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Music: Rock/Pop Jay Reatard

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Jay Reatard might be the current king of Memphis garage punk, but he's a completist's nightmare — his overflowing discography makes Prince look like My Bloody Valentine. It all wouldn't be so daunting if he'd just release a clunker every once in a while, but between the distorto-synth racket of his former band Lost Sounds and his own solo work, that's a rarity. Next up is the Night of Broken Glass EP, which spazzes out with the usual Wire-bound fits of nervous energy. (Try the bouncy, defeatist anthem "All Over Again" for a good example of Reatard's lean pop smarts.) Just don't be surprised if you end up going home after tonight's show with the whole merch table.

– Stephen Gossett