Bumbershoot Crowd ::: photo by Josh Lovseth

When I was working on my “Five Things You Can’t Miss at Bumbershoot” posts, I noticed something strange. Save Red Fang, not a single band I recommend was local to the Pacific Northwest. And that’s not because there aren’t some great local bands playing this years Bumbershoot, there are scads of them. The Fest did a solid job booking Seattle and Portland bands I want to see from hip hop to heavy, from beats to banjos. But, for the most part they’re all bands I’ve seen before and all bands you can see again as soon as the Bumbershoot blackout dates pass. Which means while I’m not anticipating them quite as much as my Top 5 acts, you better believe I’ll be there in the front row for lots of local acts. Here’s three Pacific Northwest bands for all three days of the festival, you shouldn’t miss.

Champagne Champagne ::: photo by Josh Lovseth

Saturday

Champagne Champagne (2:15 on the Fisher Green)

Red Fang (2:45 in the Exhibition Hall)

Pickwick (6:00 at EMP Level Three)

Probably don’t want to miss either: Craft Spells (1:30 on the Fountain Lawn)

The Lonely Forest ::: photo by Josh Lovseth

Sunday

The Lonely Forest (1:30 on the Mainstage)

Kaylee Cole (6:00 at EMP Level 3)

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (8:00 on the Mainstage)

Probably don’t want to miss either: Allen Stone (7:30 on the EMP Level 3)

Lemolo ::: photo by Josh Lovseth

Monday

Fly Moon Royalty (12:45 on the Fisher Green)

Lemolo (4:30 at EMP Level 3)

Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside (9:00 at EMP Level 3)

Probably don’t want to miss either: My Goodness (2:00 in the Exhibition Hall)