The Ponys Bring Their Red Guitar To Neumos

There are a lot of reasons to like The Ponys (and consequently, to attend tonight's show at Neumos). You could go because you've got Chicago roots, as does the band. You could go because you like your rock to be on the garage end of the spectrum (but without being labelled formulaic). You could go because Pitchfork likes the new record despite spending much of their review likening the band to Sonic Youth minus the "unpredictable noise jams." For us, we'll be going because The Ponys use one of the most beautiful guitars ever made. View the video below to see what we mean. We've seen it before at Pilot Speed and again at SXSW as used by Toronto band Uncut, and we smile to think of seeing it again. An odd reaction? Perhaps, but we'll be front and center taking in the show all the same.