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FREE PERFORMANCES ALL DAY TOMORROW FOR KEXP’S BALLARD DAY 2011

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As the winner of KEXP’s Hood to Hood Challenge during the fall membership drive, Ballard and its lovely inhabitants will be treated to a full day of live music and other perks tomorrow. The Sunset Tavern will host performances all day, starting bright and early at 7 AM with David Bazan. Below is a complete list of performances happening tomorrow:

Bands LIVE on KEXP from The Sunset:
7:00am – David Bazan
9:00am – Yuni In Taxco
11:00am – Point Juncture, WA
1:00pm – Buffalo Tom
3:00pm – Joan As Police Woman
5:00pm – Shabazz Palaces
6:30pm – The Black Crabs
8:30pm – Marshall Scott Warner

Bands at Cupcake Royale:
2:30pm – Jason Dodson of The Maldives
4:00pm – Eric Elbogen of Say Hi
5:30pm – BOAT

Attendees can also take advantage of discounts at local Ballard businesses and listen to KEXP DJs spin at local watering holes like Harlow’s, Hazelwood, BalMar, Ocho, Portalis Wine Shop & Bar, and Hattie’s Hat. There will also be musical showcases at Conor Byrne, The Tractor Tavern, and The Sunset. If you’re feeling like a mooch, consider donating to the Ballard Food back while you’re in the neighborhood. KEXP will have a donation tent set up in Bergen Place Park from 10 AM to 5 PM. Congratulations to Ballard for winning KEXP’s Hood to Hood Challenge!

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SEATTLE WEEKLY’S “BEST OF SEATTLE”

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Seattle Weekly has announced its 25th Anniversary edition of the “Best of Seattle” list. The listing features categories such as Arts and Entertainment, Food and Drink, People and Places and others. Everything from Grynch’s “My Volvo” video (Best Video from an MC This Year) to The Physics (Best Free EP to Light Up Your Summer) to Columbia City Theater (Best New Venue for Free Shows) to Sunset Tavern (Best Place to Stand at a Club Show) are recognized. Check out the full list of the “Best of Seattle” after the link.

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JOIN KEXP FOR AUDIOASIS BENEFIT SHOW

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This year KEXP’s longest running local music show is out in the community more than ever. Every month Audioasis will broadcast live from The Sunset Tavern in Ballard and all proceeds benefit a local non-profit. This month’s proceeds benefit PROVAIL, a group that provides community employment, community living, and therapeutic and assistive technology services for people with severe disabilities. The broadcast will include live performances from Seattle bands including Vs (Maklemore and Ryan Lewis), and Black Whales and will take place November 7th.

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LEVI FULLER: THE MAN BEHIND THE MIXTAPE

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Seattle Weekly
There are plenty of ways to find out about new or otherwise obscure music in Seattle and beyond, but it’s a select, wise few who know to pick up Levi Fuller’s unassuming compilation CD, Ball of Wax Audio Quarterly, when a new edition comes out every three months. The case is made of chipboard and silk-screened with a minimalist design of circles (a play on the Ball of Wax theme), and the songs come in CD-R format. But this humble yet visually appealing homemade packaging contains one of the best ways for interested Seattleites to discover new or unsung local and national bands. You can order the compilations online (out-of-print back issues are available for free download), but the best way to get a copy is at the Ball of Wax CD release shows; these take place at the Sunset Tavern, and the cover charge, $7, includes a copy of the CD.

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10 questions with Michael Jaworski of the Cops

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Michael Jaworski is the booking agent at the Sunset Tavern in Ballard. He also worked at Sonic Boom Records in Ballard and lived in the neighborhood for eight years before moving to Capitol Hill. His current band the Cops, in which he sings and plays guitar, is going on hiatus after a March 14 show at the Sunset. The Ballard News Tribune interviews him about the music scene in Ballard and life as part of the Cops.

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