photo via harry and the potters. [myspace]

There are (at least) three shows tonight worthy of your attention; it doesn’t seem unreasonable to try to make it to at least two of them:

• Andrew Bird is Woodland Park for Zoo Tunes. This makes me wish that some year the programmers would set up an entire summer of performances centered around bands with animal names. Bird is a consistently fascinating performer. Though the addition of a full band removes some of the miraculous tinkering from his set, it also frees up a lot of the songs to be looser, more expansive, and rock-like. [zoo]
• No Age and Mudhoney are playing a free fundraiser [can anyone work the math on that one?] for KEXP, courtesy of Toyota’s Free Yr Radio campaign. If you missed them at SP20 or are just ready for another dose, head down to the parking lot and soak up the noise. [freeyrradio]
• Harry & the Potters headline the Unlimited Enthusiasm tour tonight at Neumo’s, which is appropriate since my enthusiasm for their band hasn’t waned since I accidentally stumbled into one of their bookstore shows several years ago. With all seven Harry Potter in print, I’m curious to see what Harry year 7 and Harry year 4 have worked into their repertoire. Will they start writing songs about what it’s like being a grown up wizard or does the magic that brought them forward/backward in time to meet with each other to form a band keep them forever frozen in time? Does it really matter? They’re certainly the best wizard rockers on the planet right now. [neumos]

Related posts:

1. The Attack of the Harry Potters
2. andrew bird at the showbox
3. andrew bird at zootunes
4. andrew bird at chop suey : a follow-up report
5. Andrew Bird at KEXP