The Thermals ::: Photo by Josh Lovseth, originally for Stereogum

The Thermals have been good to Seattle this year, and we’ve been good back, and it’s not even over yet. Straight from working in the studio with Chris Walla (who’s name seems to be coming up everywhere lately), the tireless threesome is making a weekend of it up here, first headlining KEXP’s Yule Benefit at Neumos on Saturday, and then on Sunday staying out late with the all-agers at the Vera Project. Both bills feature some of Portland’s other best growing talent in the Builders and the Butchers, Dirty Mittens, and Explode into Colors.

Neumos and 90.3 KEXP present:
KEXP YULE BENEFIT (All Proceeds go to KEXP Programming)
Saturday December 12th at Neumos
The Thermals
The Cave Singers
The Builders and the Butchers
Grand Hallway
21+, 8PM Doors, $20 adv at Tickets West

Sunday December 13 at the Vera Project
The Thermals
Explode Into Colors
Dirty Mittens
All-Ages, 7:30 PM, $16 adv. at TICKETWEB ($15 w. club card)

You bet these shows will sell out so, in the immortal words of the Sugarhill Gang (and more recently Sir Mix-Alot): Jump on it!