"But have you seen my records?" asked LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy towards the end of 2002’s tongue-in-cheek zeitgeist-capturing indie rock manifesto "Losing My Edge." He rattles off a whole litany of bands before coming to his feverish conclusion: "The Sonics! The Sonics! The Sonics!...

Barrence Whitfield takes no prisoners. His live performances are big, physical experiences, no longer quite as raucous as his 1980’s Boston heyday (he nearly “started a riot” during an opening slot for The Damned when he started tossing beer cans into the crowd for the...