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The Messthetics are, in principle, a jazz band. The middle of the band consists of Joe Lally on Bass and Brendan Courtney on drums. I’m not going to lean too closely into the entire Fugazi factor; that’s on you to already know, however I’ll say that any rhythm part that has operated collectively for 40 years is critical shit. Rounding out the band, a quintet on this incantation, are Anthony Pirog on guitar and James Brandon Lewis on Sax, each able to concurrently summoning Angels and Demons on each observe. So whereas that is, in principle, a jazz band, in actuality, it’s an absolute monster musical power you can not keep away from.
After some transient housekeeping by Brendan, the set began with “Deface The Forex,” the title observe on their new LP (Impulse), the place this band’s terrifying power and precision is straight away placed on show. Over the course of the night, we had been handled to all of the songs from Deface The Forex and several other from their earlier outing with Lewis, 2024’s aptly titled The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis.
This was not a present that lacked for highlights, but when I needed to level out a pair, I’d level out the transition out of “Asthenia” and its construct into “Fourth Wall”. By the point Pirog’s guitar solo began, it appeared very believable that Tubby’s tiny dwell room would possibly explode. The vitality within the room hit real nuclear meltdown ranges after we had been handled with the second face-melting model of Sonny Sharrock’s “Many Manions” of the evening. Two bands, two variations of “Many Mansions.” JFC!
I recorded this from the same old spot within the again with the Schoeps MK22s and a very good board feed from Tubby’s home engineer, Wil. The sound high quality is superb. Play loud!
Obtain and stream from the dwell music archive:
The Messthetics
2026-05-04
Tubby’s
Kingston, NY
Supply: Scheops MK22 > KCY > PFA + SDB > SD MixPre 3 > SD (24/48) > Adobe Audition/Izotope 9 > Audacity Flac (lvl8) > Mp3Tag
Due to Tubby’s FOH engineer, Wil Wright, for the board patch!
Recorded and produced by kliked for nyctaper.com
- Intro
- Deface The Forex
- That Factor
- 30 Years of Understanding
- Gestations
- Emergence
- Boatly
- Guidelines Of The Sport
- Asthenia > Fourth Wall
- Common Safety
- Clutch
- Serpent Tongue (Slight Return)
- Banter
- L’Orso
- Many Mansions *
*Sonny Sharrock
Joe Lally: Bass
Brendan Canty: Drums
Anthony Pirog: Guitars
James Brandon Lewis: Tenor Sax
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