The Collective Patio Sets: Spirit Award & Da Qween
Food and drink will be available for purchase from The Collective. Doors at 6, show at 7!
SPIRIT AWARD | Seattle based three-piece Spirit Award are known for their unique mix of sprawling stereo guitars, stunningly moody soundscapes and a driving drum and bass foundation. While Spirit Award are aptly capable of generating catchy psych moments, there seems to be no calculable formula to their writing style. Comprised of Daniel Lyon, Chris Moore and Terence Ankeny, the trio’s mutual goal in creating a sound with grit and authenticity is clearly evident throughout their music. Following the success of their debut album Neverending, Spirit Award followed it up with the highly anticipated release of Muted Crowd. Produced by Trevor Spencer (Father John Misty, Fleet Foxes), the release draws inspiration from Seattle – a changing city where musicians and artists are at a constant struggle to survive. Muted Crowd highlights the band’s signature style of expansive and enveloping soundscapes, offering an almost therapeutic quality. Ankeny admits, “Our influences have been pretty diverse lately – post punk, Krautrock and 70’s punk to name a few. I think we’re trying to achieve an amalgamation of different sounds of this one, more so than the last one. More of us swapping instruments and adding sounds and ideas we’ve never fully explored before”. Spirit Award have found success receiving critical acclaim from tastemakers such as Billboard, KEXP, EARMILK and Daytrotter, among others. The three-piece continue to enthrall audiences with the release of Muted Crowd, out everywhere. “Sound a little like the Walkmen and Beach House collaborated. Pop hooks abound even as wobbly interludes and reaching vocals tilt the proceedings pleasingly off-kilter.” – Seattle Met
DA QWEEN | Da Qween is a poet, community organizer, workshop coordinator, writing circle facilitator, and a non-binary, femme, rapper/singer/songwriter. They’ve been featured at a number of top venues and events all over Seattle from the Moore Theater to the Triple Door, to the Neptune Theater to opening for Andrea Gibson at Bumbershoot and The Fremont Abbey. "Currently occupying the throne of local queer rap is Da Qween, the hard femme with harder bars and a hunger to establish themselves as not only the queen of Seattle, but the queen of everything.” – The Stranger