Panic Prevention

British boy wonder/musical polyglot Jamie T makes his first trip to Seattle to play the latest incarnation of John in the Morning at Night, coming up this Saturday at the Croc. On his debut full-length Panic Prevention, the young Mr. T. makes veritable sound collages, amalgams of rock, reggae, punk, soul, rap, heavy cockney accents, and assorted audio clips. That's exactly why he gets comparisons that run the gamut from a baby Bob Dylan to a "one-man Arctic Monkey" to "the bastard lovechild of Billy Bragg and Mike Skinner doing his best Joe Strummer impression" (eminently choice quotes care of Wikipedia). When we asked Jamie how he would characterize his sound, he cheekily referred to a bandmate's description: "My friend Ben who plays drums in the Pacemakers [his backing band] describes it best--well, it's the only way I like to describe it--like liquid shit being poured into your ear." Delightful.

Jamie T is just one of the many awesome bands playing the sold-out JiTMaN--local acts Das Llamas and Joy Wants Eternity are also on the bill, as are heavily-buzzed-about bands Vampire Weekend and Maps--and with five bands playing, doors are early (5pm; with Das Llamas and Joy Wants Eternity starting at 6pm and the showcase featuring the other three bands at 9pm). Seattlest has two pairs of tickets to Saturday's 21+ show to give away. Enter to win by filling out the form below. No worries: Your info is safe with us and will not be shared with advertisers and/or the government, yadda yadda yadda. We'll be drawing two winners Friday at 10am.