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Last night's show at the Electric Factory highlighted two different kinds of punk. First up was Be Your Own Pet's sloppy, messy, disorganized punk. Lots of slamming and banging and screaming and talking, but not a lot of structure or melody or diversity. And not, sadly enough, much that was all that interesting. They're fun, but they don't have a lot of substance. Their lyrics are generally silly fluff about going on adventures in the jungle, having food fights, or just having fun. Really the best thing about them is lead singer Jemina Pearl, a cute little blonde who writhed and jerked and shook and bounced so very much, it's amazing she didn't get whiplash. Apparently there were a drummer, a guitar player, and a bass player behind her somewhere, but it was hard to look away from sexy Jemina as she banged her head or stood with one hand on her hip, shouting into the microphone in a voice and cadence reminiscent of some strange mixture of Gwen Stefani and Kim Gordon.

Know who's playing the Electric Factory this coming Thursday? Arctic Monkeys (MySpace) and be your own PET (MySpace). If you don't know why this will be an awesome show... well, first of all, where have you been and what's wrong with you? And second of all, these are both bands that are known to be even better live, and their recorded stuff already rocks. BYOP is Sonic Youth-approved, and all crazy lyrics and smashing indie rock. They've got a new drummer, a new album due out this summer, and are ready to roll. As for the Monkeys, they're one of those way-hyped bands that pretty much lives up to all the talk. The first time we heard Arctic Monkeys was on a live recording; it was so awesome, we picked up their first studio album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, right away, and were actually a little let down by it, not because it was bad, but just because it didn't have quite as energetic and explosive a sound as that live recording. Since then, we've also purchased their latest disc, released in April, Favourite Worst Nightmare, and it's more of that same fantastic, bouncy, full-on indie-rock-with-an-English-accent that we've come to expect from the Monkeys. The lyrics are clever and biting, the music grabs you and shakes you in your chair and won't let go. We've also made our peace with their studio sound, and are loving it quite a bit. But we're still looking forward to getting the real live experience on Thursday. Come on out, too, if you wanna. Tickets are still available as of this writing, but snatch 'em up, because we're sure they'll all be gone soon.

Venue: Starlight Ballroom

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Tuesday post only collects the early announcements, so definitely check back on Thursday for the latest ticket news.

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