Culture Abuse, Tony Molina, Young Guv, Dare, Regional Justice Center
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First the punks went pop. Now they’re moving as a pack, touring across the country together, and invading your town with their endless supply of catchy tunes in tow. Let’s hit the highlights: Young Guv is the nom de pop of Fucked Up’s Ben Cook, who turns sad songs into Matthew Sweet-style hits of sunshine. Tony Molina is a former hardcore kid who now writes the sweetest, shortest, perfect-est folk-pop melodies on Earth. And Culture Abuse are a gang of Bay Area dudes who sound like the Attractions of the California psych-garage scene. Short version: If you like hooky guitar music, this bill totes rules.
by Ben Salmon