Descendents

Descendents are one of the bands that shaped American punk, mixing hardcore speed with melodic hooks and lyrics about coffee, girls, and everyday frustration. Formed in the early 1980s, they helped lay the groundwork for the pop punk and skate punk that followed, and their influence still shows up in bands who cite Milo Aukerman's nasal, conversational bark as a blueprint.

They keep playing with the same restless energy that made them a template for the genre. Colorado fans can catch them at Mission Ballroom.