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The Flaming Lips
Wednesday, April 24. Saenger Theatre (1111 Canal Street). 8PM. $39.50 - $89.50.
30 years ago (4/19/94), while “She Don’t Use Jelly” was a leftfield MTV hit, the Lips opened for mysterious upstart grunge-metallers Tool across this intersection at the now-scuttled State Palace Theater. Though the other, heavier, more angsty n’ atmospheric opener, Failure, sorta stole the show from the goofy Lips. At their Saenger debut they’ll be performing the LP Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, which polarized longtime fans with its poppy, slick, electronic-tinged sound. They streamed the album for free on their website when it came out, an unusual thing to do at the time, so everyone heard it & had hot takes about it. “Released in July 2002, Yoshimi remains the commercial high-water mark in The Flaming Lips’ wild four-decade journey, giving the GRAMMY® award-winners their first RIAA certified Gold Record. As the eagerly awaited follow-up to 1999’s masterwork, The Soft Bulletin, Yoshimi proved that singer/guitarist Wayne Coyne and multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd had yet another masterpiece in them. Yoshimi is a sci-fi-themed quasi-concept album that cast The Flaming Lips’ most playful and profound songs to date in a wondrous swirl of ambient electronics, digital beats, and psychedelic splendor. The record yielded the band’s top-streamed track, ‘Do You Realize??’ (a timeless stargazing anthem that, in 2009, was named the Official Rock Song of the band’s native Oklahoma) and also landed the Lips their first-ever Grammy Award® win for the cosmic album-closing instrumental ‘Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia).’” When the Lips performed the Yoshimi LP in Austin (11/8/23), they followed it with almost 2 more hours of songs, sans opening act. (See review at thecosmicclash.com). No opener has been announced for this NOLA show as of December. Flyer: twimg.com/media/F_8iFXEWAAAJBJi.jpg

Maylene and The Sons of Disaster | Limbs | Wasted | Shores of Acheron
Wednesday, April 24. The Varsity. 6PM. $25 (advance).
“Hotter than Florida Asphalt but twice as dirty. Cattywampus audacities delivered sonically by feral humans. Maylene and the Sons of Disaster are back from the dead. Maylene and the Sons of Disaster: stealing catalytic converters since before it was cool.” “LIMBS is a post-hardcore [make that metalcore - ed.] band from Tampa Bay. whoislimbs.com.” “Shores Of Acheron, an independent progressive deathcore band from Baton Rouge, LA, formed in 2012 and released their debut EP End Of Reign in 2013, exploring themes of governmental tyranny with intense instrumentation and guttural vocals. They gained exposure by playing on the Sumerian Records Stage at Mayhem Festival in 2013.” “Wasted is a group of musicians from South Louisiana that bring together a love for all things heavy, fast, melodic, and brutal. Together, our different influences mesh the subgenres of Deathcore, Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal and much more to bring a mixed bag of catchy riffs, pummeling vocal flows, and intricate drumming.” Flyer: blocktickets-development.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/bc6cdfc3b61bb9b6151c35b0417b158a.png

Mike Dillon's Punkadelic
Thursday, April 25. BJ's Lounge (4301 Burgundy Street). 9PM.
Billed as a Jazz Fest kickoff show.

The Bomb Pulse | Baku | Blood and Earl
Thursday, April 25. Hi-Ho Lounge. 8PM.
NOLA Memphis-y garage rock / punk: instagram.com/thebombpulse.

The Black Jacket Symphony performs Prince's Purple Rain
Thursday, April 25. Jefferson Performing Arts Center (6400 Airline Drive, Metairie). 8PM. $42.
Purple Rain is one of the biggest-selling albums ever, and all four of its creator’s grandparents were born in Louisiana, so let’s do a brief dive into some of its shadowy aspects. Remember in this album’s opening track, the #1 hit “Let’s Go Crazy,” when Prince sang about not letting the elevator (or more specifically the “de-elevator”) bring us down? He revealed “the elevator” referred to the Devil, and “down” of course was Hell. He was allegedly found dead in, of all places, an elevator. Make sure not to take the elevator or de-elevator at this venue, especially during that song! And funnily enough, another smash from this album was about death, and was titled “I Would Die 4 U.” U is the 21st letter, and the font on the single’s cover art even makes it look like a 2 touching a 1. So the song’s title revealed in two ways “I Would Die 4 21.” The Purple One did indeed perish on 4/21. And his death happened 33 (the elites’ favorite #) years after recording it. The album itself stayed on the Billboard chart for 86 weeks; “86” is of course slang for “kill” or “eliminate.” That’s Entertainment! Still want 2 B famous, anyone? Actually, the biggest crime is that this costs more than Prince’s concert headlining the Superdome on an appropriately rainy 2/1/85. Tickets to that were $17.50. Flyer: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/api/rest/ClientFile(510837)

Goddess Complex | Hegel Playing Checkers | Alex Bald Knob Found Object Percussion Symposium
Thursday, April 25. Okay Bar (1700 Port Street). 9PM. $10 suggested donation.
Bald Knob Experimental and Improvised Music Series: Goddess Complex is ambient psychedelic drone from Athens. Hegel Playing Checkers is an improvisational quartet featuring Ashlae Blume, Chris Alford, Andy Page, and Charles Pagano. Alex Bald Knob Found Object Percussion Symposium is an improvisational septet featuring David Sigler, Apnodi, Aaron Dupre, Benny Divine, Eric Buller, Joe Ceponis, and Alex Bald Knob.

Trout Fishing in America | Patrick Cooper
Thursday, April 25. Red Dragon Listening Room (2401 Florida Street, Baton Rouge).
Trout Fishing in America is Long-running humorous Houston folk duo (heights: 6’9” & 5’4”) named after the strange Richard Brautigan novel. They’ve played at Jazz Fest several times. Sort of a less- (or more-) corny version of They Might Be Giants. Both duos have many songs for kids, but are not exactly in Raffi territory in that regard.

KLYPH | Monocle | Tra$h Magnolia
Thursday, April 25. Saturn Bar. 9PM.
K = NOLA jazz guitar whiz Cliff Hines doing a “$0Nîç w@LL 0F D3ATH d@nçe P@rt¥.” TM = NOLA / NYC jazz crooner n’ DJ Sasha Masakowski. They’ve played together in various jazz groups for like 15 years (see 2010 article https://www.offbeat.com/articles/schools-out-for-these-uno-educated-jazz-musicians), but these are their more experimental aliases.

Silver Synthetic | Esther Rose | The Whip Appeal
Thursday, April 25. Siberia. 8PM. $15.

Mike Dillon's New Orleans Punk Rock Percussion Consortium
Friday, April 26. Happyland Theater (3126 Burgundy Street). 8PM.
Not to be confused with his other project that is playing in town this week, Mike Dillon's Punkadelic.

The Green Leaves | Rise The Phoenix | Plague | Harvester
Friday, April 26. The Hot Spot Bistro and Lounge (1948 E. Pass Road, Gulfport, MS). 8PM. $10.
Headliners are Fort Wayne, IN death metal / “Summit City Slambient.” Under the savage music lie bleakly poetic / existential lyrics, e.g. “I was born inconsequential and will surely die the same. Just a meaningless collection of particles. Would I be acknowledged less if I ceased to exist? Define rhetorical. Quite the contradictory question. Would I be acknowledged less if I ceased to exist? How could I be possibly be? I never did exist.” A reversal or refusal of Descartes’ famous “I think, therefore I am.” Watch their “Combat Seat” music vid. Flyer: facebook.com/events/1165379811290801

JJ Shreds and The Chompers | J Goods | Joel Ludford (of Handmade Moments) | Taylon Floyd
Saturday, April 27. Hi-Ho Lounge. 9PM. $15.

Shipwrecked | Better Late Than Never | Cloak & Dagger
Saturday, April 27. Midcity Ballroom. 8PM. $15.
Flyer: https://s3.amazonaws.com/geotix-production-uploads/uploads/163306cc-a82e-4138-82cc-768fd8316c84.jpg

Big Leather | Little Death | Twisted Teens | Dusty & The Decision
Sunday, April 28. Okay Bar (1700 Port Street). 4PM.
"Big Leather was born when members of the underground New Orleans based cult ‘Children of the Orb’ started musical therapy sessions to help cult members recover from the brutal 18 hour work days. The band members describe themselves as 'The world’s greatest musical act since Moby.'" KORN are on line 1…

Frenchie Moe Acoustic Trio
Sunday, April 28. Old Arabi Lighthouse Records & Books (234 Mehle Street, Arabi). 12:30PM. FREE.

Dragon Smoke | Sir Woman
Tuesday, April 30. Tipitina's. 9PM. $35.

And Then Came Humans
Wednesday, May 1. Hi-Ho Lounge. 11PM.

Ethanol Merman | Planet of The Little Green Men | Raph & The Rotation
Wednesday, May 1. Okay Bar (1700 Port St). 8PM.

North by North | Midriff | Early Day Miners | Milk & The Honeys
Wednesday, May 1. Saturn Bar. 9PM.

And Then Came Humans | Helen Gillet + Brian Haas | Very Cherry
Wednesday, May 1. The Rabbit Hole (1228 Oretha Castle Haley). 9PM. $22 (advance).
“AN EVENING OF DUOS ft. And Then Came Humans | @andthencamehumanz. Helen Gillet + Brian Haas | @helengillet + @brianroyhaas. Very Cherry | @verycherryband.” Bring a double dose of swagger to this one, folks… in addition to two $10 bills and two $1 bills. Fun Fact: The U.S. dollar is worth about 2% of what it was worth when the Federal Reserve was founded in 1913. Jackson Square’s namesake Andrew Jackson once said his proudest accomplishment was blocking the formation of this central bank, which is neither federal nor a reserve. The famous book The Creature From Jekyll Island is probably the best source to learn about its strange & corrupt founding. (Several of its key opponents were sent down to fishworld on the Titanic! Though many believe the Titanic’s near-twin ship, the Olympic, is the one that was actually downed, in an insurance scam. An interesting rabbit hole to explore.)

The Heavy Heavy
Thursday, May 2. Chickie Wah Wah. 11:59 PM (technically a li’l after midnight, on May 3). $25.
The Heavy Heavy are a London not-very heavy rock duo. “The Heavy Heavy create the kind of unfettered rock-and-roll that warps time and place, immediately pulling the audience into a euphoric fugue state with its own sun-soaked atmosphere. Led by lifelong musicians Will Turner and Georgie Fuller, the Brighton, UK-based band breathe an incandescent new energy into sounds from decades ago, transcending eras with a hypnotic ease.” They “write and play music with that lick of madness that makes early Fleetwood Mac and peak Stones so thrilling.” Bring grandma and peak late tonight. Flyer: https://chickiewahwah.com/calendar/#/events/93746

Night Club | Rosegarden Funeral Party | DJ Jpeg
Thursday, May 2. Santos Bar. 10PM. $25.
“Night Club is a dark electronic music duo from Los Angeles featuring Emily Kavanaugh and Mark Brooks. Rising from the inferno of heartbreak with a determination towards gentility, humility, graciousness, and kindness, Rosegarden Funeral Party takes influence from life’s tragedies and spins chaos into beauty. Leah Lane fronts the band with a voice like that of the lovechild between Morrissey and Siouxsie Sioux and her guitar playing has been compared to that of Daniel Ash.”

Bad Operation | Catbite | Coworkers
Thursday, May 2. The Broadside (600 N. Broad Street). 9PM. $20. Community Records
Hopefully by the time this show hits, Broadside will be back to all ages, double check the listing before coming by. Catbite is on tour from Philadephia. Coworkers are a local band FFO: Idles + Viagra Boys. This is a tour kick off show for BAD OP Check out catbite: https://catbite.bandcamp.com/music Also we may add one more local before this happens. It's the same night that the rolling stones play jazz festival.

Subject to Change | Intent of Reason | 24 Miles
Friday, May 3. Encore Bar & Grill (407 N. Columbia Street, Covington). 9PM. $10.
Grungy Southern rock. Is 24 Miles named after the length of the 23.83 mile Causeway Bridge, the world’s longest continuous span over water? This club was formerly called Rock & Blues. Flyer caption mentions Intent of Reason’s drummer recently had a foot amputated: facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=337225079359918

Pat Mahoney | Shit Robot
Friday, May 3. The Rabbit Hole (1228 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd). 11PM. $25.
DFA Records Takeover. Need to regain thy edge? “After the Fest... Get ready For DFA Records takeover @ The Rabbit Hole! Pat Mahoney (of LCD Soundsystem) + Shit Robot (of DFA Records) instagram.com/shitrobot” Mahoney has been LCD Soundsystem’s drummer since its founding as a humorous post-punk-y / post-no-wave-y band in ‘02, before they evolved into more of a standard synth pop act. Irish DJ Shit Robot (& NYC legends Liquid Liquid… Listen to their influential ‘83 swansong Optimo EP in disbelief) opened LCDS’s alleged final show at Madison Square Garden: setlist.fm/setlist/lcd-soundsystem/2011/madison-square-garden-new-york-ny-6bd24a76.html. ~11:30 PM - 5 AM. Flyer: tixr.com/groups/rabbitholenola/events/pat-mahoney-shit-robot-all-night--101560

Zita | Dana Ives
Saturday, May 4. Carrollton Station. 9 PM.

The Ladies of… featuring James Hall
Saturday, May 4. Holy Diver (1200 St. Bernard Avenue). 9PM.
“Cult legend James Hall slithers on, fueled by award winning producer Jeff Tomei. Genreless! Bad pop, faux goth, hillbilly boogie with EDM twists.” Hall fronted Led Zep-y Atlanta trad / alt rockers Mary My Hope, who opened on Jane’s Addiction’s 1988 tour. He released some David Bowie-esque solo LPs, moved to NOLA at some point, & fronted the badass bands Pleasure Club and The Futura Bold. theadvocate.com/gambit/new_orleans/news/addictive-behavior/article_ae9c1a37-5d2f-5076-979b-45a55691e3f1.html Flyer: tickets.holdmyticket.com/tickets/431871

Shane Solo | Wild At Heart | Stmga | Shidded | Portia
Saturday, May 4. Okay Bar (1700 Port Street). 8PM. $10.
Benefit show for Jana featuring punk and post-hardcore bands and a solo set by Shane from Kelly Duplex. Come out to help Jana and Josh Eaton with their upcoming medical expenses or consider donating at the link below: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-jana-with-her-upcoming-medical-bills

Narrow Head | Wishy | Dazy
Monday, May 6. Siberia. 9PM. $20.
Narrow Head is Houston heavy, metal-adjacent alt-shoegaze / punky post-grunge à la Failure, Swervedriver, Deftones, Nothing, Dino Jr, Superheaven, on Run For Cover Records. Their “Moments Of Clarity” music video is closing in on half a million views in only 1.5 years. “Traversing the depths of massive, churning riffs, often distorted to the point of violence, bouncing, lock-grooved rhythms, and crystalline, gorgeously constructed hooks, the Houston-based outfit puts on a masterclass in the art of writing songs that match the pain, pleasure, and confusion of modern living.” Thanks to heshers getting hip to their heaviness, they’ve been tapped to play at the massive Aftershock metal fest this fall. Wishy is Indianapolis dream pop / jangle rock w/ coed harmonizing. They grew up idolizing the likes of the Sundays & MBV, as one does. Check out the “Spinning” music vid. Dazy is Richmond somewhat irritating indie anxiety / slacker rock. They have a split single with Militarie Gun. Flyer: facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=950534429917943

City and Colour | Georgia Harmer
Friday, May 10. The Joy Theater. 8PM. $40.50 - 96.75.
City and Colour are Dallas (city) Green (colo[u]r) (…get it?) of Ontario post-hardcore-ers Alexisonfire, but in a mellow mood & with a tale or two to tell. Georgia Harmer have similar vibes, but from elsewhere in Ontario. Her LP “spans everything from intimate folk and strummy country to sophisticated jazz and pop-kissed rock.”

'Don't Stand Alone': Black Labor Organizing in New Orleans
Friday, May 10. Small Center. 6PM.
Exhibit Closing Reception. https://www.nowcrj.org/dontstandalone

Sebastian Bach
Friday, May 10. Southport Hall. 7:30PM. $35 (advance), $280 (VIP meet & greet).
Is it all just wasted time? First show of U.S. tour. No opening act mentioned as of two months beforehand. Check out Seb’s laughably bad new single “What Do I Got To Lose?,” then revel in the heavy glam grunge majesty of Skid Row’s Slave To The Grind LP. Can you live with yourself when you think of what you’ve left behind? mpwelch.medium.com/76-i-met-sebastian-bach-of-skid-row-new-orleans-2002-61a8d7f7b56a Flyer: facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=933104328177510

Echo And the Bunnymen
Saturday, May 11. The Joy Theater. 7PM.
The mop-topped core duo of Ian & Will plus hired guns do a show of strength on the “Songs To Learn And Sing Tour.” Yes, this tour is kinda pathetically named after the best-of compilation LP they put out in 1985. Evidently only their 3rd Louisiana concert ever (8/28/84 on Riverboat President during the World’s Fair; 5/15/88 at Tulane’s McAlister Auditorium). Ticketmaster’s brilliantly sadistic new “dynamic pricing” algorithm has already jacked up general floor tickets to $125 in mid-December, so this is evidently close to selling out. Word has it they’ll also be playing at Blue Bayou water park so they can break on through to the other slide. (Context: Comparisons to American rock act the Doors have dogged these Liverpudlians for their whole career.)

Hotel Burgundy | Will Roesner | Whisper Party!
Saturday, May 11. Siberia. 9PM. $10.
Flyer: https://dice-media.imgix.net/attachments/2024-03-27/15f4763c-7ddd-4c2d-8e67-be6c7e52206a.jpg

King’s X | Sound & Shape
Wednesday, May 15. Southport Hall. 8PM. $60.
Springfield, MO rock trio King’s X. “The band's current lineup has remained intact for more than four decades, consisting of vocalist and bassist Doug Pinnick, drummer Jerry Gaskill and guitarist Ty Tabor. Their music combines progressive metal, funk and soul with vocal arrangements influenced by gospel, blues, and British Invasion rock groups. Despite a largely underground reputation as the ‘musician's musicians,’ King's X was pivotal in the early development of progressive metal, and produced a series of early records considered essential within the genre. King's X was ranked No. 83 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.” - Wikipedia. You may remember Beavis & Butt-head watching their “Black Flag” video & dubbing their singer the Grim Rapper. Sound & Shape are Nashville classic rock meets prog metal trio, much like the headliners, but slightly more irritating in the bland obviousness of their recipe.

GZA & The Phunky Nomads | Morning 40 Federation | Naughty Professor with Chali 2na | Suplecs | Pollo Asadon | Isaac Eady (of Tedeschi Trucks Band) & Third Moon | Raw Deal feat. Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph | Marina Orchestra | Sierra Green & The Giants
Saturday, May 18. Bayou St. John (at Orleans Avenue).
Bayou Boogaloo. “An analysis of GZA's lyrics found that he has the second largest vocabulary in popular hip hop music.” - Wikipedia. thebayouboogaloo.com/lineup

Afroman | Lez Zeppelin | Big Sam’s Funky Nation | Rumpelsteelskin | ÌFÉ | Eric Johanson | Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. | Tiny Dinosaur | Los Guiros | The St. Claude Serenaders | Joshua Starkman’s Variety Hour
Sunday, May 19. Bayou St. John @ Orleans Avenue.
Bayou Boogaloo. “Founded in 2004 by New York guitarist Steph Paynes, the all-girl quartet Lez Zeppelin has since gained unanimous critical acclaim as one of the most exciting live acts around, becoming the first female rock act to pay homage to Led Zeppelin and to garner rave reviews across the board. Lez Zeppelin stays true to the musically audacious spirit of the original, delivering the legendary rock band’s blistering arrangements and monstrous sound note-for-note at sold-out frenzied shows around the world. In June 2013, [Metairie’s own] Jimmy Page attended their show in London and said of the group, ‘they played the Led Zeppelin music with an extraordinary sensuality and an energy and passion that highlighted their superb musicianship.’” Poster: thebayouboogaloo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Daily-poster.png

Taking Back Sunday | Citizen
Sunday, May 19. The Fillmore (6 Canal Street). 8PM. $53+.

Ghosts: Do You Believe?
Thursday, May 23. The Fillmore (6 Canal Street). 8PM. $41.75 - $98.
Live seminar with Dustin Pari of Ghost Hunters International.

Noble Apes | Fith | The Bomb Pulse | The Excellent Man From Minneapolis
Friday, May 31. Wolf Den (at the Howlin Wolf). 10PM-1AM. $5.
Bluesy rock, garage punk, and perhaps other heavy musics.

Thou | Slowhole
Saturday, June 1. Zeitgeist (6621 St Claude Avenue). 7PM. $5.
Record release show for Thou's "Umbilical" LP.

Emo Philips
Thursday, June 20. Acadiana Center for the Arts (101 West Vermilion Street, Lafayette). 7:30PM. $20-30.
“With his quirky comedic timing and offbeat on-stage antics, Emo Philips was omnipresent in the ’80s. His syncopated banter often left folks laughing and scratching their heads at the same time.” Yep, that Emo Philips, from the offbeat ‘89 “Weird Al” Yankovic cringey but kinda-cult-classic flick UHF. The movie with Spatula City, a cavernous department store that sells only spatulas. “The word spatula has been used in English since 1525.” - Wikipedia. How will you celebrate its big 5-0-0 next year? “His stand-up comedy persona makes use of paraprosdokians spoken in a wandering falsetto tone of voice. The confused, childlike delivery of his material produces the intended comic timing in a manner invoking the ‘wisdom of children’ or the idiot savant.” - Wikipedia. On a cooler note, he appeared – with Phil Collins! – in one strange episode of the best TV show ever, Miami Vice: https://youtu.be/jci5ZjJpdnU. 7:30 - 9:30.

Holy Animals by Paige Barnett Kulbeth | Sick Ride | Sasha Massey | Omar Zubair | Gina Aswell
Thursday, July 11. Acadiana Center for the Arts (101 West Vermilion Street, Lafayette). 7:30PM. $20.
“Homegrown from Lafayette and living in NYC, Paige Barnett Kulbeth is an artist acclaimed for her innovative integration of dance, music and video technology. Her new one-woman-show, Holy Animals, consists of larger-than-life projections, live music, and a combination of modern and classical choreography. Loosely based on Dante's The Divine Comedy, the musical score mirrors the circles of Hell, the terraces of Purgatory, and the celestial spheres of Heaven. Featured artists include rock duo Sick Ride (Trent Turnley, Matt Breaux), opera songstress Sasha Massey, electronic musician Omar Zubair, and dancer Gina Aswell.” This also takes place here at the same time the following day. http://simpletix.com/e/148496

The Body & Dis Fig | Cel Genesis
Saturday, July 27. Chelsea’s Live (1010 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge). 8PM. $15 (advance).
Flyer & description: facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=763536492553176

Iron And Wine | Rosali
Wednesday, July 31. The Orpheum. 8PM. $39 - $105.75.
Flyer: facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=927766125808015

Zao | Capra | Frail Body | Decoy
Friday, August 2. Midcity Ballroom. 7:30PM. $15.
Metal? In MY hardcore? Founded in ’93, Z has no original members, but its core duo has been intact since ‘99. Z toured with C as an opening act last September, incl. a scheduled show in NOLA on 9/29/23, but that leg fell through for unknown reasons, so C ended up headlining the NOLA date. I guess this show is sort of a make-up for that. Tour poster: facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=978670473616367

Black Flag
Friday, August 23. Southport Hall. 7:30PM. $35.
“Black Flag performs the First Four Years of their Catalog, Live at Southport Hall. The First Four Years is a compilation album by the American hardcore punk band.”

Whitney Willis Hebert & Reid Willis: Sediment
Thursday, August 29. Acadiana Center for the Arts (101 West Vermilion Street, Lafayette). 7:30PM. $25-35.
“‘Sediment’ is a multimedia spectacle by Whitney Willis Hebert, featuring abstract videography and live music from Reid Willis. This new performance expands on their previous collaboration ‘Mother Of - Piano Reworks.’” 7:30 - 9:30. This show also takes place here at the same time the following day. simpletix.com/e/147775

Buzz “King Buzzo” Osborne | Trevor Dunn | Jeff “JD” Pinkus
Wednesday, September 18. The Varsity. 8PM. $29.50.
KB: Melvins, Fecal Matter, Fantômas, etc. TD: Mr. Bungle, John Zorn groups, Fantômas, Secret Chiefs 3, Trio-Convulsant, Melvins Lite, Tomahawk, etc. JDP: Butthole Surfers, Daddy Longhead, Honky, Areola 51, Melvins, etc. Experience bits and pieces of all the bands you once warned yourself about! Reminiscent of the mind-boggling Fantômas (Buzzo, Mike Patton, Dave Lombardo, Dunn) + Trio-Convulsant (Dunn, Mary Halvorson, Ches Smith) concert at HøB on 4/5/05. But this one will likely be less conceptually brutal and more sludgy / grungy / metallic. There will almost surely be Melvins chestnuts bandied about, just like our ancestors did with John Denver & Joni songs around the campfire. No opening act mentioned as of early Feb., unless it’s Pinkus doing his banjocore thing solo. Flyer: blocktickets-development.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/448824e1bd3199b58f5106e70631d833.png

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