The long weekend is here, and we’re suggesting some excellent uses of your time. (You’re welcome.) Get involved at the MLK Day March & Celebration and KEXP’s 26th Annual Expansions MLK Unity Party, and check out exciting events from a Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers Divisional Game Watch Party to the first Capitol Hill Swap Meet of the year. For more ideas, check out our weekly top picks.
FRIDAY
Lucha Luna Album Release Party with Bloqueador Solar, KATANiiCA, and DJ La Mala Noche
There’s a new duo in town making Latin punk music with reggaeton beats. Lucha Luna, which is composed of local musicians Eva Vazquez of punk band Toxic Tears and Thomas Arndt of psych neo-soul group Day Soul Exquisite, releases their debut EP this Friday with a show in Pioneer Square. When my friend heard me listening to one of their tracks, they asked out of curiosity, “What is happening in this song?,” which speaks to their boundary-pushing, genre-bending sound. The duo is joined by pop-rock artist Bloqueador Solar, Latin electronic hip-hip duo KATANiiCA, and beloved local DJ La Mala Noche. Grab your dancing shoes for high-energy music guaranteed to inspire grooves. SHANNON LUBETICH
(Baba Yaga, Pioneer Square, $15-$18)
