Tonight, head down to the Jungle Gym for what looks to be a massive lineup of punk of both the local and out of town variety. For only $6, you can get 5 live sets of the hard and fast variety, which is really quite a steal in terms of dollars per catharsis, an important statistical measurement that I just invented.

Brooklyn's Nancy, Chicago's Thumbsuckers and Hamilton's TV Freaks represent the out of town contingent while local mainstays Dream Journal and the newly formed Huns represent our fair city. The starts at 8pm so head down quickly so as not to miss one scuzzy riff. Plus the weather is slightly nicer so what excuse do you really have for staying in tonight? None? I thought so.

Dream Journal, Huns, TV Freaks, Nancy, Thumbsuckers
The Jungle Gym
$6
Doors at 8pm, show to start soon after

Parquet Court's excellent Light Up Gold slipped under everyone's radar last year, only picking up steam earlier this year when it was rereleased. Comprised of former members of Teenage Cool Kids, Parquet Court's quick taut songs bring to mind now canon 80's bands like the Minutemen, Wire, and a less experimental Mission of Burma. Feeling like they could run off the rails at any minute, these songs are tensely held together, possessing a nervous edge. Short, simple and twitchy.

Giving this show a little "something for everyone" motif, local openers Second Trip and Merchants lean towards heavy and slow so you will have a bit of a warmup for Parquet Courts.

Parquet Courts w/Second Trip and Merchants
Tralf Music Hall
Doors @ 7pm/ Show @ 8pm
$12

Celebrate the Vernal Equinox at the Jungle Gym tonight with three excellent bands. The Rice Cakes, hailing from Providence Rhode Island, play melodic indie rock reminiscent of early Aloha and other similar acts floating around during the early 00's. Their most recent single, "Floor Boards," features alternating male and female vocals accompanied by syncopated drumming and math rock-lite guitars. Not to be missed.

Rounding out the bill is the Jungle Gym's top notch house band, Pang. Pang is raucous, quick and anchored by howling vocals and a rush of ideas. Finally, the enigmatic Dream Journal (as in, there was no information online that I could directly attribute to this band) will also be performing.

The Rice Cakes w/Pang and Dream Journal
The Jungle Gym - 357 Breckenridge Street, Buffalo, NY
9pm
Donation to support bands