If It's Too Loud...

Photo by Jeannine Kaufer June is a weird month in Boston. College is out for the summer, but the summer college kids aren't really here yet. High School is still in session, and companies haven't really started their laid back summer rules. That, and the fact that it was a chilly Monday night didn't help with attendance for the Fucked Up show at The Sinclair this week, but a decent number of people showed up and were treated to a killer live set by the Canadian hardcore heroes. As you can probably tell, we aren't exactly a hardcore outlet, but something about Fucked Up just works for me. They just aren't your typical hardcore band. Sure, frontman Damian Abraham has one of the best hardcore growls out there, but the band hardly sounds or looks hardcore. Live, this was even more obvious. Fucked Up played as a six piece with three guitarists. Musically it seemed like everyone in the band was playing a different style. Different songs had differing levels of post-punk, ...