The 2011 Imaginary Holiday Spectacular Heads to The Columbia City Theatre

Photo c/o Sean Nelson

The already pee-in-your-pants-on-Santa's-lap amazing line-up just got a little better with the addition of Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger, The Long Winters) and Kyle O'Quin (Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground) along with Thomas Hunter and Aaron Benson (Kay Kay / Wild Orchid Children) (currently performing as Temp Score). They will be taking the second band in the line up and will surely have you rockin' around the Christmas tree.

Some of you have been lucky enough to have already heard a sampling of this new project, which made its Seattle debut during KEXP's Rekyavik Calling showcase at Neumos earlier this fall.

Sean Nelson gives us a little bit of insight on what the band is up to:

"This will be our second show. It's piano, plus vocals, bass and drums. No guitars. It's fairly up; rather catchy. Very nimble, mid-'60s-esque, British-influenced piano pop in the Zombies/Kinks/Rubber Soul-era Paul McCartney mold, with a few droplets of solo Graham Nash, my usual tablespoon of Morrissey, and maybe a soupçon of pre-rock melodic influence. Mostly it's just pop songs about the usual rock subjects: girls, feelings, blame, regret, suicidal despair, milkshakes cold and long. It's a good band, Kyle is amazing.

The combination of me and [Kyle] doing the writing, and those three guys (who play together ALL THE TIME) with my very different performance style, makes for a very exciting hybrid of stuff. We're hoping to make a record next month.

We'll be playing our first full-length, proper show at the Crocodile on Friday, January 6, 2012 with Cataldo."

The Holiday Spectacular takes place on December 16th at 7:00p.m. and features none other than Clem Snide's Eef Barzelay, along with Mal de Mer and Heligoats. And, a special return guest appearance of Santa Claus himself (John Roderick), who will be manning the photo-booth with the esteemed Laura Musselman in the Bourbon Bar during the early part of the evening. Mr. Roderick couldn't make it last year, so be sure to get your photo snapped with him this year, as he's just as adorable (if not more so) as last year's Santa, John Vanderslice.

Tickets are only $11 and are available for purchase over at Brown Paper Tickets. More details can also be found on the event's Facebook page or on the Three Imaginary Girls website.

Friday December 16 at 7:00p.m. // Columbia City Theatre, 4916 Rainier Avenue South // Advance tickets $11, at the door $13, 21+