Tonight Kurt and a full assemblage of Loders will be doing their thing and paying tribute in a big way to seminal 90's band Pearl Jam in the heart of Allentown at Nietzsche's. Not content to unleash one set of Pearl Jam jams after a warmup of non PJ 90's classics, this year's tribute to the former Mother Love Bone will also feature a bonus set of Pearl Jam classics. That's right, for $5 you get a 90's sing along, a set of Pearl Jam love and another set of Pearl Jam love at no additional charge. Doors open at 10, music starts at 10:15.

Radiohead’s The Bends is one of the more important albums of the 1990s. After breaking through with “Creep,” off 1993’s Pablo Honey, Radiohead proved they were no flash in the pan when they created a follow-up that featured deeper lyrics, and more complex instrumentation. Many a depressed high school student has spent nights alone in their room crying along to “Fake Plastic Trees,” “Bulletproof....I Wish I Was,” and of course, the all-time weeper “Street Spirit (Fade Out),” which was actually about environmental destruction but seemed to describe the symptoms of depression pretty well anyway.

While the band would go on to create more complex work with OK Computer and Kid A, this was the album that established them as one of best bands in the world. Tonight, local tribute act Kurt & The Loders will be performing the classic album at the Tralf Music Hall. Kurt & The Loders are a cover band that acts as a tribute to all of the excellent music that came out of the 1990s, with a specific tendency towards the earlier half of the decade. Quite often, they venture into the world of grunge, as earlier this year, they played a show dedicated to the music of Pearl Jam. Another show focused primarily on Weezer. They like to focus their efforts on the very best acts to come out of this era, and in that regard, Radiohead was an excellent choice to pay homage to. Any Radiohead fan looking to hear a different act tap into the precise musicianship and raw emotion that made The Bends such a great album would be wise to check out the scene at the Tralf tonight. Special guest Whiskey Reverb opens the show.

Doors open tonight at 7pm, with music kicking off at 8pm.  Tickets are $15.

Kurt & The Loders are an excellent cover band that focuses on one of greatest eras for rock: the 90s. At a recent show, they performed the songs of Weezer's Blue Album, and the crowd response was extremely positive. They've also performed the work of the Foo Fighters, and countless other beloved alt-rock bands.

In tonight's performance at Nietzsche's  they will be tackling the immense catalog of Pearl Jam, one of the biggest bands of the era. Considering Pearl Jam's deep catalog, the versatility of Kurt & The Loders will be essential to their performance. The first set will focus on PJ, while the second set will simply provide 90s music from many great acts of the era. Any fan of 90s rock looking to relive some memories would be wise to check it out.  Music kicks off at 10pm.

Alright, this is going to be a pretty "perfunctory" post. It really ought sorta sell itself: whether you were an ironic loser in the early 00s, or an actual loser in the early 90s, you LOVE the Blue Album.  It was good, and even if you're more of a Pinkerton kid, or even a Green Album Apologist, you still know "s/t" eclipses anything else Weezer did after their lamentable circa-2000 reunion, and by a wide margin. Tonight, Buffalo's resident 90s band, Kurt & the Loders, will be covering the Blue Album in its entirety at DBGB's (253 Allen St., 10pm) along with two additional sets of 90s covers.

"Actual Weezer" is playing at the Buffalo Harbor on July 13th, by the way. But, unless you're into being disappointed by your idols, we can be relatively sure that this Loders' show'll be a better bet.

"80s Nights" have been a big deal ever since (I'm guessing here) January 1st, 1990. But since the early 00s, I've often found myself wondering aloud when "90s Nights" would begin to take hold. If you, too, grew up in that golden, end-of-the-century era in which Rock redefined itself, and Rap was officially co-opted by white kids, then you, too, might've been wondering that same thing. Fortunately, a handful of local musicians will be making the dream a reality tonight at Duke's Bohemian Grove Bar (DBGB's, 253 Allen St., 10pm). According to the FB invite, Kurt & The Loders (featuring members of Son of the Sun, Here Come The Comets, Ramforinkus, and Sleepy Hahas) will be playing mostly heavier selections from the decade that "made them the self-loathing, obsessive, manic freakshow people they are today" - Local H, Alice in Chains, NIN - though they assure us there will be some "guilty pleasure" songs in there for good measure. 90s DJ sets and "era-priced" drink specials sweeten the deal. And speaking of guilty pleasures, I'm hoping it goes down like this: