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department of safety

Music Venue - Art Gallery - Recording Studio

About Me

** for booking request PLEASE e-mail [email protected]***

We cannot book shows on myspace, the server is too slow!



We're an all-ages music venue, art gallery, recording studio, and creative space, housed in an old firehouse/police station in downtown Anacortes, Washington, at the gateway to the San Juan Islands.

Zine Library Now Open!


We've moved the zine library to it's own dedicated space on the ground floor. Come over sometime and check out our awesome collection. You can even make your own zine with our copy machine, typewriter and other production tools. Thanks to our hardworking zine interns, especially Rob McGregor for making it happen!

Currently seeking Donations

We need: paint, a 35 mm automatic slide projector, a video projector, a stereo power amp capable of delivering 400 W/ch at 8 ohms, microphones, mic stands, various other live and studio audio gear, etc.www.departmentofsafety.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/15/2005
Band Website: departmentofsafety.com
Influences: Bands whove performed here:Afri Rampo Aiko Shimada Airport Cathedral Al Larsen All the Filthy Animals Amanda Larsson Amigo The Anchors Anna Oxygen Anathalo Architecture in Helsinki Argo Arrington de Dionyso Andrea MaxandThe Baptist Generals The Badger King Beltline Binary Dolls Black Mountain The Blow Bobby Birdman Brenda Weiler Bryan Elliott Band Built Like Alaska Burl Burquitlam Plaza The Buttless ChapsCains & Abels Calvin Johnson Carissas Wierd The Carolines Car Scars Cass McCombs Casiotone for the Painfully Alone Chinese Sky Candy Chris Moerman Coco Rosie Collapsing Opposites The Crabs Crud @ Office Crystal SkullsD+ Damien Jurado Dame Dulce Dennis Driscoll Diane Cluck Decemberists Destroyer Dickel Brothers Dirty Projectors The Dork Brigade Down For the Count Drew Danburry The DropSystem Elf Power El Guapo Emma Zunz The Essentialists Essex Green Esther Drang Estrella The Evens Eli MooreThe Forms Frog EyesGarden Variety Tsar The Gay Gertrudes Hearse Ghost To Falco The Gift Machine The Graves Goldstar The Good WhichHint Hint Homestyle HorsesIdiot Pilot Irving International Falls In Praise of Folly IQUJenni Potts Jerk With A Bomb Johanna Kunin John Vanderslice Jonathan Incorporated Kind of Like Spitting Kiras Modern Mourning Karl Blau Kennedy Kimya DawsonLake Late Tuesday Laura Veirs Landing Le Ton Mité Liarbird Life So Far Little Wings Locelle Mare The Lonely Forest The Long Winters Magic People Mariposa Maplewood Lane Mecca Normal Menomena Mirah Mona Reels Thee More Shallows The Moron Parade Mount Eerie The Microphones The Mountain Goats Mouseheart Factor Mu MesonNat Baldwin Nate Ashley Nikaidoh Kazumi No Fi Soul Rebellion Noe Venable Norfolk & Western n. LannonOdessa Chen The Olden Days Operation Makeout The Oregon Donor Owl & The PussycatPaleo The Pale Pacific Panther P:ano Pedro the Lion Per Se Pirate Migou The Poison Dart Pt. Juncture WA The Prom The Psychic RevolutionRacetrack Rand-Univac Remora Rivertalk Robert Deeble The Robot Ate Me Robbers on High Street Rollerball Run Chico Run Ruth AllisonSaeta A Sandcastle Still Sandman Scout Niblett The Seaworthies The Sickeness The Silent Films Six Foot Sloth Sin Ropas Sneaky Pines Solvents Songs: Ohia Sound Stories Spencer Kingman Spooky Dance Band Spoonshine Squarewave Squid Vs Shark Stabilo Boss The Stares Still Flyin Summer Hymns The Strangers Sweaty SweatersTableland Talking About Flying Tallest Building In The World Tara Jane ONeil Thanksgiving The Thermals They Shoot Horses Dont They Tracker TV on the RadioU.S.E.Veda Hille Vellella Vellela Vendetta Red Viking Moses Viva Voce (((VVRSSNN)))The Watery Graves of Portland The Waxfire Will Johnson Wind Up Bird Winfield The Winter Blanket Woelv Wyatt Winston YACHT Zero to 6 1985 1999

Visual artists who've exhibited here: Aaron Flint Jamison Amber Bell Andy Cross Angie Lacerenza Arianna Jacob Arrington Di Dionyso Alyse Emdur Betty Bastai Carolyn Funk Charles Stankievech Ciel Blau Clarity Miller Cody Cloud the collective Dana Dart-McLean David Lester Genevieve Elverum Jake Longstreth Jean Nagai Jean Smith Jeremy Bosworth Jeremy Crowle Jerry Gay Joshua Barkey Kate Claeys Kate Clark Kirsten Johnson Kyle Field Libby Chenault Marissé Aguilar Melissa Hogan McCloud Zicmuse Ora Cunningham Philip Aschlocke Phil Elverum Rachel Blumberg Regan Becker Ryan Fenchel Seripop Silas Crews Steeb Russell Tavis Bucklin Tommi Lintenin Zach Johnson-Guthrie Zoe Pawlak

Filmmakers who've screened their work here: Bill Daniel Alyse Emdur James Sumner Vanessa Renwick
Type of Label: None

My Blog

GET ANIMATED! JUNE 21st-22nd

Get Animated June 21st-22nd        &nb sp;         &nb sp; Get Animated! is a festival celebrating the bands of that ...
Posted by department of safety on Wed, 07 May 2008 06:53:00 PST

Show this weekend! Get Animated in June! Attn: Kids of Skagit County

Here are two pictures for you to digest.One stars some creepy kids. One stars the best cat, ever. Both have clickable links. Both links lead to awesome thingsTHAT SHOW, WITH ALL THOSE PEOPLE IS THIS ...
Posted by department of safety on Thu, 15 May 2008 06:04:00 PST

SHWO SHOW SHOW SHOW SHOW

Look, I don't know how many of you dudes look at this thing to get information about the DoS but I thought  you should all know about this wicked 'spazz out' show that is happening here on Friday...
Posted by department of safety on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:12:00 PST

YOU MISSED IT!

I tried to tell ya'll but you wouldn't listen!You missed it!Not only did All Things Considered and The Lonely Forest ROCKJeff Thompson but on a dazzling show. Complete with confetti-fun-finale. Can yo...
Posted by department of safety on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:10:00 PST

Do you know what time it is?

IT IS ALMOST TIME FOR FRIDAY!This Friday at the DoS there is an amazing show happening, who knew?Now you do!DA BANDSAll Things ConsideredJeff ThompsonThe Lonely ForestDA ARTISTArt Opening: Jeff Thomps...
Posted by department of safety on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:15:00 PST

6TH ANNUAL SPOOKTACULAR EVENT!

What is up guys and ghouls?Just here reminding you that we have our 6th Annual Spooktacular Event at the Department of Safety on November 2nd at 7pm.  Now, we know that this is the weekend after...
Posted by department of safety on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:55:00 PST

Chattttttter and A.I.R

Yikes!Well kids, winter is upon us and once again it is time to weatherize this 'ol beast of a building before Kevin freezes his toes off because he can never find his socks. Also, this is an informal...
Posted by department of safety on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:05:00 PST

WHUT DA HECKDA?!

Helllo everyone!What the Heck Fest is this weekend, July 19th - 22nd. We're pleased to announce that all of the partial and full passes are sold out. We're also sad to announce that all of the partial...
Posted by department of safety on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:16:00 PST

Why, Hello!

Hi Guys, Here is what is going on at the DoS, right now and in the future. 1. We are painting! Yes! Still! 2. We are starting a "Turn the Fudging Lights Off!" and "Eff the Mess!" campaign 3. We a...
Posted by department of safety on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 02:32:00 PST

Bloooooooooooooooging

This is a short but sweet blog about the show we have comming up on Friday, May 18th at 7pm - it will be spectacular, no lie. Here's the Myspace flyer, pass it around, encourage friends to come dance ...
Posted by department of safety on Thu, 17 May 2007 06:23:00 PST