In honor of one of my favorite bands -- The Thermals -- playing two shows at Bowery Ballroom (05.08 and 05.09.09) I'm reposting this entry from last June. Make sure to get tickets quick, as I'm sure these shows will sell out. Tickets go on sale this Friday, 02.27.09 at noon.

Sell outs? Not The Thermals.

"The band turned down a $50,000 offer for the right to use their song It's Trivia (from More Parts Per Million) in a Hummer commercial. Harris commented on the decision in a February 2006 asap article: 'We thought about it for about 15 seconds, maybe...it was a really easy decision. How could we go on after soundtracking Hummer? It's just so evil.'" Hot!

"The Thermals are a three piece post-pop-punk band from Portland, Oregon, currently the main exporter of indie rock in the United States. Formed in early 2002, The Thermals signed to Sub Pop Records that fall, on the recommendation of Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie). They have since released three records on the label."

They kinda remind me of Superchunk, which is a great thing. Their sound is raw and rockin.

I got a copy of The Body, The Blood, The Machine (which was produced by Brendan Canty of Fugazi) and have it on super heavy rotation. "The EP tells the story of a young couple who must flee a United States governed by fascist faux-Christians." It took me a minute to get into it, but now I'm hooked.

A 4th EP is in the works, but no release date has been set.

Checkout their official site, test drive a few songs on MySpace, read their bio on Sub Pop, and watch the video for Pillar Of Salt.