I know, as a Portland based blog we should really be promoting the PDX-POP NOW festival going on this weekend at Rotture, but I just can’t deny the superiority of Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party. Not only does it contain some of Portland’s biggest bands (The Thermals, The Gossip), but even those artists making big waves elsewhere! For instance, the headliners consist of The Jesus Lizard, Sonic Youth, Mika Miko and The Noisettes; and although big ones, these bands hardly cast a shadow on the rest of the line-up. Girls, Past Lives, Flexions, Deerhunter, Earth and Awesome Color make up only another fraction of the party. So consider spending the early part of the weekend in Seattle. Hell, you can still make it back for PDX-Pop’s final day Sunday which brings the likes of Grouper, Menomena and Guidance Counselor.