Blog: LocalCut

On a balmy Sunday night at the Doug Fir, three very different bands squeezed into a single bill. Opening act the Franks, quick to tout childhood connections to the Pacific Northwest, loosened up a growing crowd of overzealous, sunburned weekenders . While sounding somewhat like a an average Sex Pistols cover band, the L.A. trio compensated with amusing wisecracks and giddy stage antics. The standby musical formula of the Franks was apparent after just a few tracks, but their short songs kept the crowd from straying. From soft punk, the evening mellowed into [...]