Can't Miss It: Thursday
WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING TONIGHT: What should you be doing tonight? There's only one frickin' thing that's acceptable for you to be doing tonight: Heading down to the Triple Door to see Jonathan Richman play. What other icon's in town tonight? Do you see anyone else playing in town tonight who can credibly claim to have written the first punk rock song?
8 p.m. // 216 Union St. // $15
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: Today is International Human Rights Day. Yay! We're sure you're all enthusiastic for all the...well, whatever it is you do on Human Rights Day. So head on down to Town Hall tonight where Robert Bullard, an expert on environmental justice lectures on "Confronting Environmental Racism." Cheeriest subject in the world? No, no it's not. But it is actually an important one, as environmental justice will be the human rights issue of the 21st century. Check it out for free.
7 p.m. // 1119 Eighth Ave. // free!
CAVES & DOLLS: There's a pair of fine shows tonight for Seattle's musical connoisseurs. Up on Capitol Hill, contemporary folk mavens The Cave Singers take the stage, while down at the Showbox Market, the Dresden Dolls' Amanda Palmer is touring in support of her solo effort, Who Killed Amanda Palmer.
Cave Singers @ Neumos // 925 E. Pike St. // 8 p.m., $12, 21+
Amanda Palmer @ Showbox Market // 1426 First Ave. // 8 p.m., $22, all ages, bar w/ID
