Capitol Hill Block Party

The Quick and Easy:

Line-up:Vampire Weekend, Devotchka, Fleet Foxes, Les Savy Fav, Kimya Dawson, et. al
When: July 25th and 26th
Where: Outdoor main stage, Neumos, Vera and King Cobra
Why: $18 a day for a line-up like this is unbeatable

Capitol Hill Block Party is a bit of a stepchild to the Gorge’s splendor, Bumbershoot’s ambitiousness and White River’s now-that’s-what-I-call-music line-ups. It’s a melting pot of a festival, an everyman’s Burning Man. While undersized for a summer concert sell-out headliner like Tom Petty or Beck, the Block Party has once again managed to put together an impressive group of artists.

Indie rock classics like the always balls-out Les Savy Fav and anti-folk anti-hero Kimya Dawson are reason enough to cough up the paltry $34 two-day entry price, though far from the only attraction. New comers Vampire Weekend and Fleet Foxes, both fresh off the release of their first full-lengths, are must-sees.

The Block Party sprawls over several blocks in the heart of Capitol Hill. This year, Neumo’s, the Vera Project and King Cobra are all contributing secondary stages to accommodate concertgoers.

The schedule is as follows:

Friday, July 25, 3pm doors
Main Stage
Vampire Weekend
Les Savy Fav
Girl Talk
U.S.E

Neumos Stage
Sing Sing after party feat: DJs Pretty Titty and Four Color Zack
Jay Reatard
The Dodo's
Thee Emergency
Past Lives
Black Eyes and Neck Ties

Vera Stage
Say Hi
Natalie Portman's Shaved Head
PWRFL Power
Black Elk
Talbot Tagora

King Cobra Stage
Lesbian
The Heavy Hearts
Pleasureboaters
Black Whale
Airborne Toxic Event
Truckasaurus
Champagne Champagne
 
Saturday, July 26, 1pm doors
Main Stage
DeVotchKa
The Hold Steady
Chromeo
Menomena
Kimya Dawson
The Cave Singers
Kay Kay And His Weathered Underground

Neumos Stage
Sing Sing after party feat: DJs Pretty Titty, Four Color Zack plus special guests.
Fleet Foxes
Throw Me The Statue
Jaguar Love
Darker My Love
The Builders And The Butchers
The Hands

Vera Stage
Schoolyard Heroes
Akimbo
Grand Ole Party
The Physics
Man Plus
Little Party And The Bad Business

King Cobra Stage
Zeke
Book Of Black Earth
Feral Children
Velella Velella
Voyager One
Sleepy Eyes Of Death
The Loved Ones
New Faces
Angelo Spencer