In the category of "things that should be totally silly but are actually awesome," a classic entry has to be East Star All Stars 2003 opus, Dub Side of the Moon. In the tradition of dub music, Easy Star All Stars covered an entire album in the style of reggae - a practice they've repeated with varied results on their OK Computer cover album, Radiodread (pretty great), and their Beatles cover album, Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band (not so great). But they never bested the magic to be found on Dub Side of the Moon, which Easy Star All Stars will be playing in its entirety to mark its 10th anniversary. Something I'm pretty sure everyone remembers from Dub Side is the replacing of the cash registers on "Money" with rhythmic bong rips. But "Us and Them" remains an utter showstopper in reggae. 

EASY STAR ALL-STARS, w/Mighty High, Positive Rising, 8 p.m., Jazzbones, 2803 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, $15, 253.396.9169

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