Being Dead (single release), Grandmaster, Wet Dip

One year after dropping their long-simmering debut LP, When Horses Would Run, Being Dead preps EELS, due in September. Hot off lead single “Firefighters” and previewing an unnamed follow-up, the surf-rock/psych-pop weirdos play the Hotel Vegas patio for the venue’s School’s Out summer concert series. Opening for the trio are noise rockers Wet Dip, whose debut, Smell of Money, landed last year with a no-wave snarl, and Grandmaster, who premiered their own funk-prog blend in May. Our headliners’ weather-appropriate bits include a solar eclipse KEXP reenactment, so fingers crossed there’s a slip-n-slide at this summertime showcase. – Carys Anderson