"Taking a cue from Iggy and the Stooges-complete with shirtless and skinny frontman Albatross-the Ex-Girlfriends Club has emerged from the garage swinging and packing heat with short and gritty nuggets of gnarled pop nastiness. The local quintet (all dudes, despite the name) is gaining momentum, with the ghosts of Suicidal Tendencies and the Dead Milkmen guiding the rowdy band on its path to actualization. Its snappy punk-snot mentality is embedded in the music, a calling card for any group t...