The first time the Ungnomes appeared on my radar was when someone linked me to a video of them covering a song by a band I used to play in (the late and not-so-great Loose Dudes). I was both baffled and flattered that a group of kids in high school would go out of their way to cover a band that not only had been broken up for almost two years, but really wasn’t very cool to begin with. It turns out the Ungnomes are fronted by Jimmy Langford, the 15-year-old son of local legend Jon, and they’re actually pretty awesome. They absolutely put my high school bands to shame.