Sean Jewell – The 22nd installment of the Capitol Hill Block Party is underway. As you gear up for the second day of action, here’s some quick festival advice: Hydrate. Eat something. Don’t forget your earplugs. Be patient, be kind.
Nicholas Anderson – The sun is setting upon Puget Sound and it hits the bricks of Pioneer Square they’re animated by its amber, making them look organic, like they might hold life. Maybe they do. There’s someone asleep and twitching under one of those heavy wool blankets that come in the back of U-Hauls. People are wandering around, staring at their phones and I am one of them. There’s a tent anchored with a cinder block to the sidewalk and a guy not much younger than me is crouched inside of it playing a guitar. I wonder if he has tickets to Upstream. Hell, maybe he’s playing it.
Andy Perkovich – On June 15, I spent a good chunk of my evening getting yelled at on Beacon Hill by three bands on Seattle’s venerable Good to Die Records. Unsurprisingly, I loved every second of it.
AJ Dent – Sasquatch! on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon. Nothing better. I drank my weight in water, ate an apple, tied my boots back up, and began the dusty trek from campground to concerts.
AJ Dent – I’m gonna cheat a bit on this rundown of my weekend and just play the cuts. You know? Like, if I’m making you a mixtape, I’m not putting on any songs that annoy me.
