The Stranger Suggests

KEXP BBQ (MUSIC)

You already trust KEXP to stuff you full of new music—why not let them stuff you full of burgers and beer? Their fifth annual summer BBQ concert features 206 hiphop beacons Blue Scholars, ecofriendly indie rockers Cloud Cult, haunted folkies the Cave Singers, Brooklyn's Pela, and the Blakes. KEXP's website encourages blankets and lawn chairs, but warns that the lawn may fill up fast. (South Lake Union Discovery Center Lawn, 101 Westlake Ave N, kexp.org. 3 pm, $20 adv/$25 DOS, all ages.)

ERIC GRANDY

Sportn' Life Five-Year Anniversary Party (206 HIPHOP)

To celebrate five years of life, local hiphop label Sportn' Life is hosting a big show that features, among others, DJ Jake One, Grynch, Cancer Rising, J.Pinder, and D.Black. This is Seattle hiphop of the highest order. (Chop Suey, 1325 E Madison St, 324-8000. 8 pm, $8, all ages.)

CHARLES MUDEDE

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