Their name might seem like something from the worst annals of pop-punkdom, but Cute is What We Aim For aren’t as easy to dismiss as a bad moniker. With a Top 100 debut in 2006, the whirlwind that propelled CiWWAF onto the Billboard charts in 2006 and culminated in a tour with Fall Out Boy and Gym Class Heroes, they made a lot of friends— and a number of enemies. But are they as processed as some would have you believe? Is sophomore record Rotation worth buying? There’s one good way to find out.

Wed., July 30, 6 p.m., 2008