The Radio Knives

Named for an obscure electronic gizmo that uses sound waves to cut and cauterize skin, the Radio Knives are a rambunctious power trio from Boston who play full-bodied garage punk with a side order of hard rock swagger. Influenced by the gritty pop tunes of the early Kinks and the high-energy assault of classic-era Detroit rockers the MC5 and the Stooges, the Radio Knives first began gigging around Boston in mid-2005 as TV Eye. When drummer Daniel J. McCarthy left the band shortly after finishing the group's debut album, bassist and singer Alan A. Levesque and guitarist/vocalis...