Want more? Here’s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This & That.
Tarteeth, Fleamale, Toxic Tears, Alista Shay, Atrocity Girl
June 4
Self-proclaimed as “Seattle’s Seraphic Rapper” and “Egyptian Enigma,” Central District’s own Tarteeth has been busy forming a charitable community organization called New World Orchard, the entity behind this event, which centers around “pronoia,” a concept popularized by author Rob Brezsny in the early 2000s. Pronoia champions the proactive harnessing of positivity to counter personal and societal paranoia. This benefit show, which will send money and goods to Mary’s Place and Elizabeth Gregory Home (donation stations will be live at the venue), features an all-local femme lineup of musicians and vendors. Come to support a good cause, and stay for some charged-up grunge from Fleamale, retro heaviness from Atrocity Girl, fierce anarcho-punk from Toxic Tears, a plugged-in solo set from exciting Seattle newcomer Alista Shay, and a headlining set from the ringleader herself. (Chop Suey, 8 pm, 21+) TODD HAMM
Jeff Rosenstock, Star 99
June 4–5
You know that feeling when your brain starts to feel thick and heavy with worry and anxiety and all you want to do is peel open your skull with a can opener, scoop out your brain, and run it under a pressure washer until all the icky, sticky thoughts flow off it like those carpet cleaning ASMR Instagram videos? It’s not (yet) physically possible, unfortunately! Jeff Rosenstock’s music is the next best thing. He is the pied piper of brain goblins. He gathers up all the thoughts that keep us awake at night and smashes and molds them into cacophonic punk songs that are full of guitar fuzz, feedback, gang vocals, and the underlying message that everything is gonna be okay (or, at least, we’re not alone while we all go down in flames). There are also sometimes horns. You’ll leave dripping in sweat—yours and other people’s—but your brain will be sparkling clean. (Neumos, 8 pm, all ages) MEGAN SELING
Channel One Sound System feat. Ras Sherby, Kid Hops, DJ Cray
June 9
Here is what you must do right now. Go to Instagram and request videos of Channel One Sound System. The evidence of what I have to say in this preview will be provided. Indeed, some of the videos, such as the one of a Channel One set at London’s Notting Hill Carnival, are viral. That said, this sound system is operated by Mikey Dread (not to be confused with other reggae legend, the late Mikey Dread—“I was walking down the street in the afternoon, when I saw a natty dread in a barber saloon—he cut off all his locks… he was an idiot”). These days, it’s hard to find a deeper dub, which can only be spiritual, than the one Channel One rocks. You are a fool to miss this show. (Clock-Out Lounge, 8 pm, 21+) CHARLES MUDEDE
lowercase, Thrones, Caustic Resin
June 10
Who remembers the important indie-rock band lowercase? They released three strong albums in the ’90s on Amphetamine Reptile and Vern Rumsey’s Punk in My Vitamins label in the vein of methodical quiet-loud slowcore groups such as Codeine and Seam, with hints of Slint’s tumultuous, brooding rock. On LPs such as All Destructive Urges… Seem So Perfect and Kill the Lights, Imaad Wasif’s hoarse, distressed vocals rumble over nuanced yet noisy rock, reflecting the over-the-top emotions of youth. The title “Rare Anger” perfectly encapsulates lowercase’s sound and vision. Surprisingly, lowercase reunited last year to do some shows with Unwound, Brainiac, and others. Drummer Brian Girgus tells me that “the reception has been awesome and we can’t wait to take the show up to the Pacific Northwest.” For this tour with bassist Bobb Bruno (the For Carnation, Best Coast, etc.) replacing Tiber Scheer, lowercase will play a couple of new songs and also be selling vinyl reissues of Kill the Lights and The Going Away Present. (Barboza, 7 pm, 21+) DAVE SEGAL
Hunx and His Punx, Slippers, DJ Mister Sister
June 10
LA-based trio Hunk and His Punx sounds like the Ramones if they were fronted by Etta James, produced by Phil Spector, and dressed like the B-52s. After an 11-year hiatus, the band’s current iteration of singer/guitarist/artist Seth Bogart, bassist/the voice of our generation Shannon Shaw (Shannon and the Clams), and beat queen Erin Emslie, returned with their third album, Walk Out On This World, which offered a visceral escape from our modern nightmare, full of girl group harmonies and lyrics about bad boys and makeup. They will support the album alongside indie-pop project Slippers and DJ Mister Sister. (Clock-Out Lounge, 8:30 pm, 21+) AUDREY VANN
Sango
June 12
Seattle’s most worldly producer, Sango, pops in for a characteristically select activation at the town’s premier Qlub. Since being birthed in our fair city, Kai Asa Savon Wright has earned a global following as both a beatmaker and DJ, due in large part to his ability to synthesize disparate influences into an international language of rhythm and movement. Having frequently drawn from Midwest house/techno influences (he and his musician-heavy family have physical, not just stylistic roots in Michigan), his output is typically built for the dance floor, but it’s the interlacing of Latin, specifically Brazilian carioca funk, coupled with his own nocturnal shadow-take on sunny samples that have built his brand. His sets are typically a call-up of astute influences meshed with his original productions, which together make for a top-shelf mix, so grab a ticket if you can (they are disappearing quickly). (Q Nightclub, 10 pm, 21+) TODD HAMM
TsuShiMaMiRe, Brute!
June 14
Legendary Japanese all-female rock trio TsuShiMaMiRe comes to Ballard touring in support of their 27th anniversary and new digital single “Oversized American Dreams.” Big in Japan since 1999, their musical style ranges from art punk to indie pop, with concerts featuring noisy distortion and high kicks throughout. If you caught Otoboke Beaver at the Pier last year, you’ll definitely love this band. The Sunset is Seattle’s most reasonably sized room, and without a doubt the ideal place to discover for yourself this criminally underrated band. And $20 certainly ain’t bad. With local punks Brute! opening, it’s sure to be an exciting evening—check out TsuShiMaMiRe’s KEXP in-studio session from 2024 if you don’t believe me. (Sunset Tavern, 8 pm, 21+) DYLAN BUECHE
Belle and Sebastian, Quasi
June 14
Belle & Sebastian has one of the greatest band origin stories: Back in 1994, Stow College students Stuart Murdoch and Stuart David recorded a few demos for a school project with their music professor Alan Rankine (formerly of the Associates). After one of their singles was picked up by the college’s record label, Electric Honey, the label offered to release their debut album, Tigermilk, which went on to shape the genre of indie pop as we know it, combining gentle folk vocals with chamber pop instrumentation. Basically, if you’re a fan of Sufjan Stevens, you have Belle and Sebastian to thank! The band, whose lineup has evolved over the years but is still fronted by Murdoch, will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the album at the Neptune, followed by a show at the Woodland Park Zoo playing their seminal follow-up, If You’re Feeling Sinister, in its entirety alongside Portland-born indie-rock duo Quasi. (Woodland Park Zoo, 4:30 pm, all ages) AUDREY VANN
Choker
June 15
Detroit singer/producer Choker arrived in the late 20-teens to fertile ground in the boho-R&B scene. With a voice and aesthetic that sounds strikingly similar to Frank Ocean, Choker’s Peak (2017), and even more so Honeybloom (2018), found the ears of fans thirsty for Ocean material that was not forthcoming. But in the same way that MAVI emerged on the heels of Earl Sweatshirt, the now 30-year-old Choker, real name Christopher Lloyd [place Back to the Future conspiracy theories here], proved, at least in flashes, worthy of the name check. He returned this February with Heaven Ain’t Sold, his first release in seven years (a very Ocean-esque span), which finds the artist as pensive and quick to dish stream-of-consciousness raps as ever. Entirely self-produced, the album’s best moments center on Lloyd’s creative turns in beat making, which he navigates with ease on the mic. The slower moments are just that, but his talent remains evident here, and the man is worth checking out. (Neumos, 7 pm, all ages) TODD HAMM
Gia Margaret, Brendan Eder Ensemble
June 20
Gia Margaret is proof that music doesn’t need to be hook-driven or algorithmically created to be a viral success. In 2023, her blissed-out instrumental piano track “Hinoki Wood” became an unlikely internet sensation when it soundtracked a popular meme illustration of a smirking dog called “Chill Guy.” Both the meme and Margaret’s song represented a refreshing reprieve to anxious teens on TikTok yearning to slow down, take a deep breath, and enjoy life’s tiniest pleasures. On her new album, Singing, the Chicago-based artist does exactly as the title says, inching away from her Brian Eno-esque sound collages and toward lyrical indie pop reminiscent of Clairo, Ichiko Aoba, and Feist. She will support the album alongside the chamber-music collective Brendan Eder Ensemble. (Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 8 pm, all ages) AUDREY VANN
Ak’chamel, Diminished Men, Derek Monypeny
June 25
The mysterious Houston entity Ak’chamel wear robes and elaborate headdresses and masks apparently made out of decaying flora, and they call their music “Fourth World post-colonial cultural cannibalism.” Recording for the great French label Akuphone, Ak’chamel use oud, hand drums, self-made fiddles, and hurdy-gurdy to summon ritualistic, hypnotic folk music of unknown origin. Some of their songs possess melodies of exquisite beauty, like Sun City Girls when they stop being arch. Some emit Glass Beams’ otherworldly chill vibes, but without the head-nodding beats. Some sound arcanely demonic. Guaranteed, you won’t hear and see anything like Ak’chamel any time soon. Derek Monypeny is a master of the shahi baaja, an Indian instrument that’s like a zither with typewriter keys attached to it, to change pitch. It also possesses 10 unfretted strings that serve as a drone harp. He exploits its unusual timbres to create pieces that coalesce into mesmerizing Moebius strips of sound. (Tractor Tavern, 8:30 pm, 21+) DAVE SEGAL
Panic Shack
June 26
Rare is the new punk band who can make this geezer jump up and punch the sky. Lambrini Girls were the last unit to provoke this reaction, and before that… uh, can’t remember. But the woman-dominated Welsh group Panic Shack have the special sauce that can excite even listeners ancient enough to have witnessed punk’s birth. Formed in 2018 in Cardiff, Panic Shack understand that creating music with furious energy is nice and all, but writing earworm melodies can really make songs resonate long after the sweat has dried and the bruises have healed, post moshing. Panic Shack’s self-titled 2025 debut album slaps, from the brash “Girl Band Starter Pack” to the ultra-urgent buddy anthem “Thelma & Louise,” while cleverly tackling body image issues, sexual harassment, and the importance of pockets. Riot grrrl ‘tude + Buzzcocks-ian catchiness = huge win. (Baba Yaga, 8 pm, all ages) DAVE SEGAL
Sir Richard Bishop, Climax Golden Twins
June 26
After helping elevate Seattle legends Sun City Girls to avant-rock illuminati status, Sir Richard Bishop has forged a solo career that’s flaunted his erudite guitar skills and innovative electronic-music inclinations. His large discography abounds with bejeweled virtuosity on electric and acoustic guitar, as he improvises sonic travelogues that transport you to foreign realms (North Africa, India, the Middle East) as well as to John Fahey’s Appalachia. The Portland-based wizard’s previewing Hillbilly Erotica (out July 31), whose fleet-fingered, serpentine inventiveness on acoustic guitar will give your ears benevolent whiplash. Seattle’s long-running, shape-shifting rock group Climax Golden Twins released their magnum opus in 2022, Climax Golden Twins, a sprawling double LP of funky psych-rock, eerie imaginary soundtracks, and surreal folk. It’s impossible to replicate live, but do know that anything can happen at a CGT show—and probably will. (Black Lodge, 7 pm, all ages) DAVE SEGAL
Queer/Pride Festival
June 26–28
This festival is sort of like if Seattle PrideFest got tangled up in the Capitol Hill Block Party. Outside of Capitol Hill’s Queer/Bar, gaggles of queer icons will take the outdoor stage with music, drag, and burlesque performances. After last year’s lineup with Lil’ Kim, Rebecca Black, and Countess Luann, it was hard to imagine what could top that, but oops!…they did it again. Multi-hyphenate superstar Keke Palmer will headline along with City Girls rapper JT, rapper/actress Junglepussy, and electronic DJ Honey Dijon (best known for her work on Beyoncé’s Renaissance). In classic Queer/Pride Fest fashion, reality TV villainesses Tiffany “New York” Pollard and Erika Jayne will DJ. Plus, RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Sasha Colby, Willow Pill, Bosco, and Jane Don’t will goop and gag the crowd alongside local drag royals Stacey Starstruck, Norvina Dubois, and Moscato Sky. (Queer/Bar, times vary, 21+) AUDREY VANN
Heavenly
June 27
Between the reformation of the Softies and now Heavenly, it’s a really good time to be a twee-pop fangirl. The British quintet will return to the Pacific Northwest to support their first album in three decades, Highway to Heavenly. The album picks up right where they left off in the mid ’90s with upbeat pop hits reminiscent of the Cardigans and Stereolab. Don’t miss the chance to hear Heavenly frontwoman Amelia Fletcher’s saccharine vocals, which have also fronted legendary punk-minded bands Marine Research, Tender Trap, and my personal favorite, Talulah Gosh. I wouldn’t be surprised if PNW music man Calvin Johnson (of Beat Happening) graces the stage to perform their collaborative tracks “C Is the Heavenly Option” and “Pet Monkey.” Fellow twee legends the Umbrellas and Fletcher’s side project, Swansea Sound, featuring Hue Williams of the Pooh Sticks, will open. (Crocodile, 6 pm, all ages) AUDREY VANN
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Chico Detour June 4, Sonic Boom Records, 7 pm, all ages
Great Women of Folk and Country: Pride Edition June 4, Royal Room, 7:30 pm, all ages
Louis Tomlinson, the Aces June 4, Climate Pledge Arena, 7 pm, all ages
Listening Session: Miles Davis, On the Corner June 4, Shibuya Hi-Fi, 5 pm, 21+
Sunny Rave: DJ Pressed June 5, Substation, 9 pm, 21+
Hyper: Hyperpoppers, Rowan Ruthless, Viper Fengz, Aquarium Drinker June 5, Cherry Nightclub, 10 pm, 21+
Old Coast, Chris King & the Gutterballs, American Postcards June 5, Sunset Tavern, 8:30 pm, 21+
Blitzen Trapper June 5–6, Tractor Tavern, 8:30 pm, 21+
Listening Session: Angine de Poitrine, Vol. I June 6, Shibuya Hi-Fi, 5 pm, 21+
Coffin Break, the Scoffs, Sinister Six, Cheliceral Kiss June 6, Chop Suey, 5 pm, 21+
Acapulco Lips, Daisychain, Peyote Ugly June 6, Baba Yaga, 7 pm, 21+
Rave Up!: Maxwell Edison and Heavy Friends June 6 (every Saturday), Screwdriver Bar, 9 pm, 21+
Bob Dylan June 6–7, Chateau Ste. Michelle Amphitheatre, 6:30 pm, all ages
Lip Critic, Flatwounds, Bejalvin June 7, Barboza, 7 pm, 21+
Wayne Horvitz Ensemble June 8, Royal Room, 7:30 pm, all ages
The Human League, Soft Cell, Alison Moyet June 8, Marymoor Park, 6 pm, all ages
Toadies, Local H, Sparta June 9, Showbox, 8 pm, 21+
Dorian Electra June 9, Substation, 7 pm, 21+
Off Off On, Whiting Tennis June 9, Royal Room, 7:30 pm, all ages
Jonny G, Evelyn Frances, Exact Same Speed June 9, Rabbit Box Theatre, 8 pm, all ages
Shaun Crawford & the Reasons, Her Mountain Majesty, Sheryl Wiser June 10, Tractor Tavern,
8 pm, 21+
Tigers Jaw, Pool Kids, Bleary Eyed June 11, Crocodile, 8 pm, 21+
Laminate, Supreme Joy, Brat, Combing June 11, Belltown Yacht Club, 7 pm, 21+
Byland, Zander, Abby Gundersen June 11, Rabbit Box Theatre, 8 pm, all ages
The Lemon Twigs, Mod Lang June 11, Neptune Theatre, 8 pm, all ages
Plash, Lemon Boy, séhee June 12, Baba Yaga, 7 pm, all ages
Ghost Fetish, the Fabulous Downey Brothers, Bijoux, DJ Spicy Cherry Pop June 12, Clock-Out Lounge, 8:30 pm, 21+
Beverly Crusher, Cosmic Kitten, Killbuzz June 13, Add-a-Ball, 8 pm, 21+
Helms Alee, Anthers, Czar June 13, Tractor Tavern, 8 pm, 21+
Warren Dunes, Marco Marco June 13, Sunset Tavern, 8:30 pm, 21+
Dead Spells, Pale Endless, Meridian Arc June 13, Belltown Yacht Club, 8 pm, 21+
Alex Hitchcock, Logan Kane, Miguel Russell, Lex Korten Jun 13, the Mountain Room, 8 pm, 21+
Clorox Girls, Wimps, Emi Pop, DJ CK 1 June 13, Clock-Out Lounge, 8:30 pm, 21+
Flesh Produce, Filth Is Eternal, Miscomings, 9-5 Hyperfuck June 13, Baba Yaga, 6:30 pm, all ages
Live Life Loud: Gaytheist, Coffin Break, Year of the Cobra, Trigger Object, guests June 13, Quilcene Lantern, 5 pm, all ages
The Aquabats, the Bandulus, the Lashes June 13, Showbox, 7 pm, all ages
Quintron and Miss Pussycat, the Cripples June 14, Baba Yaga, 8 pm, 21+
Smoking Popes, Alien Boy June 14–15, Black Lodge, 7 pm, all ages
Laser Beam, Fruitless Worship, Modern Bird, Ryan Norwine June 14, Belltown Yacht Club, 7 pm, 21+
Kid Cudi, Big Boi, Dot Da Genius June 16, White River Amphitheatre, 6:30 pm, all ages
Sara Camille, Taryn Hadfield, Molly Guardino Jun 17, Sunset Tavern, 7:30 pm, 21+
GLITT, Hot Hail!, Mutual Shock June 18, Belltown Yacht Club, 7 pm, 21+
Listening Session: Beastie Boys, Check Your Head Jun 18, Shibuya Hi-FI, 7:30 pm, 21+
Miles Davis Centennial: Miles Electric Band June 18, Town Hall Seattle, 8 pm, all ages
Terror/Cactus, Lobo Lara, Bloqueador Solar, Toña Zubia June 18, Baba Yaga, 8 pm, 21+
Landlady June 18, Rabbit Box Theatre, 6 pm, all ages
Obscenely Obscure with DJ Veins and DJ Dad June 18, Screwdriver, 8 pm, 21+
Deck’d Out Season Opener: Shvili, Sky Rivers June 18, Monkey Loft, 7 pm, 21+
Massy Ferguson, the Staxx Brothers, Shaina Shepherd, Ayron Jones, Shaun Crawford June 19, Slim’s Last Chance, 6 pm, 21+
Paul Oakenfold, Liquid Todd June 19, Q Nightclub, 10 pm, 21+
Chico Detour, Friends Friends, Timothy Robert Graham June 19, Belltown Yacht Club, 8 pm, 21+
Smokey Brights, Family Worship Center, Stetson Heat Seeker June 20, Tractor Tavern, 8:30 pm, 21+
Ghost in the Willow, Little Venom, Quiet! They’ll Hear You June 21, Belltown Yacht Club, 7 pm, 21+
Joel Romeo’s Birthday: Creatura, Green River Thrillers, Joel Romeo (book release), guest DJs June 21, Sunset Tavern, 6 pm, 21+
Listening Session: Screaming Trees, Dust (30th Anniversary) June 24, Shibuya Hi-Fi, 8 pm, 21+
Metric, Broken Social Scene, Stars June 25, Chateau Ste. Michelle Amphitheatre, 6 pm, all ages
Melanie Radford, Sheridan Riley June 26, Chapel Performance Space, 8 pm, all ages
Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs, the Black Tones, Parshall Blue June 26, Tractor Tavern, 8:30 pm, 21+
Listening Session: Outkast, The Love Below June 26, Shibuya Hi-Fi, 7:30 pm, 21+
Rhiannon Giddens, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Hurray for the Riff Raff June 26, Chateau Ste. Michelle Amphitheatre, 6 pm, all ages
Lizzie No June 26, Conor Bryne Pub, 9 pm, 21+
Mt Fog, Marika Christine June 27, Ghosts Vintage, 8:30 pm, all ages
DJ piojin June 17 (every fourth Saturday), Otherworld Wine, 7 pm, 21+
Orquestra Pacifico Tropical, Lucha Luna, Cómo Que June 27, Clock-out Lounge, 8:30 pm, 21+
Monsterwatch, the Grizzled Mighty, Killbuzz June 28, Clock-Out Lounge, 8 pm, 21+
Stewart Copeland June 28, Neptune Theatre, 8 pm, all ages
A$AP Rocky June 30, Climate Pledge Arena, 7:30 pm, all ages
Early Warning
The Revivalists, True Loves July 1, Woodland Park Zoo, 4:30 pm, all ages
Kurt Vile and the Violators July 3, 5th Avenue Theatre, 8 pm, all ages
Wimps, Love in Hell, DJ Martin Douglas July 9, Sunset Tavern, 8 pm, 21+
Modest Mouse, Pinback July 10–11, 5th Avenue Theatre, 8 pm, all ages
Ballard Music & Seafood Fest: Built to Spill, Low Cut Connie, Nite Wave, the Dusty 45s, Wild Rumours, Coral Grief, and More July 10–12, Downtown Ballard, free, all ages
Zookraught, Buddy Wynkoop, Edging, Toxic Tears July 11, Baba Yaga, 9 pm, 21+
Art Gecko, Russian Blue, Velvet Heartbreak July 11, Neumos, 5 pm, 21+
Jimmy Eat World, Motion City Soundtrack, Illuminati Hotties July 18, WAMU Theater, 7 pm, all ages
Colleen Green, Mini Blinds, Faerie Born July 22, Clock-Out Lounge, 8 pm, 21+
Maren Morris July 23, Woodland Park Zoo, 4:30 pm, all ages
Kim Gordon, Sasami July 25, Neptune Theatre, 8 pm, all ages
Pavement, Street Night July 29, Woodland Park Zoo, 4:30 pm, all ages
Fitz and the Tantrums Jul 26, Chateau Ste. Michelle Amphitheatre, 7 pm, all ages
Mexican Institute of Sound x Meridian Brothers present Ruido Tovar July 27, Neptune Theatre, 8 pm, all ages
of Montreal, Sloppy Jane July 28, Neumos, 7 pm, 21+
Den Fest Aug 7–8, Sunset Tavern, 21+
Capitol Hill Block Party: Muna, Disco Lines, Wet Leg, Parcels, Magdalena Bay, and More Party Aug 7–9, Capitol Hill
Man Man, American Tomahawk Aug 12, Neumos, 7 pm, 21+
Silkworm, Nina Nastasia Aug 21, Tractor Tavern, 8 pm, 21+
KEXP BBQ: Ty Segall, Arlo Parks, Angine de Poitrine, Los Mirlos, Packaging, Sea Lemon Aug 22, Northwest Courtyard at Seattle Center, 2 pm, all ages
Eagles of Death Metal Aug 29, Neptune Theatre, 8 pm, all ages
Osees ft. Brigid Dawson, Traps PS Sept 2–3, Neumos, 7 pm, all ages (Sept 2) and 21+ (Sept 3)
Bumbershoot: Turnstile, Peaches, Lucy Dacus, Bikini Kill, Death Cab for Cutie, De La Soul, Orville Peck, and More Sep 5–6, Seattle Center, times vary, all ages
Chance the Rapper Sept 26, Paramount Theatre, 8 pm, all ages
Perfume Genius, Dan English Sept 28, Town Hall, 8 pm, all ages
The Hayley Williams Show, Magdalena Bay, Rico Nasty Sept 30, White River Amphitheatre, 7 pm,
all ages
Iron & Wine, Ken Pomeroy Oct 13, 5th Avenue Theatre, 8 pm, all ages
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