Knuckle Puck and Real Friends will be stopping by The Varsity Theater on Friday, April 14th for a show that you really don’t want to miss!
Since forming in Chicago’s south suburbs a decade ago, KNUCKLE PUCK have become one of the aggressive pop-punk genre’s preeminent forces thanks to a relatable lyrical approach and similarly engaging musical sensibilities – a blend that has filled venues around the world and the main stages of the Vans Warped Tour and Slam Dunk.
Now, on their much-anticipated third album, 20/20, the band filter the same youthful, wide-eyed approach of their early material through the sonic evolutions they’ve explored since. All at once, 20/20 is both a look back and a step forward – and most importantly, it’s an album that, at its core, urges listeners to live in the here and now. “Not every song has to be an existential journey,” says guitarist Nick Casasanto. “We went into this album wanting to make people feel good about who they are and not upset about who they aren’t. I want people to want to listen to this record.”
For as much as the world has changed since Real Friends first emerged in 2010, the band’s mission hasn’t. The Illinois quintet continue to bleed without apology and write songs that make it okay to feel everything: the ups, the downs, and anything else in between. Rather than shy away from emotion, the group run right towards it with distortion cranked and hearts opened, tightening their careful distillation of pop and punk on each subsequent release.
When the band—Dave Knox [lead guitar], Kyle Fasel [bass], Eric Haines [rhythm guitar], and Brian Blake [drums]—welcomed new vocalist Cody Muraro in 2020, the goal stayed the same as they crafted new music for Pure Noise Records. In 2021 they released “Torn in Two” to a nothing but positive response from fans. In 2022 the band is set to release more new music.
Opening up this show will be Between You & Me so get there early!
Tickets are still available HERE!
