Folklife is a great place to let your granola flag fly every year. When you think Folklife, you don’t typically think hip-hop or jazz, although both genres are totally American folk music even though no dusty acoustic guitars are involved. This year, the NW Folklife Prefest Party includes performances by Porter Ray, Gabriel Teodros, and Industrial Revelation, with KEXP’s Street Sounds DJ, Larry Mizell Jr, as the host. If this is any indication of this year’s festival lineup, we’re in good hands. The Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-4618, thecrocodile.com. 8 p.m. $10 adv. All ages. DML