The Silver Spring Penguin

Fasten your safety belts, and place your seat-back trays in their upright and locked position. The Jet Age is about to break the sound barrier.

Silver Spring trio The Jet Age revives the frenzied guitar strumming and explosive drums of old-school garage punk. The dudes — guitarist Eric Tischler, Greg Bennett on bass, and Pete Nuwayser on skins — hit with high-speed acoustics like The Stooges on Snickers and Mountain Dew.

The tune “Please Come Home Now” revs like a mean, angry 1972 Camaro on a mission. It’s gruff rhythm and vicious guitar are just scary enough to send young parents with babies running for cover.

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Click “play” to hear “Out of Sight”.

The band’s “Out of Sight” (above) downshifts slightly, allowing for ample moshing and stage diving. In both songs, Tishler’s vocals screech like that Camaro whizzing past at breakneck speed.

The Jet Age slips into psychedelic mode on “Denny and Michelle”, a dark and moody song that uses its bassline to craftily bring out the bleak. Another trip through the rabbit hole, titled “Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose”, uses swirling guitars to hark back to the sixties.

Take The Jet Age for a test run on the band’s website, then catch them tonight at the Quarry House (8401 Georgia Ave). The show starts at 9:00 p.m.

Music and photo courtesy of The Jet Age.