The sun’ll come out this weekend, so you should, too. Check out cheap and easy events from Activists Assemble: A Festival of Activism to Susquatch 5 and from and from Skål Beer Hall’s 5th Annual Viking Beard Competition to Seahawks vs Rams on the Big Screen! Browse our weekly top picks for more suggestions. GOOOOOOOO HAWKS!
LIVE MUSIC
Benevolent Sol Album Release Party
Seattle band Benevolent Sol’s branding uses a lot of thermal imaging, which is kind of how listening to their music feels: like a psychedelic trip. The band celebrates the release of their newest album BILL (Barely.Informed.Local.Lifeform) with the first all-ages show at Belltown’s Rendezvous venue in over 30 years. Benevolent Sol got their start in 2023 playing house shows up and down the coast, performing for youthful audiences with the goal of inspiring people to make change in their communities. Fellow colorful psych-rock band Roy G. Biv opens the show—take a listen to their live in the park EP that raised money for the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. SHANNON LUBETICH
(Rendezvous, Belltown, $10)
