{This is part two of a three-part preview of this year's not-to-be-missed acts at Bumbershoot by Imaginary Victoria -- bounce back to see part one here!}

Flatstock {all weekend, Fisher Pavillion}

We told you all about it in our Saturday preview: Flatstock is not to be missed. Check it.

As you peruse around the middle day of this year's Bumbershoot, the early afternoon presents a ton of options depending on what your particular bag is, how hung over you are from Saturday, and what kind of mood you're in. Kristin Hersch will be at the Bagley Wright theater at 12:15, Kasey Anderson on the Starbucks stage at 12:30, The Lonely Forest on the Main stage at 1:30, Mad Rad takes Fisher Green at 2:15... not to mention Broken Social Scene on the Main stage at 3 and a slew of amazing acts running all weekend in KEXP's secret lounge. Regardless of your fancy, though, there are a few things we think you should make the time to catch during the second part of the day:

Jessica Lea Mayfield {5:45p, Starbucks stage}

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{Bumbershoot photo: Erik Clineschmidt Photography}

One Reel, the talented folks behind putting on Bumbershoot, is reminding festival goers this year that the deadline for the extra-special Any Day Pass is coming up soon: May 31st. The neat idea is that if you buy this $29 ticket before then, you can pick any one of the three days to go on, so as the artists are announced (day by day) till then and you can put together the best bill for yourself any time before Labor Day Weekend. (Also, earlier in the week before, if you figure out which of those days it's going to pour on, as it seems to do at least one day every year, you can choose an alternate day.) This is a reward for old school Bumbershoot fans (like me) who attend at least one of the days, and like the wiggle room up to the splendiferous event. The only catch being snatching up one of those tickets before the new month. May 31st! And then the Any Day Passes are all gone!

Just shouted-out for Bumbershoot 2011 today is Grant Lee Buffalo, who is joining these already-confirmed artists:

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An unmastered version of the latest Broken Social Scene presents... installment has recently leaked, causing the latest featured musician, Brendan Canning, to react by posting the album digitally before it's release date of June 22nd.

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This was ridiculously hard to do! Without further ado, I present my top ten picks for 2007 releases (in no particular order)...

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at The Moore

It was incredibly difficult for everyone to part the venue after the developed and refined perfection of Broken Social Scene’s live show, only bolstered by the guest appearances of local indie-rock heroes.

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A surprise appearance from Mr. Benjamin Gibbard! (!!!!!!!!)

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Adult Swim offers free music today!

TV on the Radio, The Liars, The Rapture, Broken Social Scene, the Raveonettes, Les Savy Fav and more!

It's like there's a party in my mouth, and everyone's invited!

Tales from a Brave Ulysses is a traveling epic through modern art, music, and culture. In this installment: The Criteria of a Broken Social Scene: Rock versus Roll.

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And the award for most tongue-in-cheek title for a collection of B-sides goes to...

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