At the KEXP music lounge at Bumbershoot yesterday, we had the pleasure of hearing twangy folk darling Justin Townes Earle announce that he will be playing a secret show tonight at the Tractor Tavern under the name “Alabama Finger Bang.” Earle will be playing tracks off his upcoming release, "Harlem River Blues", out later this month. One can only hope that he'll be selling band merchandise sporting that name, as well. more ›

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Still not Sub Popped out? After a long weekend chockablock of 20th anniversary festivities, Sub Pop has one more show to offer: tonight at Neumo's, it's Wolf Parade and Foals (along with openers The Listening Party). Even though the lineup has been "secret" for a while now, that Wolf Parade was playing was kinda obvious (see clues here). Foals was unexpected, though. Neumo's just made the official announcement of tonight's bill, noting that "tickets are already selling fast, even with the last-minute announcement." Tickets are available through Ticketswest and at the Moe Bar box office, which opens at 3 p.m. sharp. more ›

BOMBS BURSTING, ETC: Happy Independence Day! Grill up some zucchini, down a beer or three, and enjoy your day off. Ivars is doing their exploding chemicals thing after sunset, so if you're into that, sedate your dogs/chickens/goldfish and enjoy the 23 minute show over Elliott Bay. Or wherever: check here and here for your options. more ›

We usually don't like to talk about shows in the past and/or in a completely different city, but this one involves pure comedic gold. Everyone's favorite scientologist/hipster (scientologister?) Beck performed an allegedly secret show in New York City. As Tom DeLay can undoubtedly testify, it's hard to keep a secret these days, so the show sold out almost immediately. more ›