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We’re giving you a mere 24 hours to enter to win admission for two to see Portland’s own disco-blues-punk superstars The Gossip at Wonder Ballroom this coming Saturday, the 24th!

Since time is of the essence, all we need you to do is leave us a comment letting us know that you want to win tickets to what will likely be one hell of a dance party. You have until 3 p.m. tomorrow to get your entry in, so don’t waste another hot minute.

Here are some details on the show from the good folks at Mike Thrasher Presents:

The Gossip
MEN
Boy Joy
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Wonder Ballroom 503-284-8686
128 NE Russell St, Portland, OR
9pm (doors open at 8pm). All Ages.
$20.00 advance tix from Ticketmaster.
$20.00 at the door

Originally from Searcy, AR, this punk trio moved to Olympia, WA, joining the roster of the indie rock label K Records. Guitarist Nathan (aka Brace Paine), drummer Kathy, and singer Beth proclaimed, “We started a band ’cause we were bored. Our mission is to make you dance, and if you’re not gonna dance, just stay at home and listen to the oldies station.” K released a self-titled 7″ in 1999, and their full-length debut, That’s Not What I Heard, was distributed by Kill Rock Stars in late 2000. The Gossip were highly visible due to their exposure in magazines like Out and The Advocate, where they became icons in the gay and lesbian indie rock community. After touring with the White Stripes and Sleater-Kinney, they went back to the studio to record the follow-up, 2002’s Arkansas Heat. They returned the following year with Movement, while Nathan also performed with Die Monitr Batss. New drummer Hannah Billie joined the Gossip before they recorded 2005’s Standing in the Way of Control, which incorporated elements of dance-punk into their raw, urgent sound. GSSP RMX, which further emphasized their more danceable direction, was released in 2006. The concert album Live in Liverpool arrived in the U.K. in late 2007 and was then issued in the U.S. by the band’s new label, the Sony imprint Red Ink, in spring 2008. Rework-It, a remix compilation, followed that summer, with Music for Men appearing in 2009.