With frenzied drums, blasting guitar riffs and out of sync synths The Negatones tracks sometimes seem more headache than dance party-inducing. Still, this toxic blend of upbeat sounds and punk attitude is some of the best kind of head bopping alt rock you can get. The Brooklyn band is made up of brothers Jay and Justin Braun, Jun Takeshta and Jesse Wallace. The Negatones started making music in 1997 and have released two EPs and one full length album released in 2005. They were featured on the cover of The Deli Magazine back in the spring of 2005 – you can still read the feature from that issue here. They’ll be back for a – not to be missed – reunion gig at Pianos on Saturday November 12 at 10pm. – Molly Horan
