

Links to artist websites:

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

Performances:

Seaprog 2014 — Day One

April 23, 2014April 23, 2026

Artist profile: Miriodor

Miriodor was formed in 1980 (in Québec City) by the meeting of François Émond and Pascal Globensky. Different musicians came and went until the band settled as a sextet, in 1983. The line-up was comprised of François Émond (violin, flute, keyboards, clarinet), Pascal Globensky (keyboards, acoustic guitar), Rémi Leclerc (drums), Sabin Hudon (saxophones), Denis Robitaille (electric guitar, bass, singing) and Marc Petitclerc (keyboards). This was the crew of the 1st album, Rencontres. This LP, self-produced and now out of print, has since then been released in CD format by Cuneiform Records, Miriodor’s record company since 1988. Over the years since that time, personnel has changed numerous times and released seven more albums.

After a hiatus in 2011, year 2012 and part of 2013 were devoted to the work on Cobra Fakir, the band’s eighth studio album. Nicolas Lessard (bass guitar/keyboards) happily joins the band, in order to replace Nicolas Masino, and will help the band with the live rendition of the new material. The album was released Sept. 24th, 2013 on Cuneiform Records.

Miriodor’s appearance is possible with the help of Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.

Personnel:

Rémi Leclerc — Drums
Pascal Globensky — Keyboards
Bernard Falaise — Guitar
Nicolas Lessard — Bass, keyboards

Links to artist websites:

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

Performances:

Seaprog 2014 — Day One

April 23, 2014April 23, 2026

Artist profile: Midday Veil

Midday Veil began in 2008 as a collaboration between Emily Pothast, a vocalist and songwriter who earned an MFA in visual art before devoting her attentions to music and David Golightly, an analog synth-head who was deeply influenced by courses led by Karlheinz Stockhausen during his studies in composition and electronic music in Germany. In early 2009, Midday Veil’s sound was catalyzed by the addition of guitarist Timm Mason, a prolific multi-instrumentalist obsessed with modular synthesis, musique concrète and Middle Eastern guitar tones. In 2011, the band added Jayson Kochan on bass and Sam Yoder on percussion. Rhythmic duties are currently on the shoulders of Garrett Moore, who replaced original drummer Chris Pollina in 2012.

Midday Veil’s appealing brand of spacey psychedelia is getting them a lot of attention around the world, and we’re thrilled to be presenting them on our festival stage.

Personnel:

Emily Pothast — Voice, synths, percussion
David Golightly — Synths, piano, organ
Timm Mason — Baritone guitar, 12-string guitar, modular synth
Jayson Kochan — Bass, guitar
Garrett Moore — Drums
Sam Yoder — Percussion

Links to artist websites:

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

Performances:

Seaprog 2014 — Day Two

April 23, 2014April 23, 2026

Artist profile: Jim Bartz

Jim Bartz is a guitarist and inventor who will be presenting a set of music played on a 1939 Rickenbacker lap steel guitar, but something that could never have been imagined in 1939. He takes this antique instrument to the farthest reaches of inner and outer space.

Personnel:

Jim Bartz — Lap steel guitar

Links to artist websites:

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

Performances:

Seaprog 2014 — Day One

April 23, 2014April 26, 2026

Artist profile: Fang Chia

Fang Chia is an experimental jazz-rock group from Tacoma, WA and the culmination of four friends playing music together for six years. After studying music at university, Coby, Kyle, Kevin, and Matt decided to form this band, combining jazz, African, electronic, classical, and rock styles.

Personnel:

Kyle Durkee — Keyboards, bass, guitar, trumpet, percussion, vibes
Matt Price — Drums, percussion, keys, marimba
Kevin Shintaku — Bass, guitar, percussion, glockenspiel
Coby Tamayo — Guitar, drums, piano, percussion

Links to artist websites:

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

Performances:

Seaprog 2014 — Day Zero
Seaprog Presents — April 2019