Lovefest: On The Move

So my personal goal for this week is to find time between stuffing my face with Shallowmom's Chile Relleno casserole and brand spanking new Macklemore heading straight from the Nectar release shows to my earphones to unpack my suitcase from this falls Kansas City adventures so I can spend Tuesday repacking it for Minneapolis. (Do you have your Blowout/Mac Lethal with Andrew W.K./Go Machine/etc. tickets for next week yet? Snap to it!) As ever, more obstacles abound...

Seattle

It's enough to make a girl's head spin all the fantastic options in this post food coma Friday evening. Scarf down that turkey salad sandwich and make your way down to Nectar at 5.30pm for the all ages early show for the release of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's "Vs." ep hosted by Grynch and featuring performances by Hella Dope, The Nextdoor Neighbors, Kung Foo Grip and DJ Sabzi. If you're 21+ you can chase that down with round two at 10pm with the likes of The Physics, Symmetry, Xperience, The Next Door Neighbors and DJ Terry Radjaw hosted by Larry Mizell Jr. Both shows are a bargain at $8 in advance each. And of course what would the last Friday of any month be without The Corner. My favorite Seattle monthly is featuring Indijinis, Soul the Interrogator, Dan Fajans, Evergreen One and DJ Mr. Hill all for just $5 at the Rendezvous in Belltown.

This Sunday the 29th after 4 years The War Room will have one "Last Stand" before sadly closing its doors. Hosted By Mayor-Elect Mike McGinn & District Attorney-Elect Pete Holmes with music By Nostalgia B & DJ N8. There will be a meet and greet with McGinn and Holmes from 7-9pm with a suggested donation of $25 followed by a public party from 9pm-2am with a suggested donation of $10. Come through, grab a drink and some memories and say goodbye.

And at your leisure this week be sure to swing by any Caffe Vita for a copy of their GIVE compilation. Non local types can purchase the download her. 100% of the proceeds go directly to Arts Corps and your neighborhood food banks.

Portland

Skip seconds, give mom and pops a quick kiss as you grab that slice of pie to go because Thursday night you're dancing your candied yams off at the Wonder Ballroom with Peaches and Amanda Blank. Doors open at 7pm all ages $25, make it take it.

Friday forget about dealing with Walmart greeter trampling crowds and swing through Someone Clothing instead for 50% off from 9am-5pm. And of course every Last Friday of the month free beer, art and live music from 7pm-10pm.

California

Bay area kids can catch The Bosch Brothers, Silent Army, Robusto and Of Shape & Sound Saturday 9pm at Pine Street Bar in Livermore. 21+ $5

Twin Cities

I think you and I both know it would be in your best interest to curl up with the cat (heyyy Finn) and rest up. The next two weeks or so are going to be doozies. Lovefest will be all up in your grill in near full effect next week so stockpile those five hour energy shots, download The Birds and the Beats and vote for your favorites in the TC Hip Hop awards. We'll be seeing you soon.

For those not into hibernation mode swing by Shuga Records on Friday for a little Black Friday madness, "All used media will be 50% off & all electronics will be 30% off from open to close." We suggest around 4ish for a little Audio Perm action with your consumerism. At 7pm head over to The Loft (above Barfly) for live art, body painting, and live music from Big Zach (More Than Lights) and Alicia Steele (both from Kanser), Bight Club, Longshot, and Parallax. That is if you can scrounge up $10 after all those Black Friday sales.

Oh yeah and I still think No Bird Sing are rad sauce.

p.s. Scrunch yo face!