A Crayola gets down to Elphaba at last year's Capitol Hill Block Party, courtesy of Seattlest Flickr contributor iamdonte One word, with regards to Seattlest and the Capitol Hill Block Party: stoked! There are so many music options that we (that would be Katelyn and Audrey) decided to give you a couple ways to plan each day of this year's block party. Of course, feel free to mix and match acts as you see fit.......

Tonight, Das Llamas celebrate their new album Class Wars: K-12 at the Comet. The local rock fourpiece stomp out a little bit of everything, from synthy no-wave punk to dirty electro rock, offering up "a platypus of sound that is a new noise in a new era." Tonight is also the second of three shows (in three nights) for the CD release of Sounds from the Seattle Underground, care of the good folks at NadaMucho.......

Another year, another Wig Bash. The local music website/indie PR firm is celebrating their fourth year in existence with four shows, two in Seattle followed by another two in Spokane, excellent line-ups for all. Festivities kick off tomorrow night with the official Wig Bash 08 preshow. Check it: Thursday, March 27 @ The Comet (preshow) Blackie (Blondie tribute band) -- headlining Paris Spleen Mistress & the Misters Oh Man! 9pm, $6 Friday, March 28......

With everyone still nursing their post-NYE hangover, there's not much going on this weekend in terms of live music. In fact, your best venue bet for the foreseeable future is Chop Suey. Head there tonight to help Unscrew the Croc Employees with a all-local lineup including Coconut Coolouts, The Intelligence, The Girls, and Das Llamas. Tonight there's also Carrie Akre's last show before she takes a loooooong (and well-deserved) break. It's at the Triple Door.......

Twenty-one year-old Mercury Prize nominee Jamie T has his first show in Seattle at the Croc Saturday, and it's a big 'un: John in the Morning at Night. He'll be primarily playing from his debut full-length, but we're sure he'll throw in a few songs not found on Panic Prevention. After all, as Jamie himself said, "There's, what, sixteen songs on the album? I had about forty-five songs for that record, just because I'd......

British boy wonder/musical polyglot Jamie T makes his first trip to Seattle to play the latest incarnation of John in the Morning at Night, coming up this Saturday at the Croc. On his debut full-length Panic Prevention, the young Mr. T. makes veritable sound collages, amalgams of rock, reggae, punk, soul, rap, heavy cockney accents, and assorted audio clips. That's exactly why he gets comparisons that run the gamut from a baby Bob Dylan......

Yes, the line-up for Bumbershoot is more than underwhelming, but check this shit out: John in the Morning at Night Featuring: Maps, Vampire Weekend*, Jamie T., Das Llamas & Joy Wants Eternity September 22nd, 2007 Crocodile Cafe Presale Starts: Now Presale Ends: Thursday, July 19th On Sale to Public: Friday, July 20th Password: JITMAN With three big-time buzz bands on the bill and two solid local up-and-comers, a line-up that strong (and a venue......

Perhaps in celebration of Pluto's demotion, this Sunday ushers in a new monthly showcase at the Mars Bar. The Iterative Rock Interaction---awkwardly acronymed "IRI," and even more awkwardly pronounced "eerie"---debuts Sunday, August 27th at 8pm. The opening night's the oddman out, on the last Sunday of the month and starting early. The series will continue every third Sunday of the month (September 17th, October 15th, November 16th, and so on and so forth) at......