Supremely independent for going on three decades, Superchunk’s incisive nervous energy is still one of the purest indie highs you can find.

It’s a perfect time to bring Sound Salvation to a wider audience via the Internet, albeit in a different form.

With a riotous sonic assault that nearly brought down the balcony at the Bowery Ballroom, Superchunk showed they still have the fire and intensity of their youth, kicking out the jams, shredding the wallpaper, and bringing the noise to a very enthusiastic crowd that included Jeff Schweers.

Let’s Get Ready to Crumble (Upper Class). Review by Stein Haukland.

Great Blue (Bus Stop). Review by Terry Eagan.

Christopher R. Weingarten gets a few words with the punk rocker most hated by his own community, the “Atom” half of Atom and His Package, Adam Goren. The Package, alas, remains unavailable for comment.

Twilight (Carrot Top). Review by Randall J. Stephens.

Column by Marcel Feldmar