(MATH-ROCK DYNAMITE) Seattle duo Girth's slide rule weighs a ton. Their new album,
Living in Truth, is how math rock
should be done: mercurial, unpredictable dynamics and time signatures; caustic guitar tones that sting like lye; instrumental interplay tighter than a Swiss watchmaker's sphincter; and, best of all, no nutjob-poseur screaming to soil the music. Girth—guitarist Dave Webb and drummer Peijman Kouretchian—are like calculus PhDs who can whip your whole crew in a fight. (
Chop Suey, 1325 E Madison St, 324-8000. 9 pm, $10, 21+.)
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