Japanese pop-punk legacy Shonen Knife has been going strong since 1981, back when an all-female New Wave group was an anomaly in the rising J-pop scene. Combining a Ramones aesthetic with earworm hooks, the Osaka rockers inspired Kurt Cobain, who won over sole consistent member Naoko Yamano by making her a jammy sammy when asking them to go on tour. Yamano, 57, wrote most of latest album Adventure and begs the question, why grow up?
Sun., Sept. 16, 8pm