If The Runaways had risen from the dead and acquired a modern touch, they’ sound a lot like Washington, D.C.-based garage-pop trio Ex Hex, who have been playing together for only two years. Led by guitarist/singer Mary Timony (formerly a member of Helium, Autoclave, and Wild Flag), Ex Hex seems to be a refreshing revival of 1970s girl punk. Each song on their debut full-length album Rips(2014) contains punchy power chords and echo-y, rough vocals from Timony a la Cherie Currie; at some points of the album, you might even expect Timony to cry out “Cherry Bomb!” But of course, even if Rips’s musical influences are easy to pinpoint, that doesn’t discount its originality and admirable craftsmanship.
Sun., May 17, 8 p.m., 2015
