Aside from coffee and evergreen trees, Seattle is perhaps best known for its music. And with the number of concert venues and homegrown acts, it’s easy to see why.

For a mix of rock and hip-hop offerings, make your way to Capitol Hill’s hub of concert-going, Neumos (925 E Pike St; neumos.com). Its basement venue Barboza (thebarboza.com) caters to smaller, punchier bands.

Near Pike Place Market, catch a concert at Showbox (*1426 First Ave; showboxpresents.com), which features great mid-level national and local acts on the verge of their big break. Its sister venue, Showbox SoDo (*1700 First Ave S) tends to host slightly bigger alt-rock bands.