Sat 4/6 @ 9PM
The Cynics out of Pittsburgh have been a linchpin of the neo-garage rock movement ever since bands started rooting around in the trash of rock ’n’ roll history for forgotten gems of rough-edged, undercooked ’60s rock & roll to recreate.
Debuting in 1983, the band released its music and that of dozens of similar bands on its label, Get Hip, including Columbus’ New Bomb Turks and Cleveland’s New Salam Witch Hunters. They helped set the stage for bands like the White Stripes, the Strokes and the Hives that were emerging in the early 2000s.
The Cynics went dormant in the mid-late ’90s but returned about the time those bands were being lavished with adulation to remind people who was there first. And while some of the newer bands can seem a bit mannered — after all, they are deliberately recreating a style that resulted from the original creators’ limited skills and resources — the Cynics’ music is driven by the heated conviction of true devotees.
They’re at the Happy Dog with Wolf Boy Slim and His Dirty Feet. Admission is $8.
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