Wednesday, April 9 // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // $15
The indomitable duo of Minneapolis noise veterans Travis Kuhlman (drums) and Michael Baillie (guitar) are DUG. Tuned to the key of tinnitus, DUG brings a sludge-laden sonic assault most easily measured in minutes per beat, rather than in beats per minute. Through stretches of seemingly constant touring across the US, the pair have put out a trio of exceptionally punishing releases – all through Kansas City, Missouri-based The Ghost is Clear Records – “35:35” (2021), “Pain Machine” (2022) and “You Make Me Sad” (2023). However, from first-hand experience – DUG is a band best enjoyed LIVE and OFTEN
.repetend utilizes extended range tunings, driving bass and guitar riffs, complex meters, dynamic tonalities and progressive, driving percussion for a total math rock experience. Brush up on your algebra and see if you can count along.
Skadget is a psychedelic dive into the subconscious waters of this hallucination called life. Born in the monster mindscape of Dead Ed, Skadget sat in a stew of bubbling muck for years, unable to find life. But when that seed of a thought finally made contact with Dead’s friends D.L. Johnson and Carson Smith (and Juxtabunny in the psyrealms) it was jolted to life as the hydra you see before you!