Seattle’s Society of the Silver Cross is the duo of husband and wife Joe Reineke and Karyn Gold-Reineke. With a sound equal parts “haunting, cinematic, gothic, neofolk, and even ‘yogic metal,’” their latest album, 2024’s Festival of Invocations, is a soundtrack to summoning the darkness, while still acknowledging the light within.

For those familiar with Reineke’s past work in acts like the Meices or Alien Crime Syndicate, it might be surprising that this is far more low-key than those rocking projects, but it’s no less intense for its lack of power chords. We hopped on the phone with both Joe Reineke and Karyn Gold-Reineke to discuss this project, their recording studios, Orbit Audio and Temple of the Trees, and more ahead of their stop at MiniBar on Sunday, September 21.

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