After an eighteen month long hiatus, J. Bearclaw, Johnny Taint and the rest of The Donuts have come back onto the scene with not one but two albums, Jet Ear and 5-4-5. And once you hear songs like “Guantanamo”, “Justice In The Desert”, and “The Sign Up”, you’ll realize how little of a beat the band has missed. And when you see Chapter 7 Records kick up the music at Johnny Brenda’s tonight, it will feel like they haven’t taken a break at all. They’ll be joined by long-time friends Beretta 76, who has also been on a bit of a hiatus so they could record a brand new album that they hope to release in early 2010. But the quartet will prove that their still masters of whiskey nights and stark urbanity. They’ll be joined by The Broken Prayers, who are still feeling the highs of their last album Crow. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ myspace.com/thedonutsrock (Photo by Matteo) – Bill McThrill