Tonight in Music: Flowmotion, The Senate, The Album Leaf, Awesome, KEXP Audioasis
February 6th, 2010, 11:59 AM
Written by: Suzi Pratt
Category: Previews
Are you looking for something to do tonight? Well you’ve come to the right place, because SSG has a SLEW of recommendations. We’ve been giving you sneak peeks at tonight’s amazing lineup, so scroll away for a host of musical ideas for tonight, as well as a chance to win tickets for one of them (pay close attention!). Fire away!
Flowmotion, Five Alarm Funk @ The Crocodile 2/6 | 8PM | $15 | 21+
Flowmotion is Seattle’s “best-kept-secret” of Seattle’s live music scene. They’re a live rock band whose expert blend of funk, jazz, and smooth rock are known for producing a sound as large as the packed crowds who come to watch them. Playing everything from tender ballads to balls-out hard rock, this quintet’s sound and equated energy flows like no other. Also playing at The Croc tonight is Five Alarm Funk, a band that Jodi Kaufer raved about in a review last year for its “Afro-funk rhythms, blaring horns, and epic amounts of energy.” Read the rest of Jodi’s review HERE, then make your way to The Croc tonight to check out these two amazing bands!
The Senate @ The Triple Door 2/6 | 6PM & 8PM | $20 one show, $35 both shows
Local band The Senate will be in town tonight playing two shows at The Triple Door. Below are a few words by yours truly from my earlier preview, which you can read HERE. Read on, and then catch one or both of The Senate’s shows tonight–it is their five year anniversary, after all.
The Senate is known for their ‘face-melting acoustic riffage‘…With only two acoustic guitars, an upright bass, and their voices, The Senate’s music ranges from sweet and simple to driving and hard-core, all the while sprinkled with smart, catchy lyrics. ‘I had no idea acoustic instruments could rock so hard,’ says bassist Andrew on the band’s website. You will have a similar feeling when you hear The Senate’s tunes.
D.Black, People Eating People & Blood Red Dancers @ The Sunset | 02/06 | 8:30PM | $7 In Advance, $8 At The Door
Local radio station KEXP is hosting its monthly live broadcasting of radio show Audioasis and there are a couple reasons why you should be at The Sunset Tavern tonight. First, this live broadcasting event benefits a different charity each month, and this time, CD Forum is in the spotlight; all net proceeds of tonight’s show will go to Seattle’s leading Black arts and culture presenter. The second reason is tonight’s lineup which will include piano-based rock from People Eating People, 60’s style political rock from Blood Red Dancers, and conscious-inspiring rap from D.Black. Check out Billy McManus’ more in-depth preview HERE, and make your way out to Ballard tonight!
Stream Audioasis’ latest show here
The Album Leaf, Sea Wolf, Anomie Belle @ Neumos | 02/06 | 8pm | $13 adv
Jimmy LaValle and his band The Album Leaf will be making their way to Neumos tonight, bringing with them the ambient post-rock tunes they are known for. Their latest album A Chorus for Storytellers was recently released, coinciding with the band’s ten year anniversary. The 11-track album is full of crisp, flowing, complex tracks, and is said to be one of the band’s best. See what Gabriel Arguelles had to say about them yesterday by clicking HERE, and be sure to show up early tonight to catch Sea Wolf and Anomie Bell!
“Awesome” @ Chop Suey | 02/06 | 9 pm | $8 In Advance, $10 At The Door
Who wants to be “Awesome”? Well tonight is your chance to be enveloped in awesomeness by experiencing said band at Chop Suey. Billy McManus has seen them several times before and has this to say about them:
Awesome is more of an artist collective than a band in reality. While it is true that all seven members are amazing musicians, that is really just the tip of their collective iceberg. Their wide range of talents and interests are what make Awesome’s music so worthy of their name…They can go from vaudeville to rock, then stop for a beat and go right into swing, with all of these changes often occurring in the same song…If you haven’t seen them yet, give them a chance and you might just find a new favorite band. At the very least, you will see something that is becoming increasingly rare: a band with actual musicians!
See Billy’s full preview HERE, and find out how you can WIN TICKETS to this show (there’s still a few hours left, so GO GO GO!!).
Categories: Previews | Tags: A Chorus of Storytellers, Anomie Bell, Audioasis, Awesome, Blood Red Dancers, CD Forum, Chop Suey, D.Black, Five Alarm Funk, Flowmotion, Hannah Levin, Jimmy LaValle, KEXP, Neumos, People Eating People, Sea Wolf, Sunset Tavern, The Album Leaf, The Crocodile, The Senate, The Triple Door
