Seattle's avant-pop/punk-jazz innovator Jherek Bischoff knows how to throw a 30th birthday paty for himself -- and put on a great big show for us! 

Bischoff, of The Dead Science, Parenthetical Girls, Ribbons, 30th Birthday Concert is taking place at Seattle's Town Hall on Friday, September 11th. The show will feature a 40-piece orchestra, playing 13 compositions. 

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TIG staffers are a lot like you -- coming up with our list of faves for the year is a fun and gripping process. After comparing/contrasting/debating our individual favorites, we figured the sum of our imaginary parts would make for an interesting list.

While ChrisB and Keenan, among other things, brought in the power-pop elements,  Chris Estey stood by the smartie subtle elements of this year's Northwest offerings. Imaginary liz, as usual, loved the lo-fi and indie-pop songs, while imaginary dana spent much of the year obessed with Throw the the Statue and of course, the Fleet Foxes. And nearly all of us agreed that the Saturday Knights album was a force to be reckoned with. Here's our our staff votes tallied up...

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Probably the most cosmopolitan-level avant-garde rock band to ever come out of Seattle, The Dead Science present their fourth album, Villainaire.

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Blending their work in theater, jazz gigs, and the full-on rock experiments they've been known for, Villainaire is leaking out with a new MP3 extolling the joys of a Kirby-inspired world of new gods, "Make Mine Marvel" (listen!).

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One of my favorite local bands The Dead Science is participating in something I'm trying to figure out, but sounds scary and wonderful.

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Today's TIG Sparkly Indie-Pop Photo is for a local Northwest band is a long distance dedication, as the photo was taken June 3, 2008 at the Jackpot in Lawrence, Kansas. Whoa.

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at Neumo's

It was truly amazing to witness living legend David Johnston perform his life’s work and show his heart to everyone in attendance.

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The damage comes in the subtle spiritual malevolence that betrays the beautiful Micken melodies and the expert ensemble playing of the band.

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Since the top five on this list all also appear on our Top 10 overall imaginary albums of the year list, we've added some Honorable Mention local bands!

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