There is little I can say about Austin’s riot grrrl revivalists Finally Punk that would be better than Lizzie Ehrenhalt’s show preview from this week’s issue. It’s pasted below for your reading enjoyment.

But, I will beg you to go see the band tonight at Dunes. They have the same raw-punk coolness of early Bikini Kill, plus they’ll be sharing a bill with Portland’s very own The New Bloods, who just signed to Kill Rock Stars.

Finally Punk - What the Fuck, Missle?

THE NEW BLOODS, FINALLY PUNK, SHEARING PINX, ROMANCING
(Dunes, 1905 NE MLK) You can tell Finally Punk are the real riot grrrl deal from the way their cover of Nirvana's "Negative Creep" matches the original's vitriol rasp for rasp—surpasses it, even, since Cobain's refrain "Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more" delivers twice the sting when sung by a woman. It seals the bargain that the Austin, Texas quartet flail about while performing, scream bloody murder, switch instruments after every song and list obscure but legendary feminist post-punk outfit Ludus as an influence alongside the Raincoats, Kleenex and Lora Logic. Their best song, "Penguin," bounces and jitters to the spastic rhythms of a squeaking children’s toy, and "Boyfriend Application" (“Do you wanna/ be my boyfriend?/ Fill out/ an application!”) promises to get yr toes tapping. Missing them live with the New Bloods would be a shame indeed. LIZZIE EHRENHALT