On May 20, the best thing next to hearing epic, jangly bands on a spring break road trip will be seeing them play live at Glasslands. Whether you come out to see Radical Dads, three veteran rockers from Gowanus who sing about subjects ranging from dinosaurs to the La Brea Tar Pits, or Cymbals Eat Guitars, a band so emotional that lead singer Joseph D’Agostino has literally no control over his facial expressions when soloing, you’ll get all the elements of any good road trip out of this show (minus the scenery and high gas prices of course). I miss seeing groups like this, who have a sound as large as the destinations they’re writing about, and the ability to actually pull it off. Rounding out the evening will be the TV on the Radio-inspired Mirror Mirror and Iranian rockers The Yellow Dogs. Tickets on sale here. – Mike Levine, photo by Kristin Roby for The L Magazine.