CONDOMINIUM, WHITE WARDS, DREAMDECAY
You might not know about Condominium yet, so here's your chance to earn bragging rights (what punk is about, duh) before they ascend into absolute hugeness. The St. Paul trio's new single on Sub Pop is a nihilistic hardcore dirge, coming to its prettiest/ugliest peak on "Carl," a punk incantation with a dirt-encrusted art sheen. Fans of noise, hardcore, and post-punk should be pleased. Support comes from White Wards, an Olympia band that crushes out carnivorous riffs that stab with icy fangs; their latest release (on Iron Lung Records) is one of the Northwest's finest recent testaments to hardcore punk. This well-booked bill also includes Dreamdecay, a Seattle noise-rock band that will pleasantly damage your ears. Black Lodge, 9 pm.
SECRET COLORS, WHITE POPPY, QUEEN SCOTT JOHNSON, THE NUMBS
Tonight is the hotly anticipated record release for local ambient craftsman Secret Colors (aka Matt Lawson) for his new LP, Days Off. The first single, "King," brims with fascinating, alien-like wonder and beats. The evening continues to spill into the beyond with White Poppy; on their latest cassette, I Had a Dream, pixilated, Cocteau Twins–y fairy sighs are backed with an ever-present dance beat nearly lost in the kaleidoscopic blur. The eight tracks make a prismatic pop soundtrack perfect for beach-bound sleepwalking, or just chilling exceptionally. Tonight's expansive sonic buffet also offers darker-hued tropi-synths from the Numbs (Seattle's Jeff Johnson) and Queen Scott Johnson, a Canadian mind-dislocator with a special knack for rearranging sound into ambient fields of ecstasy. Swoon! Cairo, 8 pm.
"ART ON THE FLY" WITH SHENANDOAH DAVIS
This kid-friendly street fair kicks off the Seattle International Dance Festival with local piano troubadette Shenandoah Davis and her old-timey warble. As the city's premier ragtime-influenced indie-folk popstress, Davis will delight with her classically infused pop. There will also be performances from sunshine-mongering indie poppers Exohxo and No Clouds. The fair goes all day, with stilt-walkers, a margarita garden, and a crafts fair, and closes with a world-music set from KEXP's DJ Chilly. Also be sure to check out the 12-foot Peruvian puppets and hiphop/salsa/modern dance classes for the kids. South Lake Union Discovery Center, 2–9 pm.
