Baby Guts

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• Laura Larson
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Among the blurbs local favorite Baby Guts has posted to its MySpace profile is this glib assessment: "Crappy punk band with girl singer," attributed to the board operator's notes at the Uptown Bar. A bit reductive, no? Especially when the "girl singer" in question was named this year's Best Female Vocalist in this very publication. What Laura Larson lacks in dulcet tones she more than makes up for with well-channeled rage that propels her punk trio's abrasive but focused sound. The band's visceral name actually translates to "infant courage," and the members told City Pages that their anger is fueled by everything from "people in line on their cell phones" to "injustice." But their brand of discontent is not cynicism—it's the cathartic sort of anger that catalyzes great punk, most recently on The Kissing Disease and ideally heard in the close, grimy quarters of clubs like 7th St. Entry this Wednesday night. With Eye of the Great Protector. 18+.
Wed., Dec. 10, 8 p.m., 2008