box ampersand
Old Smith Warehouse, 3921 S. Santa Fe Dr., 388-0992. $5.

Face it, itās a good time to be a agoraphobic these days. Technology has advanced to the point where those afraid to leave their house can do many normal activities ÷ shopping, working, becoming a rock star ÷ without having to ever peer outside or even leave their recliners.

These are the times of Box Ampersand, indie rockās favorite hermits. Guitarist Brian Borowski and pals have somehow become the rage in hipster circles by releasing and recording numerous home-recorded singles and albums, all on their own SumHunny label. Some worth-hunting-for examples of their work include the Hiding James Under The Stairs EP and the ćRefrigerator in the Foyerä/äRicolaä single.

To capitalize on their new-found semi-fame, the band is touring warehouses, basements and other grubby places everywhere for their new album Someoneās Getting Excited Over Sweaters.

The album is an damn fine mix of beepy melodies and big, threatening noisebombs, sort of like a bastardized mix between 1960s electro-pop pioneer Jean-Jacques Perry and seminal 1980s punk band Butthouse.

Go see them, before Borowski decides heās scared of people again and hides ÷ under the stairs. $5.