Jeff Rosenstock, Upset
Recommended
This event is in the past
Sat., May 14, 6 p.m. 2016
720 SE Hawthorne Blvd. (formerly the Analog Theater)
Hosford-Abernethy (Portland)
$12 - $14
There may be no album that better summarizes itself within its first 20 words than We Cool? by Jeff Rosenstock. "When your friends are buying starter homes with their accomplishments," Rosenstock sings over a speed-strummed acoustic guitar to open the record, "drinking at a house show can feel childish and embarrassing." Charmingly rumpled and ridiculously catchy, We Cool? is a master class on how it feels when you get older and everyone around you stays the same age. And Rosenstock is a DIY/punk-rock lifer (formerly of the band Bomb the Music Industry!) who has no doubt attended his share of house shows, but he reached a larger audience in 2015 thanks to the album's Weezeresque hooks, irresistible energy, and everyman relatability. If you're worried about feeling like the weird old guy at the show tonight, don't worry: Jeff Rosenstock will be there for you. BEN SALMON