THE EASTERN SEABOARD Mix punk and free jazz, chill, serve, and you have The Eastern Seaboard. The band creates dark, improvisational jazz that will put you on the edge of your seat. Saxophonist and Charlotte native Brent Bagwell makes his instrument a living, breathing, screaming entity while bassist Jordon Schranz creates both rocking riffs and dissonant noise and Seth Nanaa keeps a meandering yet insistent pulse on the drums. Built on Sonic Youth and John Coltrane, this genre-straddling act should bring out fans of all kinds. (Caroline Pate)