There’s an excellent quote by iconoclast-eccentric Genesis P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle/Psychic TV) on the homepage of the 2015 ’Mo-Wave website: “When there is no example, imagine it, when there is no word for it, invent one.” The word “’mo-wave” was invented three years ago—a mashup of words “homo” and “wave”—to give identity to a new Seattle-based queer music and arts festival. Now in it’s third year, ’Mo-Wave continues to evolve, bringing a lineup not only of Northwest queer-positive musicians and visual artists, but national acts as well. This year,’Mo-2015 is especially rich with queer persons of color, with New York City underground-rap acts like ‘Riot Boi’ rapper Le1f, Dai Burger, Destiny, and Cakes Da Killa and also local musicians, Saturday night, like Aeon Fux, Erik Blood, Sassy Black (THEESatisfaction), and a Re-Ignition (a female-fronted Bad Brains tribute band.)
Get tickets for tonight, and tomorrow! The ‘Mo-Wave visual art show at Vermillion Art Gallery will be on view through December 5th. See the complete lineup here, on our Things To Do calendar.