FRIDAY APR 06, 2018
The Messthetics
"The Messthetics are an instrumental trio featuring Brendan Canty (drums), Joe Lally (bass), and Anthony Pirog (guitar). Brendan Canty and Joe Lally were the rhythm section of the band Fugazi from its inception in 1987 to its period of hiatus in 2002. This is the first band they’ve had together since then. Anthony Pirog is a jazz and experimental guitarist based in Washington, D.C. One half of the duo Janel & Anthony, he has emerged as a primary figure in the city’s out-music community."
"The Messthetics are an instrumental trio featuring Brendan Canty (drums), Joe Lally (bass), and Anthony Pirog (guitar). Brendan Canty and Joe Lally were the rhythm section of the band Fugazi from its inception in 1987 to its period of hiatus in 2002. This is the first band they’ve had together since then. Anthony Pirog is a jazz and experimental guitarist based in Washington, D.C. One half of the duo Janel & Anthony, he has emerged as a primary figure in the city’s out-music community."
Motherfucker
"The only introduction Motherfucker (Athens, GA) and their album Confetti need is the kind that includes access to your stereo and roughly half an hour of your time. Forget the headphones. Don't bother to roll the windows down. Leave the doors wide open. They formed initially as a scheme to play a local festival with the concept of an unknown and outrageously confident band that would only play once. So, claiming the wildly abrasive name, Erika Rickson (drums), Erica Strout (guitar), and Mandy Branch (bass) quickly assembled a set of what they called “punch-in-the-air” rock. Then, after that initial audience was fully whelmed and subsequent bookings came at a ridiculously frenzied pace, they went whole hog into owning it fully. And good thing for us they did because it's a damn rare thing these days for a band to have a name on the outside of a record that equals the shock and awe of what's inside. Although Confetti certainly has that new record smell to it, it's still a slippery thing. Try to pin it to a hardcore tradition and you'll fail instantly. Neither is it nailed to the surly Chicago school of 1990s rock to which the band has been compared so many times. What's ultimately distilled here is the work of three individuals who have sweated through multiple bands over the last 15 years until they finally got fed up to the point of blast time."
"The only introduction Motherfucker (Athens, GA) and their album Confetti need is the kind that includes access to your stereo and roughly half an hour of your time. Forget the headphones. Don't bother to roll the windows down. Leave the doors wide open. They formed initially as a scheme to play a local festival with the concept of an unknown and outrageously confident band that would only play once. So, claiming the wildly abrasive name, Erika Rickson (drums), Erica Strout (guitar), and Mandy Branch (bass) quickly assembled a set of what they called “punch-in-the-air” rock. Then, after that initial audience was fully whelmed and subsequent bookings came at a ridiculously frenzied pace, they went whole hog into owning it fully. And good thing for us they did because it's a damn rare thing these days for a band to have a name on the outside of a record that equals the shock and awe of what's inside. Although Confetti certainly has that new record smell to it, it's still a slippery thing. Try to pin it to a hardcore tradition and you'll fail instantly. Neither is it nailed to the surly Chicago school of 1990s rock to which the band has been compared so many times. What's ultimately distilled here is the work of three individuals who have sweated through multiple bands over the last 15 years until they finally got fed up to the point of blast time."
The Purkinje Shift
Dead Now
To those who miss the fuzztastic buzz of Andrew Elstner’s guitar since he left Torche nearly two years ago: may you mourn no longer. The Atlanta native has joined forces with Derek Schulz (bass) and Bobby Theberge (drums) of experimental metal duo Day Old Man to form Dead Now, a sludgy, buzzy, heavy stoner rock outfit that sounds best when cranked to 11, Spin̈al Tap-style.Signed to Brutal Panda Records, the band will be releasing its self-titled debut album on September 7, just in time for their upcoming Kerrang!-sponsored tour with Red Fang, Big Business, and Monolord which kicks off in Raleigh, North Carolina, the same day.“Derek, Bobby and I couldn’t be more hyped for this,” said Elstner of the upcoming release. “Killer label, amazing people, and now we’re desperate to get the jams in front of some faces and just crush.”
To those who miss the fuzztastic buzz of Andrew Elstner’s guitar since he left Torche nearly two years ago: may you mourn no longer. The Atlanta native has joined forces with Derek Schulz (bass) and Bobby Theberge (drums) of experimental metal duo Day Old Man to form Dead Now, a sludgy, buzzy, heavy stoner rock outfit that sounds best when cranked to 11, Spin̈al Tap-style.Signed to Brutal Panda Records, the band will be releasing its self-titled debut album on September 7, just in time for their upcoming Kerrang!-sponsored tour with Red Fang, Big Business, and Monolord which kicks off in Raleigh, North Carolina, the same day.“Derek, Bobby and I couldn’t be more hyped for this,” said Elstner of the upcoming release. “Killer label, amazing people, and now we’re desperate to get the jams in front of some faces and just crush.”