Redmond's Old Fire House is one of the longest-running all-ages venues on the West Coast. Since Kate Becker founded it in 1992, the venue has been more than just a place to see great local and national acts—it's also been a mecca for underage Eastsiders, serving as a place to hang out after school, skateboard, read zines, record music, and make and display art.

To celebrate Old Fire House's impressive longevity, the staff is throwing one hell of a party on Friday, September 25, with amazing local talent, including Schoolyard Heroes, Sleepy Eyes of Death, Loving Thunder, and Tradewinds for Zephyr.

Visually speaking, Sleepy Eyes of Death have the most exciting live show in the city. A choreographed light show dances against a thick cloud of fog, while the band members busily tend to stacks of keyboards and synthesizers, guitars, and drums. But it's Sleepy Eyes' music that will really floor you. For some songs, their heavy shoegaze rock is beefed up with thunderous live drumming and atmospheric guitar. Others sound like the soundtrack for maniacal robots formulating their plan of attack—precise, repetitive, and racing.

By comparison, Seattle duo Loving Thunder are much more stripped down, but their combination of drums and bass will rattle your core just the same. Bassist Colin Roper (formerly of Cobra High) has one of the best bass tones I have heard in a long time—thick with satisfying amounts of buzz. And you're probably familiar with Seattle's all-ages all-stars Schoolyard Heroes' theatrical, bombastic rock, right? The show starts at 8:00 p.m. and it's $10 at the door. It's exactly the kind of locally focused, stellar show this Northwest landmark deserves.

Sat Sept 26: Colonies, Kids and Animals, To the Sea at Piecora's, 10 pm, $6.

Sat Sept 26: Escalator Fest: Wooden Shjips, Eternal Tapestry, Cloaks, Prince Rama of Ayodhya, Midday Veil, and more at the Vera Project, 5 pm, $15/$14 with club card.

Sun Sept 27: Little Teeth, iji, World History, Your Heart Breaks at Healthy Times Fun Club, 8 pm.