Punk Rock Vanguards Antiseen Welcome all Head-Bangers in Raleigh
One look at Antiseen leader Jeff Clayton, with his chest-length graying beard and a forehead bearing the signs of one too many broken beer bottles, and it�s a safe guess that the band�s music is not used to soundtrack ballet recitals. While there is no mistaking the punk rock group�s musical chops are as sharp as ever, it�s also easy to see by their tour schedule that the days of being the young upstarts booking hundreds of shows a year are well behind them. When they roll into a city these days, as they will Sunday night at The Pour House Music Hall in downtown Raleigh, they know that the area holds a fan base ready to receive them with open arms and banging heads. �We try not to go do a bunch of �testing the waters� when it comes to touring,� Clayton admits over the phone. �We kind of go where it�s kind of a sure thing.� Nearly 35 years into a career that has taken Antiseen around the world and back multiple times, this is one of the only instances where the band has b...