Vendetta Red has a song in the karaoke book! Simply pick D-27-8 and you too can sing Vendetta Red's "Seconds Away." I know the band isn't around any longer, but surely this represents some sort of immortality, yes?

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While Sisters lacks sales numbers boasts no hit singles, it's undoubtedly a great album and one of the most underappreciated Northwest releases of 2005.

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Three Imaginary Girls, Barsuk Records, and 90.3 KEXP present the songs of The Magnetic Fields as interpreted by members of The Long Winters, Vendetta Red, Rocky Votolato, Visqueen, Tullycraft, Harvey Danger, Kane Hodder, Transmissionary Six, Saeta, and many more.

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See all the winners in the TIG Best Northwest Releases of 2005 Readers' Poll (see winners #40-31 here).

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at Qwest Field

Who knows, but I'll bet money that these kids are going to be listening to whatever futuristic equivalent to Journey there is in the year 2020.

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at Chop Suey

Holy Aquanet, who would've thought that a buttrock event on a holiday weekend could have become such a smashing success?? With surprise rockstar performances, hottie rockstars in black liquid eyeliner, and TIG-endorsed drink specials a-flowin', we had the imaginary times of our lives

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at Bumbershoot

Zach shrieked like a banchee, delighting the kids and undoubtedly frightening the parents who cowered in the back bar around their over-priced bumberbooze.

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at Bumbershoot

Some of our picks for the best bands to see at the big Bumbershoot fest. Woo hoo!

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