No Age

Openers Abe Vigoda stem from the same place and offer a similar smiling brand of noise-induced power pop, only with less focus placed on the guitar effects pedal (like No Age seem accustomed to) and more visceral punches to the gut. The four-piece also offers a distinctive muddy low-end and surf-tinged dissonance to the mix on their new disc Skeleton (songs such as “Lantern Heights” and “Endless Sleeper” resonate long after listening), which will surely make for a woozy additional impact to their upbeat ferocity in the live setting. And if there's any place to see two bands known for tearing it apart live finally come to Minneapolis to show us how it's done, it's the historic punk institute that is the Triple Rock.

Jay Reatard

Jay Reatard's MySpace

Accompanying him will be labelmates and fellow Nashville residents Cheap Time, who brandish a retro snot swagger that, like Abe Vigoda playing before No Age, will certainly set an anticipatory tone for the final act of the long evening of awesomeness. From their recently issued self-titled debut, quick and dirty numbers like “People Talk” and “Back to School” will surely make for a strong set of no-nonsense party starters or help rejuvenate a crowd that's been bumming around the same bar since 5pm. The only local band between the two bills is Private Dancer, whose debut LP will be coming out on Learning Curve (home to The Blind Shake) in August and will be starting out this late smörgåsbord of punk rock. Capable of both doing the slow and noisy and the fast and furious, they look to be a prime offering of home-brewed musicality to fit in between the anxiously awaited performances from No Age and Jay Reatard.

Cheap Time's MySpace

Private Dancer's MySpace