*Updated 5/26* Upcoming Seattle Shows

Hey all. Brutal time digging up non-festival options for this week; Folklife and Sasquatch! are so expansive that most of the venues look like dead zones. Nevertheless, two really sweet Folklife showcases to consider are the Hollow Earth and K records shows--I'm excited to say this is one of two times you can see the incomparable Briana Marela this week, with the other being at Another Dream with CTPAK's Bardo:Basho on Wednesday. On Monday, LA's Inc. are touring through the Crocodile in support of their debut full-length, No World. Thursday has the most options with Patterson Hood of Drive-by Truckers coming to the Triple Door with father and bassist David Hood, Eternal Summers and Vibragun at the Sunset, and Brooklyn by-way-of Seattle beat-smith Budo returning to the Crocodile. The Tractor will be hosting both Heatwarmer  and Pollens on Friday...if you like progressive pop music you need to listen to these two bands! Finally, I'm happy to say that Saturday at Neumos you get another chance to hear the new Golden Gardens material before Narcissus is officially released on the 11th. Oh yeah, I added the Surfer Blood dates at Neumos Neptune to the calendar, but you can also see them, sans service fee, this Saturday afternoon at Sonic Boom Records in Ballard for free. Have an awesome week!

May

26 Hollow Earth Radio Takes Over Folklife: Eric Ostrowski, Sokai Stilhead, Autococoon, Scorpio Scorpio Scorpio at Vera Project

27 NW Folklife: K Records Showcase – The Shivas, Kendl Winter, Briana Marela, Eric Williger (2pm) at Vera Project 
28 Baby Ghosts, Brick Mower, Steel Tigers of Death at Victory Lounge

29 Inc. with Kelela, Dj Total Freedom at The Crocodile

29 Julie Byrne, Briana Marela, Bardo:Basho, Lexi Lee and Waxing Hearts at Another Dream

30 Patterson and David Hood, Jeff Fielder and Friends at Triple Door

30 Eternal Summers, Vibragun, and Trash Fire at the Sunset

30 Budo and Orbe Orbe at the Crocodile Back Bar

30 Vapor Trails, Health Problems and Peeping Tomboys at The Blue Moon
30 Psychic Rites, Black Ceiling, Hauhet and DJ Hojo, and Korma at Electric Tea Garden

31 Tom Eddy, Heatwarmer and Pollens at the Tractor

31 La Luz, The Trashies, Nuclear Animals, and Peace at Black Lodge
31 Foals, Surfer Blood, and Blondfire at Neptune

June 2013

1 (2 pm) Surfer Blood in-store at Sonic Boom--Free

1 Foals, Surfer Blood, Blondfire at Neptune

1 The Redwood Plan, Ever-So-Android, Golden Gardens at Neumos

5 oOoOO, Groundislava at El Corozon

5 Chastity Belt, Needlecraft, Telenovella, Bandolier at Heartland

6 They Might Be Giants at Showbox at SODO

6 Hausu, The Numbs and FF at Black Lodge

6 Broken Water, Haunted Horses and Jetman Jet Team at the Comet

6 Neighbors, Blooper, Zebra Hunt, Plant Parenthood at Heartland

7 Gaytheist record release with Monogamy Party, Android Hero, and Glose at Black Lodge
7 Alkaline Trio at Showbox at the Market

7 Malaikat dan Singa, MTNS, Geist and the Sacred Ensemble, DJ Urine at Heartland

7 Mikal Cronin, Shannon and the Clams, and Dude York at Tractor

7 Werebearcat!, Crystal Beth, Moose Portrait and The Tasty Crackers at Josephine

7 Blank Realm, Monopoly Child Star Searchers and Dream Salon at Cairo Seattle

8 Gems, Soft Hills and Snowdrift at Josephine

8 Small Black with Heavenly Beat at Barboza

8 Jason Anderson, Mega Bog, iji, Lexi Lee at Heartland

8 Gems, The Soft Hills, Snowdrift and Warm Static at the Josephine

9 Ceremony(CA) at the Black Lodge

12 Condominium, White Wards, Dreamdecay and Vex at Black Lodge

12 Eleanor Friedberger, the Bats and Teen at Neumos

13 Parquet Courts with Naomi Punk at Neumos

12 Generationals and Young Empires at Tractor

14 Nekromantix at El Corozon

14 Mount Kimbie, Holy Other and Vinyl Williams at Neumos

16 Golden Gardens, Space Waves, Jetman Jet Team at Chop Suey

16 Dreamsalon, Fuzzy Cloaks, Chest Cavity/ BBQ Party at Leather Lounge

16 Golden Gardens, Jetman Jet Team, and Space Waves at Chop Suey

17 Pony Time, Burnt Ones, Stickers, Detective Agency at Chop Suey

19 The Intelligence with La Luz and Pony Time at Neumos

21 The Dandy Warhols at Showbox at the Market

22 Camera Obscura at Showbox at the Market 

22 Bellamaine, Poor Moon and Pure Bathing Culture at Neumos

28 Golden Gardens, Jenn Kelly and Levator at Josephine

July 

1 Hibou and Import|Export at Hard Rock Cafe
4 Airport, YOURYOUNGBODY, Leatherdaddy at Comet

7 Bob Log III at the Crocodile

11/12 Rancid at Showbox SoDo

12 Future Bible Heroes (Minus Stephin Merritt?) at Tractor

13 Sub Pop’s Silver Jubilee, Georgetown Neighborhood. Free!

14 Tuxedo Gleam, Jollapin Jasper, Love Cop, and More at Electric Tea Garden

14 Thunderbird Atlanta, Children of Kids, Wes Sp8, and Werebearcats at Hi-Dive

17 The Postal Service at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, OR

17 Portugal. The Man. Showbox at the Market

18 The Postal Service at Key Arena

19 Peter Murphy performing only Bauhaus material with Ours at Showbox at the Market

30 Feral Fauna, Children of Kids and Karmedic at Nectar Lounge

26-28 Capitol Hill Block Party

August

2 Foxygen at Neumos

5 Kurt Vile and the Violators at Showbox at the Market

16 Smith Westerns at Crocodile

16/17 Melvins at Neumos

September

4 Austra with Diana at Neumos

5 Godspeed You Black Emperor at Showbox SoDo

5 The Psychedelic Furs at Showbox at the Market

7 Ty Segall with Mike Donovan at Black Lodge

November

20 James Blake at Showbox at the Market