[HIP-HOP] + SAT, AUG. 17

Come and support Northwest hip-hop at this unique event that is a fundraiser for the release of Olympia's own K Records Northwest hip-hop compilation, produced by the one and only Matt Smokovich. Always a supporter of the indie scene, K Records is stepping up to recognize some of the premier hip-hop talent we have in this area. Part of the proceeds will help fund a short documentary of the project as well. Now, to the music: On top of the performances by XP, Free Whiskey, Smoke of Old Dominion, AKA and the Heart Hurt Goods, Silent Lambs Project, Saints of Everyday Failures and others, there will be an open mic for a chance to be featured on the compilation. This project as whole will be represented by a handful of people that were very instrumental in building this hip-hop scene from scrap," said Mark Bowen of AKA and the Heart Hurt Goods, "So years later, after we all branched out, to re-assemble under K Records is awesome." Be a part of Northwest hip-hop history and come party at this once in a lifetime event. [NIKKI MCCOY]

K RECORDS PARTY, Olympia Ballroom, 9 p.m., $ TBA,
116 Legion Way, Olympia

[ACOUSTIC] + SAT, AUG. 17

Besides being stupidly referred to as the "Yoko" to upstart psych-rock band Foxygen (online, by a bunch of dumbs--- misogynists who can't even give Yoko Ono a break after all this time), Elizabeth Fey is - guess what! - a talented person in her own right. So maybe let's just talk about that from now on? OK? OK. Going by the name Globelamp, Fey crafts haunting acoustic songs that play with the idea of singer-songwriter tropes. While there's a certain unavoidable amount of sensitive journaling that comes with the territory, she balances her time between winsome strumming and gently off-kilter melodies that float in the direction of psychedelic abstraction without ever losing the grace and charm that serve as the bedrock - a quality that's magnified even more on record. [Rev. Adam McKinney}

Le Voyeur, w/ Zigtebra, No Body, 7 p.m., No cover, 404 E. 4th Ave., Olympia, 360.943.5710

[POP PUNK] + SUN, AUG. 18

The return of pop-punk into the good graces of music snobs has been one of the more fascinating things to watch, for me. It might be possible to trace the trends back to the emergence on the scene of bands like Wavves - these skate punks who knew enough to see past the shallow jerks that had become the perception of pop-punk by the music snobs at large. What they unearthed was what we all loved about the genre in the first place: aggressive guitars and snotty attitude combined with the kind of tunefulness and unabashed affection for hooks that could wrangle in music fans from either end of the spectrum. Portland punks Lee Corey Oswald are remarkably talented purveyors of pop-punk, and their intuition for songwriting is as impeccable as any band to come along in the genre in some time. It's all unbridled passion and unimpeachable melodies. [Rev. AM}

Le Voyeur, w/ Sed Non Satiata, Cold Room, Carrion Spring, Hen's Teeth, 6 p.m., $5, 404 E. 4th Ave., Olympia, 360.943.5710