Stereogum — In 2024, the Messthetics, the adventurous instrumental DC trio that includes Fugazi’s former rhythm section, teamed up with jazz saxophonist James Brandon Lewis for the imaginatively titled collaborative album The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis.... more info

Stereogum — 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 Fugazi’s former rhythm section, bassist Joe Lally a... more info

Stereogum — Last year, the jazz saxophonist James Brandon Lewis teamed up with the Messthetics, the experimental trio that features Fugazi’s former rhythm section, to release a breathlessly acclaimed collaborative album simply called The Messthetics And Ja... more info

Popdose — New music from The Call, Ward White's latest, and some invigorating jazz by The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis more info

Stereogum — Something changed when I turned 40. I developed a taste for tea. I started dressing, in the words of one friend, “like a history teacher.” And suddenly, after never giving the genre more than a respectful hat tip, I want to listen to jazz all ... more info

Stereogum — Fugazi never once made a music video. They were one of the biggest, best bands on the American rock underground for about 16 years, but the closest they ever came to dropping a video was Instrument, director Jem Cohen's 1999 documentary. (A philosoph... more info

Stereogum — For years, bassist Joe Lally and drummer Brendan Canty were the rhythm section of Fugazi. And now, they're two-thirds of the Messthetics, their new instrumental power trio with DC jazz guitar virtuoso Anthony Pirog. They released their self-titled de... more info