To quote one reviewer, “Imagine Betty Boop fronting the Ramones. Throw in a bit of The 5.6.7.8s and you’re close.” Comprised of former members of the Tijuana Bibles and The Threat, The Weirdies are a three-piece garage punk band from Toronto, known for their high-energy live shows.

They released their first record, The Weirdies in 3D, in 2008. Exclaim described it as “fun, loud, raunchy and flat-out awesome,” having “the swagger of the Detroit Cobras and the classic riffs of the MC5.” The Montreal Mirror gave it 8/10, calling it “Drags-style snotty garage punk with flourishes of trashy rock ’n’ roll à la 5.6.7.8′s”

After two more years of high-energy live shows, The Weirdies released their sophomore album, Volatile, in November 2010. Their second outing sees the Toronto garage-punks exploring the unstable world of love gone bad. From “Breakup Breakdown” to “I’m On Fire (But You’re No Match),” the 13 tracks capture the late-night desperation of jaded lovers come unhinged, their neuroses tempered with a frantic, bopping beat – much like adding sugar to the bitterest of pills.

Though heartbreak is universal, Minx’s high-energy, high-octave vocals are anything but. Once compared to “Betty Boop fronting the Ramones,” she’s a demented femme fatale on the prowl for sex (“Friends With Benefits”), sedation (“Going Crazy”) and revenge (“X-Ray Eye”). With additional lead vocals by string attacker Brad Reinhardt and primitive pounder Stacey Case, Volatile is 28 minutes of breakneck boy-girl harmonies, ripping guitar riffs and danceable drum beats.

A recent 4-star review in NOW called Volatile “loud, fast and snotty…the soundtrack to a rock ’n’ roll dance party.” Fans of The Buzzcocks, X and The 5.6.7.8′s will find a lot to love here.

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Recently, The Weirdies have played with Shonen Knife, Jon Spencer’s Heavy Trash, The Sadies and Bob Log III.