All Time Low at Stage AE; Rex Set for Rubblebucket (Thurs., 5/21/15)

1) Baltimore, Maryland pop punkers All Time Low are riding a very nice high as of late, after their newest album Future Hearts garnered the top spot on the Billboard Album Sales Chart for the week of April 25. The bands’ crisp, clear vocals, meaningful lyrics, driving drums and rhythmic guitar licks are some of the reasons for their success. These attributes can be heard on songs from Future Hearts including “Old Scars/Future Hearts” and “Satellite.” Special guests are Issues, Tonight Alive, and State Champ. Doors open 5 p.m. Stage AE, 400 North Shore Dr., North Shore.

2) Rubblebucket mixes indie, jazz, and psychedelic to create a danceable concoction. There’s also plenty of love in that mix—members Alex Toth and Annakalmia Traver are a musical couple. The pair met at the University of Vermont as music majors; Rubblebucket, a five-piece, is based in Brooklyn. The band has played “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and, to promote 2014’s album Survival Sounds, they made an appearance on NPR’s Tiny Desk. In 2013, band and fans alike were stunned when Traver announced she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Come 2014, though, she was cancer free, and Rubblebucket was again touring. They brought their raucous live show to Pittsburgh last November; they’re bringing it back to the Rex Theater tonight. Vacationer opens. 8 p.m. 1602 E. Carson St., South Side.

3) Mad Max: Fury Road — Heads must have rolled in Hollywood when studio executives realized that someone had allowed the Mad Max franchise to go dormant for 30 years. You just know somebody lost their job because of that glaring oversight. So original writer/director George Miller returns to bring us this story of a post-apocalyptic world where evil, vicious people drive around the desert in repurposed cars looking to kill people. The title character, having lost his wife and children to these monsters, wants to be left alone – but a woman named Imperator Furiosa needs Max to lead her out of the desert. Tom Hardy takes over the role which made Mel Gibson an international star way back in 1979. If Furious 7 wasn’t loud or violent enough for you, Mad Max might be just the ticket. Check Fandango for showings at your local movie house.

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