Still losers!Josh Bis
Sub Pop Records celebrated its 30th birthday in West Seattle last weekend with live sets from label stalwarts such as Beach House, clipping., Father John Misty, Fastbacks, METZ, Mudhoney, Shabazz Palaces, and Wolf Parade. KEXP streamed the whole fucking thing here. Some photos of the bands, crowds, and scenery from SPF30 below.
Seattle Office of Film + Music director Kate Becker reads a proclamation from Mayor Jenny Durkan announcing August 11 as Sub Pop day. Sub Pop CEO Megan f*cking Jasper and Sub Pop cofounder Bruce Pavitt are in the back. Josh Bis
METZ’s guitarist creates the noise of summer. Josh Bis
METZ’s bassist is dressed to impress. Josh Bis
METZ fan grins and Buffetts. Josh Bis
Who could’ve predicted a free music festival in the summer on a beach would cause such a clusterfuck? Josh Bis
This kid’s gonna be in a rad Hardly Art band someday. Josh Bis
clipping.’s Daveed Diggs emphatically refuses to cover “Baby Got Back.” Josh Bis
Diggs took getting passed over for a role in Sorry to Bother You in stride. Josh Bis
Diggs hands out some high fives for crowd participation. Josh Bis
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Fastbacks: It’s a Bloch party now! Josh Bis
Fastbacks’ Kim Warnick gives a fan the thrill of a lifetime. Josh Bis
It was a fine day for cloud rap. Josh Bis
Hot Snakes’ Rick Froberg had to be wondering why Drive Like Jehu never got signed by Sub Pop. Josh Bis
Hot Snakes Reis to the occasion. Josh Bis
Shabazz Palaces: The crowd went wild when Ish broke into “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?” Josh Bis
Shabazz Palaces’ Tendai Maraire, hiphop’s foremost conga player, sees red. Josh Bis
Shabazz Palaces’ Ishmael Butler is still celebrating his Stranger Genius Award. Josh Bis
Shabazz Palaces generated enough bass frequencies for three Bumbershoots. Josh Bis
Mudhoney—still sick after all these years. Josh Bis
Some of these Mudhoney fans are still trying to get home from SPF30. Josh Bis
Wolf Parade were a lot of people’s consensus favorite of SPF30. Josh Bis
Wolf Parade fans make some motherfucking noise. Josh Bis
Beach House provided a gorgeous, mellow sundown soundtrack. Josh Bis
Beach House. Josh Bis
Father John Misty, contemplating his next tweet. Josh Bis
Father John Misty: “Oh no no no I’m a rocket man/Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone.” Josh Bis
Father John Misty has second thoughts about leaving Fleet Foxes. Josh Bis
Seattle from Alki Beach. Josh Bis