DeKALB | The most recent post on Supercush’s website reads, “Get ready. July 29th is the next show at the House in DeKalb. Go here first.” ‘Here’ is a hyperlink that leads to a high-quality earplug website. When the Dekalb-based heavy rock band seizes the stage 8 p.m. Friday at The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, earplugs won’t be a bad idea.

If you’re looking for something loud, crazy and aggressive, then this is definitely the band for you. Similar artists include The Effigies, Naked Raygun, Defoliants and Pantera. But Supercush have definitely created their own unique sound.

Supercush can be described as a mash-up of Chicago punk, heavy metal and hard rock, leaning more towards post-punk. Their hectic, fast paced beats, funky drums, and metallic guitar riffs combine to form a new interpretation of an old genre.

“The three of us kind of have similar taste in music, but the one thing we have in common is Naked Raygun,” said Chris Borresen, the band’s drummer. He cites this ‘80s post-punk band as the group’s biggest influence, and a band that they all listened to in their younger years.

The DeKalb-based trio consists of Borresen (drums), Alex DeForest (bass, vocals), and Brad Lowe (guitars, vocals). When the band formed in the summer of 2005, each member brought with them a history of vastly different musical experiences. Chris and Alex had played together in the ‘90s band Rod Almighty, and as the band’s biography states, “Brad walked in with a head full of riffs and a Marshall half stack full of fury and put the Supercush sound into play.” 

Although Supercush took a minor hiatus over the last year, the group isn’t worried about skipping a beat.

“We picked up right where we left off,” Borrensen said.

This Friday Supercush will be sharing the stage with An Aesthetic Anesthetic and The Stockyards. It is an all-ages show and costs $6. There is the possibility of an EP being released in the near future.