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Slide Show: Capitol Hill Block Party 2013

1CHBP 2013I get older, but the Capitol Hill Block Party stays the same age.2CHBP 2013: FridayThere’s something special going on between this fan and Detroit rapper Danny Brown. Can you feel it?3CHBP 2013: FridayThere’s something special going on between this fan and Detroit rapper Danny Brown. Can you feel it?4CHBP 2013: FridayLast year’s omnipresent accessory […]

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1CHBP 2013
I get older, but the Capitol Hill Block Party stays the same age.
I get older, but the Capitol Hill Block Party stays the same age.
2CHBP 2013: Friday
There's something special going on between this fan and Detroit rapper Danny Brown. Can you feel it?
There’s something special going on between this fan and Detroit rapper Danny Brown. Can you feel it?
3CHBP 2013: Friday
There's something special going on between this fan and Detroit rapper Danny Brown. Can you feel it?
There’s something special going on between this fan and Detroit rapper Danny Brown. Can you feel it?
4CHBP 2013: Friday
Last year's omnipresent accessory was plastic fluorescent sunglasses. This year, it was roses.
Last year’s omnipresent accessory was plastic fluorescent sunglasses. This year, it was roses.
5CHBP 2013: Friday
White boys can dance.
White boys can dance.
6CHBP 2013: Friday
Best use of a keytar: Vancouver B.C.'s Bear Mountain, an electro-rock act that also played one of our favorite sets of the entire weekend.
Best use of a keytar: Vancouver B.C.’s Bear Mountain, an electro-rock act that also played one of our favorite sets of the entire weekend.
7CHBP 2013: Friday
Last year's omnipresent accessory was plastic fluorescent sunglasses. This year, it was roses.
Last year’s omnipresent accessory was plastic fluorescent sunglasses. This year, it was roses.
8CHBP 2013: Friday
White boys can dance.
White boys can dance.
9CHBP 2013: Friday
Best use of a keytar: Vancouver B.C.'s Bear Mountain, an electro-rock act that also played one of our favorite sets of the entire weekend.
Best use of a keytar: Vancouver B.C.’s Bear Mountain, an electro-rock act that also played one of our favorite sets of the entire weekend.
10CHBP 2013: Friday
I'm in there! Somewhere!
I’m in there! Somewhere!
11CHBP 2013: Friday
I'm in there! Somewhere!
I’m in there! Somewhere!
12CHBP 2013: Friday
That's just a panda riding an inflatable raft over the crowd at the STRFKR concert. What, didn't you know pandas are water mammals?
That’s just a panda riding an inflatable raft over the crowd at the STRFKR concert. What, didn’t you know pandas are water mammals?
13CHBP 2013: Friday
That's just a panda riding an inflatable raft over the crowd at the STRFKR concert. What, didn't you know pandas are water mammals?
That’s just a panda riding an inflatable raft over the crowd at the STRFKR concert. What, didn’t you know pandas are water mammals?
14CHBP 2013: Saturday
Shaggy haired Scot Porter, aka Vox Mod, headbangs like a metal act but creates a dreamy electro-soundscape that would pair well with the Postal Service.
Shaggy haired Scot Porter, aka Vox Mod, headbangs like a metal act but creates a dreamy electro-soundscape that would pair well with the Postal Service.
15CHBP 2013: Friday
If you lost your friend during the Girl Talk concert, she was probably on stage with DJ Gregg Gillis.
If you lost your friend during the Girl Talk concert, she was probably on stage with DJ Gregg Gillis.
16CHBP 2013: Friday
If you lost your friend during the Girl Talk concert, she was probably on stage with DJ Gregg Gillis.
If you lost your friend during the Girl Talk concert, she was probably on stage with DJ Gregg Gillis.
17CHBP 2013: Friday
All that glitters is Girl Talk.
All that glitters is Girl Talk.
18CHBP 2013: Friday
All that glitters is Girl Talk.
All that glitters is Girl Talk.
19CHBP 2013: Saturday
Rabia Qazi, lead singer of the "hard-hitting hippies" Rose Windows, toasts the crowd.
Rabia Qazi, lead singer of the “hard-hitting hippies” Rose Windows, toasts the crowd.
20CHBP 2013: Saturday
CHBP turns the facades on Pike Street into a giant projection screen for the after-dark concerts.
CHBP turns the facades on Pike Street into a giant projection screen for the after-dark concerts.
21CHBP 2013: Saturday
Bros. in. tanks. They were EVERYWHERE.
Bros. in. tanks. They were EVERYWHERE.
22CHBP 2013: Saturday
Rabia Qazi, lead singer of the "hard-hitting hippies" Rose Windows, toasts the crowd.
Rabia Qazi, lead singer of the “hard-hitting hippies” Rose Windows, toasts the crowd.
23CHBP 2013: Saturday
Shaggy haired Scot Porter, aka Vox Mod, headbangs like a metal act but creates a dreamy electro-soundscape that would pair well with the Postal Service.
Shaggy haired Scot Porter, aka Vox Mod, headbangs like a metal act but creates a dreamy electro-soundscape that would pair well with the Postal Service.
24CHBP 2013: Saturday
Bros. in. tanks. They were EVERYWHERE.
Bros. in. tanks. They were EVERYWHERE.
25CHBP 2013: Saturday
Best rap act of the weekend: Brooklyn's El-P + Killer Mike = Run the Jewels
Best rap act of the weekend: Brooklyn’s El-P + Killer Mike = Run the Jewels
26CHBP 2013: Saturday
Best rap act of the weekend: Brooklyn's El-P + Killer Mike = Run the Jewels
Best rap act of the weekend: Brooklyn’s El-P + Killer Mike = Run the Jewels
27CHBP 2013: Saturday
Best use of a cape and cowbell: alt-country band Brent Amaker and the Rodeo
Best use of a cape and cowbell: alt-country band Brent Amaker and the Rodeo
28CHBP 2013: Saturday
Best giant head cutouts: in tribute to A-Trak.
Best giant head cutouts: in tribute to A-Trak.
29CHBP 2013: Saturday
Best giant head cutouts: in tribute to A-Trak.
Best giant head cutouts: in tribute to A-Trak.
30CHBP 2013: Saturday
Best use of a cape and cowbell: alt-country band Brent Amaker and the Rodeo
Best use of a cape and cowbell: alt-country band Brent Amaker and the Rodeo
31CHBP 2013: Saturday
"Sweat it out, Seattle!" A-Trak, aka 27-year-old Montreal native Alain Macklovitch, spun better dance beats than Girl Talk. Yup, went there.
“Sweat it out, Seattle!” A-Trak, aka 27-year-old Montreal native Alain Macklovitch, spun better dance beats than Girl Talk. Yup, went there.
32CHBP 2013: Saturday
"Sweat it out, Seattle!" A-Trak, aka 27-year-old Montreal native Alain Macklovitch, spun better dance beats than Girl Talk. Yup, went there.
“Sweat it out, Seattle!” A-Trak, aka 27-year-old Montreal native Alain Macklovitch, spun better dance beats than Girl Talk. Yup, went there.
33CHBP 2013: Saturday
Best band to get stoned to: Purity Ring, another Montreal act featuring Corin Roddick (drums, synth) and Megan James (vocals, pictured).
Best band to get stoned to: Purity Ring, another Montreal act featuring Corin Roddick (drums, synth) and Megan James (vocals, pictured).
34CHBP 2013: Saturday
Best band to get stoned to: Purity Ring, another Montreal act featuring Corin Roddick (drums, synth) and Megan James (vocals, pictured).
Best band to get stoned to: Purity Ring, another Montreal act featuring Corin Roddick (drums, synth) and Megan James (vocals, pictured).
35CHBP 2013: Saturday
CHBP turns the facades on Pike Street into a giant projection screen for the after-dark concerts.
CHBP turns the facades on Pike Street into a giant projection screen for the after-dark concerts.
36CHBP 2013: Saturday
That about sums it up.
That about sums it up.
37CHBP 2013: Saturday
That about sums it up.
That about sums it up.
38CHBP 2013: Saturday
Galen Disston, front man of Seattle "garage R&B" band Pickwick, hits some high notes to close out Saturday night.
Galen Disston, front man of Seattle “garage R&B” band Pickwick, hits some high notes to close out Saturday night.
39CHBP 2013: Saturday
Galen Disston, front man of Seattle "garage R&B" band Pickwick, hits some high notes to close out Saturday night.
Galen Disston, front man of Seattle “garage R&B” band Pickwick, hits some high notes to close out Saturday night.
40CHBP 2013: Sunday
Hey Marseilles takes a breather inside Caffe Vita.
Hey Marseilles takes a breather inside Caffe Vita.
41CHBP 2013: Sunday
Hairstyle of the weekend, courtesy of Hey Marseilles. We saw this look on more than a few heads.
Hairstyle of the weekend, courtesy of Hey Marseilles. We saw this look on more than a few heads.
42CHBP 2013: Sunday
Hey Marseilles takes a breather inside Caffe Vita.
Hey Marseilles takes a breather inside Caffe Vita.
43CHBP 2013: Sunday
Couldn't end bigger or better than with the Flaming Lips.
Couldn’t end bigger or better than with the Flaming Lips.
44CHBP 2013: Sunday
Hairstyle of the weekend, courtesy of Hey Marseilles. We saw this look on more than a few heads.
Hairstyle of the weekend, courtesy of Hey Marseilles. We saw this look on more than a few heads.
45CHBP 2013: Sunday
Thank you, Wayne Coyne, for being you.
Thank you, Wayne Coyne, for being you.
46CHBP 2013: Sunday
Thank you, Wayne Coyne, for being you.
Thank you, Wayne Coyne, for being you.
47CHBP 2013
I get older, but the Capitol Hill Block Party stays the same age.
I get older, but the Capitol Hill Block Party stays the same age.
48CHBP 2013: Sunday
Couldn't end bigger or better than with the Flaming Lips.
Couldn’t end bigger or better than with the Flaming Lips.

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