Still can't decide what to do? We asked a number of Bumbershoot artists who they would like to see:
Blue Scholars:
Garfield Jazz Combo: Year after year, Clarence Acox leads this talented group of young musicians.
Joe Bataan: The best Afro-Filipino Latin soul singer ever, seriously. According to music journalist Oliver Wang, the first rapper on record (released "Rap-O-Clap-O" months before "Rapper's Delight")!
Wheedle's Groove: An ensemble of Seattle funk legends + Mr. Supreme + Dynomite D. The past, present and future of Northwest soul.
Digable Planets: Catch 'em before they split up and disappear for another 10 years!
Iguales: If you haven't caught them playing live breaks at b-boy events, then you haven't yet fully experienced Seattle hip-hop.
Little Brother: They met in college, make their beats on a computer and middle finger the mainstream — just like us!
The Donnas:
The Locust, Ted Leo, Tegan and Sara, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Visqueen, Smoosh, Elvis Costello, Iggy & the Stooges, the Cops, Garbage.
John Wesley Harding:
Eugene Mirman: I live in New York City, where Eugene makes me laugh more than anyone else.
The Decemberists: My favorite band right now. And don't neglect Tain, the side project — it's almost medieval.
Meredith Monk: Highly recommended for fans of the human voice. Luckily not at the same time as our show — that would be really annoying.
The SKIN project, by Shelley Jackson: You could be one of the 300-odd remaining words.
Iggy & the Stooges: I saw them at All Tomorrow's Parties in L.A., and it was fantastic.
Space Needle: Go up to the top of the Space Needle and get the bird's-eye view of Bumbershoot. Always a favorite thing to do.