With End of Year listmaking being the favorite holiday pasttime for a lot of us around here, we asked some of our local music friends to submit their own top 10 lists this year. The first to return theirs was Scott Giampino, the talent buyer at the Triple Door. His list (in no particular order, he says) is after the jump.

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at The Paramount

Anyone out & about this past Thursday night? Talk about freaky weather - everything was all kinds of crazy, heady, ocean-scented wind gusts through the city mixed with golden-pink sunset bliss. The walk down Pine Street was perfectly lit, with the breezes knocking us sideways between the buildings on cue, leaving us semi-flushed in all the right ways as we pushed through the doors of the Paramount for the Neko Case show.

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Justice @ Showbox Sodo 03.24.08

It's astounding how many things are going on tonight! ChrisB will be at Metric at Showbox (read his interview with them), Keenan will be at Jens Lekman (Oh sweet Jens) at the Crocodile, imaginary victoria is at Neko Case (at the Paramount), imaginary hyme is all about the Desolation Wilderness show. Even our imaginary gal in LA, CA has chimed in with a recommendation to see recent Barsuk singing artist The Wooden Birds at Chop Suey tonight.

And then there's these other show's we'd be freaking out about if the above didn't have us scattered everywhere:

* Spanish for 100 will be at the Sunset with At-The-Spine and Autolite Strike -- Word has it that the Spanish for 100 show is going to be especially killer as they have special reason to cover both old and new songs tonight
* Y'alternative crooners The Felice Brothers will be taking over the Tractor
* Even Cafe Vita is in the action with a performance tonight to raise funds for the Vera Project: Say Hi, Grant Olsen (Arthur and Yu), Mount Eerie, and Shawn Smith
* Jason Lytle of Grandaddy is going to be at the Mars Bar tonight (not a joke! He's heading over there after he opens for Neko at the Paramount)

And then there's SIFF!

Where are you headed tonight?

(Photo by Jeanine Anderson)

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It'd be a waste of everyone's time to list off all the reasons you should go see Neko Case at the Paramount Theater. Everyone knows that it will be life-changing. Her mighty voice will soothe the most discontent of souls and her Patsy meets Loretta crooning will warm broken and suspicious of hearts. She invented the alt-country meets riot grrl aesthetic that powers her poignant songsmithing that make all flutter with consoling comfort.

And the crowd she travels with is worth the ticket price alone. Joining her onstage as of late includes Eric Bachmann of Crooked Fingers, Kelly Hogan and our very own Rachel Flotard (of Visqueen).

Basically, we'll all be lined up outside the backstage door professing our love with engagement rings in hand.

Three Imaginary Girls is excited to make one imaginary reader's day with a pair of free tickets to see Neko Case (with Jason Lytle opening) at the Paramount on Thursday, June 4th.

To enter, email us at tig @ three imaginary girls.com with your name and the subject line "DoctorNeko" by Thursday, May 14th at 9a PST.

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Seattle's favorite girlfriend Rachel Flotard (of Visqueen and general Rachel Flotard fame) is helping Neko Case on her performance on David Letterman tonight!

Also sharing the stage will be Eric Bachmann (Archers of Loaf/Crooked Fingers) on guitar.

Like the watching recent Jimmy Fallon episodes didn't already remind you that Dave is King, here's another reason. Let's watch Paul drool over the double trouble duo of Neko and Rachel!

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For every blog that posts the song, and iLike user who adds it to his/her profile, Neko and Anti- will make a donation benefiting Best Friends Animal Society.

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More deets coming soon, but here's my first crack at the setlist.

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Even in 2003, it was pretty clear the Pornographers were shooting for (and coming dangerously close to) pure-pop perfection rather than indie-rock fads.

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It looks like The Long Winters are now playing Sasquatch on Saturday. The Sasquatch website lists them in between Citizen Cope and M.I.A. on the Saturday line up.

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The winners in the TIG Best Northwest Releases of 2006 Readers' Poll, including BOAT, the Decemberists, the Long Winters, Band of Horses, the Thermals, and um, 45 more.

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