Capitol Hill Block Party

The Block Party boasts the best musical lineup of any summer
festival in Seattle: from elders (avant-rockers Sonic Youth, pioneering
provocateurs the Jesus Lizard, gentle guitar-giants Built to
Spill) to young Turks (queered soul-punks Gossip, twee
indie-popsters the Pains of Being Pure at Heart) to locals (stoned
rappers They Live!, electronic monsters Truckasauras and Sleepy
Eyes of Death) to so, so many more. Plus: vendors and a beer
garden and tons of neighborhood bars and restaurants to escape to
both in and around the festival grounds. It starts Friday. See the
guide in this issue. (Twelfth Ave and E Pike St, www.capitolhillblockparty.com.
Fri 3 pm/Sat 1 pm, $23 adv./$25 DOS/$42 adv. two-day pass, all
ages/Neumos Stage 21+.)