Wednesday, July 27Creation FestJesus is just all right with the many folks

Published 7:00 am Monday, October 9, 2006

Wednesday, July 27Creation FestJesus is just all right with the many folks involved with this annual tribute to (literally) biblical pop. Among the headliners: Audio Adrenaline, Newsboys, Michael W. Smith, Jeremy Camp, MercyMe, tobyMac, Relient K, David Crowder Band, Casting Crowns, and more. Gorge Amphitheatre, 754 Silica Rd. N.W., George, 206-628-0888, 8 a.m. $36–$100 Also Thurs., July 28–Sat., July 30The Long RangerWorking with his sister, Shorty Circuit, and their bass player, the uncleverly monikered Seth, the Long Ranger’s electro-pop has been making its way to great stages, recently opening for the Go! Team. Expect some breakdancing to go down at this benefit for D9 Dance Collective, with Sleepy Eyes of Death, Fankick!, and more. Sunset Tavern, 8 p.m. $10Stanley JordanThe renowned jazz guitarist’s new, Web-only-so-far disc, Ragas, was recorded at Jazz Alley, so it was a natural that he’d stop by for a few days to play from it. Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, 7:30 p.m. $7 Also Thurs., July 28–Sun., July 31Tears for FearsIt’s hard to overestimate the reviving effect Donnie Darko had on these underrated ’80s pop prophets. “Head Over Heels” was the music cue for the film’s amazing slo-mo survey of high-school castes and cliques, and Michael Andrews and Gary Jules’ cover of “Mad World” tops the original. Go in ’80s attire for the full experience. Jimmy Chamberlin Complex open. Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville, 7 p.m. $39.50–$59.50Thursday, July 28Ladyfest OlympiaThis year is a milestone for Ladyfest, an annual celebration of female-centric arts and activism that spread from Olympia to cities across the globe in a scant five years. Along with performances, there’ll be workshops on guitar and drum playing, and an incredible amount of film screenings. Scheduled performers include Wanda Jackson, Anna Oxygen, Rebecca Pearcy, Metalux, Mary Timony, the Gossip, King Cobra, Liarbird, and more. Also Fri., July 29–Sun., July 31. Capitol Theater, 206 Fifth Ave., Olympia, 360-357-3722. For additional venues and information: www.ladyfestolympia.orgMuMaurice Fulton and Mutsumi Kanamori are the Paul and Linda of vomit disco; their new Out of Breach (Manchester’s Revenge) (Output) is one of the best and weirdest dance records of the year. Romance open.War Room, 9 p.m. $5Mystery Girls + Honey HushThe cover of the Mystery Girls’ Something in the Water (In the Red) suggests an obsession with the Rolling Stones, and the blues-rock inside confirms it. Nothing monumental about white boys from the Midwest playing the blues and feeling like punks, but the Mystery Girls do have moxie. Funhouse, 9:30 p.m. $5The Salteens + Math & Physics Club + TullycraftThe only way this conglomeration of indie-frothy bands could be anymore twee is if they handed out vanilla ice-cream cones at the door—in cup cones, not those harsh, sharp-at-the-bottom sugar ones. This is not necessarily a complaint, since all three acts do this type of thing quite well. This is a CD release party for Math & Physics Club. Chop Suey, 8 p.m. $7Shoplifting + Pussy Chop BananaWall of Sound presents Pussy Chop Banana, who are like an X-rated art punk version of the Shaggs, and Shoplifting, who are the most rhythmically keen political party in town. Rendezvous, 10:30 p.m. $5White Gold + Secret Civilians (Dejha from Rotten Apples) + The Champagne of BandsJoining the Rotten Apples’ Dejha Colantuono in Secret Civilians are Ruby Doe drummer Joshua Gabriel, Harvey Danger/Nevada Bachelors guitarist Mike Squires, and keyboardist/laptopper Joey Veneziani. Colantuno’s projects often strive to connect new wave, rock, and soul; Secret Civilians get her there. Crocodile Cafe, 9 p.m. $6Friday, July 29Maria del Mar BonetBorn in Majorca and raised in Barcelona, vocalist del Mar Bonet has worked for 30 years with internationally known composers around the Mediterranean, receiving a National Prize in 1992 for popularizing Catalan folk music with her sultry voice and demeanor. Luis Delgado, Dimitri Psonis, Javier Mas, Feliu Casull, Dani Espasa, and Jordi Caspar round out the ensemble for her first Seattle concert. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 7 p.m. $24–$32 adv./$28–$36Saturday, July 30Bob DylanWhen he opened the 2005 volley of his never-ending tour here, he faced his six-piece band like a schoolmaster behind an electric keyboard. His pupils did their teacher proud, too—finding new grooves for old favorites, they made the night sing as much as Dylan’s gargling-and-proud ululations did. It’s a sensation worth experiencing again. Maryhill Winery, 9774 Highway #14, Goldendale, 877-627-9445, 6:30 p.m. $49.50–$116Capitol Hill Block PartyInsanity! Excitement! More good local bands than you can count! Well, maybe not quite, but one hell of a lot of good local bands! Bad Juju Lounge: Kingsley, Moc Moc, Sick Bees, Stab Master Arson, Pleasurecraft, No Fi Soul Rebellion, Bullion Brothers, Chuck Yay-grr! Mainstage: Razrez, Kuma, 3 Inches of Blood, the Thermals, Supersuckers, Blue Scholars, the Presidents of the United States of America. VERA Stage: Levi Fuller and the Library, Mikaela’s Fiend, Mon Frere, Fall of Troy, Yaphet Kotto, Fankick!, the Saturday Knights, IQU. Decibel Stage: Greg Jaspen, Paul Edwards, Greg Skidmore, DJ Eddie, Nordic Soul, Kristina Childs, Mori, Jacob London, Lusine. Pike Street off Broadway, noon. $12/dayFemi Kuti + Daara JThe scion of Afrobeat royalty Fela has a few grooves of his own worth attending to that it might be easier to hear if he weren’t working in such a long shadow. The opener is a trio that has been pioneering hip-hop in Senegal for a decade now, and whose work translates to the style’s land of birth pretty wonderfully. Showbox, 8 p.m. $22 adv./$25Motley CrueSure they’re the partying-downest band pretty much ever. Yep, it’s hard to resist some of the shout-alongs. But honestly—even if you have a soft spot for their genre, these guys pretty much bite it, and now they’re over the hill on top of that. Something tells us that the memories are better than the reality ever was and should be left alone. White River Amphitheatre, 40601 Auburn Emunclaw Rd., Auburn, 206-628-0888, 6 p.m. $39Robbie FulksOn the new Georgia Hard (Yep Roc), Fulks is handy with kiss-offs (“It’s Always Raining Somewhere,” “Goodbye, Cruel Girl”—”And don’t forget to hurt”) as well as subcultural satire like “Countrier Than Thou,” in which the author of “Roots Rock Weirdoes” gets in a dig at that Texas “country sheriff walkin’ with a frat boy’s brain” you people inexplicably keep voting for. Sunset Tavern, 7 p.m. $10.Also Fri., July 29 at Bishops Cafe and Lounge, 17618 Vashon Hwy S.W., Vashon Island, 8 p.m. $10 adv./$12.Von IvaFormer 7-Year Bitch Elizabeth Davis-Simpson wields the bass in this soul-shaking quartet, though frontwoman Jillian Iva steals the show with her robust voice and killer dancing. With the Groovie Ghoulies, Teenage Harlets, Izabelle, and Death by Doll. El Corazon, 8 p.m. $7Wanda JacksonThe mother of rockabilly made a few great, raucous hits in the ’50s and has been bringing them to life for true believers ever since. Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers open. Tractor Tavern, 9 p.m. $15Sunday, July 31Beth Ditto Benefit: Pretty Girls Make Graves + Tracy and the Plastics + The Cops + SiberianThe extreme cost and inaccessibility of health care continues to be a problem for Seattle’s working musicians, as most recently shown in Gossip vocalist Beth Ditto’s emergency gall bladder operation. This show of local all-stars aims to help, and is $2 off with a Capitol Hill Block Party wristband. Nuemo’s, 9 p.m. $10, All-AgesCapitol Hill Block PartyMore insanity, more excitement, more whatever else you want to insert here. Bad Juju Lounge: Pontoon, New Fangs, the Ruby Doe, the Crutches, the Village Green. Mainstage: Band of Horses, Mountain Con, These Arms Are Snakes, the Gossip, Built to Spill. VERA Stage: Racetrack, 31 Knots, Mary Timony, the Stereo Future, Aqueduct, Akimbo, Doomsday 1999, Shoplifting. Decibel Stage: Electrosect, Misha, Kris Moon, Brandy Westmore, Terso, Jerry Abstract, Obelus, Codebase, Caro. Pike Street off Broadway, noon. $12/dayMonday, August 1Joe McPheeThe legendary Chicago free jazz saxophonist makes a rare and welcome local appearance, with bassist Michael Bisio and poet Paul Harding in support.Tractor Tavern, 8 p.m. $12Modest MouseYep, them again—only, you know, with a bigger audience this time. Paramount Theatre, 7:30 p.m. $25Tuesday, August 2The Turn-Ons + Mono in VCF + New West MotelsThree great bands + one skating rink = a helluva lot of fun. Shoot the duck with the Turn-Ons, get your slow-skate on with darkly dreamy popsters Mono in VCF, and grab a hottie for smooching in the corner during the New West Motels. Skate King, 2301 140th Ave. N.E., Bellevue, 7 p.m. $7 (includes skate rental), All-AgesWaldemar BastosThis Angolan/Portuguese singer makes some of the supplest, most ingratiating might-as-well-be-soul music around, and the venue couldn’t be better to hear him in. Triple Door, 7:30 p.m. $20 adv./$23UPCOMING SHOWSAug 3 Goldie, Chop SueyAug 3 Patty Griffin, Woodland Park ZooAug 4 Nikka Costa, Chop SueyAug 4-7 Terence Blanchard, Dimitriou’s Jazz AlleyAug 5 Gipsy Kings, Chateau Ste. MichelleAug 6 Aimee Mann, South Lake Union ParkAug 6 The White Stripes + Sleater-Kinney, Gorge AmphitheatreAug 7 Hugh Masakela, Triple DoorAug 8 Avril Lavigne, White River AmphitheatreAug 10 Celtic Woman, Benaroya HallAug 10 Alison Krauss & Union Station, Marymoor ParkAug 10 Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, Moore TheatreAug 10 The Brotherhood Tour, South Lake Union ParkAug 10 Tinsley Ellis, Triple DoorAug 10 Violent Femmes, Woodland Park ZooAug 11 Bruce Springsteen, KeyArenaAug 11 Ozzfest 2005, White River AmphitheatreAug 11 Jim White, Triple DoorAug 12-13 B.B. King Blues Festival, South Lake Union ParkAug 13 Jack Johnson, Gorge AmphitheatreAug 13 Natalie MacMaster, Marymoor ParkAug 14 David Gray, Moore TheatreAug 14 Jesse Winchester, Triple DoorAug 15 Michael Burks, Triple DoorAug 16 Liz Phair, Crocodile CafeAug 16 Coldplay, White River AmphitheatreAug 16-21 Bob James Trio, Dimitriou’s Jazz AlleyAug 17 Johnny Clegg, Triple DoorAug 17 Cowboy Junkies, Woodland Park ZooAug 19-21 Dave Matthews Band + North Mississippi Allstars, Gorge AmphitheatreAug 19 Delbert McClinton, Marymoor ParkAug 19 Pink Martini, Chateau Ste. MichelleAug 20 Dinosaur Jr., ShowboxAug 20 Keali’l Reichl, South Lake Union ParkAug 21 Amy Grant, Chateau Ste. MichelleAug 23-28 Eddie Palmieri, Dimitriou’s Jazz AlleyAug 24 John Mellancamp + John Fogerty, White River AmphitheatreAug 24 Los Lobos, Woodland Park ZooAug 25 Susan Tedeschi, South Lake Union ParkAug 26 Ben Folds + Rufus Wainwright + Ben Lee, Chateau Ste. MichelleAug 26 Trio, South Lake Union ParkAug 27 James Taylor, Gorge AmphitheatreAug 28 Brian Wilson, Paramount TheatreAug 28 Neko Case, Woodland Park ZooAug 31 Earth, Wind & Fire + Chicago, White River AmphitheatreAug 31 Taj Mahal Trio, Woodland Park ZooSept 1 Pearl Jam, Gorge AmphitheatreSept 2 The New Pornographers, ShowboxSept 2-3 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers + Black Crowes, Gorge AmphitheatreSept 4 Crosby, Stills & Nash, Maryhill AmphitheatreSept 8 Tori Amos, Chateau Ste. MichelleSept 9 Sigur Ros, ParamountSept 9 Destiny’s Child + Mario + Amerie, KeyArenaSept 9 Oasis + Jet + Kasabian, Everett Events CenterSept 10 Keith Urban, Gorge AmphitheatreSept 16 Overkill, Studio 7Sept 16 Royksopp, ShowboxSept 17-18 Dead Can Dance, Paramount TheatreSept 20 Santana, Everett Events CenterSept 20 Neil Diamond, KeyArenaSept 21 The Arcade Fire, Paramount TheatreSept 23 Nine Inch Nails + Queens of the Stone Age, KeyArenaSept 25 Robert Plant, Chateau Ste. MichelleSept 26 Green Day + Jimmy Eat World, Tacoma DomeSept 29 Four Tet, Neumo’sOct 15 Brooks and Dunn, White River AmphitheatreOct 30 Rolling Stones, KeyArenaNov 3 Paul McCartney, KeyArena