Seattle Subsonic

Carousel Festival Reveals Rampant DIY-ism

August 8th, 2008

In the off-chance that you’ve been getting jealous from all the recent admiration and accolades showered upon Portland’s percolating art and music scene (and what true Seattleite wouldn’t?), one based on the ever-growing grass-roots, bottoms-up, do-it-yourself aesthetic, the Carousel Festival gives you reason to raise your Emerald City fist and pump it emphatically. I ask you: does nationalism apply to cities?

 

Yes, I would consider Portland a second home, but nobody likes second place, really, so let’s examine our own backyard, shall we? Not that our blog really needs to ask that particular question. You may or not be aware of the plethora of music venues “hidden” within various neighborhoods around the city. Most are not-for-profit house-types, many are good, clean, alcohol-free fun, proceeds often benefit local charities, and all have their goals set in one direction: artistic exposure and audience participation in a low maintenance and community-driven way. An art collective, if you will, that focuses on music, but offers so much more from rummage and craft sales to lodging for out-of-town bands to simply appreciating such things outside of a commercial location.

 

The Carousel Festival—in its third year, I believe—will take place over the third weekend in August (22nd-24th), and features at least 36 bands at six different locales. Honestly, I’ve only heard of a handful of the bands (with Kimya Dawson, Starfucker and Nazca Lines being the most prominent; also now with CHAMPAGNE CHAMPAGNE, the Pharmacy, and TacocaT!), but I imagine there’re quite a few good musicians out there I know nothing about. Especially in this town. And in an obvious nod to the festival’s intrinsic value, all proceeds go towards Communities Against Rape & Abuse (CARA) and Home Alive. Holy Cow! Check out Carousel’s link above to get more details on each place; usually locations are handed out upon friendly request. Plenty of shows abound every night here in Seattle, but if you want to really get into the guts of Seattle’s creative scene, I suggest you start here.

 

Place, time, cost and lineup details after the jump…NEW UPDATES AS OF 8/19! (In bold. But not italics.)

 

$17 3 day passes soon to be available @ Wall of Sound, Left Bank Books, Singles Going Steady, and Wayward Cafe. $5 per venue DOS. $7 All Day Pass. All ages, of course!

 

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

 

Part 1 @ New Crompton; Doors @ 3pm

 

4-4:40pm - Alaskas

4:40-5:20pm - Craig Salt Peters

5:20-6pm - Led to Sea

6-6:40pm - Karl Blau (Anacortes, WA)

6:40-7:20pm - Madeline Adams (Athens, GA)

7:20-8pm - Your Heart Breaks

 

Part 2 @ Dog City; Doors @ 8:30pm

 

9-9:40pm - Telepathic Liberation Army

9:40-10:20pm - Desolation Wilderness (Olympia/featuring members of Kickball)

10:20-11pm - Chrome Wings (PDX)

11-11:40pm - Starfucker (PDX)

11:40-12:20am - HellGrammite

12:20am-1am - The Helm

 

 

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

 

Part 1 @ Chilladelphia (Set times TO BE ANNOUNCED); Doors @ 12pm

 

1-1:40pm - The Witches Of…

1:40-2:20pm - LA Lungs (Tacoma)

2:20-3pm - the Last Slice of Butter

3-3:40pm - film/workshop

3:40-4:20pm - Magic Johnson (PDX)

4:20-5pm - TBA

5-5:40pm - Future Phones

5:40-6:20pm - Wah Wah Exit Wound

 

Part 2 @ The Greenhouse; Doors @ 7pm

 

7:40-8:20pm - Bronze Fawn

8:20-9pm - Joules

9-9:40pm - The Abodox

9:40-10:20pm - Bloodhag

10:20-11pm - Mattress(PDX)

11-11:40pm - Chk Minus

11:40-12:20pm - Champagne Champagne

12:20-1am - Little Party & the Bad Business

 

 

Sunday, August 24th 2008

 

Part 1 @ Healthy Times Fun Club (Set Times TO BE ANNOUNCED); Doors @ 12pm

 

1-1:40pm - TBA

1:40-2:20pm - TBA

2:20-3pm - SEAHOUSE

3-3:40pm - WORKSHOP/FILM/CARA & HOME ALIVE INFO

3:40-4:20pm - Cut***loose

4:20-5pm - Flexions

5-5:40pm - Angelo Spencer (OLY)

5:40-6:20pm - Half Yogurt (featuring members of PWRFL Power)

 

Part 2 @ Fusion Café; Doors @ 7pm

 

7:40-8:20pm - Kusikia (Tacoma)

8:20-9pm - Kimya Dawson (Olympia)

9-9:40pm - Daguerreotypes

9:40-10:20pm - Panther Attack

10:20-11pm - Nazca Lines

11pm-11:40pm - TacocaT

11:40-12:20am - The Pharmacy

12:20-1am - Orcateers