Live Execution
Playing live is where everything stops being theoretical. Songs leave the rehearsal room and get placed into real situations with real people, real spaces, and real constraints.
We don’t think of shows as something separate from the work. They’re part of the same loop. What happens on stage feeds back into how we rehearse, what we change, and what we keep. If something doesn’t survive live use, it doesn’t move forward.
VENUES WE PLAY AT
Most of our shows have been in small to mid-sized rooms.
Stages are often shallow or nonexistent. Sound systems vary wildly. Sometimes you’re playing inches from the crowd, sometimes crammed into a corner with barely enough space to stand. These rooms don’t accommodate ideas. They expose them.
Each venue teaches something different. Some reveal balance problems. Some punish sloppy transitions. Others reward restraint. We treat rooms as conditions, not excuses.
ORGANIZERS WHO BOOK US
We’ve played shows because people took a chance on us.
Promoters, venue staff, and organizers are part of the execution whether they’re visible or not. Their expectations, schedules, and limitations shape how a night unfolds. A well-run show creates space for focus. A chaotic one forces adaptation.
We don’t assume ideal conditions. We work within whatever framework is handed to us and judge our own performance accordingly.
BANDS WE’VE PLAYED WITH
Sharing bills is part of how the music exists.
Playing alongside other bands puts material into context immediately. Differences in approach, pacing, and sound clarify what we’re actually doing and what we’re not. Some lineups sharpen the set. Others expose weak spots.
We pay attention to how our material holds up in those environments. If it feels misplaced or collapses under comparison, that’s information we take seriously.
MEDIA THAT COVERS US
Coverage is secondary, but it’s still part of the record.
Interviews, write-ups, photos, and videos capture moments we’re too close to see clearly ourselves. Sometimes they confirm what we thought a show was. Sometimes they contradict it. Both are useful.
We don’t chase exposure, but we don’t ignore documentation either. It becomes another lens through which the live work gets examined over time.
Relationship to Sound & Method
Live execution is where everything converges.
Venues, organizers, other bands, and documentation all shape how the work is experienced beyond the rehearsal room. What survives these encounters feeds back into how we write, rehearse, and prepare.
Nothing gets protected from reality. If it holds up live, it earns its place. If it doesn’t, it gets reconsidered.