To celebrate the release of their highly anticipated Sub Pop debut awE naturalE, local duo THEESatisfaction headline a night showcasing some of the brightest lights of Seattle’s next generation of hip hop and beyond. No filler here, but expect awE naturalE to hold the spotlight with ease. Under a half-hour in length, the LP nonetheless covers much ground, distilling the duo’s unique blend of spacey hip hop beats, jazzy singing and samples, and fiercely feminine rapping into 12 of their strongest, deepest-hitting tracks to date. Come early to see multifaceted musician/rapper/producer OC Notes and young beatmaker Chocolate Chuck do their things. With OC Notes, Chocolate Chuck. ERIC GRANDY

Thu., March 29, 8 p.m., 2012