I'm blogging a day late because, after 27 years in Seattle, I finally went to Folklife! It turned out to be a beautiful day for it -- sunshine, grass dry enough to sit on, every variety of human in every state of dress, and a constant, undifferentiated din that morphed as we moved among buskers from jazz combo to jug band to steel drums to ukelele duo to ??? Standouts among the stage performers were Podorythmie, playing lively French-Canadian dance music; folk-popsters Song Sparrow Research (who I can't believe I haven't blogged about, because what a great name!); and beloved local singer-songwriter Shelby Earl.
But Folklife isn't the only thing happening! The club listings yielded the following harvest:
Future Fridays
Part of the appeal is that they're playing on Monday, which must wish to be Friday when it grows up.
Godzillian
Just how many is a Godzillian, and can it be applied to anything or just giant rubbery monsters?
Kung Fu Vampire
And continuing with the B-movie theme -- it doesn't get much better than this.
The Raging Maggots
Ew, gross! I think it's the repeated long a sound that makes this seem like a real thing. Then the disconnect hits: how, exactly, does a maggot rage?
We the Audience
Hall of mirrors! If the band is the audience, who is performing for them? We, the audience?
Naming a band is an act of concentrated creative expression. Square Pig in a Round Hole exists to reward five favorite band names each week. Winners are listed alphabetically. Selection is wholly unscientific and subject to whim, with a bias toward wordplay, humor, and local flavor. In most cases, I won't know anything about the bands at the time of selection. Thanks to the Seattle Times club listings for abundant source material!
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