The Stranger

The best thing about Hempfest isn't getting baked in the park—you can get baked in the park anytime you like. The best thing about Hempfest is that it turns getting baked in the park into a political statement. This weekend, the world's largest pot rally features five stages, including lovable locals Rick Steves, Alan White, and DJ Riz. Go, and for the love of God, leave your tie-dye at home. (Myrtle Edwards Park, hempfest.org. 10 am–8 pm, free.) by Dominic Holden

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In the last scene of Buñuel's perverse 1967 classic, Belle de Jour, as tears roll down the husband's face and the wife walks to the window and the city outside has transformed into her horse-drawn-carriage bondage fantasy, you have to wonder what the husband would say if the injuries he sustained from his wife's gun-wielding john hadn't turned him into a mute. (Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 329-2629. 7 and 9:15 pm, $5–$8.50.) by Jen Graves

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Even though Wilco's latest, Sky Blue Sky, is as stuffed with ideas as the band's best work, it sometimes meanders in an unflattering way. But those same songs will explode onstage, where Wilco shine as one of today's best live bands. They improvise recklessly and sometimes crash spectacularly, which makes their performances a little riskier and a lot more exciting. (Marymoor Park, 6046 W Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE, Redmond, 628-0888. 7 pm, $38.50, all ages.) by Jonathan Zwickel

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An-My Lê was a refugee, but she never really escaped the Vietnam War. She stands by the sidelines and photographs men who reenact battles from Vietnam in the forests of Virginia. She haunts an American military base where soldiers prepare to set out for Iraq and Afghanistan. Only the lead-up and the look back are in the frame. The real wars are left to the imagination. (Henry Art Gallery, 4100 15th Ave NE, 543-2280. 11 am–5 pm, $6–$10, free for students.) by Jen Graves

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Pleasureboaters are about to fucking rocket to the moon. These jokers mix intense, jagged art-rock with aggressive theatrics, and are going to get big as soon as their debut album, Gross!, is released later this summer. So you better see them now, while they can still play small spaces like the S. S. Marie Antoinette without getting (too) out of hand. With the Whore Moans and the Ironclads. (S.S. Marie Antoinette, 1235 Westlake Ave N. 8 pm, by donation, all ages.) by Ari Spool

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Flip to the music section to read about sludgecore band Akimbo, whose onstage antics are legendary. Tonight's show is a release party for their new record, Navigating the Bronze. Get there in time to see the Assailant—if you like Akimbo's heavy and dark sound, you'll love the Assailant's quicker blasts of fury. (Comet Tavern, 922 E Pike St, 323-9853. 9 pm, $6, 21+.) by Megan Seling

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