Thick Business, Swale

Sometimes a snippet of song lyrics can tell you everything you need to know about a band. Take Boise, Idaho-based rockers Thick Business and their stinging diatribe “Pissy Vixen,” for example. Between bursts of elemental guitar riffs, singer and keyboardist Sarah Pincock shouts with fevered disdain, “I hate your balls!” She’s quick to add: “Almost as much as I hate your dick.” (Tell us how you really feel!) Fearless is the watchword for this psychedelic, garage-rock-infused quartet as it explores the sonic reaches of progressive rock and heavy post-punk influences. Catch Thick Business on Wednesday, October 18, at the Monkey House in Winooski. Local indie rockers Swale open.