How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All, the comedy troupe Firesign Theatre asked on their 1969 album. That question seems germane to attendees of the Freakout festival, perhaps the most debauched annual event on Seattle's music calendar. Figuring out a scheme to catch all of the acts that you want to see requires tactics that would impress an army general. And, you know, from a certain perspective, Freakout sounds as much like a command as it does a festival name...

Even the most dedicated follower of musical trends may not know most of the Freakout lineup, but if you're agile enough to hit up multiple rooms per night, you can discover several artists—local and foreign—who'll enrich your life. That's the magic of Freakout, now in its 13th year. With 70 acts p

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