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BENJAMIN GIBBARD, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
Sun, 9:10 pm, Main Stage
They’re not just a brilliant band, they roll like a street gang. Like the Pink Ladies from Grease. Extra points for being pretty much the funniest band in Seattle. Fri, 6:40 pm, KEXP
If these charming lads from Austin don’t make you burst into tears at some point during their set, then you are officially jaded, dead inside, or both, and you don’t deserve music anymore.
Sat, 9:50 pm, Fisher Green
I’d be willing to bet Morgan Murphy was like a real-life Daria in high school—irreverent, sardonic, and way smarter you. She probably couldn’t wait to get the hell outta there. She knew she was destined for bigger and better things. Fri, 7 pm, Vera Project
Ron Funches!!! Please be my friend. Sat, 7 pm, Bagley Wright Theater; Sun, 5 pm, Bagley Wright Theater