FEB 25 - SEATTLE

Redshift - featuring Vic Bondi of Chicago noise/core legends Articles of Faith, Report Suspicious Activity, Weatherman with Tom Morello, Dead Ending and countless other projects
Balsa - Seattle noise rock for the people. Members of Blowback, Rending Sinew and Whorechata
Birdcop - Seattle pop punk


REDSHIFT
BALSA
BIRDCOP


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Substation

645 NW 45th St
Seattle, Washington 98107
$8 21+

MAY 29 - SEATTLE

Our first time at The Sunset. Supporting Tenrai and Nijlpaard. See you there - show up early, we're on first!



TENRAI
NIJLPAARD
BALSA


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The Sunset
5433 Ballard Ave
Seattle, Washington 98107
8PM, $10, 21+

MAY 31 - ARLINGTON

It's PNW Fest! A mad, full lineup at the Mirkwood with Ghoster, Underground Sea Band, Jackie, Gallowmaker and Nijlpaard. Something heavy for everyone.



BALSA
GHOSTER
UNDERGROUND SEA BAND
JACKIE
GALLOWMAKER
NIJLPAARD


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Mirkwood Public House
117 E Division St
Arlington, Washington 98223
6PM, $12, All Ages

MAR 04 - SEATTLE

Show #2 with the new lineup, at The Funhouse! This one will be sick. Supporting the unhinged garage noise of The Wameki from Japan, the ripping resistance punk of Thee Deception and some not entirely serious grind from Ladybugs. This will be a good time.



THE WAMEKI
THEE DECEPTION
BALSA
LADYBUGS


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The Funhouse
109 Eastlake Ave E
Seattle, Washington 98109
8PM, $6, 21+

APR 06 - ARLINGTON

Show #3 with the new lineup! We're heading to the Northend to kick ass with The Wreck'd, Ghoster, Ol' Doris and Longward.



THE WRECK'D
GHOSTER
OL' DORIS
BALSA
LONGWARD


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Mirkwood Public House
117 E Division St
Arlington, Washington 98223
6PM, $12, All Ages

JAN 18 - SEATTLE

Balsa is back in action! Janet Trares has taken over on drums and we're thrilled to have her in the band.

This will be our first time out with the new lineup at Lucky Liquor -- one of our favorite places to play -- along with the punk destruction of RAPTOR TRACTOR and sublime noise of POWER SKELETON, two of our favorite bands to play with.

It's a new beginning for Balsa and it's good to be back.



BALSA
POWER SKELETON
RAPTOR TRACTOR


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Lucky Liquor
10325 E Marginal Way S
Tukwila, WA
9PM, $5, 21+

SEPT 10 - EVERETT

Balsa is excited to be playing Sunday Sept 10 at Day 3 of the Cascadian Gloom DIY Fest! There will be over 25 Bands and 9 DJs from Utah, Oregon, Washington & Vancouver/BC playing post punk, noise, electro, darkwave, psychgaze, synth punk, industrial, that's just scratching the surface but you get the idea, an amazing range of artists. Hope to see you there. Full details below.

CASCADIAN GLOOM FEST


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Obscurus
2622 Center Road
Everett, WA 98204

Necropolis & Obscurus presents
Cascadian Gloom D.I.Y. Fest

FRI: $10 / SAT: $15 / SUN: $15
3-Day Pass w/ Festival Compilation: $40

FRI 9/8

Night Terrors (Bremerton)
Hollow Sidewalks (Portland)
Pleasure Curses (Portland)
Nail Houses (Everett)
The Dancing Plague of 1518 (Spokane)
Blue Sky Black (Seattle)

Mechanismus:
DJ X-Oblivion
DJ OmegaBrain
TBA

SAT 9/9

Vice Device (Portland)
Civil Lust (Salt Lake City)
The Secret Light (Portland)
Human Leather (Salt Lake City)
Wire Spine (Vancouver)
Computer Controlled (Seattle)
Puritans (Vancouver)
White Rooms (Portland)
Webdriver Torso (Seattle)
Void Mirror (Victoria)

DJ Nervosa
TBA
TBA

SUN 9/10

Dark Palms (Olympia)
Chrome Corpse (Seattle)
Balsa (Seattle)
Vacant Stares (Portland)
Bloom Offering (Seattle)
HOM vs. Black Floral (Seattle)
Grasp Logic (Bellingham)
Charlatan (Seattle)
Bacteria - band (Seattle)

DJ's TBA

JULY 29 - SEATTLE

It's a killer lineup at Lucky Liquor on a Saturday night with hardcore, noise, punk and all that. What more could you want?

BALSA will open things up so get there early, then stay for TRASH CULT, the revived noise duo ME INFECTO and the hardcore thrash of BRAIN CELL GENOCIDE!

BRAIN CELL GENOCIDE
ME INFECTO
TRASH CULT
BALSA


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Lucky Liquor
10325 E Marginal Way S
Tukwila, WA
9PM, $7, 21+

JUNE 30 - TACOMA

Balsa is going to crank it up in Tacoma! We're teaming up again with Western Spyders and Knuckle Sandwich at The New Frontier Lounge in Tacoma, see you there!

WESTERN SPYDERS
BALSA
KNUCKLE SANDWICH


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The New Frontier Lounge
301 E 25th St
Tacoma, WA 98421
8PM

MAY 04 - SEATTLE

We're back! Balsa has been working hard on lots of new songs the past few months and we'll be breaking them out for the first time - save the date!

BALSA
WESTERN SPYDERS
KNUCKLE SANDWICH


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Substation
645 NW 45th St
Seattle, Washington 98107
8PM - $8

AUGUST 31 - SEATTLE (Cancelled)

Bleak had to cancel their tour, so this show is not happening

Seattle hardcore legends Great Falls, Syracuse NY next big thing Bleak, and Balsa are going to torch the Victory Lounge.

GREAT FALLS
BLEAK
BALSA



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Victory Lounge
433 Eastlake Ave
Seattle WA
9PM - $8 - 21+

JULY 23 - PORTLAND

Balsa is coming back to Portland - it's been over 2 years. We are thrilled to be playing with the almighty Order of the Gash, Cura Cochino and Law Boss.

ORDER OF THE GASH
BALSA
CURA COCHINO
LAW BOSS



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High Water Mark Lounge
6800 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.
Portland OR 97211
9PM - $8 - 21+

JUNE 15 - SEATTLE

Our first show at the new Funhouse. A night of mmmmmmetal!

APOTHESARY (California death metal)
ICE TEETH (Seattle sludge)
VESUVIAN (Seattle technical metal)
BALSA
THE MELTING POINT (Gig Harbor rock/punk)



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The Funhouse
109 Eastlake Ave E
Seattle, WA 98109
7:30PM - $8 - ALL AGES

MAY 12 - BALLARD

This show is going to kill! Balsa comes to the Substation in Ballard for a night of bludgeoning of every sort. With Rhine, Sons of Donavan and Jugs of Blood.

RHINE (Seattle death metal)
BALSA
SONS OF DONAVAN (Spokane sludge punk)
JUGS OF BLOOD (Auburn thrash)


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Substation
645 NW 45th St
Seattle, Washington 98107
8PM - $8

APR 15 - KENT

We're going to help break in the new venue that Chuck is booking with a bang. With Forrest Friends & Muck!

BALSA
FORREST FRIENDS (Seattle Psychedelic Noise)
MUCK (Tacoma Stoner Rock)


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Celtic Club
623 Central Ave S
Kent, Washington
9PM - FREE

JAN 22 - GREENWOOD

Balsa's first time at Tim's! With our friends in Sky Penis, plus a great lineup with The Stuntmen and Whorechata.

BALSA
THE STUNTMEN
SKY PENIS
WHORECHATA

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Tim's Tavern
602 N 105th
Seattle, WA 98133

JAN 21 - TACOMA

Balsa returns to Tacoma at The Swiss, with Infinite Flux!

INFINITE FLUX
BALSA

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The Swiss
1904 S Jefferson Ave
Tacoma, Washington 98402
9PM

OCT 16 - GEORGETOWN

Party! Balsa plays along with the super metal of Weld, Alan Hendrickson, plus DJs Brown Hornet and David Baca. It's Rhiannon & Amber's B-day bash and the 5 year anniversary of our first show.

WELD
BALSA
BROWN HORNET
ALAN HENDRICKSON
DAVID BACA

Georgetown
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AUG 23 - SEATTLE

Crushing show tonight! The heavy stoner doom of Mother Crone, Last Giant's riff-rock on tour from PDX and Balsa. Our first time at LoFi - see you there!

MOTHER CRONE
LAST GIANT (PDX)
BALSA

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LoFi Performance Gallery
429 Eastlake Ave E
Seattle, WA
8PM

MAY 16 - TUKWILA

It's a double-show weekend! Balsa is playing with our friends Power Skeleton and friends-to-be Pink Muscles and Sky Penis. All at Lucky Liquor - don't miss it...

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Lucky Liquor
10325 E Marginal Way S
Tukwila, WA
9PM

MAY 15 - TACOMA

Balsa is coming to Tacoma! We'll be hitting it with Raptor Tractor and Manson's Girls for a night of loud punk/noise/post-punk/stoner/metal thingness that will be... loud.

RAPTOR TRACTOR
BALSA
MANSON'S GIRLS

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The Valley
1206 Puyallup Ave
Tacoma, WA
9PM

JANUARY 31 - SEATTLE - GEORGETOWN

Saturday night we return to Georgetown at The Mix! Balsa's first show ever was at The Mix, so we're excited to return. We'll be playing with Killer Shades, who bring tight post-hardcore with punch, and The Sun Giants with some groove-heavy stone rock.

KILLER SHADES
BALSA
THE SUN GIANTS


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The Mix
6006 12th Ave South
Seattle, WA
9PM

OCTOBER 17 - SEATTLE - DOWNTOWN

A Friday night rawk lineup for you at the Victory Lounge.

BALSA - POUCH - HELLEPHANT!

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Victory Lounge
433 Eastlake Ave E
Seattle, WA
9PM $5

MAR 14 - SEATTLE - U DISTRICT

POWER SKELETON
RAPTOR TRACTOR
SKUNK RIDER
BALSA

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The Kraken
5257 University Way NE
Seattle, WA
9PM $5

DEC 7 - PORTLAND

BALSA and SEI HEXE are teaming up for a show to celebrate the release of our split on String Break. The lineup includes POLST, featuring members of Stag Bitten, Fleshlawn, Valkyrie Rodeo and Batmen, the heavy prog of HUMOURS, the harsh brutality of SEI HEXE and BALSA's balsa-ness.

SEI HEXE
BALSA
HUMOURS
POLST


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Katie O'Brien's
2809 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232
8PM

OCT 5 - WEST SEATTLE

CRAWLER
BALSA
MEDULA PINATA

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Skylark Cafe
3803 Delridge Way SW
Seattle, WA 98106
8PM $5

MAY 31 - SEATTLE - U DISTRICT

THAC0
BALSA
MEDULA PINATA
GREEN RIVER THRILLERS

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The Kraken
5257 University Way NE
Seattle, WA
9PM $5

JANUARY 26 SEATTLE - BELLTOWN

CRAWLER
BALSA
HELLEPHANT
TEMPTSHUN MILT

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The Rendezvous
2322 2nd Ave.
Seattle, WA 98121
10PM $5

DECEMBER 17 SEATTLE - CAPITOL HILL

ISTHMUSIA
SAN BENEDICTO ROCK WREN
VAPOR TRAILS
BALSA

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The Comet Tavern
922 E. Pike St.
Seattle, WA
8PM - $5 - 21+

NOVEMBER 17 SEATTLE - CAPITOL HILL

SEI HEXE (PDX)
SCOLEX (OAKLAND)
EYE OF NIX
SEDNA
BALSA

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The Highline
210 Broadway Ave E.
Seattle, WA 98102
8PM - $7 - 21+

SEPTEMBER 11 SEATTLE - CAPITOL HILL

BALSA
CHROME VOMER

CHOP SUEY
1325 E. Madison St.
Seattle, WA 98122

SEPTEMBER 7 SEATTLE - BALLARD

Balsa comes to Ballard for the first time! It's a night of ROCK at the 2 Bit -- come out at 9pm on Friday to catch BALSA, then stick around for the aptly named THRASHERS CORNER and turn it loose with the pummeling horror rock/punk of WHITE CITY GRAVES!

We will have just finished up the recording sessions for our first EP, so will be ready to let off some steam and play all the new songs. Be there!


2 Bit Saloon
4818 17th Ave.NW
Ballard, WA

9PM $5 21+




WHITE CITY GRAVES
THRASHERS CORNER
BALSA

JULY 19 SEATTLE - BELLTOWN

A great lineup at The Rendezvous! Balsa opens at 10pm SHARP, followed by Crawler with the goods - ROCK! Crimson Fields (feat. Andrew Houck of Ghost Power) delivers us to the edge of sanity with LOUD psyche/sludge/doom riffing and electronics(!) and Power Skeleton does what they do every time - something completely different. This performance features Mike Henderson (vocalist for Seattle heavyweights Brokaw) on guitar.
Power Skeleton on YouTube


The Rendezvous
2322 2nd Ave.
Seattle, WA 98121

Seattle, WA
10PM $6




POWER SKELETON
CRIMSON FIELD
CRAWLER
BALSA

FEBRUARY 15 SEATTLE - DOWNTOWN

Balsa is back and coming to the Funhouse, with a barrelful of punk noise from IQ9 and The Deadless. We'll be trying out at least one new tune and will be dialed in after our video shoot this week at Joonior Studios (more to come on that). We're on first this time, so it won't mess up your program.


The Funhouse
206 5th Ave North
Seattle, WA
9:30PM $5




IQ9
THE DEADLESS
BALSA

NOVEMBER 20 SEATTLE - DOWNTOWN

Balsa returns to the Funhouse for a Sunday night show along with the triumphant return of Maklak from a big tour, Midnight Ghost Train's southern doom from Kansas and Seattle's own Echoreason. Come on down, won't you.

The Funhouse
206 5th Ave North
Seattle, WA
9:30PM $5

BALSA
MAKLAK
MIDNIGHT GHOST TRAIN (KS)
ECHOREASON

SEPTEMBER 26 SEATTLE - DOWNTOWN

Balsa makes it's first appearance at the grandaddy of Seattle music that matters, the Funhouse. Another great lineup with Before the Eyewall, 19 ADD and Don Peyote -- and best of all this one is FREE, people!

The Funhouse
206 5th Ave North
Seattle, WA
9PM


Ladies' Choice Presents:
BALSA
BEFORE THE EYEWALL (Columbus, OH)
19 ADD (Denver, CO)
DON PEYOTE (members of Requin/Throne of Bone)

AUG 25 SEATTLE - CAPITOL HILL

Balsa is hitting the Comet, short notice but we are on a good roll. We are playing with rockers THE COLOFFS, San Fran's punkers the MEAT SLUTS, and Seattle's own DEADMAN.

The Comet Tavern
922 East Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98122
9:30PM

THE COLOFFS
MEAT SLUTS
BALSA
DEADMAN

AUG 18 SEATTLE - GEORGETOWN

Balsa is back at the GLC, this is turning into a smoking show. We will be joined by LEFT ASKEW, POST-RAPTURE PARTY and DEMERIT who are on tour from China! (also on the Warped Tour).

Georgetown Liquor Company
5501 B Airport Way South
Seattle, WA
9:30PM


LEFT ASKEW
BALSA
DEMERIT
POST-RAPTURE PARTY

JUNE 2 SEATTLE - GEORGETOWN

It's our first show with new drummer Mike - you shall not be disappointed. Accompanied by the bludgeoning of SICKAMORE and RENDING SINEW!

Georgetown Liquor Company
5501 B Airport Way South
Seattle, WA
8PM


RENDING SINEW
BALSA
SICKAMORE

JAN 4 SEATTLE - SODO (CANCELLED)

Whoops, promoter says the show is cancelled due to some problems with the other bands. Sorry about the false alarm! We'll get another one together soon.

Come early! It's Perry's b-day gig and we will be trying out some new songs we've been working on. We're going on at 8PM. Come on down to Club Motor....

Club Motor
1950 1ST AVE SOUTH
Seattle, WA
8PM


BALSA w/KLONDIKE KATE,THE FREEHANDS,THE CURBSIDE AVENGERS

NOV 5 EVERETT

Holy crap we are playing with death metal bands in Everett! Going on at 11pm. This will be fun...
Hayley's
1716 Hewitt Ave
Everett, WA
8PM

Meat Dragon
Insanity Enthroned
Swine Grinder
Balsa
So Far Bizarre

NOV 2 SEATTLE (SoDo)

We should be going on at 10pm. It's a punk show. The other bands will be good.

Club Motor
1950 1ST AVE SOUTH
Seattle, WA
8PM

Out Like Pluto
Balsa
Suburban Vermin

OCT 15 SEATTLE (Georgetown)

The Mix
6004 12th Ave S
Seattle, WA
8PM

Rhiannon's Birthday Bash!

Mothers Anger
Balsa
Men for Common Sense
Larry Mitchell