This month is the seventh anniversary of the monthly art experience known as The Round, Seattle. If imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery than the curators of The Round should feel pretty damn flattered;  in the past seven years there have been multiple spin-offs of The Round, including The Round, Tacoma and The Round, Austin.

To celebrate the occasion the curators are bringing in artists that have never performed at The Round before. In addition to the normal cast of musicians, slam poets, and live painters, this month will feature a movement artist performing on select pieces.

If you are not familiar with the flow of these shows let's do a quick rundown: 

A group of musicians are on stage and perform in a "round" format as they each perform their pieces, one after the other. After the musicians each finish one song a slam poet gets up and performs some spoken word with the musicians playing some mood music. The whole time this is going on, there are artists doing some live painting just off each side of the stage. I am not sure how they will integrate the movement artist this month, but that's the beauty of these shows, it all appears to happen effortlessly and fit together seamlessly.

Now on to the performers:

First on our list is Seattle based indie folks "St. Paul de Vence." This group will make you feel like you are sitting on a run down porch in the woods with your friends jamming on an acoustic guitar, a banjo, and an accordion. Add in a cold beverage and I'm not sure it gets any better than that.

Joining them on stage will be indie musician Zach Fleury. The best way to describe Zach's style is as the  best street musician you have ever heard playing an acoustic guitar and singing about days gone by. The group will be rounded out by indie artist Gina Alibrio and her unique brand of indie pop.

The slam poets will be members of the group Youthspeaks, Seattle; which is an organization that gives youth an outlet for their creativity through poetry.

The painters gracing the Abbey this evening are Stephanie Nicoll Reilly and W.H.

For the first time at The Round, movement art will be incorporated; with artist Victoria McConnell doing her thing on select performances.

The details:

You do not want to miss this show at The Fremont Abbey! It only runs you seven bucks in advance, or ten bucks at the door. It is an all ages get together, doors are at 7, and the show starts at 8.