Hell no. And if you’ve ever questioned it, you need to take a listen to Industrial Revelation. Now, these dudes aren’t your Black Flag-type of punks. In fact, they aren’t even really punks at all. Industrial Revelation (IR, natch) is, in fact, a jazz quartet.

Fronted by Ahamefule Oluo on trumpet, with Evan Flory-Barnes on bass, Josh Rawlings on keys, and DeVon Lewis on drums, IR is, to all outward appearance, your standard jazzy fresh combo. But wait until you hear them play. That’s when the wheels start to come off. As a unit, they disassemble standards, push key changes to their maximum trajectory, and play with more heart than most groups find in a lifetime.

At some level, punk is about finding the sweet spot where energy and the flouting of conventions overlap. That spot can be hard to determine – it’s like the Supreme Court’s definition of pornography: you can’t define it, but you know it when you see it. Industrial Revelation does all this, but makes it beautiful, melodic, and startlingly emotional. It’s punk that rebels against not just the status quo, but even the idea of rebellion. They follow their own beautifully independent path.

So why write about them? Because they’re releasing their first album, after five years of performances, and  two and a half years after cutting the tracks. This Saturday, if you’re in Seattle, you had better be at the Electric Tea Garden (1402 Pike St) to see the madness unfold.

Check here to listen to an earlier single, It can only get better from here.

A wise man once told me it’s never too early to start planning for the weekend. Sure, okay, whatever man. But in the spirit of the greater good, here’s something to lodge upon your 22 carat diamond encrusted iPhone. If you happen to be in Seattle this Friday (and really, where else would you be?), you should make your way to the Electric Tea Garden (1402 E. Pike Street) for The Electric Period, the penultimate event in the month-long happening that is Miles Davis: A Tribute to Greatness.

There are heavy acts on this bill, including, but not limited to, trumpeter and bandleader Owuor Arunga, guitarist Thaddeus Turner and promsed mix of “special guests” (we hear tell there may be some rappers involved in the making of this music…).

This is not going to be a straight replication of the music, it’s going to be a reinterpretation. You may think you’ve heard these songs before. But you haven’t.