Event Pick: The Make-Up and Puff Pieces at Strange Matter
April 22, 9 p.m.
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Led by frontman Ian Svenonious, the Make-Up was active mostly in the mid-’90s, testifying to audiences with a blend of garage rock and soul or Gospel Yeh-Yeh via the Dischord label. It has some rare reunion shows scheduled and you can catch a warmup run at Strange Matter on Saturday, April 22, with the live-by-night sounds starting at 9 p.m. Tickets $13-$15.
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