For those brave enough to return to Bumbershoot for the tricky “middle day”, Team Metblogs salutes you. Several of us will be there, scribbling and snapping the say away. Below, is a slate of recommendations to get you started. Let us know what else from the full lineup you’ll be seeing.

The Sound of Young America Live!: Honestly, Sunday looks like the weakest of the three days at Bumbershoot, so this is the day you should check out a live taping of public radio’s redheaded stepchild The Sound Of Young America. (It’s playing all three days at the same time.) In a world where twentysomethings give to public radio pledge drives, TSOYA would have a prime spot on KUOW instead of that one-off appearance on KXOT. (I mean, honestly, KUOW, do we need yet another tired talk show aimed at the middle-aged, middlebrow former hipster? You have 16 of them already on Sunday alone.) Jesse Thorn is funny, a great interviewer, bipedal, and mostly water. [dylan] 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM, Charlotte Martin Theatre (all three days)

After the jump, plenty of other reasons to make a return to Bumbershoot on Sunday.

One Reel Film Festival : No matter what time you stop in for the series of short film programs SIFF is showing all festival long, you’re bound to see some excellent filmmaking. Today’s highlights include experimental film showcase Abstractions at noon and Mexican film series Hecho en Mexico at 5:30. [zee] SIFF Cinema, 12:00 - 9:00 pm.

The Blakes : The Exhibition Hall always has the worst sound of the festival, what with having the acoustics of a high school gym, but do I have to remind you about last year’s impressively enthusiastic tambourining that came from the Blakes? You might not be able to hear, but it’s worthwhile just to watch. [samantha] 3:15 - 4:15, Exhibition Hall.

Kathleen Edwards : Canadian singer-songwriter, all around awesome lady Kathleen Edwards has more than a touch of country in her rock and roll. But it’s the sort of country where she sings about terrible things happening to her but it doesn’t get either of you down. Plus, true to national stereotypes, she’s really into hockey heroes. One of the better surprises of this spring’s Sasquatch festival. [josh] 3:15-4:15 pm, Mural.

Comix Sub-Heroes: Dan Clowes, Adrian Tomine, with Ivan Brunetti : Daniel Clowes’ Eightball is a treasure; who knew misanthropy and self-loathing could be so charming and hilarious? [jameson/stan] 3:45-5:00, Leo K. Theatre.

Dartmondo : Dartmondo combines stand up comedy and improv in zany form. Featuring several very funny local actors and comedians riffing off each other to comic effect, you never know exactly what they’re going to do next which is all part of the charm. [zee] 4:45 pm, Vera Project

Your Little Hoodrat Friends : Authors Joshua Furst (Short People, The Sabotage Cafe) and Jeff Parker (Ovenman and The Back of the Line) share a common thread in the punk ethic in their most recent novels. They share their words with the audience after an opening acoustic set by Seattle singer/songwriter Lesli Wood. [zee/stan] 5:30 - 6:45 pm, Leo K. Theater.

Seattle School’s RECESSION : Stranger Genius Award winners prove worthy of their award every time they put on one of their inventive art performances. RECESSION is billed as a “J-pop band with a candy-coated mission to inspire America to pull itself out of the macroeconomic frownzies” by via dancing, visual effects, and “anime flava” lip synching. Be prepared to laugh a lot. [zee] 6:00 - 7:00 pm, Bagley Wright

The Weakerthans : I’ve been missing the Weakerthans every single time they’ve come to town for the last five years, even though I have a total band crush on their nicely crafted lyrics and their alluring blend of styles. It would be foolish to miss them again. [samantha] 6:45 - 7:45 pm, Exhibition Hall.

Man Man: Big, dumb fun with lots of enthusiastic, on-stage jumping around. [jameson] 7:30-8:45, Broad Street.

Town Hall & ACT, “Short Stories Live” : Seattle actors read and perform short stories by Seattle writers. A two-fer! [stan] 7:30 - 8:45 pm, Leo K. Theatre

The Black Keys : Strangely plunked between the smooove, oft-arrested rapper T.I. and the they’re-still-alive? mid-90s retroness of Stone Temple Pilots, the Black Keys are neither hip pop nor punk pop. What they are is stripped-down rock and blues, sounding like a couple of street performers with a very loud amp. [dylan] 7:45 PM - 8:45 PM, Memorial Stadium.

Human Giant and Friends : The only unfunny part about this show will be the gigantic line wrapping around the theater to get inside to see Aziz Ansari, Rob Heubel, and Paul Scheer’s knife-twisting deadpan sketches. I mean, don’t hold the fact of their MTV show against them. It’s bound to be packed. 8:00 - 9:00 pm, Charlotte Martin Theatre.

Tapes ‘n’ Tapes : How appropriate is it that TnT are going on right after their onetime indie rock agent Clell Tickler (Aziz Ansari) finishes his comedy show? Strongarm tactics or not, they’re worth checking out. 9:30 - 10:45, Broad Street.

Final Fantasy : Owen Pallett is the best; finally my dream of seeing him performing outside of athletic violining for the Arcade Fire will be realized while the mainstage is full of Stone Temple Pilots fans. Perfect timing. [josh] 9:15pm, NW Court.

Thee Emergency : I’m just going to assume that you’re rolling your eyes at me on this one, thinking, well, of course I’m going to see Thee Emergency. Dita Vox is the hottest girl in Seattle, and the band puts on an insanely compelling high energy show each and every time they even get near a stage. It would be criminal to miss them. [samantha] EMP, 9:30 - 10:30.