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Jega, Wednesday, August 12: Now that we're a decade removed from the '90s electronica boom, electronic artists seem free to create ear-pleasing fusions without the pressure to innovate. Case in point, Manchester-via-L.A.'s Dylan Nathan, AKA Jega. Returning to the scene with Variance, a sprawling new double-album (on u-Ziq's Planet Mu label) that was nine years in the making, Jega's programming touch shows the natural ease of an artist who isn't self-conscious about his musical vocabulary. Whether that has any bearing on how deeply electronica has sunken into the culture at large is up for debate, but Variance is so smoothly executed it's easy to miss how masterful Jega is at extracting brilliant melodies from his soundscapes. His fondness for breakbeats aside, at its most expansive Jega's latest work evokes images of one-time labelmates Boards Of Canada re-interpreting the Blade Runner soundtrack. Which is to say that Variance is a work of considerable dramatic beauty and power, but ultimately shaped by Jega's signature sense of discretion. With Obelus, ndCv. Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison St. 324-8000. 9 p.m. $7. Note by SABY REYES-KULKARNI

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The Dodos, Rock the Bells, and Sounds Outside are also performances in

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Moby spun at The Showbox at The Market on Sunday, June 8.

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Moby spun at The Showbox at The Market on Sunday, June 8.

Moby spun at The Showbox at The Market on Sunday, June 8. The man of the hour hid…

Tony Bennett at the main stage

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The sun stayed out for another day, and Tony Bennett, Yelawolf and

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Sahn Junior Pham, center, at Venom, boasts I've converted everyone to the Goose. His living room is home to about 100 empty bottles of the premium vodka.

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Vodka shots, dancing at Venom, and 3 a.m. noodles in the ID:

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Hempfest in Seattle, Wash., on Sunday, August 22, 2010. (Photo by Matthew Williams for The Seattle Weekly)

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Hempfest is “the largest annual protest festival in the world” and this

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Performance troupe The Cabiri performed Daedalus Rising and celebrated their 10th Anniversary

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Scotland Barr and the Slow Drags at the Tractor Tavern.

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Here is a look at the late show at the Tractor Tavern

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Wednesday, July 23You know that saying, aEœreeks of potential?aE Well, the phrase is apt for Bellingham trio Jet Lag Palm. These boys seem to have come up with a particularly intoxicating aroma that possesses a heavy, heavy top note of Replacements , an under note of Wilco, wispy hints of Whiskeytown on a bender, The Boss and Budweiser. With Ryan Purcell, Sean Knox and the Lonely Lovers, Lucky Suns. Comet Tavern, 922 E. Pike St., 323-9853, 8 p.m. Listen to Break In Two.

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Kill Hannah, Jet Lag Palm and The Subways made the list too.

Kill Hannah, Jet Lag Palm and The Subways made the list too. Check out briefs, photos and audio…

Michael Schenker, Wednesday, July 8: With his signature black-and-white Flying V in hand, Michael Schenker has easily had as much, if not more, of a stamp on heavy rock as his more visible older brother, Scorpions guitarist Rudolf Schenker. His flightiness as a member of the Scorpions and UFO (as well as missed bids to join Aerosmith and Ozzy) sealed SchenkeraE™s fate as a cult act in the U.S. But thataE™s not a bad thing, as the artistic integrity of his body of work still stands. Unlike the majority of his guitar-shredder brethren, in his prime Schenker had a knack (not unlike Ronnie Montrose) for showcasing the interplay of his supporting musicians, rather than shred to the detriment of the music. Which is not to say that Schenker didnaE™t shred, just that he was able to tuck his technical chops into the invigorating drive of heavy blues-rock. The inclusion of one of his songs on the Metallica edition of Guitar Hero isnaE™t likely to make Schenker a household name any time soon, but a recent clip of a young girl rocking his aEœCaptain NemoaE on a Japanese TV show hints at his renown in other markets. With Doug Doppler, A Lesson in Chaos, Choker. Studio Seven, 110 S. Horton St. 286-1312.. 7 p.m. $23 adv., $25 dos. All ages. Note by SABY REYES-KULKARNI

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Men, The Veils, and Fear Before the March of Flames are also

Men, The Veils, and Fear Before the March of Flames are also rocking Seattle this week. Check out…

Here's a look inside the 2009 Sakura-Con Anime Convention at the Washington

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Here’s a look inside the 2009 Sakura-Con Anime Convention at the Washington

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From photographs that inspire triple-takes and videos not for the faint-of-heart, to

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Seattle Erotic Ball went down for Mardi Gras on Tuesday, Feb. 24

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Seattle Erotic Ball went down for Mardi Gras on Tuesday, Feb. 24

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See if you can guess which of these folks were seen at

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On May 29, Capitol Hill club, The War Room celebrated its four-year anniversary.

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Darrius Willrich, Wednesday, April 29: Keys-and-voice guy Darrius Willrich does aEœgrown and sexyaE R&B with semi-hard beats, kind of like Quiet Storm hip hop. ItaE™s a mature style, churched-up and with a jazzy edge, and takes urban sounds to warm, elegant heights. Not elegant NEW heights, mind youaE”female Seattle sensation Choklate delivers similar music to audiences all across town, sometimes with Willrich on stageaE”but itaE™s still top-shelf soul. ItaE™s also all-local, from schooling (Willrich went to Cornish) to producing (backdrops are courtesy local guy Vitamin D, an erstwhile hip hop star) to recording (across the street from The Seattle Times, at the Woodshed on Fairview). Triple Door Mainstage, 216 Union St., 838-4333. 7:30 p.m. $25 adv., $30 dos. All ages. Note by ANDREW MATSON

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Pluckers from around the country descended on Tacoma's Hotel Murano (formerly The Sheraton) for one of the season's largest festivals of its kind in the nation. Norris Astor plays banjo with for the Ebony Hillbillies from NYC.

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Come one, come all, to venues big and small… here’s a look

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Lil Wayne brought Tha Carter III to KeyArena on Sunday, Jan. 25.

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Lil Wayne brought Tha Carter III to KeyArena on Sunday, Jan. 25.

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Pemberton, B.C. is a dust bowl of treat, kids. Here’s a look

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A Peak Inside Seattle Erotic Ball : Seattle Erotic Ball went down for Mardi Gras on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at Trinity Nightclub in Pioneer Square.

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