The Messthetics chart their story so far, from their roots in the relentless rhythm section of Fugazi to the recruitment of bravura guitarist Anthony Pirog, and new collaborations with James Brandon Lewis
Everything Wide Open: An Interview with The Messthetics
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Everything Wide Open: An Interview with The Messthetics
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June 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Messthetics chart their story so far, from their roots in the relentless rhythm section of Fugazi to the recruitment of bravura guitarist Anthony Pirog, and new collaborations with James Brandon Lewis
Everything Wide Open: An Interview with The Messthetics
buff.ly/5mkPNAQ
Everything Wide Open: An Interview with The Messthetics
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The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis (Velvet Underground, Toronto, May 2024)
#Toronto #TheMessthetics #Fugazi #ConcertPhotography #Photography
#Toronto #TheMessthetics #Fugazi #ConcertPhotography #Photography
December 26, 2024 at 12:33 PM
The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis (Velvet Underground, Toronto, May 2024)
#Toronto #TheMessthetics #Fugazi #ConcertPhotography #Photography
#Toronto #TheMessthetics #Fugazi #ConcertPhotography #Photography
🎺 #jazzsunday 🎺
The Messthetics
& James Brandon Lewis
Three Sisters
song.link/3Sisters
#GenreRoulette #earwormmay
#MusicChallenge #musicsky
The Messthetics
& James Brandon Lewis
Three Sisters
song.link/3Sisters
#GenreRoulette #earwormmay
#MusicChallenge #musicsky
Three Sisters
YouTube video by The Messthetics - Topic
youtu.be
May 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🎺 #jazzsunday 🎺
The Messthetics
& James Brandon Lewis
Three Sisters
song.link/3Sisters
#GenreRoulette #earwormmay
#MusicChallenge #musicsky
The Messthetics
& James Brandon Lewis
Three Sisters
song.link/3Sisters
#GenreRoulette #earwormmay
#MusicChallenge #musicsky
🎺 #jazzsunday 🎺
The Messthetics
& James Brandon Lewis
Railroad Tracks Home
song.link/RailroadTrac...
#GenreRoulette #jazzsky
#MusicChallenge #musicsky
The Messthetics
& James Brandon Lewis
Railroad Tracks Home
song.link/RailroadTrac...
#GenreRoulette #jazzsky
#MusicChallenge #musicsky
Railroad Tracks Home
YouTube video by The Messthetics - Topic
youtu.be
June 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
🎺 #jazzsunday 🎺
The Messthetics
& James Brandon Lewis
Railroad Tracks Home
song.link/RailroadTrac...
#GenreRoulette #jazzsky
#MusicChallenge #musicsky
The Messthetics
& James Brandon Lewis
Railroad Tracks Home
song.link/RailroadTrac...
#GenreRoulette #jazzsky
#MusicChallenge #musicsky
101 years old Marshall Allen of Sun Ra Arkestra doing Space is the Place with Messthetics, Luke Stewart, Janel Leppin, Lady Myrhh, Bob Boilen and others here at the dc space reunion event @ Atlantis in DC . Will share video later
November 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
101 years old Marshall Allen of Sun Ra Arkestra doing Space is the Place with Messthetics, Luke Stewart, Janel Leppin, Lady Myrhh, Bob Boilen and others here at the dc space reunion event @ Atlantis in DC . Will share video later
The Messthetics
& James Brandon Lewis
#NationalDaySounds
👯♀️ • National Sisters Day
Three Sisters
song.link/3Sisters
#strictlyInstrumental
#musicchallenge #musicsky
& James Brandon Lewis
#NationalDaySounds
👯♀️ • National Sisters Day
Three Sisters
song.link/3Sisters
#strictlyInstrumental
#musicchallenge #musicsky
Three Sisters
YouTube video by The Messthetics - Topic
youtu.be
August 2, 2026 at 9:26 PM
The Messthetics
& James Brandon Lewis
#NationalDaySounds
👯♀️ • National Sisters Day
Three Sisters
song.link/3Sisters
#strictlyInstrumental
#musicchallenge #musicsky
& James Brandon Lewis
#NationalDaySounds
👯♀️ • National Sisters Day
Three Sisters
song.link/3Sisters
#strictlyInstrumental
#musicchallenge #musicsky
#MusicChallenge #Jazzowy2026 #JazzParty #JazzInJanuary (1/9)
The Messthetics + James Brandon Lewis
🎶 Gestations
youtu.be/G2jgy7H-Q8k?...
The Messthetics + James Brandon Lewis
🎶 Gestations
youtu.be/G2jgy7H-Q8k?...
Gestations
YouTube video by The Messthetics - Topic
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 7:13 AM
#MusicChallenge #Jazzowy2026 #JazzParty #JazzInJanuary (1/9)
The Messthetics + James Brandon Lewis
🎶 Gestations
youtu.be/G2jgy7H-Q8k?...
The Messthetics + James Brandon Lewis
🎶 Gestations
youtu.be/G2jgy7H-Q8k?...
The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis • Deface The Currency
February 20 • Impulse
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February 20 • Impulse
store.ververecords.com/collections/...
January 15, 2026 at 1:07 AM
The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis • Deface The Currency
February 20 • Impulse
store.ververecords.com/collections/...
February 20 • Impulse
store.ververecords.com/collections/...
Messthetics and JBL called it.
March 27, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Messthetics and JBL called it.
#1artist1album1song
#MusicChallenge
#BestSongHeardToday
the messthetics & james brandon lewis
railroad tracks home
youtu.be/FPbEt2d01I4?...
themessthetics.bandcamp.com/album/the-me...
#MusicChallenge
#BestSongHeardToday
the messthetics & james brandon lewis
railroad tracks home
youtu.be/FPbEt2d01I4?...
themessthetics.bandcamp.com/album/the-me...
The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, by The Messthetics
9 track album
themessthetics.bandcamp.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
#1artist1album1song
#MusicChallenge
#BestSongHeardToday
the messthetics & james brandon lewis
railroad tracks home
youtu.be/FPbEt2d01I4?...
themessthetics.bandcamp.com/album/the-me...
#MusicChallenge
#BestSongHeardToday
the messthetics & james brandon lewis
railroad tracks home
youtu.be/FPbEt2d01I4?...
themessthetics.bandcamp.com/album/the-me...
Evening, here's my #5albums24:
1. The Messthetics And James Brandon Lewis - The Messthetics
2. Technically Acceptable - Ethan Iverson
3. Sadness Sets Me Free - Gruff Rhys
4. Only God Was Above Us - Vampire Weekend
5. The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow - Charles Lloyd
1. The Messthetics And James Brandon Lewis - The Messthetics
2. Technically Acceptable - Ethan Iverson
3. Sadness Sets Me Free - Gruff Rhys
4. Only God Was Above Us - Vampire Weekend
5. The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow - Charles Lloyd
December 27, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Evening, here's my #5albums24:
1. The Messthetics And James Brandon Lewis - The Messthetics
2. Technically Acceptable - Ethan Iverson
3. Sadness Sets Me Free - Gruff Rhys
4. Only God Was Above Us - Vampire Weekend
5. The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow - Charles Lloyd
1. The Messthetics And James Brandon Lewis - The Messthetics
2. Technically Acceptable - Ethan Iverson
3. Sadness Sets Me Free - Gruff Rhys
4. Only God Was Above Us - Vampire Weekend
5. The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow - Charles Lloyd
youtu.be/UF2teVhU8Q4?... Check this shit out. And if you’re old, see if you recognize the rhythm section. 🔥🔥🔥
The Messthetics, James Brandon Lewis - Deface The Currency
YouTube video by TheMesstheticsVEVO
youtu.be
April 24, 2026 at 9:01 PM
youtu.be/UF2teVhU8Q4?... Check this shit out. And if you’re old, see if you recognize the rhythm section. 🔥🔥🔥
Colossal.
May 20, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Colossal.
The Messthetics with James Brandon Lewis
May 11, 2024 at 1:21 AM
The Messthetics with James Brandon Lewis
The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis announce new album 'Deface The Currency'; hear "Gestations"
The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis Announce New Album 'Deface The Currency': Hear "Gestations"
In 2024, the Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis got together on an album called, appropriately enough, The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis. The Messthetics are a DC jazz-rock trio that features Fug...
stereogum.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis announce new album 'Deface The Currency'; hear "Gestations"
The Messthetics, James Brandon Lewis - Deface The Currency
YouTube video by TheMesstheticsVEVO
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 11:35 AM
The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, NYC
06-May-2026
06-May-2026
May 7, 2026 at 5:36 AM
The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, NYC
06-May-2026
06-May-2026
#MusicByNumbers
The Messthetics
& James Brandon Lewis
Three Sisters
song.link/ThreeSisters
#MusicChallenge #musicsky
The Messthetics
& James Brandon Lewis
Three Sisters
song.link/ThreeSisters
#MusicChallenge #musicsky
Three Sisters
YouTube video by The Messthetics - Topic
youtu.be
June 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
#MusicByNumbers
The Messthetics
& James Brandon Lewis
Three Sisters
song.link/ThreeSisters
#MusicChallenge #musicsky
The Messthetics
& James Brandon Lewis
Three Sisters
song.link/ThreeSisters
#MusicChallenge #musicsky
“Everybody keeps calling me, [saying] ‘You know, this would be a great time for #Fugazi to come back’. And I don’t know what they think we’re going to be able to do... But I appreciate the idea that we have superpowers.”
Everything Wide Open: An Interview with The Messthetics
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Everything Wide Open: An Interview with The Messthetics
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June 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“Everybody keeps calling me, [saying] ‘You know, this would be a great time for #Fugazi to come back’. And I don’t know what they think we’re going to be able to do... But I appreciate the idea that we have superpowers.”
Everything Wide Open: An Interview with The Messthetics
buff.ly/5mkPNAQ
Everything Wide Open: An Interview with The Messthetics
buff.ly/5mkPNAQ
Interviewed The Messthetics about their lightning-in-bottle brilliance, the origins and afterlife of Fugazi and their future moves now the majestic James Brandon Lewis has joined their gang. What a band!
thequietus.com/interviews/t...
thequietus.com/interviews/t...
Everything Wide Open: An Interview with The Messthetics
Ahead of their show at Milan's Siren Festival next month, Stevie Chick speaks to The Messthetics as he charts their story so far
thequietus.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Interviewed The Messthetics about their lightning-in-bottle brilliance, the origins and afterlife of Fugazi and their future moves now the majestic James Brandon Lewis has joined their gang. What a band!
thequietus.com/interviews/t...
thequietus.com/interviews/t...
Perfect pairing.
I interviewed The Messthetics And James Brandon Lewis in 2024 @wfmu.bsky.social
STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
I interviewed The Messthetics And James Brandon Lewis in 2024 @wfmu.bsky.social
STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
July 2, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Perfect pairing.
I interviewed The Messthetics And James Brandon Lewis in 2024 @wfmu.bsky.social
STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
I interviewed The Messthetics And James Brandon Lewis in 2024 @wfmu.bsky.social
STREAM ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
The Messthetics - "Better Wings" (Dischord Records)
YouTube video by DischordRecords
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April 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Over at @pitchfork.com, I review Deface the Currency, the exhilarating new album by The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis.
The Messthetics / James Brandon Lewis: Deface the Currency
Read Stephen Thomas Erlewine’s review of the album.
pitchfork.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Over at @pitchfork.com, I review Deface the Currency, the exhilarating new album by The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis.
A punk-jazz follow-up steeped in something more ominous
The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis : Deface the Currency
Delivering another set of punk-jazz on sophomore collaboration 'Deface the Currency', The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis go even wilder
www.treblezine.com
April 1, 2026 at 10:06 PM
A punk-jazz follow-up steeped in something more ominous