It's not often that Seattlest shows up early to a show to catch an entire bill, since we've learned that the extra time is often not worth the effort. Saturday was a thankful exception to the rule, with all three bands on the Parts & Labor/Erase Errata/ADULT. bill worth the price of admission on their own. It was the last night for that package, and it was obvious that all bands involved knew they were part of something pretty remarkable. Here we'll focus on Parts & Labor, but know that Erase Errata kept things uncompromising, as did ADULT., which kicked off an electro-artpunk dance party to close out the evening. more ›

Bumbershoot sent out an email this morning announcing a bunch of acts for this year's Smaller, Better Festival. There's even more hiphop on the bill with the addition of local act Blue Scholars and Common Market and Brit chick Lady Sovereign (who we're looking forward to seeing with The Streets soon). Area indie rockers Crystal Skulls and Rocky Votolato will be there and to continue the trend of one Brit band for every couple of local acts Badly Drawn Boy is now scheduled. more ›