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Concert Fri Feb 02 2007
The Queers Are Here
Remember a band called The Queers that had minor stardom in the mid-Nineties? Well they're back for a 25th Anniversary party and you can see them at The Note Tuesday night. The band has released a new DVD called The Queers Are Here, a new CD (Munki Brain, hitting the street the the day of the Chicago show) and a zig-zag nationwide tour. The band formed in 1982, but didn't really get a record deal for another 10 years. Once they did, the three albums they released on Lookout Records sold decently and the band developed a dedicated following. The Queers play pop-punk with a sprinkle of surf and hint of humor. Often mistaken as anti-gay or sexist, (and with songs like "Ursula Finally Has Tits" and "Fagtown" it's an easy mistake) the band is really more about shock and adolescent hi-jinks, not negativity. Stop in The Note Tuesday night and celebrate 25 years with a band that knows how to have a crazy time.