Murder Murder
(San Francisco, CA)


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website: Http://www.totalshutdown.com/murdermurder.html
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"Murder Murder is a very cutting parody of the pretentiousness of contemporary improvisation... led by Paul Costuros of the very great jazz/hardcore/noise band Total Shutdown. The group is an amorphous ensemble which generally has two drummers and no guitars. Lately the line-ups tend to have Costuros on various stuff, trumpeter Liz Albee and drummer Chris Dixon. I've been called in a few times to play second drummer. I first played with the band a year ago. Their aesthetic is loud, noisy and short -- sort of a reaction to the fumbling noodle-fests that much contemporary improvisation seems to not aspire to go beyond. FYI." -Weasel Walter

Press Photo Credit: Lars Knudson