The Seattle-PI asks in the headline of a couple-hundred-word story a question we could answer in one word and a single photo. The P-I: Have hippie dancers become a dying breed at Bumbershoot? Answer: No. Evidence: Dancing Scarf Guy by Seattlest Flickr Photog smohundro......

Hempfest is probably the best weekend of people-watching in Seattle. Hippies, psuedo hippies, hip-hop kids, wide-eyed first-comers, and everyone in between congregate on the boulder-rimmed shores of Myrtle Edwards Park for the annual summer gathering of stoners masquerading as "hemp advocates." Anyone who has ever been knows it’s more like a cauldron of bad speeches, Lyndon LaRouche flyers, and sloppily dressed teens, but it’s worth a glance if you’ve never been. Edmond’s own travel......

HIPPIES UNITE: Innovative guitarist/singer/songwriter Keller Williams is a mainstay on the jamfolk scene and, much like Yonder Mountain Stringband (also on the bill tonight), is responsible for inspiring throngs of hippies to bounce and twirl. We've never caught him live, but we understand he puts on quite the show. He'll be at Marymoor tonight, blowing some minds. 7 p.m. // Marymoor Park // $29.50 IT TOOK A LOT OF MONEY TO START MY HEART: If......

This is the Folklife we remember fondly. Photo by Seattlest Flickr contributor pdgibson The ever-dangerous folk music festival scene strikes again! While we were enjoying Sasquatch and the teeming crowds of drunks it brings, there was apparently a shooting at the peace-and-love-in that is the Folklife Festival. The most intense thing at the Folklife that we knew and loved were over-enthusiastic marimba players and drum circles. Apparently, times have changed. Three people were injured on......

Last night's show at Chop Suey was solid. Sure, they threw an extra band on the bill (meaning that it was doors 8, show 8:30), but both Ra Ra Riot and The Little Ones delivered with tight sets. And yet, there was something troubling in the air. What was it? Two words: Nag Champa. We have discussed this before: venues burning incense at a show is a no-no. Look, our seasonal allergies have been......