Karen Meat, the Fobs

Recipe for Iowa’s Karen Meat: Mix one cup of doldrums, two tablespoons of sharp wit and a dash of sass. Blend thoroughly with a quart of retro-pop stylings. Fold in bleakly hilarious observations about doing gateway drugs, ruining sex with urination and being too poor to date. Spread on driving bass lines, sharp synths and a hint of ’80s new-wave band the Waitresses. Place in oven for the amount of time it takes for you to regret everything you did last night yet still laugh about it. Catch Karen Meat on Sunday, September 16, at the Monkey House in Winooski. Locals the Fobs open.