Saturday January 4 * 730pm * $10 * TICKETS

Motherfuckers JMB & Co. came together barely one year ago with a desire to create long improvisational soundscapes akin to music by German rockers Neu and Xhol Caravan (from which they adapted their name). With Geologist (Brian Weitz) on hurdy gurdy, Marc Minsker on bass, guitar, harmonium, and Jim Thomson on percussion, this instrumental trio is preparing for their upcoming release of a debut album.

Applied Communications is the musical alias of Max Wood. As a teenager, Max created polarizing, experimental pop music—Pitchfork listed their 2005 album Uhhh Sort Of among the worst of the year, while PopMatters called it “hard to stomach, but even harder to turn away from.” Performing in venues like laundromats and laser tag arenas, Max built a small, loyal audience while alienating larger crowds with glitchy, angsty, often intense songs. Eventually, Max stopped making music - transitioning to a more low-key life anchored in parenthood and a career. Nearly twenty years later, TikTok influencer Madeline Pendleton revived interest in Applied Communications. Fans reconstructed the music and story online, inspiring Max’s return to music. This culminated in the release of Applied Communications Has a Midlife Crisis on April 26, 2024.