Sum 41, Simple Plan, Magnolia Park

With pop punk having a moment of mainstream revival, it’s time to put some respect on Sum 41’s name. While the band broke through with fun-loving teenage angst of the genre classic All Killer No Filler (which completely holds up), they had much more depth than their contemporaries. There was also a darker side and metal influence to the band’s songwriting and that shone through on 2004’s Chuck, a severely slept-on album that packs more than a few issue-driven heavy emotional wallops of tunes that no mere pogo punks could achieve. The band has continued to fold more of that metal edge on recent albums, including 2019’s incredibly solid Order in Decline. If you’re going to a Sum 41 show for teen nostalgia, you’ll get that. But you’ll also get some more mature depth to sink your teeth into.

Sum 41, Simple Plan, Magnolia Park • Sun, Aug. 14 at 8pm • $36 • All-ages • Knitting Factory • 919 W. Sprague Ave. • sp.knittingfactory.com • 509-244-3279