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4272 Fremont Ave N, Seattle
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special thanks to our long time volunteers in Seattle:
liz leahy hospitality, house manager josh sherman
sound & recording for podcast hb telling, lacey brown live sound craig vandenbosch video & lights brian irwin & matt lyon venue crew julian itter (jumaydesigns)
posters, flyer design + cindy, anjali, dev, isaac and many others who vary each month...
email nathan(at)bluetree.org if you want to get involved! or just show up!
thanks also to Nashville, Tara Ward, Scott Erickson, Vic Brown, and Denise Jolly for helping at the beginning!
KIND WORDS
"thank you again for the
lovely night. i think you are doing great things and i am in awe of it
all. i loved all the people i met and i just cant say enough good stuff! again, thank you for
asking me to be part of such a specail night! all my best" -jesse sykes
" Truly one of the best gigs I've ever had. Very inspiring and encouraging. Thank you so much..." - Nick Jaina, Portland (Binary Dolls, etc.)
"Thank you Nathan for the wonderful experience that is The Round. The poets were awesome, and the musicians were amazing and the atmosphere was inviting. At first i was nervous but everyone made me feel as if i was among friends. My friends had a great time and I as well. It was a new experiance and one that my friends and i will remember. Thank you very much, "
Victor Ramirez, 19, (via Urban Artworks) I commend the Fremont Abbey for its involvement and contributions to the Seattle Arts Community. From my experience, the Round and events taking place at the Abbey encouraged nothing but free thought, free speech, and a positive environment to support creativity. At no point was there ever any discussion of attending church or religious practices taking place. Thank you for holding your ground and doing your part to create space for art in our community. -
Matt Gano, Seattle (Youthspeaks) from a audience member at Round 50: "So much passion in that room last night it was palpable...the synergy between sacred and hilarious was so refreshing. Thank you thank you thank you!! P.s. Buddy [Wakefield] is a freakin' GENIUS. more press PAST ROUNDS:
(tacoma's 1st)
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NOTE: THIS IS 2005-2009:
.Tacoma hits Round 8 on NYE, Portland just hit Round 10 and Austin had a huge Round 3 in November.
.The Round's Annual Holiday Party Dec 1st at The Triple Door was a huge success! Beyond sold out, raised over $2200, 300+ people, 10 singers, 6 instrumentalists, 3 poets, 3 painters and a partridge in a...
.Round 54 will be in the Great Hall with no stage! Dinner dialogue in Cafe at 6pm with UW scholar Ellen Dissanayake
.Standing ovation at Round 52. amazing night...
.The Farm Round was such a relaxing and fun time... thanks Tony & Cynthia Mora for hosting! Farm Events | Photos .Gorgeous photos of Round 50 at The Triple Door, thanks to Sarah Murphy Jurado. .Features from Sound Magazine & Seattle Weekly. Thanks! .Round 50 was incredible. Beyond sold out, about 360 including artists/volunteers! Stellar performances by everyone. Thank you all so much. Round 100 in 2013? sure... .Seattle Weekly says it well! .Nice writeup from Seattle Sound .Round50 is shaping up real nice. yep, we'll be 50 in July. Moving to the Triple Door for the party! July 7. Jesse Sykes, Damien Jurado, Rosie Thomas! .Great photos from Christopher Nelson, Round 49 .Our Bands Without Borders Non-profit of the 2nd quarter is: .Our first 'electro-round' on May 1st is shaping up very well. Thanks to curator Craig Vandenbosch! .The Stranger Recommends
.I'm here in sunny Austin, getting settled and ready for Friday. Great lineup confirmed for Round1 Austin on March 20th! Also, check out our new Facebook groups > Seattle | Portland | Tacoma | Austin. .Ok, so it took us a while but Joshua Sherman, our faithful sound guy for many years has updated THE PODCAST! Some really amazing songs on there including a collaboration between Robin Pecknold (Fleet Foxes) and Kay Kay & (some of) His Weathered Underground. It's all free, tell a friend... .The Round is going to SXSW ya'll! AUSTIN ROUND starts March 20 at Space 12 (during the gigantic SXSW festival). Laura Gibson, Loch Lomond, Kate Tucker onboard so far! .Tacoma Round makes it bigtime! {& sells out the venue} .A big thanks to the capacity audience, all the artists and of course volunteers who made Round44 so amazing. Props to volunteers: Liz, Julia, Craig, HB, Josh, Cindy, Matthew, Jaimie, Anjali, Michelle, Brian, and more! PHOTOS .A first! Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland all holding Rounds within the same week. Road trip anyone? .January 13th is our "All Women Round", for lack of a better name (we asked for ideas! it's not Ladies Night.), and is coming together very well. Kate Tucker just added! .Holiday Party was a blast! Thanks to all the performers from 2008 rounds! Wow... 12 singers, 1 improv backing band, 2 poets, 4 painters, about 170 people and a partridge in a...no. We raised around $1000 for Youth Programs! See you in 2009! .The Round is now "carbon neutral" through Terrapass. But to get us to carbon "negative" please bus/bike/walk/carpool and earn a free root beer as our thank you! No really. .VIDEOS from Bazan/Sprinkle/Archer Round(41) & Bumbershoot's Round with Damien Jurado, Jen Wood, Carrie Biell, et al. .Sorry but the upcoming Round (10/14) sold out a week in advance. .David Bazan (Pedro the Lion/Headphones) added to Round 41 .The Round went to Bumbershoot! Wow, about 1000 people attended our humble stage. See photos link to the left. .Beautiful photos from our 3 year anniversary Round in Seattle by amazing photographer Rosemary. Hire her! .The Round goes to Bumbershoot Saturday August 30th, 4:30-6pm on the Northwest Court Stage! Damien Jurado, Jen Wood, Carrie Biell, Steve Norman, Buddy Wakefield, Rstar, Scott
Erickson, Neal Vickers on cello, maybe more... .The Round goes Camping, Saturday August 16th. RSVP only .A rough "how to" guide is added, see link to the left. .Featured non-profit Summer quarter: Bahia Street providing education for young girls and women in Brazil, based in Seattle. .Round3 Portland is June 29th @ a new venue. Tell your friends. Please? I know half of them moved to Portland for cheaper rent & better transit. :-) .Thanks to Megan Seling for the great article in The Stranger!
.The Round {Seattle} celebrates 3 years! June 10, 2008. .May 13th Round lineup change > Carrie Akre had to move to the July 8th Round due to family obligations.
.Video of the bonus Round in March thanks to Craig VanDenBosch .Thanks to New Belgium Brewing for supporting us Sep-March. .MORE KIND WORDS from The Stranger. Thanks! .JUST ADDED POET Danny Sherrard (2007 Natl Slam Champ) to our first "Bonus Round" which is Saturday March 29th with Jon Auer (Posies, Big Star, Sky Cries Mary), Sarah Shannon (Velocity Girl), and Joshua Morrison.
.BUDDY WAKEFIELD also added to our May 13th show. .2ND TUESDAYS - Feb 12 starts our new Seattle schedule.
.THE ROUND RETURNS to the Fremont Abbey Arts Center January 22nd. After 3+ months of renovations, we'll be open in 'rustic' form for this Round. Poet Brian Elliss (Boston) just added.
PRESS: Seattle Weekly:
"If you're one of those artistic types with trust and/or intimacy issues, I suggest you avoid playing Seattle staple The Round. Now in its 47th incarnation, The Round comes off like a singer/songwriter group therapy session. The performance format is much more open than traditional show boundaries; at The Round, artists can collaboratively explore covers, sing their own or their stagemates' "classics," try out new material or take a crack at improv in a relaxed environment. This anything-goes format has got to be the musical equivalent of throwing yourself backwards into an awaiting crowd, not only hoping you'll not only be caught, but held up and praised. This month's show features Jesy Fortino (Tiny Vipers), Grant Olsen (Arthur & Yu), John Van Deusen (Lonely Forest), and poet Maya Hersh, quality performers who'll surely use The Round's element of surprise to their—and the audiences'—benefit." MA'CHELL DUMA LAVASSAR
THE STRANGER: Not Your Typical Basement Show
Full page article, center spread June 2008 The Round Celebrates Three Years of Unpredictable Music, Poetry, and Art. "On paper it sounds like the most uncomfortable experience possible," says guitarist Eric Howk of performing at the Round. "Everyone up onstage the whole time, no real rules or organization. But it works! And it is comfortable. It's really fun watching this thing that we were all a little unsure of come to life so naturally." ...If the Round wasn't done well, it would be a free-loving clusterfuck of open-mic clichés. But Marion keeps it from looking like amateur night by bringing in strong talent and big personalities—past performers have included local stars Howk, Mark Pickerel, Damien Jurado, Shane Tutmarc, Jon Auer, Jen Wood, and Robin Pecknold. more... SEATTLE WEEKLY: An uncommonly warm music venue reopens its doors By AJA PECKNOLD My initial experience with the intimate “In the Round” performances included a rotating showcase of musicians, live painting and a poet. (I know what you’re thinking, but it was incredible: a vegan dinner, chairs! A crowd that was respectful and genuinely interested. Not one person standing with their arms crossed cynically, waiting to be impressed.) It was held in the basement of the Fremont Arts Abbey, and though the Round has no official affiliation with their landlords, the space lent a special sacred quality to the packed show. But then the monthly event was uprooted due to renovations and held in venues such as Nectar Lounge, which felt out of place—like seeing your kid sister at a bar. Thankfully, after three months away, the Round is coming home. “I’ve nearly died a few times during the renovation of the Abbey—on a 45-foot roof in the wind and rain,” says Round founder Nathan Marion, “but I’m so excited about the new space and can’t wait for people to come over and see it.” Christening the room tonight are Tomo Nakayama of melodic indie-rock outfit Grand Hallway, singer-songwriter Carrie Biell, and poet Ryler Dustin. After all, there really is no place like home.
.ROUND 1 PORTLAND is Feb 2. Groundhog Day. It's a good sign. Thanks to Lauren, Jan & Stephanie for getting it started down there.
.ROUND25 CD now available - Support the Fremont Abbey Arts Center and receive our first Live CD as a thank you gift (recorded by Joshua Sherman). This first album features songs from DAMIEN JURADO, J. TILLMAN, and JENNA (TROUBLETOWN) - they collaborate on some songs - and poems by DANNY SHERRARD (2007 Natl Champ). This is a completely unique recording and features some amazingly funny stories & banter in between songs. email arts (at) fremontabbey.org for infoROUND 1 TACOMA = NOV 17 @ School of the Arts Tacoma (Club SOTA) w/ Robert Deeble, Carrie Biell, Aaron Spiro, Scott Erickson
8/23: ROUND ALUMNUS Danny Sherrard takes the 2007 Individual National Poetry Slam Championship! We are very proud. Video of him earning his title: HERE
6/28: R25 w/ Damien Jurado sells out!
Thanks to everyone who supported & all the artists who performed.
6/2: Danny Sherrard confirmed (Seattle Poetry Slam) for r25. Danny placed in the top 20 at worlds. 5/25: Round 25 is going to be big. DAMIEN JURADO CONFIRMED. it's also our 25th birthday, of sorts.
the round.
"an intimate evening of collaborative music, slam poetry, & live painting"
Founded by Arts Curator Nathan Marion in 2005, The Round developed into a volunteer powered "arts experience" every month on a Monday or Tuesday night in Seattle (and now expanding to Tacoma & Portland). It's definitely not your normal concert. What began as 3 musicians sharing the stage has developed into a multi-arts event with live painters and slam poets joining up to 6 or 7 musicians for a night of arts that will never be replicated (though we do record each Round and have so far released Round25 w/ Damien Jurado and more).
Musicians are only allowed to perform once a year which not only keeps it fresh each month, but they are encouraged to tell others they know about the concept. Slam poets may perform twice in a year, and these poets are GOOD (usually top 20 in the nation). If you haven't experienced quality slam poetry before, you are in for an ear opening experience.
Painters typically are involved around 3 times per year and we also try to involve young developing artists whenever possible. Artist selection is assisted by Scott Erickson (painter), Angela Dy (Youth Speaks), and Denise Jolly (Seattle Poetry Slam). Curation of the first few Rounds musicians & painters was also assisted by Tara Ward, and Victoria B. The Round has included touring artists (Nashville, Philly, LA, NYC, etc.) & folks from the Northwest. Some artists who've been involved include: Damien Jurado 2x alumni
Mark Pickerel (Screaming Trees, Nirvana)
Denison Witmer
Robin Pecknold (Fleet Foxes)
Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground
Head Like a Kite
Paul Hiraga (Downpilot)
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