Toke up, Seattle! You legalized pot. In this dusky-green era in the Emerald City, we are blessed not only with the ability to freely purchase a multitude of marijuana varieties, but also the chance to listen to two different bands named Weed. And, thank God, they are both high-quality strains. Whether you prefer the smoky stoner rock of Bainbridge Island’s WEEED or the heroic lo-fi grunge punk of recent Seattle transplants (via Vancouver, B.C.) Weed, you can’t go wrong. Fun fact: Weed doesn’t actually smoke weed. Even funner fact: WEEED definitely smokes weed. weeed.bandcamp.com; weed.bandcamp.com

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