FRIDAY 8/23

PIXIES NIGHT WITH NODDY AND ONONOS

Okay, first we have to understand that tonight is all about Pixies covers, so don't get all bent out of shape expecting, oh, the Black Eyed Peas or some sad shit like that. PIXIES! Got it? The next important thing to know is that Noddy—fresh from a blessedly temporary retirement—will be appearing. And OH! I know how much you love them, for I love them, too, only 10 times more, so back off. (Grrr.) It is also crucial to be aware that the world's favorite Yoko Ono–inspired performance freak circus Ononos will be performing as well. And while, yes, there are plenty of other talented bands appearing tonight, SO WHAT?! NODDY! ONONOS! PIXIES!! Swoon. Chop Suey, 9 pm, $5 adv/$10 DOS, 21+.

SATURDAY 8/24

HASHTAG WITH LILY ARMANI

Seattle's drag scene! We focus on it a lot—this fucking vibrant and spangly world, populated by brilliant ladydudes in pretty dresses. Of course, some ladydudes seem to get more attention than others, because reasons. (Blah blah blah, JINKX MONSOON.) But one name that certainly seems to be neglected a bit but that deserves our adulation is the hardworking one-wo-man extravaganza known as Lily Armani. If you are unfamiliar with Lily's esthĂ©tique, she looks just like Reba McEntire (she has what the kids call "Reba resting face"). However! She can transform at will into binders full of women. (She even won a Joan Rivers look-alike contest!) Recently, Lily dazzled us for months as hostess of the OFFICIAL RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 watching party at Lobby Bar, not to be confused with those unofficial ones at Julia's that actually featured Season 5's winner. (Blah blah, JINKX, blah blah.) But it is her weekly "pop-culture roundup" that concerns us here, which happens tonight at Lobby Bar—it's funny and fun, and Lily is as quick with a quip as a proper drag queen should be. Come prepared to laugh, cringe, and be dazzled. Lobby Bar, 9 pm, free, 21+.