I’m excited. You?

CARBON/SILICON, MATT POND PA (Lola’s Room, 1332 W Burnside) Mick Jones. Seriously. Mick motherfucking Jones. There’s a chance to see a member of the Clash performing in an intimate room tonight, and that should be all you need to hear. It should be enough to drop the paper right now and run wild-eyed in a rabid search for tickets. But that Jones is simply coming isn’t all you need to know. First, he’s here honestly—this isn’t some money-grab tour packaged on lingering goodwill—and second, it’s not some kind of play-the-old-hits sad retread. Carbon/Silicon (also featuring Generation X’s Tony James) are a modern band with a new album. Samples and electronics meet Jones’ recognizable melodies as he reformats punk isolation and angst for this cold, passive, modern age. It’s fucking fabulous, especially when I’d have been happy enough to catch Jones reading the newspaper or just making a sandwich. ART

Listen to“Caesar’s Palace” from the band’s recent release, The Last Post

There’s another track available on my podcast, Easier Than Reading. Also, you can visit their space