The Danglers

It’s hard to tell how the members of Milwaukee trio The Danglers keep up the near-constant suspense of their live shows, until folks notice that the members are simply playing the fuck out of their fiddle, double bass, and drums. The Danglers’ sturdy, hands-on musicianship alone stirs up so much pub-punk bombast that all the loops, distortion pedals, and feedback breakdowns seem kind of redundant. Then again, it’s the kind of adventure that goes well with a little excess. It’s not the only sonic territory that the band’s covered in its more than 10 years in town, though it characterizes the dizzying rage of songs like the blistering “Ascend.”

Updated 06/13/2012