“Gas Pedal.” “Die (and Rot).” “Uppercut.” “Suck It Up.” “Blind Yourself.” These are just a few of the quintessentially punk song titles from North Carolina’s Babe Haven, a riot-grrrl-influenced band of rippers with Appalachian roots who, in their own words, place a “huge emphasis on being queer and outspoken.” And they’ve got the riffs to back up those titles. The titular track from 2024’s Nuisance is a mean, heavy slab of righteous noise, while “Can’t Call This Cat” is a confrontational callout full of double-kick-pedal blasts and fuzzed-out tone that sounds like a swarm of bees that just got its hive kicked. On Thursday, Babe Haven will bring their radical fury to The ’58 at Eastside Bowl, where they’ll be joined by Chicago’s drag-queen-fronted garage rockers Bev Rage and the Drinks and hometown punks Waxed. It might get loud.
7:30 p.m. at The ’58 at Eastside Bowl
1508A Gallatin Pike S., Madison
