The Offspring keeps spawning hits 25 years into its career.
The Southern California group, playing Seattle on Tuesday, scored another No. 1 modern rock hit with “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid.”
The Billboard chart-topper has simple pleasures: The lyrics don’t make much sense — something about rebellion, maybe? — but the sharp beat and punk guitar makes you want to mosh.
That song’s lyrics aside, frontman Dexter Holland can turn a phrase.
He built the group’s name by delivering vague commentary with a grin. For examples, see “Why Don’t You Get a Job?” or “Pretty Fly (for a White Guy),” both off the quintuple-platinum album “Americana.”
Alkaline Trio, the Chicago punk band, opens the show.
8 p.m. Tuesday, WaMu Theater, 800 S. Occidental Ave., Seattle; $39.75; ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
311: It’s hard to tell how 311, playing Seattle on Monday, puts together its albums.
Does the group try to include every genre of music ever to grace a college dorm? Or is its blend of rock, reggae, rap, metal, pop, punk and funk sort incidental?
Hard to say, even if it’s easy to tell the group has won over its fans.
Since its song “Down” hit No. 1 on modern rock radio in 1996, all of the group’s studio albums have debuted in the Billboard top 10.
Despite its numerous influences, 311 has a clear soft spot for reggae, something driven home by its choice of a tour mate. Ziggy Marley, Bob Marley’s eldest son, opens the show.
7 p.m. Monday, WaMu Theater, 800 S. Occidental Ave., Seattle; $39.50; ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
In the clubs
Jens Lekman: The Swedish indie pop songwriter wraps up a two-night stand; 8 tonight, the Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave.; $15; ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
The Handsome Furs: The husband-wife team includes Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade; 9:30 tonight, Neumos, 925 E. Pike St.; $15; ticketswest.com or 800-992-8499.
Camera Obscura: The Scottish group revives 1960s pop; 8 p.m. Saturday, Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., Seattle; $16; ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
Bat for Lashes: It plays hushed, eerie songs; 9 p.m. Wednesday, the Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave.; $12; ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000.
Kate Voegele: The pop singer’s album debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200, getting a publicity boost from her role on “One Tree Hill”; 7 p.m. Thursday, Neumos, 925 E. Pike St.; $15; ticketswest.com or 800-992-8499.
Kevin Eubanks: The guitarist played for millions as the musical director for Jay Leno on “The Tonight Show”; various times Thursday to June 14, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., Seattle; $26.50; jazzalley.com or 206-441-9729.
Andy Rathbun: 425-339-3455, arathbun@heraldnet.com.
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