Oh My Rockness

It's hard to believe these art-school kids have been around almost ten years now. If you've caught their show lately, it's obvious their excitement for being in a band hasn't worn off. If anything, these guys are more stoked to be doing what they love for as long as they have.

Going to a Les Savy show is a guaranteed pick-me-up no matter how shitty your day was. What's more uplifting than some good old-fashioned dissonant, herky jerky, bratty spastic rock and roll played by five guys who know they have the coolest night job of any of their friends?

Starting with a mutual appreciation for bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, Fugazi, and Nation of Ulysses, the members of Les Savy Fav went and created a pure rock spectacle entirely their own. There should just be a new genre called Les Savy Rock. But then again, Les Savy would be the only ones who could pull it off.

Published 04/23/09