Grunge with talons

By weeklyvolcano on May 7, 2009

MATT DRISCOLL: THE VILE RED FALCONS ROCK TONIGHT >>>

The-Vile-Red-Falcons Do you have a goatee, or perhaps a pair of those hybrid muttonchop sideburns shaved into sharp points heading toward your mouth?

Are you the guy that drove past me the other day in that Honda Civic with a busted-out back window blasting STP’s “Plush” through the stereo worth more than the car?

If so, consider introducing yourself to The Vile Red Falcons. You’ll probably find you have things in common, like a love for the churning, sludgy warmth of the ’90s, grunge-built music scene and a fondness for wearing thermal undershirts. Really, you and The Vile Red Falcons are probably perfect for each other.

The band has been busy building a name for itself since doing a detuned cannonball into the scene late last year, and you â€" you’ve just been doing your thing all hardcore since 1991. It’s a match made in heaven â€" which, yes, probably does have beer bottles strewn all around it like Eddie Vedder’s backdrop in Hype.

[The New Frontier Lounge, with the Dirty Change Up, the Fuzz, Thursday, May 7, 9 p.m., $3, 301 E. 25th St., Tacoma, 253.572.4020]