I was a bit drained and jet lagged Sunday night, but I had to make it to part of the Helm Gallery’s Squeak & Squawk Festival, the part held at the New Frontier Lounge. And I hung out long enough to catch the Kindness Kind (singer-keyboardist Alessandra Rose, top photo, tells me their second album is coming out soon) and the Dead Science (that’s bassist Jherek Bischoff). The festival is a great showcase of Puget Sound’s truly indie rock scene, and tonight is the last chance to catch it. Photosynthesis, Colonies, Freeze and Fur Coat will play the Helm starting at 6 tonight, and Evangelicals, Parenthetical Girls, Why I Must Be Careful and Friskey will be at the New Frontier starting at 9.

ERNEST JASMIN