STG Announces SBTRKT & We Are Augustines

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) announces the following concerts going on sale this week.

We Are Augustines
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2011 @ 9:00pm
Venue: The Neptune (1303 NE 45th St)
Price: $10.00 advance, $12.00 day of show, not including applicable fees
Seating: General Admission (All Ages / Bar w/ ID)
On Sale: Friday, August 5th @ 10am
Ticketing Information: Available online at Tickets.com, in person at the Paramount Theatre box office (M-F 10am-6pm), 24-hour kiosks located outside the Paramount & Moore Theatres, charge by phone at (877) 784-4849, or online at STGPresents.org.

Billy McCarthy and Eric Sanderson, the engine room behind Brooklyn, New York's We Are Augustines, are themselves no strangers to turbulent waters. McCarthy in particular, whose volatile upbringing is candidly documented in both his band's biographical notes and the lyrics of his songs, has felt himself frequently capsized by the vagaries of life. Having spent much of his formative years in foster care - a castaway from a schizophrenic mother and a non-existent father - a sense of self- reliance is perhaps more finely attuned in him than most. Sitting here now on this floating pub, prior to his band's first major UK gig in front of 1,000 people, McCarthy's enthusiasm for his current situation is addictive ("Hey! - we're on a f-ing boat in London!" he realises with frequent relish), yet his affable characteristics also betray a certain gravitas. Like a child who's been told one too many lies, there's a sense of restraint - like the very fabric in front of him could vanish in a puff of smoke at any time. He says the word 'present' a lot - though not the gift-wrapped kind - like a man holding on to the NOW with white- knuckle determination. He is also given to shaking his head, with an almost cartoonishly grim disbelief, especially when hitting upon something fortuitous. Through all the upheaval and broken promises that have come, Billy McCarthy is a man who takes nothing for granted. "It's quite gratifying to be where we are now," he says, reflecting on the past two years, which has seen We Are Augustines rise from the ashes of his former band Pela, which had achieved significant success with debut (and only) album Anytown Graffiti before collapsing from personal tensions brought about by the industry at large. "With Pela, we made great songs and did great shows," continues Sanderson, the other survivor from the Pela wreckage. "We stayed away from labels for so long, but the minute we opened ourselves up to the industry, it got us!"

SBTRKT
Date: October 26, 2011 @ 8:00pm
Venue: The Neptune (1303 NE 45th St)
Price: $15.00 not including applicable fees
Seating: General Admission (All Ages / Bar w/ ID)
On Sale: Friday, August 5th @ 10am
Ticketing Information: Available online at Tickets.com, in person at the Paramount Theatre box office (M-F 10am-6pm), 24-hour kiosks located outside the Paramount & Moore Theatres, charge by phone at (877) 784-4849, or online at STGPresents.org.

Design is at the heart of this project: first the instruments, then the songs and finally the masks. Whilst massively prolific, a minimalist ethos runs through the work and style of SBTRKT, not just in the name but in the precision of the sonics and arrangements. After dropping audacious white-label re-rubs of Goldie & Radiohead in 2009, SBTRKT has announced himself in 2010 with releases on dubstep stalwarts Ramp + Brainmath & eclectic indie label, Young Turks. Remixes for M.I.A., Modeselektor & Basement Jaxx have left the clubs wanting more and the masked man has obliged in the form of recent collaborative bangers w/ Sinden & Sampha. Whilst record heads and shop salesmen argue over whether SBTRKTs sound is more "techno","neo-garage" or "dubstep", the superb new self-titled album plus releases on Tempa, Young Turks and Monkeytown place him comfortably in any category he wishes to occupy...

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

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