House Show Coverage by Skylar Little
Was this performance worth getting eaten alive by mosquitoes? Short answer: yes. Long answer: hell yes.
When pulling in, the small house already had cars lined along the dirt road outside. While looking around to confirm we weren’t about to walk into a stranger’s home, a scruffy young man popped out of the front door.
“Y’all are at the right place!”
When immediately pounced on by dogs, I knew I had, indeed, come to the right place. We ventured outside to where the band was setting up, lit a few cigs and waited for the music.
The Sphinxes embody the essence of a house show with consistent audience interaction and DIY charm. Frontman (and for full disclosure, friend) Bradley Martin brings theatrics into the mix with fresh vocal styling changes and exaggerated facial expressions that can’t help but make you smile.
The set was mixed with original songs and some covers including “Blister in the Sun” by Violent Femmes and “Psycho Killer” by Talking Heads (as shown in the video above). Despite it only being together since the beginning of 2019, it’s developed a cohesiveness essential to the art of a jam band. Jam band, at the moment, is the settled genre for the band. Other niches batted around include indie, alternative or just straight rock. Expected of a new band, it is experimenting with its sound. This makes it all the more exciting to see what will come next.
Their highly-anticipated single is due for release on August 23rd.
To listen to The Sphinxes on SoundCloud or Bandcamp, visit their website here.
To keep up with future shows, follow them on Instagram.
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