Photon Band

 

 

In his early teens, Photon Band’s Art DiFuria developed acute emotional attachments to guitars, melody, and volume as the cures for sadness and feeling lost in hard times. He formed Photon Band in the early 90s because the stars told him to. Since then, Photon Band has released 10 and a half LPs, an EP, and countless singles and comp tracks that are, in the words of one local critic, “lysergic enough to make you feel like the batteries in your mind are wearing down.” Prerequisites: an open heart, earplugs. 

 

Brother JT (John Terlesky) has been preaching the gospel of primitive garage/soul for nigh on 40 years, first with the max r&b Original Sins and later under the looser Brother JT brand (including a stretch in the 90’s as Brother JT & Vibrolux, who recently reunited for the virtually recorded Spirit Party). After some three dozen releases on the likes of Thrill Jockey and Drag City, his go-to tools remain barre chording, wah-wah, and a fervent belief in manifesting the Spiritual via “rocking yer brains out”. 

 

Lettuce Prey is a trip star kinetic somewhat shambolic and rickety basement rock trio playing ballads, scores, and sketches.