The Autonomics are an energetic youth rock trio from southern Oregon made up of the twin brothers Leikam, Evan on drums and Vaughn on bass, along with vocalist and guitarist Dan Pantemburg. As their name may suggest, The Autonomics have a primal, involuntary sound of banging beats and grinding guitars. There is some well placed feedback jerking about, and vocals that can climb from deep and smooth up to tweaking punk. A signal of dooming bass then pulses about to hold it all steady. It is like a controlled chaos of dark classic rock and happy jam band, contradictions which may explain why a song named "Yeah Slow Like That" might make one want to jump and dance around. There seem to be influences of the Strokes and Jack White, but with more angst and ’90s garage rock and cruder, comedic college boy themes like "Ur So Pretty, Let’s get Shitty". The track "Revolver" from the band’s 2010 release "Good Luck and Medicine" was recently released onto the soundtrack for dirt bike/action sports documentary Moto 3: The Movie. Trials Evolution after the show, anyone? – Brandy Crowe
October 18th with Tigress and Eidolons at Kelly’s Olympian