Welch trio The Bug Club have been continuing the traditions of garage rock since 2016. Short, punchy songs with humorous lyrics and catchy hooks bulk out the group’s discography, and under the freewheeling rollicking is an understated seriousness to their musicianship. Aside from the wild wall of sound that makes the trio sound like a group of six, there’s a metronomic tightness to their seemingly carefree illusion.

As wild as the energy of their studio sound is, to see the trio live is a total mind bender. The frenetic energy of their songs is matched by the kinetic energy ricocheting across the stage, infecting their audiences with their pinball machine vigor.

The Bug Club is currently on tour supporting both their current Sub Pop album On The Intricate Workings of the System and teasing the upcoming Very Human Features out this summer. Their Austin stop brought them to Studio 1A where they made our Friday afternoon feel like anything but a day at the office.

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