Reliable bills are tough to come by on any night around town, but NBN nails it Thursday night at The Rutledge. The cleverly dubbed Hannah Barbarians offer a terrifically sloppy, achy indie rock that sounds like Pavement pureed with the Pixies. The Altered Statesman are the odd man out here, but their bittersweet soul-tinged swagger goes down like honey. (Eastern Block sound like they've listened to Radiohead a lot, and since they're the newbies on the bill, we give 'em a 50-50 shot.) Stick around for a few more beers and ye shall be rewarded with a triple-threat of jaunty indie rock sheen from And the Relatives, All We Seabees and Eureka Gold.
Thu., Sept. 11, 8 p.m., 2008
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