Taking cues from the psychedelic noise of the 1960’s, the art-damaged post-punk of the late 1970’s, and the aggression and immediacy of early 1980’s US Hardcore, Ex-Cult has curated a sound that audiences nationwide find accessible, yet not quite like anything else they’ve heard.
Conceived at the legendary Memphis dive, the Lamplighter, by longtime friends Michael Peery (drums) and Chris Shaw (vocals), the band played their first show three months after the first practice, immediately gaining a local fan base and grabbing the attention of the Memphis punk institution known as Goner Records.
After going through a name change (from Sex Cult to Ex-Cult) and releasing a couple of now impossible to find singles, Ex-Cult headed to San Francisco to record with producer and fan Ty Segall. The result is a post-punk juggernaut, oozing with flying saucer fuzz guitar, a pummeling rhythm section, and snarling vocals.
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Ex-Cult / OBN III’s July Tour Dates
7/18 Memphis, TN @ The Buccaneer w/ The Sheiks
7/19 Nashville, TN @ The Stone Fox w/ D. Watusi, Cy Barkley and the Way Outsiders
7/19 Nashville, TN @ The Stone Fox w/ D. Watusi, Cy Barkley and the Way Outsiders
7/20 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle - Panache Pitchfork Afterparty w/ Mac DeMarco
07/21 Detroit, MI @ PJ's Lager House
7/22 Albany, NY @ Valentines w/ Eternal Crimes
7/23 Allston, MA @ Great Scott w/ Nice Guys, The Tampoffs
7/24 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge w/ Hector's Pets
07/21 Detroit, MI @ PJ's Lager House
7/22 Albany, NY @ Valentines w/ Eternal Crimes
7/23 Allston, MA @ Great Scott w/ Nice Guys, The Tampoffs
7/24 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge w/ Hector's Pets
7/25 Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio w/ Pampers, Shocked Minds
7/26 Washington, DC @ Black Cat w/ Cheap Love
7/27 Boone, NC @ Black Cat Burrito w/ Katterwaul, Nerve Endings
7/26 Washington, DC @ Black Cat w/ Cheap Love
7/27 Boone, NC @ Black Cat Burrito w/ Katterwaul, Nerve Endings
7/28 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl w/ GG King