Monday Sept 17

FIREWATER

BEARSHARK

$12 Backstage / Doors at 8:00

Firewater was birthed in a Brooklyn basement in the long, hot summer of 1997. Depressed, broke, and desperate, ex-Cop Shoot Cop leader Tod A tossed away a major label deal and a free meal ticket to launch what - at the time - was a crazy proposition: a punk band fueled by gypsy and klezmer tunes. He wanted to combine the mystery and melodrama of these tragic-comic sounds with the energy of his first love: punk rock. Fifteen years later, that idea of his isn't so crazy anymore. With acts as diverse as Gogol Bordello, Balkan Beat Box, and Beirut exploring similar territory, it's time to recognize the adventurousness of one of punk's most interesting bands.