Survival Knife is fresh off a West Coast mini-tour with Modest Mouse. Next stop: hitting up their home turf, the South Sound, and specifically, Bob's Java Jive. The foursome will show up at the Jive's front door with a California glow and a fresh-cut, debut LP, Loose Power (out April 29). Not having the pleasure of listening to the new album, I turned to Pitchfork for a couple teasers: "... Loose Power is a well-fed, red-blooded specimen. And a tuneful one" and "... that overt love of the classics adds a wholesome swagger to an otherwise gnarled clutch of rock songs" and "... not to mention a tangle of metallic guitar harmony that nests neatly inside a thunderous Black Sabbath vibe. ..." Based on my calculations, which include the aforementioned review excerpts, a healthy serving of intuition and the measured success of past projects - expect Survival Knife to eject a giant puff of steam out of that campy little kettle with their post-punk, mixed measure, post-hardcore sound.

SURVIVAL KNIFE, w/The Family Curse, Criminal Code, Wimps, The Kitchen, 8 p.m., Bob's Java Jive, 2102 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma, $5, 253.475.9843