Can't Miss It: The Weekend
EDGAR AND CHARLIE AND PUNCH AND JUDY: The Northwest Regional Puppetry Festival, known around town as Puppet-o-rama, happens throughout this weekend at Seattle University. Puppeteers of all ages and disciplines will gather to perform, educate, jam, and occasionally creep out the unwary. Many of the performances are open to the public, including Frog Belly Rat Bone by Rogue Artists Ensemble, Karaghiozis Saves the Economy by Leonidas Kassapides, and The Amazing Mysto's Magic Show by Parasol Puppets. Awesomely, there's also a Puppet Slamm, for short pieces.
Friday - Sunday, Various Times // Seattle University // $8 - 10
SOUL HOLE: Nothing caps a long week better than a leg-shaking BBQ, especially one soundtracked by seven of the city's best DJs. Come join the crew--Greg Vandy, Miss Lilli, Nipper, Cruddy, Self-Administered Beatdown, Chilly, Johnny Horn, and live music by The Basements--as the Georgetown Ballroom hosts The Soul Hole's Summer BBQ Edition. Get your fingers messy and your feet on the floor.
Friday 8:00 p.m. // Georgetown Ballroom // $5
A SOFT GLOW: The first night of a tour is often a magical thing, an amped-up appearance shot through with promise. Depending on how that show goes, a canny band can predict the outcome of the tour. And even if you don't believe that's true, it would be hard to wake up the day after your first tour date, find, as Brooklyn's Phosphorescent did, that someone had stolen your van, merch, and equipment overnight, and think the rest of the tour was even a possibility, let alone a success. But Phosphorescent refused to get snagged in metaphysical distinctions. They intended to press on, playing each scheduled gig on borrowed gear, including Saturday night's at the Crocodile. It's almost unfortunate that their van was recovered a few days later; we would have liked to see a band that dedicated and free. Instead, now, we will become one in love under the soft glow of Phosphorescent.
Saturday 8 p.m. // The Crocodile // $10
