A rambunctious collective made up of Kill Rock Stars Records interns, the Punks are punks in the truest sense of the word: They don’t cater to anyone’s preconceived notions. Hell, they don’t have any notions of their own regarding the music — they simply let it flow and allow the chips to fall where they may.

When asked about the Punks’ ambitions, core member Marissa Magic responded, “I hadn’t thought about that. I want to record in Panama.” At their essence, the Punks are about living in the moment. The results may certainly vary but you can’t fault the group for going out on a limb.

Although current members Magic, Benny Pizza, John Chavez and Marianne have roots as far flung as California and Michigan, the Punks’ story begins in the sleepy college town of Olympia, Wash. The group started out as a fun project between current member Pizza and Slim Moon, founder of Kill Rock Stars (home to Deerhoof and the Decemberists, among others) but as Magic explains, “Benny and Slim picked up the habit of inviting all the interns to play. People would join and quit [all the time.]”

After a few years of enduring a constantly fluctuating lineup (founding member Slim Moon would eventually leave for undisclosed reasons), the group finally fell into place with the current arrangement. All members of the group would agree that the current lineup of the Punks, in the words of Pizza, is “the best ever. I doubt that anybody else will join the band. [However,] if one of us isn’t there we are still going to play.”

This intensely open arrangement regarding who is involved allows for new ideas to constantly flow. Magic summarized the group’s writing process as “sharing a vibe and jamming out on it. If the party is raging we won’t play a drone [but] if we feel mellow we’ll play mellow.”

The Punks’ earliest music was based on specific instructions, which Pizza described as “ridiculous.” In a town known more for introverted singer-songwriters than pseudo-psychedelic improv noise groups, Magic explained that, not surprisingly, “people in Olympia don’t really get the Punks that much.”

The Punks’ hometown aversion to their tunes may explain why they’ve toured so frequently over the past few years.

“I love touring; seeing new things and new people in a constant flow, going to shows every night and playing music. The long drives suck but they are kind of funny too,” said Magic.

The Punks are all also involved in a wide variety of side projects. I was especially curious, however, about how Chavez’s involvement in the Punks affected the way he ran his booking company, the Free Agency, and vice versa.

“I kind of play both sides of the ball: I love being an independent musician making challenging music and meeting new likeminded friends,” said Chavez. “But I also run a business booking shows for other bands. Both things are extremely important to me, and I’m excited about entering a largely unethical scene and trying to do things the right way.”

Although it seems like the Punks’ music and philosophies have made them somewhat outcasts at home, the group’s cacophonous jams and freewheeling spirit will certainly endear them to East coast and Midwest audiences, where noise in all its forms seems to be captivating hordes of young men and women from Boston to Baltimore and Cleveland to Chicago.

Chavez summed up the Punks’ feelings about their place in the industry and musical ambitions perfectly in our interview. “I’m having a rad time experimenting and playing to friends across the country. That’s what the Punks are about: a good [expletive] time.”

The group’s extensive national tour takes them to Oberlin College on Sunday, May 7.