The fun-loving, San Francisco-based all-dyke band Tribe 8 puts on one of the most entertaining live shows around, ripping out alternately gleeful and angry punk-rock that's often accompanied by visuals ranging from nudity to castration-related theatrics. On record, the group has understandably had a tough time recapturing that raucous energy, and on its third full-length album, Role Models For Amerika, Tribe 8 still occasionally suffers from clunky instrumental interplay and clunkier attempts to balance hedonistic, pro-queer anthems with political statements raging against frat boys, the perpetuation of gay stereotypes, and those responsible for teen suicides. Like its predecessors, Role Models For Amerika is musically and politically all over the place, mixing thrashy punk with raspy blues-rock material like "Ta Ta, Ta-Ta's" and "Hapa Girl," and alternating raging message songs with lame-o puns like "misty water-colored mammaries." Still, there's a lot of fun and fury throughout Role Models—and the silly "Extended Dance Mix" of "Sunbears" closes festivities on a loopy high note—even if you have to wade through an awfully messy record to get there.