Hank IV

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Hank IV are five old farts from ’Frisco who worship uranium-soaked scuzz punk and vintage retard rock. If you’re the type of smelly goon who gets all hard for Ron House, Hickey, Sockeye and Gaunt, these are the bastards for you. In October, Siltbreeze Records released the Hanks’ second album, the bitching Refuge in Genre. It proves you can be a party hard degenerate and still play super-tight, super-catchy rock and roll with efficiency and skill. The band’s pedigree, by the way, is aces. Howler Bob McDonald served time in Denver’s Bum Kon; they once recorded a single titled Drunken Sex Sucks. Guitarist Anthony Bedard, meanwhile, used to molest the drums in the legendary Icky Boyfriends. Track down the tune “Vicious Dick” when you get a chance -- it’s fun.
Fri., Feb. 6, 9:30 p.m., 2009