Prep your bod for the onslaught of Capitol Hill Block Party next week by hopping around town to a couple of the best concerts chosen by our music critics. We’ve got everything from the closest you can get to real magic (Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone in Concert with the Seattle Symphony), to punk legends who still know how to shred (Blondie & Garbage with John Doe & Exene Cervenka), to rewinding the clock of local music a few years in a lush woodland setting (Timber! Outdoor Music Festival). Click through the links below for complete details, and find even more shows on our complete music calendar.
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MONDAY
Froth with Moaning
Los Angeles quartet Froth have spent the last four years making textbook shoegaze rock that skews toward the mellow adrenaline rush of Ride and the Boo Radleys, with occasional forays into the motorik glories of krautrock. Froth’s songs adhere to tried-and-true methods of dazed-boy vocals, liberally FX’d, radiant guitar spangles, and soaring melodies. While one may wish for the group to freak the fuck out a bit more, their music’s basic thrust is oh-so-satisfying if you’re into the ’gaze and krautrock revivals. DAVE SEGAL
