loney dear, this spring at the Moore. Photo, by me.

• Visqueen show off their long-awaited album, Message to Garcia in the headline spot in a dual record release party with Throw Me the Statue. If, by some insane chance you haven’t yet picked up these discs yet, bring some cash and buy them directly from the bands on Saturday, 8pm. $12. [crocodile]
• All day Saturday, Ballard will be consumed with Reverb Festival, with tons of mostly local bands playing club shows [preview at kexp]. A wristband gets you into everything. Saturday, maximum $10. [reverb]
• Um, has it already been a month? I’m not sure that I’ve yet recovered from the last time Emerald City Soul Club took over Lo Fi (and Victory and Black Mountain for an awesomely comfortable and maze-like triple feature), yet here they are again presents “Talcum”. You know what that means, bring your particulate filter mask and dancing shoes and make a plan to escape for pancakes after closing time. [lofi]
• Asobi Seksu & Loney Dear, whose album, Dear John has grown on me song by song and month by month to be one of my favorite quietly symphonic and unassuming records of the year, warm your Sunday night. $10-12, Sunday, 8pm. [chopsuey]
• Ponder the universe in which Bob Dylan is touring in advance of a record of Christmas Carols in October. Amazingly the smaller Sunday show at the Moore still has tickets, as does the Monday show at WaMu. $45-55, Sunday, 7:30pm

You can scroll down for my post on the Local Sightings film festival or you could just show up at NWFF and see whatever’s playing at the time you show up. Odds of randomly seeing something great are very highly in your favor. (Feel free to check the schedule in advance, too, of course.)

Can’t get enough of local filmmaking? Week 3 of Washington Grown happens at the Grand Illusion with horror short films by Calvin Reeder, Catalyst Studios, and Tyson Theroux plus late night feature The Customer, by Everett filmmaker Jonathan Holbrook who gives you the story of a man who discovers a mysterious black card that frees him from his financial worries but comes at a higher cost than even Chase or Citibank could assign.

Also at Grand Illusion: The City of Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs co-sponsors screenings of Rebuilding Hope on Friday and Saturday evenings as well as Saturday afternoon. Director Jen Marlow follows three young men, former refugees from Sudan, as they had back to their original homeland in hopes of learning if their families survived the brutal civil war and what they can do to help rebuild Sudan’s devastated communities. The movie also takes a look at what Sudan’s future might look like; Jen Marlowe and her three primary subjects, Gabriel Bol Deng, Koor Garang and Garang Mayoul, will be on hand for post-screening discussions. All the proceeds from this event go to health care and education projects in South Sudan.

SIFF Cinema is giving you fresh new prints of both Alien and Aliens on Friday night. You know you want to go see Sigourney Weaver kick some alien butt but can’t decide if you like the Ridley Scott original or the James Cameron sequel? Go to both.

Midnight at the Egyptian: The Graduate. A bit dated in parts, but still funny.

Midnight at the Neptune: They tell me that Paranormal Activity manages to be very, very scary with gore, an idea of which I approve, but I’m a little anxious about going to see it anyway. Because it’s very, very scary.

Central Cinema is screening one of the funniest films ever, The Pink Panther. No offense to Steve Martin, whom I like just fine,, but the original Pink Panther is so vastly superior to the later remake that they’re only just barely in the same league. Later episodes in what turned into a long-running franchise even before the remakes would prove to be less and less funny but this first entry is a non-stop laugh riot. Be careful not to choke on your pizza.

Seattle has turned into quite the street food center over the past few years. Granted, our street food is a little different when you have such a mix like grass fed burgers with bacon jam, spam, gourmet ice cream, and BBQ.

On October 10th, you’ll get a chance to try a wide variety of street food all in one place. Mobile Chowdown brings a bunch of Seattle’s street food vendors all to one location. The event is free (other than the food that you buy), so come bring a chair and hang out with your fellow street food aficionados.

In the lead up to Mobile Chowdown, there’s even a trivia contest on Twitter. Follow @mobilechowdown and answer their trivia questions each day for a chance to win dinner at Tilth and a night at the Sorrento Hotel (plus a subscription to Seattle Magazine). Make sure when you respond to the trivia though, that you include the hashtag #mcd in your tweet.

When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 10
Where: 1616 W. Bertona (Interbay)

kyp malone at coachella, in town tonight as rain machine. photo by me.

• Kyp Malone from TV on the Radio is rocking his beard and a solo project tonight at Neumo’s. [kexp]
• Star photographer Jenny Jiminez is showing her TIFFs at Skylark in a 10 year retrospective of her rock photography. The show features a guys-only wet t-shirt contest for prizes and likely unforgettability. [weekly]
• It’s a quiet First Thursday in Pioneer Square, but Greg Kucera responds that it’s not over. [anotherbouncingball]