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Contest Wed Apr 07 2010
Contest: The Soft Pack @ Empty Bottle, 4/9
It's amazing what two years can do for a rock band. Opening for Night Marchers in the spring of 2008, the Soft Pack were a ragtag group with punchy riffs, cool disinterested vocals and a manic drummer who stood up. By the fall of 2009, they were a well-greased garage-rock machine. At the Chopin last fall, they sounded tight, confident and aggressive. Their self-titled album exudes a swagger in its quick-paced songs with pinches of surf-rock and post-punk. It's been enough for many to compare them to bands so legendary that even being mentioned in the same sentence would be daunting. Still, they're a band to be heard live. And Transmission is giving you the opportunity. Be the first to email "PARASITES" in the subject line to contests@gapersblock.com and win a pair of tickets to see the Soft Pack this Friday at the Empty Bottle. [Update: We have a winner! Congrats to Bryan!]
London lo-fi rockers Male Bonding and San Diego's Beaters open at 10PM. Admission is $10 in advance/$12 at the door. The show's 21+ and the Empty Bottle is at 1035 N. Western.
