For the biggest name in Seattle music, theres no such thing as a sophomore slumpthe exquisite Helplessness Blues is a full-blown commercial and critical smash; surprisingly, tickets to both Paramount shows were still available at press time. With The Walkmen. ERIN K. THOMPSON
Tue., Sept. 6, 7:30 p.m.; Wed., Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m., 2011