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Mind Grinder 2

Hateful Goo

Before She Was A Moth

Human Gyroscopics

Big Friends

Nightblade

Weird Girl Stuff

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We are a folk-core/punk/adventure band from Los Angeles.  We all come from playing in heavier/punk bands and wanted to switch to more traditional instruments (accordion, mandolin, banjo, double bass) to see if the style could translate over.  Some of our older songs sound a little like sea shanties, although we try to stay of clear of any pirate associations or gimmicks, while the newer others sound like a fun mixture of folk/punk/metal (tracks: Husky Taverns, The Devil's Things).


We are currently setting up a few little tours on the west coast, but in July we are playing a month long tour to the east coast and back, stopping to play 4 days in Floydfest (VA) as a "band on the rise." (http://lineup.floydfest.com/band/the-manx).  We're trying to stay as busy as possible to have a good year!


01 Blood Gold

04 The Devils Things

Brand new album "Malibu Slime" is available now!
https://themanx.bandcamp.com

The California based “adventure folk” quartet, The Manx, fused together in 2010 when Tommy Meehan (banjo), Myke Chilian (accordion), and Adam Barnes (double bass) met while playing the Los Angeles underground circuit in slightly harsher ensembles. Their shared love for metal, noise music, and tacos bonded them immediately, and the idea of forming a band of their own became imminent. Abandoning their electric instruments and adopting an earthier/more traditional tone, they recruited Zach Zdziebko for mandolin duties and started writing and recording their own blend of folk core.

Titillating tales of madness and murder wail violently through The Manx’s gritty meat whistles. The band blazes through progressions and melodies with a fury previously unbeknownst to the forests of folk music.

The Manx

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