Three Imaginary Girls

Here they are: the top 50 winners in our Best Northwest Releases of 2008 Readers' poll. Spoiler alert: expect massive spoilers!

TIG staffers are a lot like you -- coming up with our list of faves for the year is a fun and gripping process. This year we figured the sum of our parts would be make for an interesting list.

Join us for the TIG Winter Holiday Spectacular at Chop Suey on Saturday, December 27th.

Be sure not to miss the prolific powerpop band when they play at the Triple Door on January 15 with Jon Auer of The Posies.

If my parents would have let me put all black on and dance around my room, I would have. I probably did.

Be sure to check out Dead Confederate on November 19 at Chop Suey with Feral Children and Apollo Sunshine.

The remarkable guitarist and songwriter answered my phone call to discuss her stunning new record, working with some of her favorite artists, and being part of the Kill Rock Stars roster, amongst other things.

Chris Difford, the legendary Squeeze lyricist, took some time out of his busy schedule to take my phone call to discuss his band’s legacy, songwriting, and his own solo record.