This Saturday evening two up-and-coming local bands whom we’ve yet to properly feature, Colonies and Alligators, will be playing Piecora’s Back Room. Across the street from Chop Suey on Capitol Hill, Piecora’s back room serves as the New York-themed pizza place’s group room, the big screen room, and for the last few months on the weekends, as a performance room.

After noting they are currently recording their first full length record, Tacoma band Colonies are offering up their debut seven-song EP, titled Sleep Patterns on their myspace page as a free download. Shades of Death Cab are all over Sleep Patterns, a distinctly current sounding rock/pop effort that straddles the Atlantic with respect to its other influences.

MP3: “Berlin! Berlin!” by Colonies from Sleep Patterns (right now the entire EP is available for free at Colonies’ myspace)

For their debut album titled Piggy & Cups which first arrived last October, Port Orchard’s Alligators are now gearing up for a national release on April 7th. Showcasing boy-girl harmonies in a wild mish-mash of pop and rock styles, both vintage and modern, they tap into the timeless sounds of bands like CSNY on “The Conquerer,” in addition to having a slightly disco edge to them that makes them not like any other band I’ve heard lately. At their core, Alligators make inventive pop that’s upbeat and danceable.

MP3: “Where Does it Hide” by Alligators from Piggy & Cups

The show starts at 9pm and is $6. Piecora’s is on 14th and Madison on Captiol Hill, across the street from Chop Suey.