Thrice – Friday
Post-hard core. Melodic hard-core. Somewhere in there. From the OC and cite Bad Religion as one of their influences. They’ve recently released on Epitaph and their bassist was in Angels and Airwaves for a moment (but so were a few bassists…Tom doesn’t keep them around long). Looking at their c.v. they deserve our attention. I like them and am surprised I haven’t seen them before.
Anti-Flag – Friday
Good old punk from Pittsburgh. Been at it since the late 80s. Pretty political and it’s safe to say they didn’t vote from Trump. Giuffre would refuse to see them. You got to love a lead singer with the name Justin Sane. The last video is unrelated but I ran across it looking for Anti-Flag videos and just had to post it. Cyndi Lauper doing Black Flag!
The Sounds – Friday with Saturday aftershow
Could be super interesting. They’re Swedish. They’re indie. And if Wikipedia is correct their sound is somewhere around Blondie, Missing Persons, and The Cars. Why not? Check them out. They have an aftershow at Reggies on Saturday and an opener hasn’t been announced yet. Something to consider