TRSH

TRSH at The Record Bar

Some bands bottle frustration and turn it into rocket fuel. TRSH, a Springfield quartet, pairs introspective writing with explosive guitar energy, letting candor and force pull in different directions. Derek Berry, Keiran Andrews, Bowen Pennell and Gunnar Pennell treat emo and midwest math-rock not as museum pieces but as living tools for unpacking everyday chaos—self-deprecating one second, explosive the next.

TRSH's emo and midwest math-rock give guitar-band listeners plenty to dig into: intricate playing alongside writing that can be candid, self-deprecating and irreverent. String Theory, the band's first Wax Bodega album, adds another point of entry. At The Record Bar in December, Kansas City listeners can catch the Springfield band behind that mix of precision and force.

Springfield gives TRSH a Missouri connection that makes this Kansas City date especially appealing for listeners who like supporting bands from the region. The writing's irreverence also gives the intricate music another way to connect: it can meet a difficult thought with a joke instead of dressing it up.

This is music for anyone who finds release in controlled chaos, who knows that anger and humor often share the same breath, who wants to feel guitars push back against resignation. TRSH plays Kansas City Thursday, December 3rd. Tickets connect you to a band still turning raw feeling into precise noise.