Alkaline Trio is best described by some of their own lyrics — a band who has stolen all of my best lines. I first saw these Chicago emo-punk rockers with JC (not Jesus Christ, although he may have been there) at the Fillmore in Denver back around 2002 and have ventured as far out as Los Angeles and San Francisco to see them at their best. Their sound is dark, doom-pop and potent in its simplicity, their lyrics clever and elegantly damning and their live shows have never let me down.

So this Friday, tickets go on sale for their February 25th show at the Gothic via LiveNation.com and I’m stoked. They’ll be joined by the Omaha, Nebraska-based indie-rock band Cursive who’s also delivered plenty of crazed and inspired tracks since 1995.

Please enjoy some of my favorite tracks and hope to see you at the show!

Alkaline Trio: Clavicle (MP3)  |  Cooking Wine (MP3)  |  Calling All Skeletons (MP3)

Cursive: From The Hips (MP3)  |  The Recluse (MP3)  |  The Casualty (MP3)