Like Ted Leo, Kevin Seconds is a journeyman road warrior. In the 30 years since the start of his first band, the hugely influential hardcore punk band 7 Seconds, he has worked on a legion of side projects, including Mustard, Drop Acid, and Ghetto Moments. But his passion in recent years has been for his acoustic-based solo work. Bay Area stalwart Asian Man Records released his new album, Good Luck Buttons, which includes solitary, hard-strummed songs like "No Good Eggs" as well as harmonica-aided full band tracks such as "Hello Square One."

KEVIN SEAL

That mustachioed man-about-town you've seen with The Hold Steady, World/Inferno Friendship Society, Anti-Social Music, Guignol, & his own damn self.

Kepi is a genius. The prolific former lead singer of pop-punk favorites Groovie Ghoulies is KEEPIN' IT REAL, with his all new band, Kepi The Band. He's been on tour for like 12 years straight. If you see them play and don't like them, then you must hate fun. The terrorists win. Buy albums now. Don't wait.