The Voice Box recommends

A selective listing of performances for the weekend of June 26-28:

mewithoutyou with
The Dear Hunter and
Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground

Go - you'll be glad you did.

Friday, June 26th - doors at 7 pm
all ages show
Neumos

*****
Timeout to Rock!
Seattle's First Annual Children's Music Festival
featuring:

Recess Monkey
Caspar Babypants (Chris Ballew of The Presidents)
The Not It's!
Board of Education

From the poster: "A day of kid friendly music with proceeds benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Association." More info at the excellent Zooglobble blog.

Saturday June 27th - 11:00 am
The Vera Project

*****
Toy Box Trio

From Toy Box Trio's MySpace page:

The Toy-Box Trio was founded in early 2007 by classical composer Harlan Glotzer while studying at Cornish College of the Arts. During Harlan's studies, he experimented with bringing different ensembles together. The Toy-Box Trio was born out of a search for an unlikely–yet musically functional–ensemble that would cause listeners to experience through-composed music in an entirely different way. The pairing of concertina, toy piano, and violoncello is reminiscent of the classical piano trio–a staple in chamber repertoire–but able to extend into the 21st century by creating a sonic landscape evocative of dusty old music boxes and haunted carnivals. The Toy-Box Trio is committed to approaching time worn ideas and concepts from unexpected, untraditional, and rarely used angles, as well as providing a light and fanciful sonic atmosphere.

Saturday, June 27th - 8:00 pm
Trabant Coffee and Chai

*****
The Esoterics present
CONSTANTINESCU
Paul Constantinescu Centennial

From The Esoterics' website:

Virtually unknown to audiences in America, Paul Constantinescu (1909-1963) was one of Romania’s most cherished composers. A master of orchestral and vocal genres, Constantinescu was foremost among his generation of artists; as he infused the demands of Western counterpoint into the eccentricities of his native folk art, he breathed a new nationalism into Romanian classical music. Constantinescu’s fascinating blend of sacred, poetic, and folk influences shines through in each of his choral works.

For this concert, The Esoterics will be joined by Romanian conductor Gabriel Dumitrescu and pianist Kevin Johnson, to perform all of Constantinescu’s compositions for chamber choir – including his setting of the orthodox liturgy, ten folksong settings, and four madrigals.

Saturday, June 27th - 8:00 pm
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
4139 42nd Avenue SW
Seattle, WA 98116

Sunday 28 Jun 3:00 pm
St Joseph's Catholic Church
732 18th Avenue E
Seattle, WA 98112