Punk-rock St. Paddy's Day show at Call The Office

This St. Patrick's Day, don't miss out on visiting Call the Office for some punk rock action, as '63 Monroe, Teenage X and Radio Delete set the stage for some boisterous, shamrock fun March 17. The show is a licensed 19-plus event, tickets are $5.

Toronto band Teenage X, who are releasing a new album this September, are returning to London for the first time since a show at Call The Office on June 17 last year.

The band consists of Sarah Page (vocals, tambourine), Phil Page (bass, vocals), Rich Gaskin (guitars, vocals) and Mike Hawdon (drums, vocals).

When asked to describe what directs their sound or what influences them, Gaskin was pointblank: "Teenage X has kind of developed their own sound … It's based on a lot of influences, but it's really hard to just pick one or two."

"A lot of bands are a cross between A and B," he added. "We're an alphabet soup and we cover A to Z."

Gaskin described some bands as having their performances dictate an all-out assault from start to finish. That's not Teenage X's repertoire.

"We try to take the listener to a different place as opposed to all songs (being the same). With our new record (being released September 2012), it will take you to nine new places," he said, adding that he dislikes repetition in performing or in albums.

Gaskin illustrated Teenage X's songwriting experience as confronting boundaries and, with his bandmates, making those boundaries limitless. He mentioned that he feels confident that he has a strong group with him for the March 17 show and knows regardless, if not metaphorically holding a map in his hands, that he'll end up in a "good place."

"We're always just looking to meet new people. We always encourage (everyone) to come up and talk with us. It makes the trip to London more memorable and builds community."

For info, visit calltheoffice.com, myspace.com/teenagexrocks and myspace.com/63monroe.