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The Ettes, "Shake The Dust" (Sympathy For The Record Industry)

On its debut, this L.A. trio, made up of New York expatriates, offers up neo-punk and garage rock with female vocals care of Coco, who also plays a mean guitar.

Most of the music has a '60s garage feel ("We Repel Each Other"), and deals with love (the unsympathetic lover of "Alright") or broken hearts (the throttling wall of sound of "Beggars" and "Soft Focus," a slow-tempo seduction with a killer guitar break that's chiming and echoey).

They can also punk out, as on "Dirty" and the very up-tempo "No More Surprises" and "It Ain't You," the lyrics of which provide the CD title.

On the first single "Dead And Gone," fuzzy guitars and a stutter beat set an ominous tone, while "Spend My Money" is a throwback to '60s girl groups. And Coco can get downright seductive, as on the sultry "Gimme," where she wants everything over a pounding beat and throbbing bass line.

Catch The Ettes at Burt's Tiki Lounge, 313 Gold Ave. S.W., at 10 p.m. Saturday. Unit 7 Drain, Vertigo Venus and The Hollis Wake share the bill. 21 and over. Free. Call 247-2878.

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Permanent Me, "After The Room Clears" (Stolen Transmission, out Jan. 23)

These four guys from Long Island, N.Y., play a poppy brand of emo, with a dual guitar attack and vocal harmonies, on their debut CD. However, it could be argued that this is less emo and more pop.

The disc open with the power pop of "Until You Leave" and ends with "20 Years," which proves (at least lyrically) that you can go home again, Tom Wolfe notwithstanding.

In between, the guys deal with love or mostly the lack thereof ("4 a.m.," about not hooking up at closing time and which provides the lyric for the album title; the slow-burner "Later On," about groupies and prom queens; and "Friday Night," about looking for "true" love or at least a hookup) and girl trouble ("Christine" and the fast-paced guitar pop of "Allison").

And if it ain't Allison or Christine, it's some other unnamed female causing them all sorts of angst ("Dead To You" and "Blackjaw," a song of regret.) A little maturity (just a little) creeps in on "By The Time," where the singer, realizing this may be his last chance at love, is willing to acquiesce to his hoped-for lover's demands.

Permanent Me is the opener on Fall Out Boy's "Friends Or Enemies" tour. The guys in Fall Out Boy are previewing new material off "Infinity On High," which hits stores Feb. 27, during a 15-show, 19-day club/theater tour that started Thursday. The fourth stop is Sunday at the Sunshine Theater, 120 Central Ave. S.W. New Found Glory and Early November are also on the bill. Tickets for the all-ages show are $30, plus service charges, at Ticketmaster outlets. Call 883-7800 or go to www.ticketmaster.com. Doors at 6 p.m. Smoking and alcohol service in segregated areas only.