The Wonder Years

What began as a college pastime has become a full-time career for Pennsylvania pop-punks the Wonder Years. Their 2010 album The Upsides was powered by punchy but angsty music that recalled OG emo bands like Promise Ring and the Get Up Kids. But if the Wonder Years are frustrated with their lives, at least they’ve got a sense of humor about it: “We’re broke as fuck, but we can’t complain,” they sing on the 90-second “Keystone State Dude-Core” from their 2007 debut record Get Stoked On It! Last summer’s Suburbia I’ve Given You All and Now I’m Nothing, their third album, borrows its title from Allen Ginsberg’s poem “America,” and offers a nostalgia-tinged reevaluation of home and cherished illusions after a long year spent on the road. They not only explore more dynamic and nuanced arrangements here; they also sharpen their narrative-driven lyricism, sketching an entire suburban ecosystem of thwarted hopes and dyspeptic yearning. With Polar Bear Club, Transit, the Story So Far, and Into It Over It. 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $15, $13 in advance. – Chris Parker