Underage

From their first, sloppy shows at the Old Fire House in 2007 to the
first time they destroyed a party at now-defunct Central District DIY
house the Ark, Issaquah’s Seahouse have always been something
very special, as evidenced by the unanimously stoked crowds that meet
them everywhere they go. Their simple, lo-fi sing-alongs encompass all
that it is to be a suburban teenager—but on their first
full-length album, PNW, they elevate their poppy basement
jams to full-on summer-soundtrack material. The inhuman beat of Nick
Leumpert, flat-out the city’s best young drummer, lays the groundwork
for the band’s grimy guitars and the blooming teenage lyrical prowess
of vocalist and frontman Max Smith-Holmes. Whether being hopelessly
lost in love, anticipating the end of school, or welling up with
hometown pride, PNW is a raw and honest trip through
Smith-Holmes’s hang-ups and enthusiasms. The album’s release party is
this Thursday, July 9, at the Greenhouse. Also playing are Underage
favorites Masters and Johnson and the Last Slice of
Butter, and make sure to show up early for Secret Colors.
The Spokane transplant wields electronic loops and guitar to create
huge, atmospheric sounds that evoke the depths of outer space. His
experimental suites will start the night off slowly, but by the time
the boys of Seahouse take to playing, this show should be the party of
the season.

Fri July 10: Off with Their Heads, Dear Landlord at
Squid & Ink, 7 pm, $5.

Fri July 10: Chris Wise and the Glory Glory, Moon
Pulls the Ocean, Spencer Abbott, Tim Wilson at Q Cafe, 8 pm,
$7.

Fri July 10: Schoolyard Heroes, the Pharmacy, the
Whore Moans, Black Houses, Keg at the Vera Project, 7:30 pm, $11 ($10
w/ club card).

Sat July 11: James Miska, Chaz Prymek at the
Honeybucket, 8 pm, donations.

Sun July 12: Punch, the Separation, Dichotomy, On,
Sojourner at Fusion Cafe, 7 pm, $6.

Wed July 15: Universal Soul, Max Smith-Holmes,
Kaitlin Saunders at the Old Fire House, 6:30 pm, free.