As previously mentioned, Les Savy Fav play Neumo's tonight. If the idea of a pregnant dude spitting water on you doesn't quite float your boat, head to the Croc to check out Cave Singers and Fleet Foxes. Tonight is also a free-free-free hip hop show at the War Room with Bun B and Swizz Beatz, care of the redundantly good people at Goods and Zune. Show up early; the last event like this, with Clipse......

Seattle native TD Sidell's rap group Big Digits have unleashed a new video epic. They will perform live at the Baltic Room on June 20. Mark your calendars.......

ART: The Seattle Erotic Arts Festival is back once again to tease and titillate us with its art and workshops. There's even an auction so you can take something home a provocative keepsake. Continues Sunday. All Day // The Fenix, 1700 1st Ave S // Various prices IRISHNESS: What better way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day than actually learning something about Irish culture? OK, green beer and overindulgence might be better, but you should......

MUSIC: Pianist Jose Gonzales takes a holiday from his Thelonious Monk obsession to play an evening of romantic jazz standards at Madrona eatery St. Clouds, with bassist Mark Bullis and special guest Ray Baldwin on trumpet. Drink it up, baby. Yeah. That's right. 9-11:30pm // St. Clouds // No cover, bar seating MUSIC: If you're going to go out dancing and drinking, you might as well do it for a good cause. Darek Mazzone and......

Wednesday, February 14 >>> Sparklehorse at Showbox. Sparklehorse is touring in support of their first effort in five years, with more of the same delicate, pretty songs that made them indie darlings. Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter open. * sample: Song Streams available on MySpace 8:00 pm // $17 // 21+. >>> Miss Mamie Lavona the Exotic Mulatta at Conor Byrne. The last time we saw Miss Mamie she charmed us in entirely......

BASKETBALL: It's a battle for first place in Kingco's Mountain Division when Roosevelt hosts Redmond. 7:30pm // Roosevelt High Gym (it's new!) [1410 Northeast 66th Street] // $6 ($4 with your ASB card)! SCIENCE: Spencer Wells, the Indiana Jones of DNA, tells you from whence you came. 7:30pm // Benaroya Hall's Taper Auditorium [3rd and Union] // Sold out, but maybe you can score some at the door? MUSIC: Johanna Sarad [myspace] and Hardison [myspace].......

Tuesday, January 30 >>> Jacob London at Baltic Room. Jacob London is known most widely for their house music releases (they've put out material on the legendary Classic Music Company label), but tonight they'll be exploring their more techno-oriented output with a live set. We don't know if that makes it more or less likely that they'll bring their microphone monkey, but expect quality music with a lot of quirky turns. 10:00 pm //......

MUSIC + ART: Nothing needs to be said about KEXP's DJ Riz, since the man is nothing short of a Seattle party-rocking institution. HVW8 might be unknown to many of you though. Along with more traditional production, HVW8 paints murals in front of live club audiences, both capturing and reflecting the vibe of the crowd that surrounds them. Interesting to see art come to life in real-time. 9pm doors// Baltic Room, 1207 Pine St.......

Wednesday, January 17 >>> West Side Story at Central Cinema. When we first saw the opening sequence to West Side Story, we were convinced our English teacher was playing some kind of joke. Then the Jets vs. Sharks fight sucked us in, and since then we've known the joke was on us for ever doubting the Greatest Musical Ever Made. 7pm; $10 (plays through the 21st) Thursday, January 18 >>> Carrie Clark & The......

Tuesday, January 9 >>> Fred Gianelli at Baltic Room. Fred Gianelli has worked under a number of pseudonyms over the years, first as part of Psychic TV, then later as Acid Didj, Giannelli, Deneuve, Mazdaratti, and most famously as The Kooky Scientist. He's weathered a few trends in the world of techno, gathering a reputation as a gearhead and quality producer. Will he feature a stripped down setup this time around, or will he......

Tuesday, December 12 >>> Roger O'Donnell at Baltic Room. No longer part of The Cure, keyboardist Roger O'Donnell graces Oscillate to perform some synth-driven pieces from his first solo album The Truth in Me. With Christopher Willits. 10pm; $15. 21+ Wednesday, December 13 >>> Betamax at Old 5th Ave Tavern. Seattlest Kim's folktronic band-o-dorks takes over this Maple Leaf dive bar for a pre-holidays folk-out. *mp3: Long Long Long 8pm; free. Thursday, December 14......

Music: The electronic talent of Guillermo Scott Herren's Prefuse 73 show at Chop Suey tonight comes highly recommended from every quarter of the Seattle media scape, and after listening to some of his work you can see why. 8 p.m. // Chop Suey // $12 Even More Music: A friend recommends the new deal at the Baltic Room called "The Beatdown." Quoth the friend: "I stopped by the first week and not only was the......

These cold nights we've been having really take us back to when we were kids and we had to ruin our awesome Halloween costumes with coats and bulky sweatpants to keep warm. The kids are out there working hard this Halloween night, so don't be an ass. Cough up the candy. Tuesday 31st, Halloween Night >>>"Devo Tribute Night" at Chop Suey. Teeth and Hair, The Pleasureboaters, The Torn ACLs, A Gun That Shoots Knives.........

If Seattlest had any female friends, we'd totally make them go with us to Salon Dewi tomorrow night: Salon Dewi invites you to the launch party for Girlactik Beauty and Mary Green Lingerie. Pre-funk [yeeesssss!] with us Saturday, and let Dewi update your look or just make you look like a fabulous DIVA for the night. We have invited Erin Orden, Seattle's own make-up superstar. She will be rocking the house and creating that......

Tonight at the Baltic Room is the widely anticipated Rock Paper Scissors Tournament. Thus far, Seattlest is a far better scholar than player, besting none in tournament play while coaching others to near-victory. We think our luck's about to change though, as we managed to best our opponent yesterday in pre-tournament play. We have a good feeling about tonight - but we've said that every time and not had that work out. In any......

A little something for everyone. Consider next Monday's show the icing on the delicious music-y cake. Tuesday 12th >>> Sarathan Records Showcase w/The Purrs, Two Loons for Tea, Christopher Blue, Shane Bartell at Neumo's. Local label Sarathan Records is going to show off some of the bands on their roster. They've got great t-shirt designs, so the merch is top-notch. 8pm; $5. 21+ >>> Jeff Lang at Tractor Tavern. A blues guitar master from......

So, there's that big, crowded festival-thingy going on this weekend and we could recommend a bunch of stuff to hit there, but ah, we're far too lazy to do that. Here's the schedule - make yourself happy. No one's looking. Tuesday 29th >>> The Maldives at The Tractor. Ease into the week with some slow-ass folk tonight. 9pm; $6. Wednesday 30th >>> Pretty Girls Make Graves, Sunday Night Blackout, Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive......

Seattlest doesn't find this picture funny at all. We know firsthand how hard those awkward years of high school can be. The pimples, the pants that didn't fit right, the God-awful hours spent wishing Heather Cannon would think of us as more than that creepy guy staring at her. If you think this picture is funny, well, you're a bad person. Tuesday 22nd >>> Reigncraft Vol. 6 Record Release Party at Chop Suey. It's......

After kicking our collective asses for four consecutive days, the heat is finally backing down. So pull yourself together. Go outside again -- especially to Capitol Hill this weekend. Tuesday 25th >>> The Long Winters at Sonic Boom in Ballard. Putting The Days To Bed, the third LP from Seattle's The Long Winters, combines the lyrical intimacy and melodic complexity of the Ultimatum EP with the guitar pop rave-ups of the bands previous full lengths.......

This week Seattlest invites you to get your hand out of your pants and join us for some shows... Wednesday 12th >>> WIRE presents: Pleasurecraft This is a Blackout cd release; performing live with New Gray Area at The Baltic Room 9pm; Free! Thursday 13th >>> The Clumsy Lovers at St. Edward State Park (Kenmore) >>> "Trapped In The Closet!" at Rebar 7pm doors; 8pm show, $10 >>> Refugee All Stars of Sierra Leone......

We extolled the virtues of Rock Paper Scissors before, so you can read that for the background on why we're lucky to have a tournament. Well, it's time for a new tournament, this time, the Capitol Hill edition. Tonight, at 8pm at the Baltic Room, it's time for Seattlest to assert its dominance. After months of reading strategy and practice, we're confident that we can make it past the first round this time, and......

[This is part three of a series of posts on Movement, Detroit's Electronic Music Festival, held Memorial Day weekend. Part one introduced the festival using Seattle events as points of reference. Part two described the musical experience.] Along with a Seattle contingent of attendees, the last few editions of the Detroit Electronic Music Festival have featured Seattle talent on the bill. Last year Jeff Samuel played the Paxahau-sponsored Underground Stage, while Jerry Abstract played an......

[This is part two of a series of posts on Movement, Detroit's Electronic Music Festival, held Memorial Day weekend. Part one introduced the festival using Seattle events as points of reference.] As with any good music festival, Movement/DEMF draws the crowds by way of compelling musical acts. Despite the festival organization moving to new hands once again this year, the lineup didn't suffer at all, managing to provide a large degree of variety and exploring......

The middle of the year is approaching, so we think it's fair to give you an update on the folks we listed as creating some of the best tracks to come out of the area last year. For those of you who missed out the first time, here's a second chance to hear what the Pac NW is putting out into the world. Suntzu Sound - Tickles SunTzu Sound is building on their momentum in......

Today is No Pants Day. It's also Cinco De Mayo. Seattlest thinks celebrations for the former will get started after celebrations for the latter, continuing until tomorrow. Since they'll run into tomorrow anyway, Seattlest declares this weekend No Pants Weekend. You can celebrate as you see fit, but for all the ladies, tomorrow's DJ Assault show is going to be the place to get your Girls Gone Wild on. The recommended trip to PDX for......

So the music at Tuesday's Oscillate was great. Jeff Milligan's set was wonderful to listen to, and those boys from Innerflight completely brought it, playing the best Seattlest has ever seen them play. But Seattlest is going to have to break it down a bit here: Jeff Milligan is a dick. There were apparently some monitor issues and some other minor technical issues, but from the crowd's perspective everything was ok, since it sounded......

The bar is set extraordinarily low for visual entertainment from DJs. Most opt to just mix tracks on two turntables, and while that (hopefully) sounds good, it's just doesn't have the same presence as a band. That's why showmen like Jamie Lidell or Jeremy Ellis and John Arnold are such breaths of fresh air, giving a crowd something to watch while providing the body with a rhythmic imperative. Tonight's Oscillate with Jeff Milligan should prove......

You've got two options for where you should be Saturday night. Sure, there's more going on, but you'll have to trust us when we say that these two are where the action is. Anything else just won't be as good...unless it is. Buzz has been high for the Seattle return of Jamie Lidell. After stealing the show opening for Four Tet last year, the praise has been non-stop, and rightfully so. Lidell manages to make......

It'd be nice to be able to say that the electronic music scene is able to avoid the trappings of the Seattle hipsteritis. You'd think that when most of your product is meant for dancing, that that's what a crowd will do. Hardly. Even with a healthy crowd, it takes a lot of time (and liquid courage) to get a crowd worked up, and that's usually "worked up" by Seattle standards, which implies a lot......

Daylight savings time either starts or ends on Sunday, which means that you either get or lose an hour! What are you going to do or not do with it? Here's our plans... Donte is saving up his energy for Alpacapalooza this weekend. Sure, he'll be attending Rithma at Trinity on Friday, and DJ Minx on Saturday at the Baltic Room, but Alpacapalooza (and the high potential for funnel cake) is what has him really......