This Week In Seattle (July 5-11)

What's Going On This Week

Lots to talk about this week in Seattle. Of note, A Drink For The Kids kicks off tonight at the Cha Cha. The Raggedy Anns will be throwing a CD release party at Neumos on Thursday. And Robin Pecknold will cap ADFTK off at Neumos on Saturday. Here's the rest:

Sunday, July 5
A Drink For The Kids @ The Cha Cha

Monday, July 6
A Drink For The Kids @ The Hazelwood
The Rural Alberta Advantage, Invisible Giants, The Coyotes @ The Sunset Tavern

Tuesday, July 7
A Drink For The Kids @ West 5
The Curious Mystery, Born Anchors, Cataldo @ Nectar Lounge

Wednesday, July 8
A Drink For The Kids @ Twilight Exit
Mad Rad, Thee Satisfaction @ Funhouse

Thursday, July 9
A Drink For The Kids @ Linda’s
AGTSK, The Raggedy Anns (CD Release!), Doctor Doctor @ Neumos

Friday, July 10
A Drink For The Kids @ Solo & Funhouse
Thee Emergency, TBA @ Sunset Tavern
Schoolyard Heroes, The Pharmacy, Whore Moans, Black Houses, Keg @ Vera Project

Saturday, July 11
A Drink For The Kids @ Neumos
The Hands, The Beats, Man, The Ironclads @ Mars Bar
No Depression Festival @ Marymoor Park
A Drink for the Kids Benefit Show: Robin Pecknold, Throw Me The Statue @ Neumos

New Song: Fleet Foxes - "Blue Spotted Tail"

Robin Pecknold showcases new Fleet Foxes song

Thanks to Pitchfork, we have our first sample of Fleet Foxes' newest jams. Robin Pecknold recently played a little solo session of BBC 6 Music. Here's the sweet rendition of "Blue Spotted Tail."

MP3: Fleet Foxes - "Blue Spotted Tail (Live)"
(via BBC 6 Music)

Robin Pecknold @ Neumos (7-11-2009) A Drink For the Kids

Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes will be playing the A Drink for the Kids Grand Finale concert this year!

For those of you unfamiliar with this event, A Drink For The Kids is an annual 21+ benefit that raises money for the Vera Project, a fund devoted to keeping various Seattle all-age venues alive. A Drink For The Kids consists of six bar nights (listed below) featuring beer and liquor specials benefiting the Vera Project. At the end of the week-long event, there will be a grand finale benefit show, featuring Robin Pecknold (of the Fleet Foxes). Visit any of the bars below and purchase a Stone Brewing Company beer and ask about liquor specials to support Vera. More details below:

Saturday July 11, 2009
The Vera Project & Neumos present:
A Drink for the Kids Grand Finale Show
Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes
$15 adv
tickets available @ Moe Bar, Rudy's Barbershops, Select QFC's, and Ticketswest.com

Special Online Presale Tuesday June 16th @ 10AM

Password: THEKIDS
Buy advance tickets at TicketWest
21+
Doors 8 pm

Event Schedule:

July 5th at Cha Cha
July 6th at Hazelwood
July 7th at West 5
July 8th at Twilight Exit
July 9th at Linda’s
July 10th at Solo & Funhouse
July 11th at Neumos (Grand Finale Concert with Robin Pecknold)

In other Pecknold news, Robin's brother Sean has just finished another music video, this time for Elvis Perkins in Dearland. Keep you eyes peeled for its eminent release.

UPDATE: The song to be made into a music video is "Chains, Chains, Chains."

New Music - White Antelope (Robin Pecknold's Solo Work)

Robin Pecknold's ever-changing solo project White Antelope (aka Monte Cristo, aka Carthage) has just added two more songs to its MySpace page. "Silver Dagger" and "Wild Mountain Thyme" join the already posted "False Knight on the Road" and "Guitar Duet." Head over and give them a listen. Also, speaking of Fleet Foxes, there was a great interview by The Stranger (read here) with Pecknold summing up the last crazy year, while touching on the progress of the new album.

Fleet Foxes will be playing Sasquatch this Monday.