« Phosphorescent Cheers Up the Heavy Songs at Lincoln Hall, 4/13 | Yours To Keep: Dispatches from The CHIRP Record Fair » |
Preview Mon Apr 15 2013
Pissed Jeans To Rile You Up
Before moving to Chicago, I lived in the Lehigh Valley. The area's had a strong punk and hardcore scene ever since I can remember. There seemed to always be a new band pushing limits and enrapturing ears. Pissed Jeans played their first show after changing their name from Gatecrashers a few weeks before I left and I thought nothing of it. It was only once I was in Chicago that I started hearing about their transformation. They were heavy with cacophonous melodies that were irresistible to ears that'd been honed on 80s hardcore. And once I saw what the fuss was about, it clicked - raw, energetic and wholly entertaining. Whether they were tearing their clothes, abusing each other or trying to incite a riot, they commanded attention. I don't see that changing any time soon.
Pissed Jeans headline the Empty Bottle on Thursday, the 18th. Their latest album, Honeys, doesn't let up on the angst and aggression they've shown in the past. Fake Limbs and Blizzard Babies open. The show's $12 in advance, $15 at the door, 21+ and starts at 9:30pm. The Empty Bottle's at 1035 N. Western Ave.