For all of you normal folk who work 40-hour work weeks for corporate overlords under the harsh glare of micro-managing goons, it’s the weekend.  You’ve got tonight, tomorrow, tomorrow night and Sunday to drink yourself silly in the company of your friends and maybe even some of these impressive bands slogging about Seattle this weekend.

For all of you dullards like myself who work at a coffee shop, this just starts a two day period where you angrily have to wake up at 4:30 in the morning, throw on some mismatched, ill-fitting clothing and proceed to try not to punch any early morning go-getters in the face.

Regardless of your life path, there’s a lot of good music playing this weekend and I want to recommend some of it.

FRIDAY:

Police Teeth, the Bismarck, & Arbitron @ The Sunset

The last time I saw Arbitron the lead singer smashed his hand against his guitar so many times that a puddle of blood formed underneath where he was standing.  After their show, a member of the next band, leaned in to his friend and disgustedly mouthed “Is that blood?”  I laughed.  These guys are loud, loud noise rock.  Part of your face will melt off.

SATURDAY:

Pica Beats, The Purrs, Love Like Fire, Globes @ The Comet

This show has my loins stirred.  All local acts, all extremely good at what they do.  Don’t fret, the mean bartenders at The Comet aren’t attacking you personally, they’re just assholes.

Army Navy, See Me River, Facts About Funerals @ The Sunset

The guy from See Me River looks like a bearded Tiny Tim, and sounds a bit like the gentleman from Crash Test Dummies who honestly reminds me a little bit like the guy from Live but without the creepy Hare Krishna topknot.  These aren’t reasons to see them though, that would be the beautiful, sweeping music they create.

SUNDAY:

Take her easy pard’ner it’s been a long weekend of boozing, you have to get back your cubicle in the morning nice and early to finish up stapling your bosses divorce papers together.

Have a good one!