Fronted by former Ass Pony Chuck Cleaver and the previously unaffiliated and brilliant Lisa Walker, Cincinnati’s Wussy is a rock band that’ll remind you on the deepest level why you love rock bands. The central conceit: Submerging pristine, literate songwriting in the rumble and roar of a full band. The secret weapon: A chemistry so rare, powerful, and under-recognized it inspired Robert Christgau—America’s tersest rock critic—to publish a 2,000-word love letter to “the best band in America.” Go see Wussy. (Barboza, 925 E Pike St, www.thebarboza.com, 7 pm, $10, 21+)
David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest... More by David Schmader