• At Capitol Hill Block Party, Neko Case was distracted by a person dressed as a fuzzy eagle, Don't Talk to the Cops! had the best dance moves, and the Psychic Paramount melted everyone's faces. Meanwhile, a woman guiding her extremely wasted friend into the Neumos bathroom cut in front of a half-dozen people waiting in line yelling, "She has to puke!" Once inside the low-privacy stall, bathroom-goers mere feet away were treated to such puke advice as "It's too late for a hair tie" and "Don't put your hand there."

• PopChips, the official chip of corporate functions, was absent this year from the Capitol Hill Block Party's VIP area (despite being everywhere last year—in bowls, on tables, and underfoot, as if multiplying like Tribbles).

• Ever-important Olympia riot grrrl band Bikini Kill celebrated their upcoming 25th anniversary by launching a record label called Bikini Kill Records. The band's back catalog (as well as the back catalogs of the Frumpies and Casual Dots) became available last Tuesday via their website www.bikinikill.com. Bikini Kill's self-titled EP is scheduled to come out this fall to commemorate the 20-year anniversary of its original release, with plans to re-release their demo tape sometime after that. The band also announced, "We are currently going through our archive, which includes photographs, practice tapes, live recordings, unreleased songs, films, video, writing, interviews, zines, and flyers that we intend to feature on future releases and document on our website."

• In KEXP news, Sharlese Metcalf has been named KEXP's new Audioasis host. Audioasis is on the air Saturdays from 6 to 9 p.m. and predominantly features local bands. When asked to describe her feelings, Metcalf said: "This is a dream come true for me, and I have some real serious excitement to have this opportunity. I love the music coming out of the Northwest and I just want the world to hear it. John [Richards] and I really hope to have Audioasis not just be looked at as a radio show but also an educational force in the community."

• Speaking of KEXP, DJ Alex Ruder's new label, Hush Hush Records, celebrates its inaugural release—Kid Smpl's Escape Pod EP—with a party on Saturday, July 28, at Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar. Hush Hush will focus on the nocturnally blissful subgenre of electronic music known as "night bus."

• Cafe Racer reopened its doors last Friday for the first time since the May 30 shootings. Nick Anderson from the cafe was asked to comment on how it went: "It was AWESOME. The whole neighborhood, it felt like the whole city even, was throwing us so much love." Shooting survivor Leonard Meuse was in attendance and "had a great time, too. He was tired, but having fun. It's nice to have the old girl open again," Anderson said. There's a show at Cafe Racer this Friday with Lonesome Shack. Go!!