The Gypsters is a band that, whether or not they intended it, reminded me of bands like Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show and the Fugs, even though they stylistically don't quite connect. Like the aforementioned bands, the Gypsters are serious about making music, but their songs sometimes lend themselves to trenchant observations about life and what it means to make music for a living. Let's take their song "$250 Fine" for an example; after a cacophony of punk and horn bursts, a voice comes in: "$250 fine (that's the noise ordinance). $250 fine (violation)." Then another prolonged squall.

Read Rev. Adam McKinney's full feature on The Gypsters in the Music and Culture section.

THE GYPSTERS, w/ Noise Toys, 10 p.m., Tuesday, June 17, Le Voyeur, 404 E. Fourth Ave., Olympia, cover tba, 360.943.5710