Enter Shikari at Irving Plaza

Post-hardcore is a generic term used to describe any music that has evolved from 1980s hardcore punk roots. Enter Shikari is a British band formed in 2003 that fits that description, but raises a question first related to the new brand of former-punk djs like Skrillex: is it still hardcore if you find yourself jumping to a dance groove?

At Irving Plaza tonight, the band combined electronic music and programming with dubstep, hip hop and industrial hard beats, all with a punk attitude. Roughton "Rou" Reynolds did double duty, fronting the band center stage as he sang and chanted like a rocker, then retreating into the background to play his programmer, keyboards and synthesizer. Liam "Rory" Clewlow chopped into metal-derived breakdowns with his heavy, chugging guitar. Chris Batten introduced bass wobbles borrowed from dubstep. Rob Rolfe kept the fast pace on drums. All performed to enthuse the crowd, with Reynolds climbing speakers to get into the balcony, walking to the back of the balcony and then climbing back down into the audience and walking through the audience to get back on stage.