As I sat to write, I asked Alexa to shuffle Redd Kross and got some underground Latin rapper named Red Cross instead. Here’s hoping it’s actually the McDonald brothers who show up at 29th Street Ballroom on Friday. From teenage New York Dolls/KISS/Partridge Family-worshipping trash punks to America’s greatest power pop act not named Cheap Trick, Redd Kross have spent decades perfecting big hooks with bite. Fresh off a 2024 self-titled double LP, a career-spanning biography and documentary, and a new split EP with Australia’s Hard-Ons featuring a surprising acoustic turn, they remain rock’s most gloriously underrated lifers. – Tim Stegall