A few picks to check out on Sunday at Bumbershoot. If you don’t get a chance to go to the Mayor’s Arts Awards Ceremony on Friday (free! noon-6pm), Sunday afternoon looks like a great day to stroll through the galleries in the Northwest rooms.

Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head (12:30p, EMP) Only just past puberty, and already one of the most entertaining acts in town.

The Trucks (12:30p, Broad Street) Bellingham’s raunchiest grrl-pop band makes its umpteenth appearance in Seattle this year.

The Watson Twins (2:15p, Broad Street) Two identical twin sisters whom you may know from Jenny Lewis’ solo album last year, they let their Kentucky roots show while channelling Elliot Smith’s writing style.

Kings of Leon (3p, Memorial) Remember what I said about the Shins? Same story today, except this time you’re getting up early and filing into the mainstage for really loud guitars and southern boys.

Art Brut (7:30p, Broad Street) Eddie Argos seems the unlikeliest of pop stars, but the heavy doses of earnestness, boisterous narrative, inarguable rock, will leave you convinced that Art Brut is for real. The last time they were in town, they promised to return for an arena show. They have enough energy for Memorial Stadium, but for now Broad Street will do nicely.

Andrew Bird (8:30p, Mural) Because otherwise you’re watching Fergie and Sean Paul with the tweens. Bird packs his songs with more poetry and metaphor per square inch than a college-level creative writing class. The songs that he builds up from layers self-sampled loops are always breathtaking and he is a classically trained whistler. Now working with a more conventional band (including Martin Dosh), the songs are deeper, richer, and a little more organic.

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