Nada Surf, Jesse Sykes and More Set for Barsuk Records 15th Anniversary Celebrations, Beg. Tonight

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) has announced the following concerts going on sale this week. Barsuk Records will be celebrating its 15th Anniversary this November, and all four shows will benefit Gilda's Club Seattle, a cancer support organization that provides free services for men, women, and children touched by cancer in our community, along with their families, friends and colleagues. Gilda's Club Seattle ensures that no one has to face cancer alone.

Nada Surf

Performing Let Go in its entirety

Special Guests: Mates of State plus more TBA

Date: Tonight, November 7, 2013 @ 8:00 PM

Venue: Showbox at the Market (All Ages / Bar w/ ID)

Price: $15.00 advance, $20.00 dos, not including fees

Seating: General Admission

On Sale: Wed. August 7, 2013 @ Noon
Ticketing Information: Available online via Barsuk.com/XV.

2013 marks the fifteenth anniversary of the founding of Seattle independent record label Barsuk Records, and the tenth year since its release of the Nada Surf classic Let Go. The band (performingLet Go in its entirety for the first time ever outside New York City) and label join together with other members of the fantastic Barsuk roster (including Mates of State and some surprises... ) at Showbox at the Market on November 7th to kick off a four-night anniversary celebration that goes through the weekend at clubs around Seattle.

The Long Winters

Performing When I Pretend to Fallin its entirety

Special Guests: David Bazan, Chris Walla, Minor Alps, plus more TBA

Date: Friday, November 8, 2013 @ 7:30 PM

Venue: The Neptune (All Ages / Bar w/ ID)

Price: $15.00 advance, $20.00 dos, not including fees

Seating: General Admission

On Sale: Wed. August 7, 2013 @ Noon
Ticketing Information: Available online via Barsuk.com/XV.

2013 marks the fifteenth anniversary of the founding of Seattle independent record label Barsuk Records, and the tenth year since its release of When I Pretend To Fall, the indie-classic second album from Seattle indie rockers The Long Winters. Fronted by honorary Seattle cultural mayor John Roderick, and largely defined by his extraordinary songs that bring hooks and deft lyrical twists in equal measure, Roderick and his band have become an institution in the Pacific Northwest and around the world among fans of smart songwriting. (As Roderick says, "I like chairs that don't creak and songs that don't suck.") The band (playing When I Pretend To Fall in its entirety) and label join together with other members of the fantastic Barsuk roster (including a very rare performance by Chris Walla, the Seattle debut of new Barsuk signing Minor Alps, and more) at Neptune Theater onNovember 8th as part of a four-night anniversary celebration that continues through the weekend at venues around Seattle.

Barsuk Records 15th

Anniversary Celebration

Featuring Menomena, Maps & Atlases, Yellow Ostrich, Cymbals Eat Guitars, with Very Special End of Night Guests

Date: Saturday, November 9, 2013 @ 8:00 PM

Venue: Neumos (All Ages / Bar w/ ID)

Price: $15.00 advance, $20.00 dos, not including fees

Seating: General Admission

On Sale: Wed. August 7, 2013 @ Noon
Ticketing Information: Available online via Barsuk.com/XV.

The third night of the Barsuk 15th anniversary celebration could be the biggest of the four, as the Seattle independent record label brings a truckload of great bands to Neumos, including Menomena, Maps & Atlases, Yellow Ostrich, Cymbals Eat Guitars and more (plus a surprise show-closing guest). Acclaimed art-rock veterans Menomena topping the announced portion of the bill, are fresh off their tour with fellow Portlanders The Helio Sequence, and are making their first appearance in Washington since their memorable show at this year's Sasquatch Festival.

Jesse Sykes

& The Sweet Hereafter

Performing Reckless Burning in its entirety

Special Guests: Rocky Votolato & Laura Gibson

Date: November 10, 2013 @ 7:30 PM

Venue: Tractor Tavern (21 & Over only)

Price: $15.00 advance, $20.00 dos, not including fees

Seating: General Admission

On Sale: Wed. August 7, 2013 @ Noon
Ticketing Information: Available online via Barsuk.com/XV.

2013 marks the fifteenth anniversary of the founding of Seattle independent record label Barsuk Records, and the tenth year since its release of Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter's phenomenal debut Reckless Burning. The band (featuring its original 2003 members, playing Reckless Burning in its entirety) and Barsuk join together with other members - past and present - of the label's fantastic roster (including headliners-in-their-own-right Rocky Votolato and Laura Gibson, plus some surprises... ) at Tractor Tavern on November 10th, closing out a four-night anniversary celebration at venues around Seattle.

Born of salt air, coastal mountains, and imbued with tavern smoke, there was no better soundtrack to an afternoon at a bar on Ballard Ave in 2002 than Reckless Burning. Instantly garnering critical acclaim and fans worldwide, it was the first of four full length albums (most recently Marble Son2011) in addition to two EPs released by Jesse Sykes. The most sonically spare of their albums, it offers fans unfamiliar with it a chance to see the band's evolution while retaining the same emotional thread-the dire need to examine the ephemeral human experience. Jesse said, "Phil Wandscher and I have always shared the vision that this band was about personal evolution, which is why it's endured all these years. The music has always sonically mirrored what was going on in our internal worlds, and as life goes on it gets heavier and more complex, and so has the music." The original collective (Anne Marie Ruljancich, Kevin Warner, Bill Herzog) reunites where it began more than a decade ago, for a one-off, sure to be spellbinding performance of their timeless album in its entirety.

STG's mission is to make diverse performing arts and education an integral part of our region's cultural identity while keeping three historic venues, The Paramount, Moore and Neptune, alive and vibrant. STG presents a range of performances from Broadway, off-Broadway, dance and jazz, to comedy, concerts of all genres, speakers and family shows - at these three iconic theatres in Seattle and venues throughout the Puget Sound region and in Portland, Oregon. STG is the 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts organization that operates the historic Paramount, Moore and Neptune Theatres in Seattle, Washington.

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