When I saw Teeth & Hair at the Paradox last month (opening for So Many Dynamos, who were abso-fuckin'-lutely fantastic, by the way), the stripped-down and spastic experimental noise trio weren't put off by the lack of a big crowd. Only about a dozen people took apprehensive steps toward the stage when the band's singer and guitarist Mike Zimmerman asked all the folks in the room to come closer, but he still thrashed through each song as though the crowd was packed in the room, crushed against the stage, and dancing along with him.

"I don't really care if there are a lot of people (at our shows)," he says. "It's great when people do make it out, but for the most part we just want to put on the nastiest, sweatiest show we can. Recently we played a show for only one person... same deal. I get really bored watching bands that just kind of stand around. I want to see bands put it all out there and I'd like to see the same from the crowd. It's supposed to be fun and interesting, not a hipsterfest."

The few in the room appreciatively applauded at the end of each song and they even danced a little bit during songs like "Veinzzzz" and "Clean Luvvvs Dirty." But they also just stood and stared at Zimmerman and bandmates William Brown and Nick Purington while the three worked up a sweat by dancing, bouncing around the stage, and jumping down into the crowd. More bands need to put that much energy into their performances despite what they're receiving in return—it was completely entertaining.

Teeth & Hair may still be small enough to lack much of a draw on their own (they've only been playing shows since May), but the band's definitely forging ahead full throttle. While the self-released demo they used to have available at shows is no longer being sold (although, if you write the band and ask nicely, they'll probably send you a copy), Teeth & Hair hope to have a full-length finished up and available in the new year.

"We've done the bulk of our new record at Jupiter Studios with Martin Feveyear," says Zimmerman, "and now we're finishing up and figuring out how and with whom—if anyone—we want to release it. Hopefully it will be done in the next month or so. Until then we're still playing around Seattle. We're trying to find more time for touring but it's hard to do when your only mode of transportation is a blue Ford Ranchero."

The band's only show this week is, sadly, a 21+ event at the Comet Tavern on Saturday, November 25 (with Hello Fever, Shark Lake, and Motorik), but they also book a number of all-ages shows for the kids. Now that you know their shows are worth your attention, you can find a calendar of upcoming dates at www.myspace.com/teethandhair.