Still in high school yet winning over old school punk fans with their updated brand of '80s-era threechord thrashing, Seattle teens DEK are making their third trip to Grays Harbor this weekend for an all-ages show set at Alfie's in Aberdeen.
An acronym for "Dont Even Know," DEK is made up of Mark Vraney on guitar and vocals, Nick Myette on bass and vocals, Bret Chernoff on guitar and vocals and Thani Suchoknand on drums.
Together just three years, DEK has played shows with some well-known bands, including TSOL, the Skulls, Social Distortion, The Adolescents, The Presidents of the United States of America and more. The band just finished its second album, the follow-up to 2004's "Boner," released on California's Finger Records.
Chernoff, the youngest member of the crazy bunch, took some time out from his recording, practicing and homework schedule to talk about life, liberty and the pursuit of a big Aberdeen crowd:

Preview: Why did you guys choose to play punk music instead of anything else?
Chernoff: Well, at the time we created the band, Nick had just seen TSOL at the Graceland and was totally into punk. I was into anything heavy and it seemed easy enough to play so we went with it.
Preview: Is it difficult to juggle the band and high school at the same time?
Chernoff: There are some days where I'll scramble tto get my homework done to go to band practice or wish practice was on a different day because I have a pile of homework or something, but not really. The band is our motivation to get good bands.
Preview: Did you enjoy playing Aberdeen last you were here and what was so cool about it? Or what wasn't?
Chernoff: We loved playing Aberdeen last time! Everytime we come here, it's like a community of people who just want to come, have a good time, and listen to those who want to perform. In Seattle there is so many politics going around it's really nice to get away from it all.
Preview: Why are you guys coming back here?
Chernoff: We're coming back because we enjoy playing shows out of town. We've seen somewhat of a fan base growth in the non-Seattle cities and it's fun to put on shows in front of people who don't care all the scene crap. Yeah. They just wanna have a good time.
Preview: What can people who come to your show expect to see?
Chernoff: Well, if they have not seen us before they can expect something they've never seen before. If they have seen us, expect new songs. Lots of them.
Preview: Do chicks flock to you because you're in a band?
Chernoff: Chicks flock to us?