Drummer Robbie Beamer and vocalist Zula Wildheart of Doom Whore joined instrument inventor Neil Feather to form WORM EATER. They debuted in 2019 in Baltimore at True Vine Records. The performance was captured by Skizz Cyzyk in Sound Mechanic a documentary about Neil Feather.
Worm Eater was set to play the first Philadelphia show in March of 2020. That show like almost everything else did not happen. Until now-WORM EATER with writhe again Longtime Baltimoron Neil Feather has relocated to New Zealand so take this chance for this rare appearance of this intensely full-on sound bomb of a band.
Travis Johns is an artist from upstate New York who’s typically known more or less for these three things: 1.) building strange electronics under the nom de plume Vauxflores 2.) performing and composing experimental music, originally as part of the San Francisco BrutalSFX scene and 3.) multidisciplinary art installations mounted alongside his wife Paulina Velazquez Solis, primarily in various museums throughout Central America. Recently, he’s cobbled together an interface that converts brainwave measurements to control voltage which he’s using to control synthesizers and explore rudimentary cybernetics in performances that usually spark the question of “so what were you thinking about when you were doing that?” This in turn provides ample opportunities for This in turn provides ample opportunities for all kinds of jokes but the truth is, it really doesn’t work that way – if you want to know how it does work, come to the show.
ACCESSIBILITY DETAILS
Please note that Vox Populi is located on the third floor of a historic warehouse building at 319 N. 11th Street and that there are five steps leading from the street-level to the first-floor landing where the passenger elevator picks-up/drops-off. The entry into/out of the elevator is 29-inches wide, so may not accommodate all wheelchairs or motorized chairs. Any individual requiring a ramp to navigate this entryway is encouraged to get in touch with Vox Populi ahead of time to coordinate ramp-access and discuss accessibility details. Our ramps may not be suitable for all wheelchairs or motorized chairs, so we strongly encourage anyone requiring a ramp to be in touch at: events@voxpopuligallery.org or 215.238.1236
