THE EFFIGIES
THURSDAY 7/9. Vino’s Brew Pub. 8 p.m. $15.

When John Kezdy, frontman for the influential Chicago punk band The Effigies, died in a bicycle accident in 2023, towering producer Steve Albini tweeted the following: “John Kezdy was a hero of mine. Effigies were the first great band from Chicago’s scene … Not overstating to say that without John and the Effigies, I would never have made any records.” Just a year later, the band released “Burned,” their fifth album and the final recording to feature Kezdy. The blog Punk Rock Mag called it “grim, heavy, and uncomfortably honest — a final middle finger to false hope, polished scenes, and the ticking clock.” Though The Effigies have carried a variety of lineups since their inception in 1980, the crew on deck for this show at Vino’s Brew Pub includes two founding members: Paul Zamost on bass and Steven Economou on drums, both of whom rejoined the band in 2004. Get tickets here.

Daniel Grear is the print editor at the Arkansas Times. He also writes about culture. Send tips to danielgrear@arktimes.com
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