Three Match Breeze

A mid-week triple bill of Florida’s Flashlights, Scotland’s PAWS, and Brooklyn’s Total Slacker at San Francisco’s Rickshaw Stop was sparsely attended, but that just left more rock per capita for the rest of us. PAWS continue their ascent as an insanely catchy and fun band, mixing catching tunes, punk energy, and Scottish charm. All three bands sounded distinctly 90s, in the best way possible, and the relatively unknown Flashlights did their best channeling the sound and energy of early Superchunk.