weekend agenda: antics of all sorts
 girl talk, performing tonight and on monday at showboxes. photo by josh (me) from last year’s block party. [flickr] |
- Philadelphia master of pop-culture mixes, Girl Talk, and Illegal Art labelmate Junk Culture (who mixes hooks, samples, field recordings, and live drums into a “love letter from outer space” join forces tonight at the Showbox SoDo to drive your brian wild with new connections between deeply ingrained cultural fragments, send your body into wild spasms of recognition, and call scenesters to the stage to become part of the performance. Tonight’s show is reportedly sold out; paradoxically, tickets may be still be available for next week’s school night performance at the more intimate Showbox (Original flavor) at the market. (sold out) / 21st: $15-20[sodo / market]
- If you don’t have tickets, but still are looking for a party, head to Fremont where Mad Rad will be celebrating P’Smoov’s birthday at Nectar. Mad Rad headline, maybe from the rafters — who can say?, with support from Ninjasonik, Totally Michael, and an early DJ set from Darwin. $10, Friday. [nectar]
- On Saturday, horror punks Black Eyes and Neckties wind down by playing their last Seattle show EVER at Neumo’s. If the place is still standing, Israeli garage anticeers Monotonix will do their best to correct that, playing a floor show, and likely getting into all sorts of shenanigans. $13, Saturday. [neumos]
- Not satisfied with the offerings in town (there’s also the Get Up Kids and Arctic Monkeys!)? Why not pack up the kids and head south to Portland where Music Fest Northwest continues tonight all around town. We bolted down last night and had our faces melted by Explosions in the Sky and hearts squeezed by Frightened Rabbit. Space allowing, a $60 wristband gets you into bazillions of club and day shows by the likes of Mount Eerie, Sunny Day Real Estate, Arctic Monkeys, Mudhoney, Arctic Monkeys, BOAT, Deer Tick, Port O’Brien, Mayer Hawthorne, and the Get Up Kids. Portland, through Sunday. [mfnw]
