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Preview Thu Aug 15 2013
Hard Kiss Has the Edge and the Glitz
When the second bullet point on a band's website lists Jawbreaker, Elastica and the Clash, it's easy to breeze over it and think, "Sure, I like them too. But what does it say about your sound?" Well, in the case of Hard Kiss, it's actually pretty accurate. As a bonus, they're not just ripping off idols. A song like "This is a Stickup" has similar pop-punk melodies as Jawbreaker or even the Biters, but there's a glam-rock side not quite like where either of those bands would go. Plus, singer Johnny V sounds more like Ted Leo than Blake Schwarzenbach and uses it to convey a different mood across the band's super catchy Hot Trash album.
Hard Kiss plays Township on Friday, the 16th. The Dead On and Friends of Italian Opera are also playing. The show's 21+, $8 and starts at 9pm. Township's at 2200 N. California Ave.