Seattle's Brooklyn: The Georgetown Music Festival

The Architecture blog The Build says it best:

If Georgetown is one thing- it’s cool, it’s so cool it doesn’t care what anybody thinks about it. Located approximately 3 miles south of downtown, Georgetown is Seattle’s Brooklyn. It’s got the proximity to keep urban but the distance to elude the touristimos. While compact, Georgetown has everything a Seattleite needs: cost-effective real estate, pizza, and good coffee.

Today (3:30PM) begins the third annual Georgetown Music Festival, and while many Seattlites still don't even know the neighborhood exists ("isn't that in the other Washington?") this little festival that could, continues to amaze with the amount of bands it manages to pull in.

Playlist: Georgetown Music Festival 2008

Expanding to 57 bands and four stages covering today and tomorrow, co-founder Stefan Schachtel opted for a more diverse lineup after hearing complaints that last year's festival had too much power pop (is that even possible?) This year's lineup is certainly diverse, in fact Schachtel might have moved too far in that direction as it's almost schizophrenic in it's diversity. Concentrating again on the plethora of local acts, this year's schedule is highlighted by Helmet, The Lashes, Thee Emergency, Aqueduct, Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death, PWRFL Power, and the Valley.

With a great lineup of music and the weather predicting to be nearly summer-ish, it's a great excuse to find Georgetown on a map. And while your at it, head a bit early tomorrow and get some great Hawaiian breakfast at Kauai Family Restaurant... might I recommend the Blahla Special?