November 3rd, 2009
Tonight In Shows
There’s the “Week’s Worst”:
Fuck Buttons
8pm, $10. Kung Fu Necktie.
There’s nothing more exciting than watching two hipster dudes in hoodies bop and groove like deranged pigeons to their own self-gratifying noise while shyly peaking out behind unkempt bangs. Because, really, who needs perfectly played pop? Or head-bobbing hip-hop. What we need now is louder-than-necessary noise derived from too-cool kids tweaking knobs and turning dials in a box full of pedals. Fuck Buttons fit the bill. Their post-postness and scratchy, screechy assault of synths and percussion hypnotize. They do away with all the old rules, and have made their own. Like this one: Songs should be 10 to 12 minutes long, and they should be unlistenable. That’s why Pitchfork, NME , Mojo , Uncut and more have given them solid hand jobs. If you don’t get it, you’re a moron. A moron with taste. (Bill Chenevert)
Also, Islands, ex-Be Your Own Pet frontwoman Jemina Pearl, and Toro Y Moi team up for a show at First Unitarian Church [8pm/$12-$13]; the Very Best and Javelin play Johnny Brenda’s [9pm/$10]; and the “Alternative Press Tour” — featuring The Academy Is…, Mayday Parade, Set Your Goals, The Secret Handshake, and You Me At Six — comes to the TLA for a sold-out show [6:30pm].
