The Tufted Puffins/45 Spider/MethMatics/Betty Machete & the Angry Cougars

The guys in the local punk rock band Tufted Puffins possess some serious musical pedigrees. Prior to forming the Puffins, singer-guitarist Mike Baker played in local bands such as Sleazy Jesus and the Splatter Pigs and Hucklebuck. Bassist Ken Brown, who has moved out of town but will rejoin the group for this show, also played in Sleazy Jesus and spent time in the hard rocking Ten Tons of Hell too. Guitarist Tom Huff played in Burning Lesbians with highly respected local musicians Dave Cintron, Sam Ludwig and Scott Pickering. He’s also recorded with locals Roscoe Disposal Co., Goburn, Motorboat and 2lb. Spread, and drummer Markymoon battered away at his kit for acts such as Zen-Luv Assassins, Professional Againsters, Roscoe Disposal Co., 2lb. Spread, Cathedral 45 and Final Solution. Earlier this year, they released their cantankerous debut album, Old, Loud and Puffy. Gritty rockers such as "It Ain't Right," "Good Times" and "Dead by Now" possess the kind of manic energy for which the Stooges and MC5 were known, and the songs translate well live too. (Niesel)