Melodious melancholia

Expect a chill in the air this weekend when Seattle’s Faith & Disease blows into town. The band formed in the early 1990s when acts such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden were putting the Northwest music scene on the pop-culture map. Faith & Disease’s atmospheric music, which some critics have compared to the Cocteau Twins, Cowboy Junkies and Mazzy Star, was a bit at odds with the harder-edged “grunge” sounds of its contemporaries. But more than a decade later, the band’s core members—singer-songwriter Dara Rosenwasser and guitarist Eric Cooley—continue to create their brand of sweet, melancholy music. Their latest album, Passport of Kunming, was released in June on the Projeckt label (known for its roster of goth/dark wave bands) and has received critical praise for mixing elements of goth, country and folk music. Check them out Friday, Sept. 12, at the Reno Jazz Club, 203 E. Fourth St. DJ Dorée will spin music before and after the 10 p.m. show. Tickets are $5.50 in advance and $7 at the door. Call 322-5011 or visit www.darkcell.com.—Kelley Lang