Underage

If you’ve followed wild-eyed, electronic guru Dan Deacon over
the years, you know that witnessing his
Saturday-morning-cartoons-on-acid brand of electronica in person will
leave your ears ringing and your body wet with sweat. The bald and
bespectacled Baltimorean, who has the look of a kindly/crazy uncle,
traditionally plays on the floor, hyped hipsters huddling around him
while he pokes and prods at a tabletop mountain of sequencers and
pedals. Deacon layers high-speed digital drums and shrill synthesized
sounds, creating an inhuman electro-pop that sounds as if Daffy
Duck, Kid 606, and the guys from Lightning Bolt started a dance band bent on causing riots in warehouses and basements.
It’s a shame Deacon hasn’t played a house show on his past few visits
to Seattle—that’s what happens when your favorite little band
blows up—but his performance this Saturday, April 25, at the Vera
Project will be well worth attending. To perform the songs from his
celebratory new album, Bromst, Deacon is touring with a
massive 14-piece band, incorporating multiple drums, keyboards,
marimbas, xylophones, and glockenspiels. That lot probably won’t all
fit on the floor, but even if the new setup is more intricate than
Deacon’s past shows, expect him to bring the same ritualistic ecstasy
and unbridled dance partying as ever.

That same night, the Old Fire House in Redmond is hosting its annual
Punk Rock Prom, and its packed lineup is a fine glimpse of the area’s
youthful music scene. Consistently wonderful popsters Whitney
Ballen and Jeff Stillwell have gotten their fair share of
coverage in this space, as have weirdo punks Masters and
Johnson, but damn if you won’t also be floored by charming Issaquah
pop rockers Seahouse or the serious-minded hiphop stylings of
Universal Soul. Your admission also gets you a free copy of
POP 425, an awesome new compilation of talented young
Eastside bands.

Fri April 24: Josh Hoge, Curtis Peoples, Tony
Lucca, Allen Stone at Q Cafe, 8 pm, $9 adv/$10 DOS.

Sat April 25: Dan Deacon, Future Islands, Teeth
Mountain at the Vera Project, 8 pm, $11 ($10 w/club card).

Sat April 25: Punk Rock Prom: Universal Soul,
Seahouse, APOC, DJ Fuke, Save Kate, Masters and Johnson, Temple Vibe,
Generifus, Whitney Ballen, Jeff Stillwell at the Old Fire House, 6:30
pm, $8.

Sun April 26: Joe Lally at the Vera Project, 7:30
pm, $9 adv/$11 DOS ($8/$10 w/club card).