As promised, we sent imaginary photog Jason Tang out to see the Foals / Freelance Whales / Naked and Famous show earlier this week -- for what turned out to be a truly awesome sold-out show. Here's the shots to prove it!

The Naked and Famous:

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Foals and Freelance Whales are going to be tearing up the Showbox tonight, and you'd best head on down there to soak up all the awes- oh, wait. It's sold out. Right. Sorry about that.

Well, in case there aren't any tickets released at the door, here's a mini-montage of videosongs from these Sub Pop roster-ers for you watch -- and subsequently kick yourself after viewing, once you realize what a crime against your own humanity it is that you didn't pick up tickets:

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Now that summer's officially 86'd, it's time for the inaugural (hereafter annual?) City Arts Fest, which takes over our fair city this upcoming Wednesday - Saturday {Oct. 20th - 23rd}. Laden with an impressive lineup at venues far and wide, CAF is catering to more of the mini-SXSW feel that makes these 'festivals' enjoyable -- think along the lines of MusicFest NW's style -- and for this, we applaud and squee! with joy. There's something about cramming too many people into too small of a space, even with a homerun lineup, that can make a gathering of the proverbial vibes inherently less fun.

And so -- with sneakers laced up and schedules in hand -- away we go with the music! Click the links below for more info on each particular show, including the where & what on how to get yourself some tickets:

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at Marymoor Park

I mean so bad ass that guitarist Jimmy Smith was spotted retching backstage. Alas, the occupational hazards of rocking as hard as they do.

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This might have been the weekend with the most opportunities for gaiety. What did you do?

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For a couple of weeks now, Neumo's said they were hosting a show with "Super Special Secret Guests" and the obvious speculation was that it was Wolf Parade. It was kind of a relief that I was both first and correct - mostly because it would have been a terrible thing to have been wrong about. Yes, it's true, Wolf Parade are playing at Neumo's tonight.

The big surprise, though, is that so are Foals.

Tickets, I hear, are going very fast and you can get them here for $17+ some fees. Doors are at 8, show at 9, 21+.

at Neumo's

Foals more than entertained with their breakneck tempos, high-energy antics, and tidal wave of danceable hits.

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If Foals' Antidotes was released in 2004, we might all be talking about how they will save British music ...

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"I think they're doing this to demonstrate that Americans have poor taste."

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This week's new releases, featuring Colin Meloy, Foals, Jim Noir, Tapes N Tapes, and The Breeders.

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