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du Maurier International Jazz Festival Held at 37 venues around Vancouver, the du Maurier celebrates its 15th year with a typically strong lineup that stretches jazz's boundaries to include blues, pop, and world music. This year's highlights include the Brad Mehldau Trio, the Nicholas Payton Quintet, Cesaria Evora, Rickie Lee Jones, Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio, and Jonny Lang. More adventurous programming includes DJ Spooky and AALY Trio with Ken Vandermark. For a complete schedule, call 888-438-5200 or go to www.jazzvancouver.com/jazzfest2000. For tickets in Seattle, call 206-628-0888. Fri 6/23-Sun 7/2.
D'Angelo Five years in the making, the Virginia soul stirrer's Voodoo (Virgin) is one of the year's most-praised albums and his shows have received even fiercer accolades. And, yes, ladies, he will take off his shirt. Pier 62/63, 628-0888. $43. Sun 8/13 at 7.
EMP Grand Opening The museum celebrates its Grand Opening with a weekend of festivities that will likely go down in history as one of the hottest summer music festivals ever. From Metallica to Bob Mould, Built to Spill to Bo Diddley, Ann and Nancy Wilson to No Doubt, James Brown to Beck, this weekend is sure to get the mercury rising even if the Northwest weather doesn't comply. Some shows are free, some come with a hefty price tag; check out www.emplive.com for details or call 628-0888. Seattle Center. Fri 6/23-Sun 6/25.
LadyFest 2000 This multimedia event promises to be everything you'd expect from that hotbed of indie culture and artistic intelligentsia, Olympia. Besides the groundbreaking pop and rock acts set to perform—Bratmobile, Sleater-Kinney, the Need, Sarah Dougher—the week-long event will include steamy spoken word, simmering films, and sultry visual arts. See www.ladyfest.org for more information or call 360-252-2086. The Capital Theatre and other venues in Olympia. $5-$8 for individual events, $50 for full passes. Tue 8/1-Sun 8/6.
Bumbershoot Geez, has it been 30 years already? The Seattle Center will buzz again this Labor Day as the four-day monstrosity named (slangily) for one of this city's unofficial symbols, the umbrella, consumes Queen Anne. Programming the last few years has been inspired, with cutting-edge acts like Sonic Youth and Sleater-Kinney mixing it up with pop heroes such as Beck and Everlast, and a range of others from Loudon Wainwright to the Roots; lotsa locals weigh in as well. Of course, there's food, arts, and those pesky drum circles too, but with so much music going on at Bumbershoot's dozen or so stages, it's hard enough to keep up as it is. Ani Difranco, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Iris DeMent are on board this year; look for the full schedule to be announced July 14. Seattle Center, 628-0888. Fri 9/1-Mon 9/4.
Ricky Martin Let's face it: It's been a year, and you still can't get that damn song out of your head, can you? Neither can we—and we're not complaining, either. Tacoma Dome, 2727 East, Tacoma, 628-0888. $35-75adv. Wed 7/26 at 8.
Destiny's Child Four nice 18-year-old girls from Houston who completely own the radio right now, thanks to a pair of killer singles: "Bills, Bills, Bills" and "Say My Name." Seattle Center Opera House, 628-0888. $24-$28adv. Fri 6/9 at 7:30.
Britney Spears/'N Sync What's hotter than Britney in a tube top? Those 'N Sync boys with their shirts off, that's what. We're sweating already. Britney Spears: Gorge Amphitheatre, 754 Silica Rd NW, Quincy, 628-0888. $37.55-$48.05. Fri 8/11 at 7:30. 'N Sync: Tacoma Dome, 628-0888. $39.75-$49.75. Tue 6/13 at 7:30.
Warped Tour How many tours have not one but two bands with four-letter names ending in X in their lineup? Only the NOFX- and MxPx-bolstered Warped Tour. Long the skaterat's festival of choice, the Vans-sponsored tour always lines up the finest in punk talent, from the poppy Green Day and Donnas to the harder Suicide Machines, as well as some choice wild cards like the skankin' Mighty Mighty Bosstones and old-school-style hip-hoppers Jurassic 5. Gorge Amphitheatre, 754 Silica Rd NW, Quincy, 628-0888. $25adv, plus $25 per campsite per night. Mon 7/4 at 10am.
Eruption Sure to be one of the hot spots of the already steamy Gay Pride weekend, Manray presents Eruption Party, a block party where all your neighbors are muy caliente and the best accessory is just a hint of glowing perspiration. Headlining the show is Deborah Cooper of C&C Music Factory. More live DJs, mayhem, and merriment are sure to complete the event. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit Gay City Youth. Manray, Belmont and E Pine. 568-0750. Sat 6/24 at 1pm.
Pain in the Grass Now in its 11th year, Pain in the Grass offers a quick escape from the workweek, with free shows featuring mostly local acts taking place every Friday evening throughout the summer at the Seattle Center. Past years have featured many Seattle rockers who have gone on to bigger things, from Pearl Jam to the Presidents to the Posies. The schedule should be announced by early June at www.paininthegrass.com. Fri 6/30-Fri 8/25 at 6. Free.
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SIL2K Summer Season Strategic Improvisation Laboratories 2000 has been building a strong base for experimental music with its weekly series at I-Spy. It's impossible to predict how most of these shows will turn out—which is half the fun of going. Amy Denio and Fred Chalenor, A.Frequency, and Rebreather play on Mon 6/5. Also appearing are: Electron Love Theory, Fabric, and DJ Aaron (Mon 6/12); Minus +, Steve Barsotti, and Dave Knott (Mon 6/19); Anansi, Mutant Data Orchestra, and Tripod (Mon 6/26). And don't miss the 15th Annual Seattle Improvised Music Festival, featuring Toshi Makihara v. Wally Shoup, Bill Horist v. KK Null, and Intonarumori, among others (Wed 6/28). I-Spy. $7.
