(Pike and Broadway), Seattle, Wash. www.
capitolhillblockparty.com $18; $34 two-day pass.
august
FRIDAY, 8/1
REGGAE RISING The Reggae on the River
replacement enters its second year. The lineup
includes UB40, Clinton Fearon, Tanya Stephens,
Julian Marley and so many more. Aug. 1-3, Dimmick
Ranch, Piercy, Calif. www.reggaerising.com or (707)
923-4583. $175, camping/parking extra.
SATURDAY, 8/2
Steve Miller Band, Joe Cocker, 7pm, The Gorge
Amphitheatre, George, Wash. $39.50-$67.50.
FRIDAY, 8/8
Motley Crüe, Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx:A.M.
& Trapt, 5pm, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn,
Wash. www.whiteriverconcerts.com or (360)
825-6200. $29.50-$95.
SATURDAY, 8/9
Brooks & Dunn, ZZ Top with Rodney Atkins,
7pm, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, Wash.
www.whiteriverconcerts.com or (360) 825-6200.
$29.50-$62.50.
FRIDAY, 8/15
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Steve Winwood,
8pm Aug. 15 & 16, The Gorge Amphitheatre,
George, Wash. $45-$95.
TUESDAY, 8/19
Tony Hawk’s Boom Boom HuckJam, 6:30pm,
White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, Wash. www.
whiteriverconcerts.com or (360) 825-6200. $30
adv., $35 door.
WEDNESDAY, 8/20
Radiohead, Liars, 7:30pm, White River
Amphitheatre, Auburn, Wash. www.
whiteriverconcerts.com or (360) 825-6200. $35-$55.
FRIDAY, 8/22
Jack Johnson, 7:30pm, The Gorge Amphitheatre,
George, Wash. $39.
FRIDAY, 8/29
Dave Matthews Band, O.A.R., 7pm Aug 29-31, The
Gorge Amphitheatre, George, Wash. $48.50-$70.
SATURDAY, 8/30
Michael McDonald, 8pm, Maryhill Winery
Amphitheater, Goldendale, Wash. www.
maryhillwinery.com $39.50-$130.
Sheryl Crow, James Blunt, 7pm, White
River Amphitheatre, Auburn, Wash. www.
whiteriverconcerts.com or (360) 825-6200.
$40.50-$80.50.
BUMBERSHOOT Seattle’s three-day music
extravaganza doesn’t lie when it claims to have
a “diverse, genre-crossing” musical lineup. This
year’s stars include Beck, Neko Case, Stone Temple
Pilots, Lucinda Williams, Keyshia Cole, Minus the
Bear and so many more, with more artists added all
the time. Literary fans, you can check out graphic
novel deities Adrian Tomine and Dan Clowes and
OMG! William Gibson!, among others. The festival
takes place in an array of venues around the Seattle
Center, from the spacious Key Arena to outdoor
stages around the International Fountain. Summer’s
winding down; Bumbershoot’s one of the best
ways to enjoy the end of it. Aug. 30-Sept. 1, Seattle
Center, Seattle. www.bumbershoot.org or (206)
281-7788. $35 (one day tix) to $395.
september
SATURDAY, 9/6
Santana, Salvador Santana Band, 7pm, White
River Amphitheatre, Auburn, Wash. www.
whiteriverconcerts.com or (360) 825-6200. $50-$68.
SATURDAY, 9/13
EARTHDANCE 2008: The United Beats of Peace
Festival. Three days of conscious music, speakers,
activists and more at the Black Oak Ranch, home
to many activists and artists. At the Activist Alley,
festival attendees can talk to local and international
nonprofi t groups in between catching performances
by Michael Franti (shocker!), Juno Reactor, Anthony
B, JJ Grey and Mofro and more. At 4pm Saturday,
a synchonized link-up with more than 300 other
Earthdance locations occurs, and a song called the
“prayer for peace” plays at each spot. Sept. 12-14,
Laytonville, Calif. www.earthdancelive.com $125
adv., much more at door (though they don’t tell how
much online … tix include camping).
FRIDAY, 9/19
Journey, Heart & Cheap Trick, 7pm, White
River Amphitheatre, Auburn, Wash. www.
whiteriverconcerts.com or (360) 825-6200.
$27.50-$125.
SUNDAY, 9/21
Journey, Heart & Cheap Trick, 8pm, The
Amphitheater at Clark County, Ridgefi eld, Wash.
www.clarkcountyamp.com or (360) 816-7000.
$33.50-$131.
Keyshia Cole
Bumbershoot, Seattle
Aug. 30-Sept. 1
www.eugeneweekly.com
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