Tonight, those lovable and hilarious dudes known as Tennis Pro are in town having a CD release party for their third album Are You There God? It’s Me, Tennis Pro. I first fell in love with this band back in May 2004, at a chance meeting at the EMP Liquid Lounge in their hometown of Seattle. For months after that first hit, you could hear me blasting their energetic and addictive debut album, Happy is the New Sad, nearly nonstop.

Tennis Pro combines fun, tongue-in-cheek lyrics with catchy rockin’ hooks, and they do it well, without being annoying. I’m not really sure how they make it work like that, as many bands have tried that equation and failed. From what I’ve observed at Tennis Pro shows, they just seem to have a lot of fun, and don’t take themselves too seriously (they’re not pretentious, though they poke fun at it), but serious enough to create and execute really great musical arrangements.

So what should you expect if you show up at the Towne Lounge tonight? A fun time with lots of good energy, some laughs, and a lot of rockin’ out.

Tennis Pro w/ Westfold, Bryan & the Shredding Tears, Towne Lounge, 714 SW 20th Place, 9 pm, Tonight, $5, 21+

MP3: Tennis Pro - Shelly Gets High