when i see you
in my dreams
you pretend
to be alive
and to forgive

Mark your calendars for this one-Next show on the books and the first of 2023?! Whoa. Where does time go?
Excited to play with @_prids and @lies_we_were_told at @coffinclubpdx π€π€π€π€π€π€π€π€π€π€π€

Come see me make this face as well as other faces and sounds this Sunday @rontomssundays along with our talented friends @bridalveilband π€
It’s the last show of this year. How? I don’t even know but I’d love to serenade you one last time.
11.27 π― 8pm π― 21+
πΈ @reneecoutleephoto
Poster by @tinylittlehammers

Sharing some queer joy on a sad day.
The shootings at Club Q have me really stuck in a whirlwind of emotions. I’m so angry that safe sacred spaces can be used as hunting grounds. That hatred is spread in this country far and wide. We can witness the direct correlation between violent, homophobic and transphobic rhetoric that is spewed by politicians, public figureheads, in “news” media, this shit is everywhere. It is not a coincidence. At least two of the people murdered yesterday were trans people who lost their lives on Trans Day of Remembrance-a day to honor trans and gender non-conforming folx who’ve lost their lives to hate crimes. WTF. ππ€ I’m so sad that this is the world we live in. I want it to be better. We need to do better.
We are a 100% queer band btw. So if this post doesn’t feel relevant to the music-it definitely is. We’ll be playing our queer music with a little extra queer rage at @rontoms_pdx next weekend Nov. 27th at 8pm. It’s a free show and we share a bill with the amazing @bridalveilband
If this post feels rambling-I’m sure it’s because it is. Idk how to be here on social media, self promoting when there’s so much pain in the world. But queer joy is an act of resistance. Music is most certainly an act of resistance and tragic events like this only make me want to live better to spite the haters.

2022 is almost a wrap and we are capping it off with a good one.
β‘οΈNOV 27 β‘οΈ
@rontomssundays w @bridalveilband
β NO COVER β 8pm β 21+
This will be our last show for a couple months so come say hey. New year’s resolutions include touring, writing new music, crawling out from under the trauma of the past several years-transforming it into art and wisdom.
πΈ @reneecoutleephoto

β‘οΈNext Show! β‘οΈ
November 27th join us and @bridalveilband for a free show at @rontomssundays π€ can’t wait for this one! Bridal Veil is really amazing live so don’t miss it.
Rad poster by @tinylittlehammers
It’s also Bandcamp Friday! Support your favorite bands. If you haven’t snagged a copy of ‘Bloom Decay’ we are getting low on vinyl already. We really appreciate the support!
One last important announcement: PLEASE VOTE! π
Love y’all π€

Happy Halloween! π
Super honored these bats wanted to dance party to one of our tracks. Peak goth level achieved π€π»
Be safe, have fun!
Music πΆ ‘This is a Void’ by Darkswoon

‘Bloom Decay’ has been out for just over a month now and we can’t thank everyone enough for the support of this record. We’re over halfway sold out of the vinyl but I promise to hold some back for our last show of the year: November 27th @rontomssundays with @bridalveilband π€π€π€
@hippocampusphotography captured some beautiful raw moments of us at @coffinclubpdx thank you, Renee!

Much love to everyone who came out to the @coffinclubpdx on Friday, π€@lusciousapparatuspdx + @lostechoesmusic for sharing the stage and incredible music w usπ€
Next up, we are excited to play w @bridalveilband at @rontomssundays November 27th. Free show and our last performance of the year!
πΈ @dave_e_cantrell π€

Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion but you can make it up by coming to our show on Friday 10/14 @coffinclubpdx with our friends @lostechoesmusic and @lusciousapparatuspdx
It’s a special night-we’ll have our new record AND it’s somebody in the band’s birthday so let’s party. π₯³π€πΎ
#sparklemotion #donniedarkswoon #gaygoth #postpunk #shoegaze #darkwave #newvinyl #newmusic #portlandmusic #queermusic

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to @strict__tempo last Thursday. @other.band.seattle and @figure_section were incredible and it was so cool to be a part of @vox.sinistra ‘s livestream. I’ve been a big fan for a while now π€
We can’t wait for our next show, finally returning to the @coffinclubpdx to perform w @lostechoesmusic and @lusciousapparatuspdx on 10/14! @elementaleyes took this pic the last time we played, which was one for the books. I have no doubt this next one will be as well! It’s also the first time we’ll have our new record in the physical form in Portland so like an unofficial release party of sorts. Hope to see y’all there!!
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ββ¦sounds somewhere between My Bloody Valentine and Julianna Barwick..." Surviving the Golden Age
Read more: survivingthegoldenage.com/darkswoon-necromancer/
"Itβs a bit difficult to describe the music of Darkswoon, the project of Portland, Oregon resident Jana Cushman, and that is a compliment. Her dark but ethereal music expands genres and styles, offering some of the most innovative, imaginative, and captivating music being made today."
Read more: http://therevue.ca/2016/06/09/the-matinee-june-9th/