DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 (Fri 8 pm, Sasquatch)

This bass-and-drums duo deploys rock that is as strident as it is tuneful. They will blow off your face live. GRANT BRISSEY

FOO FIGHTERS (Fri 9:30 pm, Sasquatch)

Foo Fighters know exactly what's needed to put on a knockout show-they play the hits, and Dave Grohl has a presence that'll engage all the way up to the highest peak of the Gorge's grassy knoll. MEGAN SELING

SEATTLE ROCK ORCHESTRA (Sat noon, Bigfoot)

The 50-plus-member orchestra will perform its tribute to Radiohead. Swoon! MEGAN SELING

J. MASCIS (Sat 4:35 pm, Yeti)

Former Dinosaur Jr. frontman J. Mascis's guitar riffery and distinct high-pitched croon are a staple of contemporary rock. I hope to see his estimable silvery mane blowing in the wind as he strums his latest, the considerably relaxed and acoustic Several Shades of Why. GRANT BRISSEY

WASHED OUT (Sat 7 pm, Banana Shack)

The handiwork of Ernest Greene, Washed Out's music exemplifies a certain kind of youthful American sound: hazy yet sun-kissed, blissful yet muted, nostalgic but oddly affectless. Emotions appear to be distanced through layers of reverb, worn-out tape, and narcotized vocals. DAVE SEGAL

ROBYN (Sat 9 pm, Bigfoot)

Robyn is a fucking miracle. Over adamantly electro-pop soundscapes, this Swedish pixie crafts songs boasting an almost supernatural understanding of the pop idiom. If Smokey Robinson, Stephin Merritt, and the gentlemen of ABBA mixed their sperm and impregnated a robot, the result would sound something like Robyn. DAVID SCHMADER

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE (Sat 9:45 pm, Sasquatch)

Death Cab have always had stunning musicianship, and while the bulk of their recent Showbox Sodo set was filled with newer, more whimsical material, they appeased older fans by happily dipping back into some beloved tracks from We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes days. MEGAN SELING

SLEIGH BELLS (Sat 10:10 pm, Banana Shack)

Here we have immediately infectious bubblegum metal with crushing hiphop beats. Alexis Krauss's sucrose-intensive, singsongy vocals bounce alluringly over Derek E. Miller's oversaturated bass frequencies and striated guitar riffage, while the least subtle beats ever level your resistance-and possibly small buildings. DAVE SEGAL

TIM MINCHIN (Sun 2:30 pm, Banana Shack)

Australian actor, musician, comedian, and writer (and Dan Savage fave!) Tim Minchin plays the piano while singing lines like "Your thighs and buttocks are so holdable" or "You have all the holes that normal girls have." His songs often take the form of stories, and they're always rife with wit and hilarity. If you consume too many intoxicants before this show, you may not be able to keep up. GRANT BRISSEY

REGGIE WATTS (Sun 3:45 pm, Banana Shack)

Reggie Watts combines incredibly versatile beatboxing and vocalizing with hilariously absurdist humor. From all accounts, his performances arise spontaneously, making his danceable funk, R&B, and house tracks, and his surrealistically ridiculous observations, even more impressive. DAVE SEGAL

BEACH HOUSE (Sun 4:20 pm, Sasquatch)

Beach House's ethereal pop will go down like a lovely joint in the afternoon. The start time is not a coincidence. GRANT BRISSEY

ARCHERS OF LOAF (Sun 6:20 pm, Bigfoot)

Possessors of some of the most magical chemistry in the history of alterna-rock, Archers of Loaf made great albums packed with great songs. Reports from earlier shows have been ecstatic, with the band as happy to be making this racket again as we are to hear it. DAVID SCHMADER

GOLD PANDA (Sun 7:25 pm, Banana Shack)

Over a base of glitchy beats, London DJ Gold Panda constructs an endlessly attractive sonic world, where layers of rhythmic percussion are laced with fetching melodies crafted from whatever: plucked piano strings, screaming jet engines, the squeaking frets of an acoustic guitar. Whether you're coming down or flying high, his Sasquatch! set should be gorgeous. DAVID SCHMADER

THE FLAMING LIPS (Sun 8 pm, Sasquatch)

See Sound Check, page 46.

MODEST MOUSE (Sun 10 pm, Sasquatch)

Modest Mouse have been rather quiet lately. However, Big Boi of Out- Kast recently revealed on Twitter that he's "been camped out in the Lab all week with Modest Mouse. Workin' on the new Mouse LP, coolest cats ever. Long live the funk!" (No, I am not bullshitting you.) GRANT BRISSEY

CHROMEO (Mon 2:45 pm, Sasquatch)

P-Thugg and Dave 1 are Canada's finest Arab- Jew production team (competition's pretty fierce for that honor, yo). The Montreal duo create unabashedly slick 'n' sleazy electro-funk songs for romancing in the club and dancing in the sheets. DAVE SEGAL

GUIDED BY VOICES (Mon 3:50 pm, Sasquatch)

Dayton, Ohio's quintessential hissy indie rockers. Too bad they can't drink beer onstage in this state. Word has it they like to. GRANT BRISSEY

!!! (Mon 7:30 pm, Bigfoot)

New York's !!! thrive in live outdoor settings where their propulsive disco-punk-funk juggernauts have room to breathe. Led by alpha-male frontman Nic Offer, !!! are perpetual hedonism machines onstage; you'd best believe their intentions are bass. DAVE SEGAL

DEERHUNTER (Mon 9 pm, Bigfoot)

Deerhunter specialize in creating shoegaze rock that conjures an intimate immensity. At their best, Deerhunter songs trigger wistful sighs and swoons as they smother you in artfully arranged swirl pools of guitar, keyboard, bass, and whispery vocals. DAVE SEGAL

Find the expanded version of this list at THESTRANGER.COM/MUSIC