I went with Dana to the Red Cross quarterly pot luck meeting and while the food was good and the meeting was well run, what really struck me was the music. As we walked into the building a lady was standing in the lobby singing some spiritual music. I didn't realize it but she sang with a group that uses a room at the Red Cross building for practice space. As the meeting began one of the executives greeted us, then introduced the ladies and they sang a song for us. It was a beautiful spiritual number done a capela and the ladies nailed it, building gorgeous harmonies and singing passionately about salvation. Very nice way to start the meeting, made it feel special.
Over a late June weekend I caught the train with Heather and Benito, Carina and Ben for Klamath Falls. We took plenty of food and had a few drinks, it was very pleasant. Dana's sister was getting married and much of the family was getting together for the wedding and the party afterwards. At the Rehearsal Dinner the night before the wedding I hung out with the DJ and his wife and we had an interesting conversation about how the DJ looks at the party, what he aspires to in a performance (high energy dancing) and how you sometimes have to read a crowd to figure out what will get the dancing started. I also got to hang out with Dana's immediate family a bit and drank a bot too much, so all in all it was a fun dinner. The wedding went well, it was gorgeous and in honor of the butterfly theme there was a butterfly flitting around above the couple as they spoke their vows. A bridesmaid performed a song she wrote during the ceremony, playing acoustic guitar and singing a pretty song about love. I got a video tape of it and left a copy on Keith's computer so I don't currently have access to it, otherwise I'd post it here. Having a song in honor of the occasion was cool, it added an element to the wedding, something special in honor of the event.
After the wedding my wife and son stated for an extra week to hang out with her folks and the family, which was nice for them but things were awfully quiet at home wothout them. My son runs last-fm on our Linux PC when he's at home, so the back room always has seems to have some tunes cranking out when he's home. He chooses an odd assortment of music - a mild amount of it is my favorite classics from the sixties, seventies and eighties, I played a lot of them for him and some of it stuck. Another chunk is novelty stuff, not my favorite although I'd have loved it when I was his age, I suspect. The rest is odd and unpredictable. He's been playing heavy amounts of Russian rock and roll, assorted styles, with forays into related Slavic language rock from Eastern Europe. I don't understand a word of it, but most of it sounds great and it frequently rocks out like nobodies business. No Slavic rock while Ben's out of town though. You forget that music doesn't just happen, somebody has to choose to turn it on, select some programming, perhaps vary it from time to time. I missed my wife and son but now the weeks up and they're back home. Here's to more music in our lives, it always makes things better!
Friday Carina and I planned to see the Paperboys at the Harbor Steps, one of the free Out To Lunch series at 12. We ran extremely slow and late, then hit major traffic on I-5 into Seattle. We listened to the radio, switching channels in search of good music, as finally got off I-5 downtown. We turned off the radio as we drove by the Harbor Steps with the windows open and you could hear the band playing, but it was 12:56 so they were probably on the last song. We ended up missing the show and driving back up town so I could put in an appearance at work before the long weekend.
I'm still feeling the effects of my Mom passing, barely making it to any shows and posting at a much reduced rate. I'm slowly working back into it, attempting one free show with one band per week (and only making it to 1 out of 2 at that) is a pretty lame pace. On the other hand, next weekend is the West Seattle Summer Fest with plenty of free bands including the Fastbacks so that should help get me back into going to shows and videotaping and blogging about them. Later in July I get to go to all 3 days of the Capitol Hill Block Party so I should be able to see 20 or 30 bands pretty easily, between the two I may be able to see 50 bands in July, and that isn't bad at all.
In early August I'll be off on a business trip to India for a couple of weeks, I've asked some of the Gargaon locals about local shows and music, most direct response was "your hotel is right next to a mall with a nice disco club, so you can go dancing to music most any night." I may check out a show at a club in India, that would be fun. I asked about local live musical performances and the answer was more complicated, they mentioned something about a destination where they did heritage related stuff if I followed them, apparently you can listed to musical performance done live on traditional instruments there. I'll have to pursue that while I'm there, perhaps I can find some music to blog about while I'm on the other side of the world.
Thanks goodness for the summertime musical festivals, they are so easy to plan for and provide so much musical entertainment that I'm able to see plenty of bands without working at it too hard. I've been blessed by the opportunity to see an amazing assortment of bands and it looks like there's plenty more to come - life is just an on-going embarrassment of riches!
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Hey Marseilles at the Harbor Steps 6-17-11
This Summer in downtown Seattle the "Out To Lunch" concert series has free shows on Wednesdays and Fridays. Last Friday my daughter and I walked over to Harbor Steps from my office for lunch and watched Hey Marseilles put on an excellent show, the first Out To Lunch show I've seen.
I've seen Hey Marseilles several times with last year's Bumbershoot show on the Broad Street lawn probably my favorite. They did a cover of "Love Insurgent" that was brilliant, and their own material was excellent as usual.
The Harbor Steps are a nice venue for an outdoor show as long as the weather cooperates, and we had reasonably nice weather so it worked out well.
Hey Marseilles is a pretty large band with 7 people and includes a somewhat unusual variety of instruments - usually a violin, cello, accordion, bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass and drums; sometimes they throw in some keyboard or a horn, or additional percussion, and they have guests on occasion too. Their singer has a very nice voice, distincitve and clear, it reminds me a bit of Colin Meloy with a similar range and timbre.
This video includes three guests adding backing vocals - you can see them on the left, reading the lyrics from a piece of paper. The stage ends up mildly crowded.
I like the extended string section that closes out the song, nice touch.
The next video has a quiet mostly vocal intro with the acoustic guitar backing, then more instruments slowly adding in. It builds slowly, adding some drama by bringing more instruments in and playing them a little louder as the song continues without messing around with tempo.
The guest vocalists have moved over to the right on this song. The kid with the colored scarf dancing around is pretty precious too.
I'm having trouble downloading stuff form my SLR camera, apparently the flash memory is having corruption problems, so I only have videos from my Flip to post.
The last video is interesting, a couple of extra band members play percussion during the intro - one on a bass drum and the other pounding on the drum set's cymbals while the drummer pounds away too.
I actually have several more videos from the show, I've posted them to my youtube channel if you want to see them.
Fun show in an interesting setting. The crowd passing by was a little noisy and distracting on occasion but that's a small price to pay for such a pleasant setting.
I've seen Hey Marseilles several times with last year's Bumbershoot show on the Broad Street lawn probably my favorite. They did a cover of "Love Insurgent" that was brilliant, and their own material was excellent as usual.
The Harbor Steps are a nice venue for an outdoor show as long as the weather cooperates, and we had reasonably nice weather so it worked out well.
Hey Marseilles is a pretty large band with 7 people and includes a somewhat unusual variety of instruments - usually a violin, cello, accordion, bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass and drums; sometimes they throw in some keyboard or a horn, or additional percussion, and they have guests on occasion too. Their singer has a very nice voice, distincitve and clear, it reminds me a bit of Colin Meloy with a similar range and timbre.
This video includes three guests adding backing vocals - you can see them on the left, reading the lyrics from a piece of paper. The stage ends up mildly crowded.
I like the extended string section that closes out the song, nice touch.
The next video has a quiet mostly vocal intro with the acoustic guitar backing, then more instruments slowly adding in. It builds slowly, adding some drama by bringing more instruments in and playing them a little louder as the song continues without messing around with tempo.
The guest vocalists have moved over to the right on this song. The kid with the colored scarf dancing around is pretty precious too.
I'm having trouble downloading stuff form my SLR camera, apparently the flash memory is having corruption problems, so I only have videos from my Flip to post.
The last video is interesting, a couple of extra band members play percussion during the intro - one on a bass drum and the other pounding on the drum set's cymbals while the drummer pounds away too.
I actually have several more videos from the show, I've posted them to my youtube channel if you want to see them.
Fun show in an interesting setting. The crowd passing by was a little noisy and distracting on occasion but that's a small price to pay for such a pleasant setting.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Musical Strategies
I haven't gone out and seen any bands play since Sasquatch, so I sort of went from a crescendo (53 at Sasquatch, giving me 68 for the month) to a near silence for the last couple weeks.
I'm hoping to get more motivated and go catch a Vera show, that would help. Longer term, outdoor weather is here (in theory) and that means festivals and street fairs. While Sasquatch, Folk Life and the U District Street Fair are done, there are many more still to come. Free shows all over, too.
The following list of events is what I'm looking at so far for the rest of the year. Free events are prominent (have I mentioned being a bit of a cheapskate?) and a few festivals, especially Bumbershoot. Laid out roughly in chronological order, the later parts will be revised as the months pass and more events get publicized, so this is my current snap shot of interesting upcoming events.
Wednesday, June 15 the Out To Lunch Concert Series features The Moondoggies (Free) at Westlake Park at noon.
Friday, June 17 the Out To Lunch Concert Series features Hey Marseilles (Free) at Harbor Steps at noon.
Street fairs feature music, and the Fremont Fair this weekend June 18 and 19 is an excellent example. The solstice is almost here, and on top of the nude bicyclists we get four stages of live music, 30+ live acts all free, pretty cool!
Wednesday, June 22 the Out To Lunch Concert Series features Choklate (Free) at Occidental Square at noon.
Friday, June 24 the Out To Lunch Concert Series features the Maldives (free) at Harbor Steps at noon.
The Jackson Street Music History Project opening celebration is on Saturday, June 25th, 2-8pm at Blanche Lavizzo Park (free + all ages) with
3:00 DJ Seabefore & Special Guests
4:30 Wheedle's Groove
6:30 Zulu Nation Hip Hop Showcase
June 26 Seattle Peace Concerts at Gas Works Park Noon to 6 (free) featuring Shooting Star (Bad Company covers) with special guest Amber Babbit, Seattle Teen Music: Carly Calbero, School of Rock Show Band, The Whole Bolivian Army, Annie O'Neill, Jackson Sundown with the Dirties. Check out the Seattle Peace Concerts web site for more links to individual bands.
Shabazz Palaces appears (free) at Easy Street Records on Queen Anne on June 28.
The Portland Blues Festival July 1-4 is always fun. Free blues in the waterfront park with a couple of stages, boat cruises and late night sets in nearby bars, quite an experience - I can personally vouch for the boat cruise, we drank microbrews and danced our asses off to blues and rock and roll and had a great time.
July 3 Seattle Peace Concerts at Lower Woodland Park Shelter 1 INTERDEPENDANCE DAY PICNIC Noon to 6 (free) featuring Dr. Klean, The Barker Boys, Lonely Taylor, Tangletown String Band, Shamaniacs, Lost River String Band, The Bare Roots. See SPC site for band links.
Thursday July 7: Star Anna & The Laughing Dogs (free) at the open stage at St. Edwards State Park in Kenmore
West Seattle Summer Fest is July 8, 9 and 10. Last year they ran 2 stages and I saw a great Shelby Earl set.
Highlight this year is the Fastbacks reunion. This is a free festival so there's no reason not to go!
The Ballard Seafood Fest is that same weekend with 2 stages (family friendly vs. grown-up) with some good bands like Verlee for Ransom, Duffy Bishop, the Moondoggies, Star Anna and Stan Boreson twice(!).
The international district's Dragon Fest July 9-10 in Hing Hay Park. The web site hints at an entertainment schedule (coming soon...).
Wednesday, July 13 the Out To Lunch Concert Series features Star Anna & The Laughing Dogs (Free) at Waterfront Park at noon.
Thursday July 14 Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown (free) at the open stage at St. Edwards State Park in Kenmore
Sunday July 17 Seattle Peace Concerts at Magnuson Park Beach Area BEACH PARTY! Noon to 6 (free) featuring Master Mahan, Hey Sharon.. Hejira, At a Siding, Banzai Surf. See SPC site for band links.
The Bite of Seattle July 15-17 features 5 music stages (I've seen Verlee for Ransom, Shotty, Yogoman Burning Band but not 50 or 60 others) and is free.
July 17 - Magnuson Park Beach Area BEACH PARTY!
Thursday July 21: Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three (free) at the open stage at St. Edwards State Park in Kenmore
Friday, July 22 the Out To Lunch Concert Series features the Damnwells (free) at Waterfront Park at noon.
The Capitol Hill Block Party runs July 22, 23 and 24. At least 6 different performance venues including the Vera stage and for the first time both of my daughters are now 21 so if we go we can see the bar bands too. First time I ever saw Mad Rad was at last year's CHBP, the "air keyboard" song (You Only Live once) is a classic:
Not to mention the best performance in bunny suits by Steel Tigers of Death:
Their striptease to the gold lame shorts was an instant all time classic.
Good chance to see plenty of music in our own back yard with nearly 100 bands. I've seen Fences, Mad Rad, Ra Ra Riot, Thee Satisfaction, Grynch, Grand Hallway, Young Evils, Witch Garden, Kung Fu Grip, Craft Spells, and Land of Pines, 11 out of 95 or so bands, so there are still 80+ bands I've never seen. I haven't gotten tickets for this and they are running out so unless I can finesse attendance by volunteering for the Vera Project I may miss this one. Sigh.
If I miss the CHBP I'll consider consoling myself with some free music at Renton River Days the same weekend, July 22-24. Bands play all 3 days, but pay attention to the schedule, there are dances and game contests for solid chunks of time on all 3 days too.
Thursday July 28: Pickwick (free) at the open stage at St. Edwards State Park in Kenmore
Sunday July 31 Seattle Peace Concerts at Volunteer Park Noon to 6 (free) featuring UltraViolet Uforia, Two Sheds Jackson, Randy Oxford Band. See SPC site for band links.
Thursday August 4: Jon Yamasota + hula (free) at the open stage at St. Edwards State Park in Kenmore
Thursday August 4: Jon Yamasota + hula (free) at the open stage at St. Edwards State Park in Kenmore
Friday, August 5 Concerts at the Mural features The Maldives, Hey Marseilles, Black Whales (free) at Mural Ampitheater
The KEXP BBQ w/Fool's Gold, Capsula, Virgin Islands, Mad Rad is a free show at the Mural Amphitheater on Saturday August 6th.
Thursday Aug 11: The Wilders (free) at the open stage at St. Edwards State Park in Kenmore
Friday August 12 Concert at the Mural - artists TBD
Sunday August 14 Seattle Peace Concerts at Gas Works Park Noon to 6 (free) featuring Role One, Sarah Christine, Sick Donkey Showcase featuring (Essential I, Jahson Ites & DJ Sticky) Mista Chatman & special guests. See SPC site for band links.
Friday, August 19 Concerts at the Mural features Black Mountain, My Goodness, Whalebones (Free!) at Mural Ampitheater
Friday, August 26 Concerts at the Mural features Langhorne Slim, Pickwick, Drew Grow & The Pastors' Wives, Ravenna Woods (free) at Mural Ampitheater
Friday, August 26 Out To Lunch Concert Series features Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown Band (Free) at Harbor Steps
Sunday August 28 Seattle Peace Concerts at Volunteer Park Noon to 6 (free) featuring Electricity and its Double, Special Explosion, The Sidereal, Jeff & the Jet City Fliers, Jimmy Free, Tim Turner Band. See SPC site for band links.
Of course, we "end" the season with Bumbershoot - three days of too much music, lots of stages and bands, twelve hour days and a few more hours each night downloading the videos and photos. Having a good time and documenting it can be hard work. It pays off on occasion, though.
This year they are no longer using the Broad St. stage or the Memorial Stadium mainstage, instead they are using the Key Arena as the main stage and running 2 stages around the fountain instead of one. They will continue to run the new covered stage outside of the EMP, the Sky Church stage, the Mural Amphitheater stage, the Exhibition Hall stage and the NW Courtyard stage as far as I know so we'll have 8 stages of musical goodness, plus all of the comedy (Vera and other theaters), plays (at least a couple of venues) and the film festival in the basement of the opera house.
The venues are closer together on paper, we'll see how it plays out in reality. Even closer together it's still way too much for me to capture more than a fraction of it, but it's fun (and exhausting) to go and film and photograph the experience. Processing the media and writing blog posts always ends up taking close to another week to put to bed.
Sunday September 11 Seattle Peace Concerts at Lower Woodland Shelter I Park Noon to 6 (free) featuring The Babylons, Piper Stock Hill, Little Sense, Kuli Loach. See SPC site for band links.
Fremont Oktoberfest September 24-26 looks to have the most music on Saturday with smaller selections on Friday and Sunday.
Reverb Fest is a purely local October music festival. It's a bit under the radar, but it shouldn't be. This year Reverb is announcing the lineup at SW's Artopia, the annual arts happening that goes down July 14 at Coyote Central (the place across the street from EMP that used to be Polly Esthers) (Tip of the hat to the Seattle Weekly "Today Reverb Recommends" for the club guidance).
City Arts was busy promoting the first annual Heineken City Arts Fest in late October last year, a good festival focused on "indoor" performances (the only way to go in October in Seattle!), I assume the second annual fest will be gearing up in October.
Later in the year there are jazz festivals and then of course Christmas shows, I don't make it to a lot of either most years.
Thanks to KEXP's event calendar for lots of details, and to Google and the event web sites too.
I'm hoping to get more motivated and go catch a Vera show, that would help. Longer term, outdoor weather is here (in theory) and that means festivals and street fairs. While Sasquatch, Folk Life and the U District Street Fair are done, there are many more still to come. Free shows all over, too.
The following list of events is what I'm looking at so far for the rest of the year. Free events are prominent (have I mentioned being a bit of a cheapskate?) and a few festivals, especially Bumbershoot. Laid out roughly in chronological order, the later parts will be revised as the months pass and more events get publicized, so this is my current snap shot of interesting upcoming events.
Wednesday, June 15 the Out To Lunch Concert Series features The Moondoggies (Free) at Westlake Park at noon.
Friday, June 17 the Out To Lunch Concert Series features Hey Marseilles (Free) at Harbor Steps at noon.
Street fairs feature music, and the Fremont Fair this weekend June 18 and 19 is an excellent example. The solstice is almost here, and on top of the nude bicyclists we get four stages of live music, 30+ live acts all free, pretty cool!
Wednesday, June 22 the Out To Lunch Concert Series features Choklate (Free) at Occidental Square at noon.
Friday, June 24 the Out To Lunch Concert Series features the Maldives (free) at Harbor Steps at noon.
The Jackson Street Music History Project opening celebration is on Saturday, June 25th, 2-8pm at Blanche Lavizzo Park (free + all ages) with
3:00 DJ Seabefore & Special Guests
4:30 Wheedle's Groove
6:30 Zulu Nation Hip Hop Showcase
June 26 Seattle Peace Concerts at Gas Works Park Noon to 6 (free) featuring Shooting Star (Bad Company covers) with special guest Amber Babbit, Seattle Teen Music: Carly Calbero, School of Rock Show Band, The Whole Bolivian Army, Annie O'Neill, Jackson Sundown with the Dirties. Check out the Seattle Peace Concerts web site for more links to individual bands.
Shabazz Palaces appears (free) at Easy Street Records on Queen Anne on June 28.
The Portland Blues Festival July 1-4 is always fun. Free blues in the waterfront park with a couple of stages, boat cruises and late night sets in nearby bars, quite an experience - I can personally vouch for the boat cruise, we drank microbrews and danced our asses off to blues and rock and roll and had a great time.
July 3 Seattle Peace Concerts at Lower Woodland Park Shelter 1 INTERDEPENDANCE DAY PICNIC Noon to 6 (free) featuring Dr. Klean, The Barker Boys, Lonely Taylor, Tangletown String Band, Shamaniacs, Lost River String Band, The Bare Roots. See SPC site for band links.
Thursday July 7: Star Anna & The Laughing Dogs (free) at the open stage at St. Edwards State Park in Kenmore
West Seattle Summer Fest is July 8, 9 and 10. Last year they ran 2 stages and I saw a great Shelby Earl set.
Highlight this year is the Fastbacks reunion. This is a free festival so there's no reason not to go!
The Ballard Seafood Fest is that same weekend with 2 stages (family friendly vs. grown-up) with some good bands like Verlee for Ransom, Duffy Bishop, the Moondoggies, Star Anna and Stan Boreson twice(!).
The international district's Dragon Fest July 9-10 in Hing Hay Park. The web site hints at an entertainment schedule (coming soon...).
Wednesday, July 13 the Out To Lunch Concert Series features Star Anna & The Laughing Dogs (Free) at Waterfront Park at noon.
Thursday July 14 Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown (free) at the open stage at St. Edwards State Park in Kenmore
Sunday July 17 Seattle Peace Concerts at Magnuson Park Beach Area BEACH PARTY! Noon to 6 (free) featuring Master Mahan, Hey Sharon.. Hejira, At a Siding, Banzai Surf. See SPC site for band links.
The Bite of Seattle July 15-17 features 5 music stages (I've seen Verlee for Ransom, Shotty, Yogoman Burning Band but not 50 or 60 others) and is free.
July 17 - Magnuson Park Beach Area BEACH PARTY!
Thursday July 21: Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three (free) at the open stage at St. Edwards State Park in Kenmore
Friday, July 22 the Out To Lunch Concert Series features the Damnwells (free) at Waterfront Park at noon.
The Capitol Hill Block Party runs July 22, 23 and 24. At least 6 different performance venues including the Vera stage and for the first time both of my daughters are now 21 so if we go we can see the bar bands too. First time I ever saw Mad Rad was at last year's CHBP, the "air keyboard" song (You Only Live once) is a classic:
Not to mention the best performance in bunny suits by Steel Tigers of Death:
Their striptease to the gold lame shorts was an instant all time classic.
Good chance to see plenty of music in our own back yard with nearly 100 bands. I've seen Fences, Mad Rad, Ra Ra Riot, Thee Satisfaction, Grynch, Grand Hallway, Young Evils, Witch Garden, Kung Fu Grip, Craft Spells, and Land of Pines, 11 out of 95 or so bands, so there are still 80+ bands I've never seen. I haven't gotten tickets for this and they are running out so unless I can finesse attendance by volunteering for the Vera Project I may miss this one. Sigh.
If I miss the CHBP I'll consider consoling myself with some free music at Renton River Days the same weekend, July 22-24. Bands play all 3 days, but pay attention to the schedule, there are dances and game contests for solid chunks of time on all 3 days too.
Thursday July 28: Pickwick (free) at the open stage at St. Edwards State Park in Kenmore
Sunday July 31 Seattle Peace Concerts at Volunteer Park Noon to 6 (free) featuring UltraViolet Uforia, Two Sheds Jackson, Randy Oxford Band. See SPC site for band links.
Thursday August 4: Jon Yamasota + hula (free) at the open stage at St. Edwards State Park in Kenmore
Thursday August 4: Jon Yamasota + hula (free) at the open stage at St. Edwards State Park in Kenmore
Friday, August 5 Concerts at the Mural features The Maldives, Hey Marseilles, Black Whales (free) at Mural Ampitheater
The KEXP BBQ w/Fool's Gold, Capsula, Virgin Islands, Mad Rad is a free show at the Mural Amphitheater on Saturday August 6th.
Thursday Aug 11: The Wilders (free) at the open stage at St. Edwards State Park in Kenmore
Friday August 12 Concert at the Mural - artists TBD
Sunday August 14 Seattle Peace Concerts at Gas Works Park Noon to 6 (free) featuring Role One, Sarah Christine, Sick Donkey Showcase featuring (Essential I, Jahson Ites & DJ Sticky) Mista Chatman & special guests. See SPC site for band links.
Friday, August 19 Concerts at the Mural features Black Mountain, My Goodness, Whalebones (Free!) at Mural Ampitheater
Friday, August 26 Concerts at the Mural features Langhorne Slim, Pickwick, Drew Grow & The Pastors' Wives, Ravenna Woods (free) at Mural Ampitheater
Friday, August 26 Out To Lunch Concert Series features Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown Band (Free) at Harbor Steps
Sunday August 28 Seattle Peace Concerts at Volunteer Park Noon to 6 (free) featuring Electricity and its Double, Special Explosion, The Sidereal, Jeff & the Jet City Fliers, Jimmy Free, Tim Turner Band. See SPC site for band links.
Of course, we "end" the season with Bumbershoot - three days of too much music, lots of stages and bands, twelve hour days and a few more hours each night downloading the videos and photos. Having a good time and documenting it can be hard work. It pays off on occasion, though.
This year they are no longer using the Broad St. stage or the Memorial Stadium mainstage, instead they are using the Key Arena as the main stage and running 2 stages around the fountain instead of one. They will continue to run the new covered stage outside of the EMP, the Sky Church stage, the Mural Amphitheater stage, the Exhibition Hall stage and the NW Courtyard stage as far as I know so we'll have 8 stages of musical goodness, plus all of the comedy (Vera and other theaters), plays (at least a couple of venues) and the film festival in the basement of the opera house.
The venues are closer together on paper, we'll see how it plays out in reality. Even closer together it's still way too much for me to capture more than a fraction of it, but it's fun (and exhausting) to go and film and photograph the experience. Processing the media and writing blog posts always ends up taking close to another week to put to bed.
Sunday September 11 Seattle Peace Concerts at Lower Woodland Shelter I Park Noon to 6 (free) featuring The Babylons, Piper Stock Hill, Little Sense, Kuli Loach. See SPC site for band links.
Fremont Oktoberfest September 24-26 looks to have the most music on Saturday with smaller selections on Friday and Sunday.
Reverb Fest is a purely local October music festival. It's a bit under the radar, but it shouldn't be. This year Reverb is announcing the lineup at SW's Artopia, the annual arts happening that goes down July 14 at Coyote Central (the place across the street from EMP that used to be Polly Esthers) (Tip of the hat to the Seattle Weekly "Today Reverb Recommends" for the club guidance).
City Arts was busy promoting the first annual Heineken City Arts Fest in late October last year, a good festival focused on "indoor" performances (the only way to go in October in Seattle!), I assume the second annual fest will be gearing up in October.
Later in the year there are jazz festivals and then of course Christmas shows, I don't make it to a lot of either most years.
Thanks to KEXP's event calendar for lots of details, and to Google and the event web sites too.
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