Strangercombie is done! Thanks to everyone who bid or donated (and there's still a week left to donate via the magic button below). Now I want to know:

Who won all the cool music items?

Also, if you didn't win anything, you can still donate to Treehouse via the magic paypal button for another week and get a Stranger tote bag for any donation of $20 or more or a Ladies/Gentlemen of Slog Calendar for any donation of $50 or more. Everybody wins!

It is criminally insanely retarded (sorry, 'tards) that the Strangercrombie auctions to Buy a Music Profile and Buy an Album Review in an upcoming issue of the Stranger are only going for a measly $97.00 and $107.50 respectively.

Don't you know what these auctions mean?! You could be the next Talbot Tagora or Pica Beats or Dead Science or Bow + Arrow or Partman Parthorse!

...or, you know, if you're smart, you could always elect to have Dave Segal write it.

And, as always, you can donate direct to Treehouse via the button below and receive a Stranger tote bag for any $20 donation or a Ladies/Germs of Slog Calendar for any $50 donation:

You have less than two hours left to bid!

Update (3:40pm): Now at $152.50 and $132.50—that is what I'm trying to show you about!

But thanks to Strangercrombie, you'll have the change to absorb at least some of his knowledge. With the "Record Shopping With Dave Segal" package you'll get $200 to use at local record stores ($100 for Sonic Boom and $100 for Silver Platters), and you can spend your new money on an afternoon shopping trip with Dave!

Not only is he smart, but he's oh so nice too. And funny!

Current high bid is $255. With the $200 in gift certificates, you're basically only paying $55. To go record shopping with Dave Segal! Hell of a deal, my friends. Hell of a deal.

This year's Strangercrombie auction (benefitting Treehouse, a charity for foster kids) ends today at 5pm, and there are tons of great music items up for bid. Such as:

So You Wanna Be a Rockstar?

Yeah? Who fucking doesn’t? Well, here’s your chance, Lenny Kravitz! First of all, a complete STD screening from Aurora Medical Services (your groupies’ genitals will thank you). Then, your band play a show at Easy Street Records, with a two-week-long window display at Easy Street, your CD on a listening station for a month, and one Easy Street hoodie per band member. Plus, a one-hour in-studio performance and interview at Hollow Earth Radio, four hours studio time with a highly skilled engineer at Jack Straw Productions, and hanging and distro of 300 posters and 2,500 handbills by Poster Midget.

$510.00 at 10:40 AM

Truckasauras Play a Private Party

The lo-fi techno rockers are known for bringing more than just music to a party. (Remember what you had to do at Sasquatch! to get a T-shirt?) They provide the beeps and beats, you dance, and if you have NES, they might even throw down on some video games with you. This package also includes gifts from Fire and Earth. PRICELESS! OPENING BID: $1.99!

See print catalog or e-mail strangercrombie@thestranger.com for full description.

$162.50 at 10:50 AM

21st Century Music Fan Fun Pack

Of course, these days, all music is made and enjoyed by hyperintelligent robots. Step into the (b)rave new world with this bundle of techno-centric prizes, including the complete catalogue of local label Orac Records’ releases on vinyl (robots still love records), Peloton Musique’s Bicycles Are Your Friends compilation, and a “Duke of Decibel” title that includes two all-access passes to the 2009 Decibel Festival and an assortment of electronic-music CDs selected by Data Breaker columnist Dave Segal and Woodson Lateral Records. A $628 VALUE! OPENING BID: $1.99!

$202.50 at 10:50 AM

PWRFL Power Writes a Song Just for You

Is there anything better than expressing yourself through song? Well, if you’re not too handy with a guitar or a tune or a turn of phrase, have someone more talented express your feelings for you! Enter PWRFL Power, aka guitar wiz Kazutaka Nomura, whose quirky pop songs about girls, chopsticks, tomatoes, and being yourself are as adorable as his guitar chops are masterful. Nomura will write and record one song on the subject of the winner’s choice—an ode to a loved one, a jingle about your favorite foodstuff, a paean to your auto-insurance provider, or whatever! PRICELESS! OPENING BID: $1.99!

$76.36 at 10:50 AM

And so, so many more awesome music items!

And you can always just donate directly to Treehouse via paypal using the below button (a $20 donation gets you a sweet Stranger tote bag, and a $50 donation gets you a fantastic Ladies or Gentlemen of Slog Calendar):

A cooking date with Tilson from the Saturday Knights is up for auction on this year’s Strangercrombie. Tilson will be matching whatever amount is paid to win the date. He’s doubling your cooking date dollar for charity. Here's his announcement:

Strangercombie auctions close tomorrow at 5 pm, and the opportunity to have PWRFL Power write a song just for and/or about you is currently going for only $76.36!

The singer/songwriter has already written songs about chopsticks, cats, tomatoes, dead birds, and rainbows. What will you make him sing about?

Bid now!

And do you like to paaaaaar-tay?

In this year's Strangercrombie, you can buy an exclusive party on Neumo's mezzanine for you and 75 friends! (Redeemable only on a night without a show). You get a password! And a private staff!

Right now it's currently going for ONLY $162.50. If you make your friends chip in, that's just barely $2 a person. You can afford that, right? Bid now! All Strangercrombie auctions close this Friday, December 12th, and 5 pm.

See all the other auctions, and learn more about Treehouse (the hard-working organization gettin' all the money) here.

In this year's Strangercrombie auction, we've got a couple of great presents for the super-fan on your list:

*A game of Chutes and Ladders signed by the Shins! Currently only $45!

*A bass drumhead signed by the Hold Steady! (And a t-shirt to boot, both pictured left.) Currently only $41!

*Autographed limited edition artwork from Tom Gabel's new solo record! (Along with a copy of the EP and a 7" single!) Currently only $51!

And if you want to give someone a life-changing experience, you could always send 'em on a record shopping trip with Mr. Dave Segal:

Thanks to an inept moving company, Dave Segal has literally lost more records than you will ever possess. This package provides you with two $100 shopping sprees (one at Sonic Boom, the other at Silver Platters) with Segal. His encyclopedic music knowledge—in everything from obscure punk bands of the early ’80s to whether anyone is still making triphop anymore—will be the Obi-Wan Kenobi to your tender young music-buying Luke Skywalker. A $200 VALUE!

Bid now! And remember, it's for the children.

Got some extra money to spend on your sweetie (or yourself) this year? "Queen of Clubs" is currently going for $405, which is a hell of a deal considering all the free shows you'll go to in 2009. A couple other great deals are the Baron of Bumbershoot and Signor of Sasquatch packages, which are both at $280. The Sasquatch package comes with VIP passes for the whole festival and a bunch of festival freebies, and the Bumbershoot haul will get you passes, VIP seating, drink tickets, and access to an air-conditioned, catered lounge with clean, VIP bathrooms.

Don't have hundreds to spend, but still want to blow some minds? There's plenty to be had for under $100:

*Take a cooking class with Tilson of the Saturday Knights! (Currently at $86)

*Get a bunch of goodies from Barsuk, and co-host the local music show on 107.7 the End with me! (Going for $81)

*Have the Stranger music writer of your choice write nice words about the band/musician of your choice! (Just $71 right now)

Or, make the Tori Amos fan in your life, the happiest person on earth with this Tori Amos gift pack:

For the Amos diehard on your list, a couple of box sets—The Original Bootlegs CD box set and A Piano: The Collection CD box set. Plus some stuff to light on fire (a candle from Portage Bay Goods) and squeeze (a set of Dreamlets plush characters by Matty Harper—dreamlets.com) and worship (a “green man” wall plaque from Emerald City Gardens). A $400 VALUE! OPENING BID: $1.99!

Currently going for $31! What a deal!

See all the rest of the Strangercrombie auctions at www.thestranger.com/strangercrombie. There's something for everyone.

I fully expect this to be integrated into the next Truckasaurus live show. Maybe they'll work this out by the time you win their Strangercrombie package.

There's already a lot of action on our Strangercrombie auctions, and we still have a week left! This Queen of Clubs package is a pretty hot commodity, and for good reason. The winner of this auction will spend all 2009 saying "I'm on the list":

How better to show your newfound patriotism than by gathering with your fellow citizens to appreciate American music? This perennial Strangercrombie favorite is your passport to the city’s best clubs. For one year, you and a friend will be on the guest list for one show per month at Neumos, the Showbox, the Comet, Nectar, and El Corazón. You and a friend will also be on the guest list for one show per week at Chop Suey. And you and a friend will be on the guest list for every show for a full year at Highway 99 Blues Club, the Funhouse, the High Dive, and Havana (where you will also have line-jumping privileges). Plus tickets and dinner for four at Jazz Alley, a private party for 10 at Trinity Nightclub, a party for you and 234 of your closest friends at Havana and for you and 25 friends at the Lee Oskar show (last Friday of every month) at Highway 99 Blues Club. Plus a harmonica signed by Lee Oskar, who will teach you how to play “Low Rider.” PRICELESS! OPENING BID: $1.99!

Holy shit! Want it? Bid here.

See all the rest of the auctions here.

Strangercrombie. Once a year, we do something good™.

Strangercrombie, The Stranger's annual charity auction, is under way and look at all the great stuff you can bid on (all proceeds go to Treehouse, visit their website here):

Throw Me the Statue Play a Private Party!

Truckasauras Play a Private Party!

Suicide Squeeze Records Package featuring framed original artwork from Minus the Bear bassist Cory Murchy!

PWRFL Power Writes a Song Just for You!

Calvin Johnson Makes You a Mixtape!

And there's so much more.

See all the auctions here—and then empty your big fat wallets. It's for the kids, after all.

Strangercrombie. Once a year, we do something goodâ„¢.