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Interviews

The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis are ‘chasing energy,’ not genre, on powerful new LP

For the members of D.C.-based pyrotechnic rock trio the Messthetics and luminary tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, the question...

March 23, 2024 0

Interviews

The Messthetics’ Brendan Canty is punk royalty, but jazz runs through his bloodstream

If you ask legendary D.C. post-punk drummer Brendan Canty to name the greatest band of all time, the answer...

May 13, 2022 0

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