The Day After… both biting, blissful

The Day After...'s moody, ashen alt-rock is like a kettle set to boil, slow-simmering at first, before eventually screaming to life in a rush of emotion. The band's latest disc, the aptly titled "Black Heart Symphony," is both biting and blissful, with vocalist/guitarist Jenine Cali singing in an urgent whelp that shoots at least a few rays of sunshine through even the darkest of clouds.

See The Day After... at 10 p.m. Thursday at the Bunkhouse, 1254 S. 11th St. Call 384-4536.

-- By JASON BRACELIN

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