Met Picks: Reggie Watts, Weezer, Hempfest

Photo courtesy Wendy Lynch Redfern.
Bring on the ’fro Reggie Watts plays the Neptune on Aug 21.
CONCERTS Reggie Watts cut his teeth in Seattle—studying jazz at Cornish, fronting soul-rock-hip-hop crew Maktub. Now he’s big time and Conan O’Brien approved. Catch his unpredictable, music-comedy-gonzo performance at Neptune Theatre. Aug 21.
Local singer Vince Mira—once thought to be the second coming of Johnny Cash—takes on the King’s oeuvre for Elvis Alive at the Moore. There’s going to be movie montages, some jailhouse rockin’. No cheesy Elvis impersonator here—Mira’s the real deal. Aug 20.
Former new wave star Aimee Mann teams up with East Coast duo the Weepies for one of the last ZooTunes concerts of the summer. Aug 21.
After a less-than-stellar response to their last album, Weezer goes back to basics by playing the records that made the band famous: The Blue Album and Pinkerton. Aug 19.
Only two weeks of Concerts at the Mural left. The free Friday-night shows at Seattle Center’s Mural Amphitheatre continue tonight with rock bands Black Mountain, My Goodness, and Whalebones. Aug 19.
THEATER What happens when a white guy is cast in Miss Saigon? Watch race and identity collide in Yellow Face, the 2008 Obie Award–winning mockumentary from Chinglish author David Henry Hwang, now on stage at Hugo House. Thru Sept 3.
FAMILY Seattle’s next big music scene you haven’t heard a thing about? Kindie rock, G-rated tunes even parents can love. Read up before this weekend’s Tots-n-Tunes Festival. Aug 21.
FILM For some ridiculous reason, Hollywood decided to remake the 1984 Kevin Bacon dance classic Footloose. Watch both trailers here, then catch the original at Cal Anderson Park this Friday (hosted by Three Dollar Bill Cinema). Aug 19.
BENEFIT Bid on 10 original artworks—all one-of-a-kind chairs created by Pratt artists and Seattle Design Center’s award winners—at the Chair Project Auction. All proceeds benefit Pratt Fine Arts Center. Aug 19.
FESTIVAL Expect 100,000 people to attend “protestival” Hempfest and for Belltown and Myrtle Edwards Park to smell like the ’60s for three days. Aug 19-21.
Bonus! Last chance to see Seattle Opera’s spirited new staging of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. It closes August 20.