Well, welcome back to the show.
So after taking two years off due to COVID,
the Capitol Hill Block Party is back.
The event takes place in the heart of
Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood
from July 22nd to the 24th.
This is an awesome party.
There are lots of acts coming to the show,
but before we get to that,
we've got one of the performers
here in studio with us this morning
singing his song for a day.
Here is Dempsey hope.
1234 I'll be whoever you
want me to be for a day.
Don't tell me it's not easy
cause I like it that way.
I'll do it ever baby.
Just know I can't stay,
but I'll be whoever you
want me to be for a day.
I will.
I will. Hmm, I could get you flowers.
I could act like I'm romantic we
could for hours or just stay out all
night dancing it don't really matter
I'll do whatever you wish love this
is about as good as it gets love.
You want me forever.
I have fun when we're together.
I know it's not what you wanted
but I promise.
I'll be whoever you want me to be for a day.
Don't tell me it's not easy
because I like it that way.
I'll do whatever baby just know I can't stay,
but I'll be whoever you want
me to be for a day.
Yeah, yeah. Umm?
Yeah yeah I will. Uh.
That was beautiful. Oh my gosh,
now I'm joined by Evan Johnson,
one of the planners of the
event Block party has been
offline for the last two years.
Like we mentioned, due to COVID.
How excited are you to
have this happen again?
So excited. As excited as I could be,
you know it, it really does feel like a
long time coming and and obviously so
much has happened in the last few years.
So it feels like this is maybe the
celebration that we've needed more than ever.
We really do need this. Can you guys?
Can you just give us an idea?
Of what the block party is like.
What people can expect
totally. Yeah, it's it's a.
It is a block party, you know.
It's a music festival that we do on
Capitol Hill, two outdoor stages,
but 10 total stages when
you really think about it.
Over 150 artists,
nearly half of them being local,
so local food vendors, restaurants.
I mean, it takes place really in
the heart of the city and it's it
is a party for three days long.
I love it. It's some big names,
have signed up to join in,
which I think is really really
great because I think everyone
like you said is ready to get
out there and party Dempsey.
I am curious, are you excited to perform?
I mean, have you been performing
a lot and waiting for this event?
Yeah, I've been dying to get out there.
This is my first festival actually
hometown performance so I'm super excited.
I've been putting out a bunch of music
and we're putting out a new song tonight
that I'm excited to do at the block party.
It's called heartbeat, but yeah,
I've been dying to get out and do
some performance since last year.
I did a tour run,
but this is my first festival in
my hometown so that's exciting
stuff. I'm really happy. For you so.
What else can people expect this year?
I'm sure the music's gonna be great.
Anything like food and and fun.
Yeah, yeah, totally.
We actually have on two of the
days we have a skate competition
that happens in Cal Anderson
that people can go check out.
We've got some programming in the
chophouse row chophouse row courtyard that
people can go enjoy wine and vinyl DJ sets.
And then of course,
there's the Capitol Hill food and
all the various food vendors that we
have coming to the grounds to for you
to be able to enjoy all their food.
So aside from the wine and the
vinyl which you got my ear on.
What are you most excited to see?
It's hard not to say
someone like Charlie XCX.
That's our Friday headliner,
and it just feels like a long time
coming for us to have a pop star
such as her feels very reminiscent
to when we had Lizzo back in 2019.
She's just gonna be an incredible show,
so that's probably why I'm most excited for.
If I had to pick just one.
Yeah, I know it's hard. I have to ask.
I know you're selling tickets and
I want to get to that in a moment,
but you're also using the money
you make to make donations.
Yeah, tomorrow,
Thursday all proceeds for ticket sales.
Excuse me? A portion of the proceeds
for ticket sales are going to be.
Donated to Northwest Abortion Access
Fund and in light of everything
that's been happening in this country,
we want to make sure that we're doing
as much as we can to support abortion,
access and and the rights of women.
And you know, to be able to have an abortion.
How do people buy tickets and where
can they get more information?
You can just head to
capitolhillblockparty.com
to buy your tickets there.
And yeah, come out,
enjoy the weekend and and if you
buy a ticket tomorrow then you
know you'll be doing something
good for abortion access.
And I'm just so glad to see that the
party is back and that we can move on.
Thank you so much. Thank you, Dempsey.
Thank you and just a reminder
of the Capitol Hill Block party
happening this coming weekend,
July 22nd to the 24th.