So you’re smarter than the rest of us and avoiding the lines and crowds and not going to Bumbershoot, are you? But you just can’t go a whole weekend without standing around somewhere, watching people play instruments? Well, fine. Here’s what you could be seeing:

At the Crocodile on Saturday, you could see the excellently named Skeletons With Flesh on Them ^[1], because really, what this town needs is more bands with cutely cumbersome names. No, really. They’re playing with Minivan and Stencil, so in the end it’s a bill with about the average number of words.

Chop Suey is holding a Bumbershoot afterparty on Sunday hosted by the People’s Republic of Komedy, but you should really head over there on Monday for adorable Berliners Stereo Total ^[2]. You remember their song “I am Naked”, right? No? You’ve been missing out; it makes me laugh each and every time I hear it. They’re touring in support of their new album.

Nectar is daring you to stick around Seattle Center for Grand Archives and Panic! At the Disco on Saturday and not head to their “Rio-d out night of Baile funk, 80’s Electro, Miami bass, and island sounds…” I don’t know what that means, but if you end up there I’d like to know how it goes. You’ll get in for $3 if you’re wearing your cheesiest pair of sunglasses and green/yellow/pink clothes.

What did I miss, Seattle? Where are you going to be while half of town is camped out on the grass trying to avoid people hippie dancing at Seattle Center?