Get to know... PAWS

Scotland-based indie-punk-rockers PAWS were one of our favorite buried treasures of 2012. We caught wind of the band's debut album, Cokegoat, at the end of last year and were blown away by the fury and power of their poppy punk (but not pop-punk) agenda. The band is comprised of Phillip, Josh and Ryan, three friends from the Scottish highlands (Edinburgh & Glasgow, more specifically), and they've been tearing up the Glasgow scene for a few years now. This ain't your dad's Belle & Sebastian Glasgow, kids - these boys have played shows with No Age, Wavves, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Black Lips, and Male Bonding, to name a few, and they made it to the U.S. for their first time this past Spring.A few of us Bottle folk first got to witness the glory of their live show when we traveled to SXSW and stumbled into a Brooklyn Vegan daytime showcase. The short set, 25 minutes or so, was all claws and teeth, engaging the audience with their spontaneous but raw energy that's unmatched in many of bands today (outside of Chicago, of course).Get to know PAWS a little better - check out this live video & interview they recorded back when they were in the U.S. for their first time...On Sunday, November 17 we are pleased as punch to welcome them back for their first headlining gig at the Empty Bottle. Better yet, tickets are only $8 and they're touring with Philly's rough and noisy indie-rockers LITTLE BIG LEAGUE. Chicago's own POLISH GIFTS are a sloppy poppy duo from Chicago who kick off the night's shenanigans.Here's a recording of that same session from the video above. Enjoy and see you Sunday!