Seaprog 2018 May update

As the festival dates approach at roughly the pace of one day every 24 hours, the Central Committee has been busy getting everything ready behind the scenes. There is so much to do! Once again, the wonderful Nat Damm has designed our poster this year, and once again he’s come through with flying colors (mostly pale yellows, dark browns, and a kind of reddish tinge we don’t have a name for).

Seaprog 2018 poster by Nat Damm
Seaprog 2018 poster by Nat Damm

Two recent additions to the line-up are now posted on the artist and schedule pages. On Friday at 8:00 in the front room we’ll have a pulsating set of space rock from Star Cradle. Check out their video for a taste of what to expect. And then on Sunday, the front room will host A Word in Edgewise, a unique duo featuring Clark Battle and his custom electronic cello and Kevin Cook on drums. They’ll mix improvisation and prepared compositions in a sonic stew unlike anything you’re likely to have heard.

Advance ticket sales are humming along (in odd meters, no doubt), putting Seaprog well above previous years, proving that perseverance in the face of difficulties can pay off. If you haven’t made your arrangements yet, now is the time! And if you can’t attend, please consider making a charitable contribution to help support creative music. Use the Donate button above.

Artist profile: Tiny Orchestral Moments

Tiny Orchestral Moments promotional photo
Tiny Orchestral Moments promotional photo

Tiny Orchestral Moments is an international troupe of connected musicians who meet periodically to perform and record. A core of experienced musicians invites others to participate, including many from the world’s Guitar Circle community. The aim: share structured improvisation that sounds composed, and composed collaboration that sounds improvised.

Join us to see what happens when this amazing group of musicians gets together.

Personnel:

  • Beth Fleenor — Clarinet, voice
  • Nora Germain — Violin
  • Rachael Beaver — Cello
  • Kathy Moore — Guitar
  • Jaxie Binder — Guitar, voice
  • Alex Anthony Faide — Guitar
  • Igor Abuladze — Bass
  • Fernando Kabusacki — Guitar
  • Fernando Samalea — Drums, percussion
  • Carl Germain — Guitar
  • Lucius Gregory Meredith — Kelstone
  • Nathan Grigg — Keyboards
  • Paul O’Rear — Guitar
  • Steve Ball — Guitar, voice

Links to artist websites:

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

Performances:

Artist profile: Star Cradle

Star Cradle promotional photo
Star Cradle promotional photo

Star Cradle is a Seattle space rock band founded in 2014. They are prone to epic improvisational grooves situated somewhere between solid ground and the farthest reaches of the galaxy.

Personnel:

  • Keith David Stewart — Guitar
  • Christopher Gaffney — Bass
  • Tom Prather — Keyboards
  • Gaël Eichler — Drums

Links to artist websites:

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

Performances:

Artist profile: Ocelot Omelet

Ocelot Omelet promotional photo
Ocelot Omelet promotional photo

Not for the faint of heart, Seattle’s Ocelot Omelet ventures into the depths of rock music where psychedelic echoes meet subterranean deities in dark rituals involving sound, vision, and emotion. The phrase “pseudo-retro tele-gothic psycho-hippie filth-punk” has been used, and it is as accurate as it is confusing. Moments of torrential pummeling are balanced by periods of calm serenity.

Personnel:

  • Os Calaveras — Ventures, cutbacks
  • Whiz — Ocelot beak torture

Links to artist websites:

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

Performances:

Artist profile: Inner Ear Brigade

Inner Ear Brigade promotional photo
Inner Ear Brigade promotional photo

Inner Ear Brigade (IEB) is an ensemble of musicians based in the San Francisco Bay Area who play a unique mix of progressive rock, jazz, and experimental pop, all delivered through their originally detailed compositions and arrangements. They recently released their 2nd full length album Dromology. The music is “fun, happy, accessible, and proggy.” Steeped with a vintage analog sensibility, effects processing, and synthesizers, IEB crafts their sounds from “RIO elements (Rock In Opposition), Canterbury (Sound), and Zappa.”

Personnel:

  • Bill Wolter — Guitar, bandleader
  • Chris Lauf — Drums
  • Steven Wright — Bass
  • Andrew Jameson — Keyboards
  • Ivor Holloway — Tenor saxophone
  • Alison Niedbalski — Vocals, keyboards

Links to artist websites:

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

Performances: