Pull up those bootstraps, kids, because The National isn't the only game in town that's got a double-decker lineup in Seattle this week. The Cave Singers are about to put on two nights of amazing sound-wall that'll knock you clear off your feet! Here's the deets:

Night One, also known as this coming Thursday, December 1st. The Cave Singers pack the one- in one-two by taking the stage for an all-ages night at the Vera Project {7:30p doors / $16 adv / buy tickets!}, with a stage-warming by none other than our pals The Young Evils -- who may very well be working on putting out one of our favorite local albums of 2012 as we breathe and type. It'll be a great room to catch both bands in with a music-focused, booze-free crowd.

If you're heading to the Neptune (or one of the other fine establishments in town) this Thursday, fret not: Night Two will be going down on Capitol Hill at Neumos on Friday, December 2nd. Sound-wise, it'll be a much darker-tinged night with openers The Builders and the Butchers taking the pre-Cave Singers stage spot, and also worth noting: this show is 21+. {8p doors / $18 adv / buy tickets!}

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{John Vanderslice at the Tractor, Noise for the Needy 2010}

It's that time of year again, where the fine folks over at Noise for the Needy get together a slew of stellar shows to benefit a local non-profit. This year the funds are being raised for Real Change, and suffice it to say, there's bands out there to suit every taste -- the Fucking Eagles, Mal de Mer, the Builders and the Butchers, Drew Grow, Goldfinch, Fresh Espresso -- scroll down for more! The list quite literally goes on and on.

Rather than wax poetic about the details, we'll just give you the quick & dirty lineup with links to venues and tickets so you can go and get your charity on. And away we go!

:: June 7th ::

Detroit Cobras, Girl in a Coma, The Fucking Eagles
Neumos / 8p / 21+ / $13 adv {tickets}

:: June 8th ::

Brendan Perry (Dead can Dance), Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins)
Neumos / 8p / 21+ / $22 adv {tickets}

NFTN Preview Party w/ DJ Toast
The Bus Stop / 8p / 21+ / FREE {info}

Karaoke for the Needy
The Crescent  / 9p / FREE {info}

:: June 9th ::

The Golden Blondes, Mal De Mer, Soft Hills, Ivory in Ice World, Surrealized
Comet Tavern / 7:30p / 21+ / $8 {tickets}

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Thinking back to MusicFest Northwest's performances, the Builders and the Butchers set is hands-down in the top ten "things we won't forget about the 'fest, ever" list, for sure. In the middle of the day on Saturday, TBATB stunned a crowd of KEXP fans and friends into silence, with nothing but recording mics on hand to capture the moments of absolutely staggering sound. And if that mini-set at the Woods is any indication of how they do on a real stage, fans that will be seeing them up close and personal at the Tractor this weekend are in for a hell of a show.

The Builders and the Butchers will be playing second of three at the Tractor next Wednesday {February 16th} opening up for Murder by Death, and lucky for you, we've got a pair of tickets to give away! Just write a lil' love note to us at tig {at} threeimaginarygirls dot com by 5pm on Monday, February 14th and tell us why we should send you to the show. Be sure to use the subject line "BuildAndButcher" so that we know it's you!

Good luck, everyone! Don't forget, the Tractor is 21+, so make sure you're packing proper ID before you enter the giveaway.

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Another landslide of gorgeous photos from our imaginary weekend at Musicfest Northwest!

The Builders and the Butchers

The Decemberists

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{This is part three in a series of recaps about Musicfest Northwest 2010 -- make sure you check out Thursday's and Friday's coverage too!}

The Builders and the Butchers:

Saturday at MFNW was chock full o' rad, with bands around every corner and all kinds of PDX-style awesomeness abounding. The day started off with an excellent lineup at funeral home-turned-venue the Woods, courtesy of KEXP: The Mynabirds, The Builders and the Butchers, Typhoon, and several other bands took the stage from 1pm on for our listening and viewing pleasure. The station crew did a massive amount of taping and shooting, so keep an eye out for words, video, and stills over at their website -- the BatB set was beyond epic and set up living-room style, almost microphone-free on a rug in the middle of the crowd -- and we're quite sure the fine folks of KEXP captured the performance with excellent result.

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Day two at MFNW: also known as Friday, September 10th. With tons of shows all over the city to choose from, we chose to spend our imaginary day with the folks over at KEXP for a series of kick-ass in-studios, and to focus on the highly anticipated Okkervil River / Bobby Bare Jr. and Tallest Man On Earth / Cave Singers sets that night.

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This show at The Crocodile features two atypical, orchestral pop groups that make some of the best music to come from the Northwest. With the bigger stage and crystal clear acoustics, The Crocodile should be the ideal venue for these two bands.

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at Showbox at the Market

I have enough a synth pop and electronica on my iPod that the term “real music” has been rendered virtually meaningless to me but that’s just what it was.

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at Neumo's

Their music smokes with fire, banjos & brimstone: visualize a dark version of the "O Brother Where Art Thou" soundtrack, and you've pinned down a lot of the shouted vocals/tinny sound of old time radio that The Builders and the Butchers utilizes.

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