The Central Committee would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to all the music lovers who attended this year’s events, all the musicians who gave us such wonderful creative music, all the volunteers who helped us pull it off, and the generous souls who loaned equipment. And most certainly a big thank-you to the staff and management of the Columbia City Theater and the Royal Room for allowing us to bring our “non-commercial” music to their venues. Our photographer is busy sifting through thousands of shots to select the ones that will appear in this year’s gallery, so watch for that in a week or two.
Seaprog 2015 kicks off!
We appreciate all the enthusiasm for this weekend’s show and we hope to see you in Columbia City throughout the weekend – but don’t forget tonight’s fine program at the Royal Room with three fine artists: Panther Attack, Northern Cantrips and Isthmusia. We will have band merchandise, t-shirts and posters available at the merch table, and single day and weekend passes for sale too. There is no cover, great food and a fine bar. Don’t miss a great Friday night of progressive music!
Your ticket to outer space awaits
As the days tick down to zero (Seaprog Day Zero, that is), excitement is mounting here at Central Committee Headquarters. Our spartan accommodations are plastered with Nik Turner posters to get us in the mood for some epic space travel on Sunday night. And for the first time in the history of this prog festival, an actual Mellotron will take the stage. That’s a pretty significant milestone, and we’re thinking we could probably get away with just setting it up on the stage and having everyone file by reverently. But no, it’s going to get played!
And MoeTar! Have you watched their videos yet? Amazing stuff, and we’ll get to see it live right before our eyes.
Getting really psyched for Debora Petrina too. Make sure you watch her new video for a taste of what’s to come.
Don’t for a moment think it’s all about the headliners from out of town. From the beginning, one of our goals in staging this festival is to show Seattle what an incredible amount of creative music is being made right here in the area. General Mojo’s, Johnny Unicorn, Panther Attack, Pink Octopus… they all present music in a wide variety of styles, often in venues that don’t do them justice. We aim to change that. You can see great music without having to deal with drunken guys looking for hookups.
Seaprog 2015 takes a cosmic turn with Nik Turner
We can now announce the Sunday headliner for Seaprog 2015. One of the founding fathers of progressive space rock, Nik Turner (sax, flute, vocals) will psychedelicize the Seaprog stage with a specially assembled cast of Seattle creative music luminaries, including electric violinist Alicia DeJoie (Moraine), legendary Seattle musician/producer Jack Endino (Earthworm, Skin Yard), synthesist Ffej (Tempered Steel), drummer Jack Gold-Molina (Spectral Waves), guitarist Dennis Rea (Moraine), Steve Fisk on Mellotron, and others TBA. This cosmic collective will perform tracks from throughout Nik’s career, including classics by Hawkwind, Space Ritual, Inner City Unit, Sphynx, and Space Fusion Odyssey. Nik Turner & Flame Tree will headline the Sunday 8/9 roster.
Artist profile: Upwell
Upwell: To move or flow upward; to rise from an inner source.
Upwell is a Seattle band operating in the nether realms where heavy rock, raw emotion, and artistic ambition meet.
“Upwell is one of the most terrifyingly great bands I have ever known out of Seattle. Their musicianship and song-writing is monstrous…they’re heavy like Soundgarden or Zeppelin with killer female vocals, but with their own unique style.”
~ Jack Endino, Producer
Personnel:
- Michelle Pavcovich — Vocals, guitar
- Stevenflo Rosenstengel — Guitar, background vocals
- Kirk Jamieson — Drums, background vocals
- Jack Endino — Bass
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Performances:
- Seaprog 2015 — Day One