Resident garage punks and the bane of humans using autocorrect everywhere, Athens’ McQQeen is celebrating the release of its new cassette tape, McQQeen II, with one of the best punk lineups Athens has seen in a while. The night opens with local hardcore outfit ConSec, featuring blazing fast blast beat songs straight to the dome in under a minute. Next up is Nag, an Atlanta band with a great sort of goth cosmic horror vibe. Post punk garage-y, sort of West Coast stuff. The haunting, near evil of death rock band Vincas prepares the crowd for the unhinged, focused anger of skate-punks Upchuck, culminating in what’s sure to be an ear-bleeding closer from McQQeen. For 12 bucks, what more can you ask for?
WHO: McQQeen, ConSec, Nag, Vincas, Upchuck
WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 20, 8 p.m.
WHERE: 40 Watt Club
HOW MUCH: $12
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