Slideshow: Capitol Hill Block Party 2012
July 23, 2012
The rare moment where Father John Misty is the calmest member of his band.
Father John Misty opens Capitol Hill Block Party on Friday. Needless to say, he has some serious stage presence.
"The dancing dandy" - Father John Misty
Minneapolis hip-hop collective Doomtree riled up the Friday mainstage crowd.
After the ferocity of Doomtree, Boise-based lo-fi pop act Youth Lagoon provided a sweet reprieve.
Photo by Laura Dannen. Thanks to the guys at World Famous, who let us crash their office party to watch Youth Lagoon from the best window sill in town.
The raw energy of San Francisco's Thee Oh Sees made it hands-down the most riotous act on Friday.
Soul king Allen Stone points toward the heavens on Friday night.
LA retro soul band Fitz and the Tantrums kick out the jams as Friday's headliner.
Jordan Cook, aka Reignwolf, busts out some early afternoon shredding on Saturday at KEXP's Barboza stage.
The folks in charge of the Vera stage came up with a creative way to display the schedule on Saturday.
Joel Schneider of Seattle rockers Absolute Monarchs bellows during Saturday's first mainstage set.
The best socks of the festival (I'm gonna go out on a limb and say this dude supports the new Sonics arena).
Lemolo's Meagan Grandall waves to the crowd before the band's set for KEXP at the Barboza stage.
Those willing to leave the afternoon sun for the underground Cha Cha stage were able to catch Silly Goose's first show. The female-fronted Blink-182 cover band features Jenn Ghetto (Carissa's Wierd) and a few of the guys from Grand Archives. (I'd be lying if I said this wasn't one of my favorite CHBP sets.)
The packed crowd before Grimes' mainstage set ("Hi! Hi everyone! Hi!").
Despite her tiny stature, Grimes' stage presence was anything but diminutive as she enchanted the audience with her witch house tunes.
Filter Lounge handed out the best freebie of the weekend: lightsabers. The lightsaber brigade triumphantly hoists its newly acquired toys.
Due to some heavy jamming, buzz-worthy Cleveland rock band Cloud Nothings only managed to get through two songs during its 30-minute KEXP set at the Barboza stage. No one really seemed to mind.
While the sleepy tunes of Neko Case closed out the mainstage on Sunday, local trio Dude York ended festivities at the Vera stage with a much more energetic set.
