Upon Don Slack's recommendation I went to check out Thee Emergency at the EMP Sky Church while I was up at Bumbershoot.(Don Slack = KEXP DJ)(EMP Sky Church = venue inside the Experiemental Music Project Museum, nice to be inside on a hot day, but no beer there)(Bumbershoot = giant music and art festival in Seattle)Are we all caught up? Good.Goodgoddamm they were outstanding. From Seattle, but a Detroit garage rock sound with a touch of soul - giving them some melody and groove that most garage rock needs. The female lead singer backed by 3 skinny afro'ed white boys puts them in the same neighborhood as The Detroit Cobras, but with a crazy energetic stage presence. I've heard plenty of garage rock (even before it got popular again for the third time) and much of it seems to be just bashing away at the songs. Thee Emergency add that groove and that soul (meaning soul music, not something spiritual) that puts the rock over the top and set things moving - like The Dirtbombs on Ultraglide in Black or The Sights or ? and The Mysterians.I havent heard the album yet, but it is produced by Jim Diamond, so that's a very good sign. So far they dont seem to be getting out of the northwest - go see 'em if you can.