Liverpool-based band Clinic (MySpace) is playing Johnny Brenda's this Friday with BBQ (which is actually just the name under which Mark Sultan performs, and not a tasty, belated Memorial Day celebration). We mention this because we've been listening to Clinic's latest, Do It! (released early last month), and it's pretty darn good. The music is solid indie rock with a strong beat and a deep sound, but it also has a unique '60s flavor, probably thanks in large part to the prominent use of vintage keyboards and organs, and thanks in smaller part to Ade Blackburn's ragged vocals. (Btw, over on the R5 Productions site you can supposedly download some free MP3s, but keep in mind we can't actually get the links to work at the moment.)

Oh, and about that picture up there—yeah, that's Clinic. They tend to hit the stage in scrubs and surgical masks. It's their thing; kind of a silly visual joke on the band name. You probably shouldn't ask them for medical advice after the show, though. We're pretty sure any healing powers they might have lie entirely in their ability to rock you.

Y-Rock on XPN Presents
Clinic and BBQ
Johnny Brenda's (1201 N. Frankford Ave.)
Fri, 5/30/08, 9PM
$13

Image Credit: Flickr user forklift