FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

THE CAPITOL HILL BLOCK PARTY 2003 - Seattle, WA 

Fuzed Music, The Stranger, KEXP, and The Pacific Northwest Chapter of 
the Recording Academy present THE CAPITOL HILL BLOCK PARTY 2003, 
Saturday July 12 and Sunday July 13.  The Capitol Hill Block Party, 
Seattle's annual two-day rock carnival, brings together over 40 of the 
Northwest's best bands on 3 stages with two of Seattle's most important 
independent media outlets (The Stranger & KEXP) and one of the nation's 
leading Musician support groups (The Recording Academy) to celebrate the 
unique music, art and activist communities on Seattle's Capitol Hill. 
In addition to being one of the West Coast's best independent rock 
festivals, the Block Party will raise money for two of the Seattle music 
community's favorite charities - Home Alive and The Vera Project. 

Local Seattle politicians supportive of Seattle Music will be 
introducing the bands, and The Stranger's music editor Jennifer Maerz 
will be hosting the mainstage. 

The booth area at this year's Block Party will be organized by the 
Seattle art entrepreneurs responsible for Rummage, a wildly creative 
monthly market for Seattle's most unique artist made goods.  The booth 
area will feature many interactive booths which will raise money for 
various area non-profits, including a put-put golf course with holes 
designed by a different local arts groups.  Other booths will feature 
many of the unique businesses making up Seattle's South Capitol Hill and 
also booths from local community activist groups. 

Bands already confirmed include Death Cab for Cutie, Pretty Girls Make 
Graves, The Presidents of the United States of America, Pedro the Lion, 
DOA, Visqueen, Erase Errata, The Catheters, The Thermals, Kinski, The 
Glory Holes, Broadcast Oblivion, Akimbo, New Luck Toy, Ruby Doe, Mea 
Culpa, Hint Hint, Schoolyard Heroes, Cobra High, Asahi, The Girls, The 
Cripples and The Spits.  The complete lineup of over 44 bands will be 
released June 1.    

AND, there will be 4 beer gardens! 

Advance tickets are available for $10 per day at www.Ticketweb.com. 
Advance tickets are limited, so get them now. 

Doors on Saturday July 12 are at 11:30 am, on Sunday July 13 at 1:00 pm. 
Doors close both nights at 2 am.