I shouldn’t have to tell you this, but in case you’re new: Common Market are amazing. They’re frequently overshadowed by producer DJ Sabzi’s other project, Blue Scholars, and that’s a shame. Live, RA Scion prowls the stage, spinning his powerful words and punching you in the face with his passion for social justice over Sabzi’s incredibly danceable beats. They’re like no one else. Just yesterday I was walking home and listening to the track “Poison” from the group’s self-titled first album and thinking about how great they are, and how excited I am for this new album.

Their new album, Tobacco Road, came out yesterday, and the release party is tomorrow night at Neumos. And it’s going to be amazing. You’re lucky that I’m going out of town tomorrow, Metroblogging readers, because I would be so tempted to hoard these tickets for myself. According to the band, the show will have: “An AMAZING Bluegrass band instead of a House DJ, the amazing Feral Children opening – the HOT HOT Seattle band THee Emergency and then a Common Market set unlike you have EVER seen, including the Experience Gospel Choir, live drumming and instrumentation, THEATRICS (yes thats right) and even a bit of dance.”

Clearly, this is going to be the best show of the year, and I’m going to be on stupid vacation in stupid LA. But you don’t have to miss it! We have two tickets to give away! Email us at seattle.metblogs@gmail.com by tonight, and we will pick a winner in the morning.