Fans of bands more likely to appear in basements than stages have a lot of great choices this upcoming weekend. The second annual Carousel Festival is a blur of pop, electronic, metal, and punk with a decidedly independent streak, organized by the funsters at the Seattle DIY collective. A benefit for Home Alive taking place over three days at a mess of venues (Greenhouse, Dogpark, Fusion Cafe, SS Marie Antoinette, etc.) Carousel Fest will feature workshops and touring acts in addition to local stalwarts like the the Assailant, Little Party and the Bad Business, and Joules. Check out the embedded links for more info on dates, venues, and the many, many bands.

Meanwhile in Belltown of all places, the Implied Violence troupe is hosting a raucous fundraiser, Respect the Boss featuring fantastical local music acts like Pleasureboaters, Ribbons, TV Coahran, and Holy Ghost Revival alongside an evening of piñata bashing, standup comedy, and live renditions of the latest chapters of Trapped In The Closet. Respect The Boss takes place at 10pm on Saturday August 25th at 2315 Western Ave., with a $5-15 sliding scale cover.

Full lineup of both events after the jump.

Carousel Festival 2 featuring 3 days of art, music, and community:
$15 3 day passes available @ Wall of Sound, Left Bank Books, Singles Going Steady, and 2nd Time Around. $5 per venue DOS. All ages, of course! All proceeds go to support Home Alive! For more info go to http://www.myspace.com/carouselfestival or http://www.seattlediy.com

Friday, August 24th, 2007-Carousel Festival Day 1 @ The Dog Park 5pm-doors 6-6:40pm-Membership (Olympia)
6:40-7:20pm-Yes Oh Yes (Bellingham)
7:20-8pm-Sugar Skulls
8-8:40pm-SeattleDIY discussion-Carousel-vision
8:40-9:20pm-Newspapers(PDX)
9:20-10pm-SpecsOne
10-10:40pm-KRGA

Saturday, August 25th, 2007-Carousel Festival Day 2 pt.1 @ The Fusion Cafe 1:30pm-doors
2-2:40pm- Nick Duncan
2:40-3:20-Station Wagon Revolution!
3:20-4pm-Home Alive workshop
4-4:40pm-Curious Mystery
4:40-5:20pm-RB Reed
5:20-6pm-Bird Show of North America
6-6:40pm-Lozen(Tacoma)

Carousel Festival Day 2 pt. 2 @ The Greenhouse
7:30pm-doors
8-8:40pm- Cock & Swan
8:40-9:20-Joules
9:20-10pm-The Hedonist (PDX)
10-10:40pm-Doomhawk
10:40-11:20pm-Here Comes A Big Black Cloud(PDX)
11:20-12pm-Twin Crystals(BC)
12-12:40pm-You May Die in the Desert

Sunday, August 26th 2007-Carousel Festival Day 3 pt. 1 @ Camp Nowhere
1:30pm-doors
2-2:40pm- TBA
2:40-3:20-Midwife
3:20-4pm-Ribbons
4-4:40pm-film/workshop
4:40-5:20pm-Skyline Divide
5:20-6pm-Mutilation Nation (Reno)
6-6:40pm-Fatality (Reno)

Carousel Festival Day 3 pt. 2 @ The SS Marie Antoinette
7:30pm-doors
8-8:40pm-Like Claws!
8:40-9:20-Waves & Radiation
9:20-10pm-Hornet Leg(PDX)
10-10:40pm-film/workshop
10:40-11:20pm-The Assailant
11:20-12am-Little Party and the Bad Bizness
12-12:40am- Thrones (Salem,OR)
12:40-1:20am-Orcateers
Carousel Festival close

RESPECT THE BOSS:
an implied violence fundraiser with:

The Minotaur
pleasureboaters
TacocaT
1-2-1-2
T.v. coahran
Ribbons
The Beep Family Orchestra
Holy Ghost Revival
Blicky
Ill Joint Selector ANGEL EYES
performance by i.v. plus art war, standup comedy, Pinata bashing, booze, and also Trapped in the Closet Chapters 13-infinity.

$5-15 sliding scale,
@ 2315 Western avenue @ Bell st in Belltown
SATURDAY August 25th 2007
doors 10pm