Ladies and gentlemen, a bunch of photos from Seattle Rock Lottery #4 [flickr], where twenty-five musicians and five brand new bands emerged just twelve hours later. Not only did they come up with original songs on short notice, a bunch of them also arrived with costumes! There was rapping over cello and electronics! Singer-songwriters on drums! A band with a bass clarinet, turntables, and music about public health. A wizardy western in kimonos. And a power pop cinematic ensemble. If you weren’t there, you missed a lot. Some of these bands were better than groups that have been together for months, they just might have been your favorite ephemeral band of all time.

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