The Old Black

If the new black is Interpol and the Arcade Fire, then the Old Black is AC/DC and Black Sabbath. Vanguard they ain’t, but therein lies the charm of one of Lawrence’s best new live bands. Hard-hitting drummer Jon Lane and bassist Lizz Weiler anchor the quartet’s riffy sludge, a concoction that should taste like sweet nectar to fans of Queens of the Stone Age, Tomahawk and Bleach-era Nirvana. The group recently participated in a Thin Lizzy tribute show, further evidence that the phrase guitar solo is hardly Old Black-listed.