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Photo Story: Pink Shadows, Dearly Departed, Screens

August 29th, 2019: Sunset Tavern

Photo Story: Pink Shadows, Dearly Departed, Screens September 1, 2019

Zen Wolfang is a video editor by day and photographer by night. You can also find him working in the Seattle film scene as a sound recordist. Whenever eye surgery is brought up, he goes into cringe-inducing detail regarding the procedure.

Screens headlines the Sunset Tavern. // Photo by Zen Wolfang

Pink Shadows, Dearly Departed, and Screens entertained a modest but enthusiastic crowd at the Sunset Tavern on Thursday night. The Seattle groups put on a psychedelic, synthy, indie-pop show, aided by visual artist Blazinspace, who put on a light show that amped the mood of the evening.

Blazinspace curates the visuals for the night, making sure that the crowd is reminded of the area's history.
Pink Shadows, a synth-pop duo, matches the creative visuals with their energy.
Erika Lundahl, front person of Pink Shadows, provides entrancing vocals.
The overdubbing vocals in Pink Shadows's tracks give the impression of multiple singers.
Pink Shadows creates tunes that make you want to shake your body and vibe.
Doug Indrick, one half of Pink Shadows, aids the gathering intimate groove.
Pink Shadows adds some geometrical fun to the start of the night.
Next up, Dearly Departed brings their brand of folk hop to Ballard.
Noble Monyei, on guitar and vocals, brings a passion that needs no color to shine.
Chelsey Miller impresses on vocals.
Dearly Departed cascades a blissful, harmonically-rich swagger.
Monyei and Miller combine their voices alluringly.
Michael Johnson charms while holding a delightful rhythm.
Monyei provides fantastic layers with vocals and guitar.
Headlining the night is Screens, a Seattle-based psych trio.
Carlos Tulloss, guitarist of Screens, blends in with the vibrant visuals.
Allison Tulloss's sound is a prime example of complex design.
Screens smiles through a break between songs to re-jigger their equipment.
Carlos focuses on his masterfully-crafted sounds as Screens ends their set.

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Zen Wolfang is a video editor by day and photographer by night. You can also find him working in the Seattle film scene as a sound recordist. Whenever eye surgery is brought up, he goes into cringe-inducing detail regarding the procedure.