Show Preview: Perfect Pussy w/ Whatever Brains & Davidians

Perfect Pussy will perform at Kings Barcade in Raleigh
on Thurday, January 7 with Whatever Brains & Davidians

Well the holidays are finally over, school is starting again and I suppose its time to stop having fun….or not. Thursday’s show at Kings will keep your energy high and your feelings on edge, if you will even be able to hear what Perfect Pussy’s Meredith Graves has to say.  Don’t be offended by the vulgar band name because Graves’ lyrics speak honestly and passionately personal experiences under a wave of jarring noise from her band members’ instruments.

The openers for this show are Davidians and Whatever Brains. Davidians remain anonymous in the Internet sphere and perhaps rightfully so, preferring a different route than most blog-famous bands. The next band is a solid staple within the hardcore/punk scene in Raleigh and one of my favorite local bands, Whatever Brains. With a brand new record on Sorry State Records, released just last year, Whatever Brains has critical acclaim across the country. They have a unique sound that is composed genre-bending noise and a nonchalant attitude about their success.

Last of all is the best of all, the new buzzband in the hardcore scene, Perfect Pussy. Hauling all the way from Syracuse, New York, this band had humble and hilarious beginnings. Posing as a fake band for an indie movie to recording a short EP, Perfect Pussy has become one of the most talked about bands in the blogosphere. As a band thats already been reviewed by Rolling Stone, they don't have more than four songs on bandcamd but the songs are easily some of the best hardcore songs I've heard in a while. Maybe its because I'm a girl, but when a girl screams in a hardcore band, with poetic lyrics nonetheless, its hard to resist.

Doors open at 8:30 and the show begins at 9:00. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased online at Kings' website.