Eight Gigs: Cayetana
Wed., Sept. 23, 7 p.m., Ace of Spades, $20
Urban legend has it that Kelly Olsen, Allegra Anka and Augusta Koch decided at a 2011 party to form a band even though none of them had equipment. Borrowed gear in hand, the Philadelphia musicians started writing scrappy songs that recall '90s-era riot grrrl bands such as Scrawl and sport titles like “Scott Get the Van, I'm Moving.” On the band's 2014 full-length debut Nervous Like Me, guitarist Koch sings with a growling urgency as Olsen (drums) and Anka (bass) shore up a snappy rhythm section that renders the songs catchy, bratty and insistent. Against Me! headlines the show. 1417 R Street, www.facebook.com/cayetanaphilly.