With Escalator Fest in limbo, Lo-Fi owner Scott Behrens decided to thrust Octopus Fest 2 into that void, giving Seattle psychedelic-music fiends reason to rejoice. (Disclosure: I’m DJing part of the event with Explorateur.) American luminaries Lumerians and Moon Duo bring interstellar vibes and Suicide/Hawkwind mantras, respectively, while locals Brain Fruit, Hair and Space Museum, This Blinding Light, Rose Windows, and The The The Thunder trigger endorphin rushes through analog-synth wizardry and kaleidoscopic rock explorations. (Lo-Fi Performance Gallery, 429 Eastlake Ave E, www.thelofi.net, 6 pm, $15 adv/$18 DOS, 21+)

Dave Segal is a journalist and DJ living in Seattle. He has been writing about music since 1983. His stuff has appeared in Gale Research’s literary criticism series of reference books, Creem (when...