Obol is dark progressive rock, encompassing a wide array of pop and mainstream influences including Muse, Placebo, Devin Townsend, Marillion, Leprous, and A Perfect Circle. The songs are designed to create visual images for the listener, but otherwise sound deceptively simple, accessible, and full of memorable hooks.
Vocals/Bass/Keys: Barry Craig
Guitars: Jun Mantrano
Drums: Jeremy Maher
"Halfway through the album, I felt as if I was listening to the soundtrack to a new Alien movie, but directed by Hitchcock... Obol opens our eyes and ears to another reality… a reality where hope is the hero and dreams are the super power. This is a must listen album.”
— Raymond Hayden, Seattle Wave Radio
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- Feb, 26 Chop Suey
- Mar, 02 El Corazon
- Apr, 07 The Skylark
- May, 19 Lucky Liquor
- Jun, 06 The Sunset Tavern
- Jul, 13 The Skylark
- Sep, 19 Chop Suey
- Oct, 09 The Sunset Tavern
- Jan, 08 The Substation
- Jan, 31 The Luxe Factory
- Feb, 18 The Central Saloon
- Feb, 27 The Parliament Tavern
- Mar, 06 The Blue Moon
- Oct, 30 The Plaid Pig
- Nov, 14 Chop Suey
- Nov, 27 The Factory Luxe
Chop Suey
War Puppy
Merchant Mariner
Obol
Doors open at 7. Obol plays at 8.
El Corazon
(21 & Over)
Spear Of Destiny
The Science Of Deduction
Obol
$15 ADV / $20 DOS
Doors at 7:00pm
Show at 8:00pm
The Skylark
21 and up
with Storm the Tower and Hands of Deliverance
Lucky Liquor
Don’t miss The Annhedonians on tour from El Paso, TX!
All Ages Show w/ Bar (21+ w/ Valid ID)
$7 Cover
Doors at 7:30 PM
Show at 8:00 PM
The Sunset Tavern
with Stoffel and Night Lunch.
The Skylark
with Sabertooth and Ceraphym
Chop Suey
with The Almost Faithful and Elvis Batchild.
Check out some awesome photos from the show via the URL below:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/obolband/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2701627653181755
The Sunset Tavern
with Dust Mice and Oceans Fade
Check out some amazing photos from the show via the URL below:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/obolband/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2741328932544960
The Substation
This is Obol's first SeaProg show!
Obol shares the stage with prog aficionados Smooth Kiwi, and the 7 guitar band known as Guitar Cult.
The Luxe Factory
The first ORB Showcase
Door Charge: $12
Lineup:
9:00 – Here Comes the Hooch
10:00 – Obol
11:00 – Longward
Ages 21+, beer, cider, and wine available for purchase, as well as some snacks.
Door charge is $12, but pre bought tickets are only $10!
The Central Saloon
With Madame Damnable and Post Rapture Party
The Parliament Tavern
Obol closed the night, played 15 songs and several encores. The Parliament Tavern crowd was particularly smitten with us and very appreciative. Soiler/Into The Cold were the openers – playing an instrumental version of Pink Floyd style prog.
$7 @ the door.
The Blue Moon
This was to be our final show for 2020 as Covid was already shutting things down at other venues around Seattle.
We played with our friends Reality Check and Batbox, who had sort of a Cake-inspired pop.
We love you all and hope to play for you again soon!
The Plaid Pig
All Hollow's Eve Party Show. This was our first live performance since the Covid lock down. Obol opened for Thunders of Wrath and Rain Devil. This was also the first performance where Barry is wearing a wireless headset mic, and the crowd interaction that entails. And of course everyone was in costume! A good turnout from Tacoma, and it was a really good experience overall.
Chop Suey
The "Raven Show" at Chop Suey, with Emotional Trash and Atrocity Girl. This was our first show back in Seattle since the Covid shutdown. It was dumping cold rain outside, and most everyone was across town at the Freakout Festival, but we ALWAYS love playing Chop Suey regardless. They have been very good to us over the years. According to our listeners, we sounded better than ever.
The Factory Luxe
"An Evening with Obol" with our friends in Dream Circuit.
We played multiple encores --- 16 songs total --- including the entire Quizshow album, along with some new tracks, and an acoustic version of Gender. This was our 3rd show at the Factory Luxe. We helped the venue during the Covid crisis as they have been really good to us. We had our best crowd turnout at this show so far (post-Covid), with lots of love and support from the audiencea and staff. All in all, a phenomenal experience.
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