Alina Misra and Megan Wurster are hilarious. The two friends are sitting across from each other at a small table in Cafe Ladro, and as I ask them questions about Skinny Productions, their booking/zine/music-loving organization, they laugh and finish each other's thoughts as though they've been best friends since second grade.

Actually, the two met last year at the Vera Project and instantly clicked after discovering they both had an unbridled passion for music. Since then, they've taken the all-ages music scene by storm, infiltrating various outlets under the guise of Skinny Productions, which currently includes a zine, a booking company, and more enthusiastic ideas that they hope will eventually come to fruition. At this rate (being 17 and 19 years old respectively), they'll control the city's music scene by the time they're 25.

One of their current projects is the music zine Shtick. The first issue came out in September 2004, and though the release schedule is sporadic (due to unstable funds and the difficult task of getting writers to meet deadlines), the two girls, joined by a small army of friends, still put their all into its creation--even if that means tying together each book by hand.

"We only printed 126 copies of the first issue because that's when we ran out of money," Alina says with a grin. "And we didn't get it stapled, because, well, we ran out of money. So my mom helped us out and we hole-punched all of them and tied them with ribbon."

"We'd rather put in the man-hours than pay," Megan adds with a laugh.

In an attempt to help alleviate the costs, the girls decided to host a benefit show in January. They had so much fun booking the concert, they decided to make a habit of it.

"We really feel there aren't enough all-ages shows [in Seattle]," says Alina. "We want to bring good music to the masses and we want it to be all-ages, but we don't want it to mean underage."

So the two have teamed up with the Catwalk, a Pioneer Square club some might write off as a creepy goth place due to the venue's booking history.

"That's the myth we're trying to dispel," says Megan. "It's not like that anymore; they have a new booker, and it has a 900 [person] capacity, which gives us a lot of room. It has a lot of potential, but it is kind of run down."

So Megan and Alina are helping redecorate the interior, and they're making big plans for the summer schedule, including an all-day festival in June, Localpalooza (contact them if you're interested in playing).

To read Shtick, visit www.readshtick.com or look for it around town. And if you want to contact the girls, e-mail shtickmail@gmail.com--especially if you're an employer looking for help. "We're both looking for day jobs," Megan says with a laugh. "So, if anyone's hiring…" "Yeah," Alina chimes in, "we're really good workers!" MEGAN SELING

megan@thestranger.com