Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Dig Dug

Combine the sturdy post-punk minimalism of Wire with a dash of Brit-pop melodic sensibility and maybe a sprinkling of Television-esque guitar bravado and you’ve got the basic ingredients for one killer retro-rock act. Eliminate any sense of feigned hipster irony, and you’ve NYC-based quartet The Dig. With an excellent new three-song EP in tow — available for free download at www.thedigmusic.com — the band brings a slice of Brooklyn to the Onion City this Thursday as they shock The Monkey House with fellow Brooklynites Pass Kontrol and Lady Magma.