Can't Miss It: Wednesday

IN FULL GIAMATTIVISION: Cold Souls is the too-grimly titled existential comedy starring Paul Giamatti as Paul Giamatti. While rehearsing Uncle Vanya, Giamatti begins to lose himself in his character's depression, and looking for a temporary fix, stumbles across the new process of "soul extraction," as detailed in the New Yorker. While the movie is deadpan, Giamatti is not. His off-kilter spiral into soullessness is by turns hilarious and touching.

4:30 p.m. // Harvard Exit, 807 East Roy Street // Tickets: $8

TRANSIT & BEER: Seattle Transit Blog is having their June happy hour meet up at Pyramid Alehouse. "No surprise guest speakers. No MC. No pre-registration and paypal. Just good company." If you're gonna go, shoot them a note in the comments section here. Only 37 days 'til light rail!

6 p.m. // Pyramid Alehouse, 1201 First Avenue South // Cost: how much do you drink?

NOISE FOR THE NEEDY: The Seattle benefit festival--this year donating proceeds to Transitional Resources, a West Seattle mental health center and residential program--kicks off tonight at Neumos with the "indie pop perfection" of locals Slender Means and local singer/songwriter Fences, with openers New Faces and Red Sea Sharks. There's much, much more so visit the Noise for the Needy site for the full schedule.

8 p.m. // Neumos, 925 East Pike Street // Tickets: $10 (21+)