photo by austin warnock via vivian girls [myspace] .

Listening to their self-titled album I fell under the impression that Vivian Girls were a avant noise band with traces of satisfying melodies buried under the instrumentation. When I saw them last week in an early afternoon tent spot at Coachella due to miraculous parking and traffic I was surprised to find that live, with the garagey mix inverted and the vocals more prominent above the lilty drone, the Brooklyn trio sounds a touch more conventional, yet still plenty engaging. This is to say that they’re definitely worth checking out when they play at Neumo’s tomorrow night.

To ease the burden on your wallet and lure you out in these flu-fearing economic times, we offer a pair of tickets to one of you. They’re joined by Abe Vigoda, the Los Angeles by way of Chino band (not the 88-year-old actor) and local boys, the Girls. Send an e-mail with “VivianGirls” in the subject and your real name (so that we’ll know who’ll be picking up the tickets at will call) to seattle.metblogs @ gmail.com by the end of the day and we’ll pick a winner. Those presenting fun facts about outsider art or mid-70s cop shows will receive special consideration.

// Vivian Girls, Abe Vigoda, the Girls. $12, 8pm [neumos]