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THE SWORD

BY LISA MROCK

Indie metal heavyweights The Sword haven’t released an LP of new songs since 2015’s High Country, but they did release the acoustic version called Low Country last year and will soon release their first live album Greetings From… (recorded during their touring stint with Opeth this past fall). Already on Spotify is the live version of “Mother, Maiden, & Crone,” originally from 2008’s epic Gods of the Earth. It’s better to think of the track as an updated version of the sludge-filled classic. Not to say the original recording is lesser than the live version, but The Sword has had almost 10 years to sharpen every nook and cranny in front of rabid crowds of maniacal head-bangers.

WITH PONTIAK
7 PM LISTEN
$18 TICKETS

THE SLANTS

BY KAREN HEERINGA

Immediately calling out everyone by giving themselves the title of “first and only all Asian-American dance rock band” (sounds like a challenge, no?), The Slants are not only humorous, but also care about stuff too. Exploring topics of race and identity in America is what they do in their spare time, with synthesizers and drum machines providing a slightly more stable full-time gig. They sound as if disco had evolved and stayed popular in the internet age while still retaining the same ridiculous dress code. Social justice and sweating profusely with a hundred strangers in a dark room apparently go hand and hand when it comes to The Slants.

WITH TWO FILIPINOS + SIMON TAM
7 PM LISTEN
$10 TICKETS

THE SAPS

BY LISA MROCK

Local indie group The Saps are back for North Center’s Ribfest this summer with their new album Easy on the Heart, Tough on the Lip in tow. They haven’t lost a step since their big 2007 release C’mon Already – Start a Fire, a friendly rock jaunt with bratty punk attitude that made a name for the band in local rock circles. In “Big Nothing” (off of Easy), they proclaim “Your big nothing is something now.” In the meantime, “Mistreat Me” is a treatise on relationships and going to the depths of desperation in order to keep someone around — something that’s relatable to lot of people. Not that we’re speaking from personal experience or anything.

5 PM LISTEN
$10 DONATION AT THE DOOR

THE POISON ARROWS

BY ANGIE MARTIN

Chicago threesomes are the best. (We’re talking about bands, you dirtbags.) Since 2001, Poison Arrows guitarist/vocalist Justin Sinkovich, bassist Patrick Morris and drummer Adam Reach have collaborated with each other and various other local musical talent to write and play different arrangements of expertly crafted rock songs that conjure thoughts of home, love and relationships. The sharp edge they showcase in both their band name and showmanship has had anyone in the know in the local indie scene talking about the band for years despite a somewhat lackadaisical release schedule. Over the past 15 years, they intermittently release new music but it never disappoints. It only keeps getting more interesting.

WITH FACS + MATCHES
9 PM LISTEN
$10 TICKETS

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