Taking cues from politically charged icons The Clash and Rage Against the Machine, NYC’s Outernational spew its own brand of protest, defiance rock, laced with spunky ska and punk. Telling it like they see it, hoisting the little guys of the world up with drunken bravado and “up yours” lyrics, the quintet’s music is quite dancey. Their recent EP was produced by one of their heroes, Rage’s Tom Morello. With Soft Opening and For Disaster. $6-$8. 9 p.m. The Milestone, 3400 Tuckaseegee Rd. http://themilestoneclub.com/.
This article appears in Mar 30 – Apr 5, 2010.
