Faux Slang serves as this evening’s opener at The Boot & Saddle. The group doesn’t confine itself to a singular genre. Rather, they find equilibrium amid a blending of styles and in many ways that blending creates a hybrid that one might not expect, capturing a well-rounded sound. There’s a raw “take it as it is” garage grit guitar and bass that’s balanced by clean snap and pop percussion and vocals with layered pop sensibilities. Throw in their fully capable tendency to drift toward elongated heady territory, and you’ll find a band that can cover a lot of ground from heavy and distant to clear and catchy or somewhere in between. Faux Slang will be followed by another group that truly falls under the definition of “eclectic” in Weird Hot, with their scattered art-pop sound that leaves no musical influence/possibility unturned. Reinvigorated local math-rock quartet Lefty’s Deceiver will headline the bill. The Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St., 9pm $10, 21+ – Michael Colavita
