Show Me the Body is a band that’s generally hard to categorize. Operating mostly under a punk DiY ethic, they cross territories; something hard to miss during their live sets. Last night I caught the trio at Baby’s All Right at the 1:30 AM slot, where naturally most of the club had moved on to whatever it was that people do at 1:30 on a Wednesday night. Although the venue may not have been preferred to their usual basement/loft space, the incredible presence that Show Me the Body never fails to bring mustered up the remaining twenty people to an exciting energy. By the middle of their set everyone was dancing. After their last song people were hugging and handing out daps, unified by the performance that we had just witnessed. Although one could certainly say that Show Me the Body is a sinister and dark punk band, the trio never fails to invite audiences into their darkness, sharing an experience that always comes out as a satisfyingly stress-relieving. These boys love and embody their music, and people can feel that, creating a space where preoccupations of where we are, who we are with, and how many people are in the audience go out the window. You can stream their EP, Yellow Kidney, here. And stream the excellent and self-produced new video for their song, "Steep Rock", below. -Jake Saunders