The Thermals @ The Rhythm Room

The Thermals

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Rhythm Room

1019 E. Indian School Road
Phoenix, AZ 85014

Category: Music Venues

Region: Central Phoenix

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The Thermals are scheduled to perform on Wednesday, November 17, at The Rhythm Room.

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• Portland (Oregon)
• Kathy Harris
• Hutch Harris
• Indie Rock and Indie Pop
• Arts, Entertainment, and Media

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The Thermals are an indie rock band from Portland, Oregon. But who isn't an indie band from Portland these days? The novelty-tinged charm that used to go with repping the Rose City has diminished over the years. The Thermals, however, never quite bought into the clichés attached to so many of their Pacific Northwest colleagues. For starters, neither singer Hutch Harris nor drummer Westin Glass sport fuzzy, months-old beards. Breaking from tradition yet again, Kathy Harris is the band's bassist — a rare but very welcome female in the usually male-dominated indie rock world. Oh, and they're not adding weird instruments every album, either. Over their five-record (and counting) career, which gave the world Personal Life in September, they've stuck to their guns. When The Thermals started out in 2002, they were a nice addition to the indie rock milieu, and by sticking to their initial sound, the band has now become something of a throwback. Their stripped-down dynamic is perfect for crafting sub-three-minute songs that embody what made indie rock — and punk, for that matter — so endearing in the first place. What's not to love about a band that doesn't have to buy into the overwrought pretenses that come with playing a certain genre of music?