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Preview Mon Nov 22 2010
Hang Around with the Biters
Every now and then a city comes out of nowhere spewing a style of music with relatively so much ease that you can't help but think, "How did this happen? And why there of all places?" It's been New York, Seattle, Austin... even Omaha had a few good years. Now it's Atlanta with power-pop/punk. Black Lips and Gentleman Jesse & His Men have been churning out jams for a few years, but the Heart Attacks, Barreracudas and the Biters are on their heels. Two EPs and a lot of touring have certainly gotten Biters' name around in 2010. The quartet wears their influences on their sleeves, sounding reminiscent of Cheap Trick, the Humpers, the Exploding Hearts, etc. and looking the part. Gigantic hooks, fast and tight rhythms and whiny vocals combine for a power-pop time capsule.
The Biters open for Chicago's Downtown Struts, who remind me of, say, Rancid and Jason & the Scorchers, and the Non-Believers at Subterranean on Tuesday, November 23. Prim Roses open at 8PM. The show's 17+ and $10. Subterranean's at 2011 W North.