Sound on the Sound has five nights of concerts in a row this week! Usually August and the weeks before Bumbershoot are slim pickings in Seattle, but not this summer. For every night we’re already promised to a show, there’s at least one, often two other shows that we’d also love to go to.  Here’s how the week is looking.

Tuesday:

We already told you we’re heading to the Blue Moon for a special night of Acoustic Sets.

Bloodhag ::: photo by josh

If we weren’t going to the Moon, we’d be headed to the Funhouse to pick up a couple new books and get our dose of beloved literary metal from Bloodhag. And before the metal began, we’d be heading over to see The Moondoggies at a free In-Store at 7pm at the Queen Anne Easy Street.

Wednesday:

Builders and the Butchers ::: photo by Josh

Is the night I have been waiting months and months, actually years, like five of them to come…the return of Radiohead. However, if i wasn’t going to be driving to Auburn to see one of my favorite bands of all time, I’d be happily checking out one of two shows in Seattle.

We are still miffed we missed the Builders and the Butchers apparently incredible set at Capitol Hill Block Party. So we were super excited to see they would be playing Seattle soon, and then crestfallen when we realized we’d be missing them. If it were anyone other than Thom Yorke, I’d eschew the long ride to Auburn and head over to Ballard to catch these guys. If the Sunset is sold out, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was, head over to Chop Suey to check out Tacoma’s The Black Whales. We haven’t seen these guys yet, but they sound promising as hell.

Thursday:

The Moondoggies ::: photo by Josh

Thursday we will be celebrating a nearly perfect local line up and the release of a great new record, with The Moondoggies and SOTS favorite Whalebones at the Tractor Tavern in Ballard. If you’re not feeling some dusty rock’n'roll songs, head over to Fremont to catch H is for Hellgate, who will hopefully debut some of their killer new tunes from a their forthcoming record.

Friday:

Sera Cahoone ::: photo by abbey

We’ll be spending another night in Ballard Friday to catch our favorite Bay Area musician, Bhi Bhiman play his second Seattle show at Conor Byrne’s. If we weren’t so head-over-heels for Bhi we’d be heading to see my favorite Seattle chanteuse (take that Jesse Sykes) Sera Cahoone. No, no hate for Sykes–I just happen to think Cahoone and her velvety haunted vocals are criminally under-appreciated in this town.

Saturday:

Starfucker ::: photo by josh

Saturday Sound on the Sound will be out of town rocking out on a river for the day, but if we were staying in the city we’d be loving every act of the Carousel Festival  we could catch. While all of the DIYvenues are hosting some great acts, we’d hang around our favorite, the Greenhouse and catch a few locals we love too — Bloodhag (9:40-10:20pm), Chk Minus (11-11:40pm), and Champagne Champage (11:40-12:20pm). The festival goes all week long, at a number of local diy venues with a ton of other great bands — Starfucker(pdx), The Pharmacy, Wah Wah Exit Wound, and many more.

Sunday:

Sleep. Sweet Sleep.