Anxiety, mortality and self-discovery are at the center of a forthcoming album from Pile, and that shouldn’t surprise longtime fans of the darling Boston DIY band that can make yodeling vocals play nice with metronomic guitars that destroy you with their brutality and precision.
The new LP — Green and Gray, released last Friday — is the latest peak in Pile’s career arc, which has seen the band release six albums on the way to emerging out of basement shows and into sold-out club gigs. Chicago hardcore favorite C.H.E.W. plays support at Crowbar alongside a stalwart Bay area champion of DIY culture, Permanent Makeup.
Pile w/C.H.E.W./Permanent Makeup. Wed. May 15, 7 p.m.. $12. Crowbar, Ybor City. ticketfly.com.
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This article appears in May 9-16, 2019.