Friday June 7

FACE TO FACE

TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET

BLACKLIST ROYALS

JOSHUA BLACK WILKINS

$20 Mainstage / Doors at 8:00

After a meteoric rise from So-Cal punk obscurity in the early '90s, Face To Face have maintained their devoted following by consistently releasing superior material and touring constantly. Perhaps victims of their own success, the band sold more than half of a million records without much notice or assistance from the corporate rock marketing machinery. Early career decisions to do business with major labels paradoxically led to reduced exposure for the group while they continued to expand their fan base and headline larger and larger venues. While unproven alternative acts were fattening label rosters and modern-rock playlists with forgettable faux-angst posturing, Face To Face had to create their own buzz via punishing live shows and material that transcends fashion. On their latest LP How to Ruin Everything, they prove once again that nobody drops an agile guitar riff, or takes more skillful lyrical aim at the emotional frailties of a generation than Face To Face.