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2024 NYC Winter Jazzfest Announces Final Lineup For 20th Anniversary Season Photo 2024 NYC Winter Jazzfest Announces Final Lineup For 20th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - January 05, 2024

NYC Winter Jazzfest has announced the complete list of artists to be featured at the 20th annual NYC Winter Jazzfest! Please mark your calendars for January 10-18, 2024....

James Brandon Lewis Releases New Album 'Eye of I' This Friday Photo James Brandon Lewis Releases New Album 'Eye of I' This Friday
by Michael Major - January 30, 2023

This music swaps out the extra-musical research and cerebral high concepts of his critically acclaimed ‘Jesup Wagon’ and the aesthetic manifestos of ‘An Unruly Manifesto’ for a lean power trio of tenor sax, cello and drums that reaches for singable melodies and a simple punk-band-in-the-basement cre...

James Brandon Lewis Conjures Celestial Spirits On 'Send Seraphic Beings' Photo James Brandon Lewis Conjures Celestial Spirits On 'Send Seraphic Beings'
by Michael Major - January 10, 2023

Described as “an artist with so much fire in his sound,” by renowned jazz journalist Nate Chinen, James Brandon Lewis is sharing “Send Seraphic Beings,' the final pre-release track from his upcoming album ‘Eye of I.' Filmed live in studio, listen to the moving track and watch Lewis perform the song ...

The Messthetics Announce Winter Tour Dates Photo The Messthetics Announce Winter Tour Dates
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 10, 2019

In December, The Messthetics -- Anthony Pirog, Joe Lally, and Brendan Canty -- will be back on the road, playing shows across the Southern US and Midwest including stops in Asheville, Kansas City, Lexington, and Cincinnati. Find the complete itinerary below. ...

The Messthetics's Second Album Out Friday Photo The Messthetics's Second Album Out Friday
by Abigail Charpentier - September 03, 2019

On September 6th, Washington, D.C.'s The Messthetics -- Anthony Pirog, Joe Lally, and Brendan Canty -- will release their second full-length, Anthropocosmic Nest. Today, watch a video for the album's closing song, 'Touch Earth Touch Sky,' which was directed by Dan Sharnoff. This fall, the band will ...

The Messthetics Announce Spring and Summer Tour Dates Photo The Messthetics Announce Spring and Summer Tour Dates
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 28, 2019

The Messthetics are an instrumental trio featuring Brendan Canty (drums), Joe Lally (bass), and Anthony Pirog (guitar). The trio will continue to tour throughout the spring and summer, including performances at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Primavera Sound, and the David Lynch-curated ...

The Messthetics On Tour in December With Clutch Photo The Messthetics On Tour in December With Clutch
by Tori Hartshorn - October 10, 2018

The Messthetics are an instrumental trio featuring Brendan Canty (drums), Joe Lally (bass), and Anthony Pirog (guitar). In January, the band will perform a week's worth of dates with Clutch....

The Messthetics Perform NPR Tiny Desk Concert + On Tour in July Photo The Messthetics Perform NPR Tiny Desk Concert + On Tour in July
by Macon Prickett - June 20, 2018

The Messthetics are an instrumental trio featuring Brendan Canty (drums), Joe Lally (bass), and Anthony Pirog (guitar)....

The Messthetics Share First Listen To S/T Available March 23 Photo The Messthetics Share First Listen To S/T Available March 23
by Macon Prickett - March 15, 2018

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...

The Messthetics Will Release Self-Titled Album This Spring Photo The Messthetics Will Release Self-Titled Album This Spring
by Macon Prickett - January 30, 2018

With a self-titled recording scheduled for release in the Spring of 2018 on Dischord, the Messthetics will widen the reach of a decisive instrumental music that so far, they have only shared with a privileged handful of east coast and southern audiences. Across its eight original compositions and on...












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