poster art by Ishaq Fahim
Uploaded by Swimwear Department
When: Sat., Jan. 7, 8-11 p.m. 2023
Swimwear Department, Houston's dance-punk darlings wow crowds with interactive songs are about swimming pools, shopping malls, and sometimes both.
One journalist called Swimwear Department’s music "...refreshingly frivolous...proof that you can take subject matter that on the surface level may seem a bit silly and provide emotionally satisfying and even profound experiences."
When the world’s burning, and our existence seems more puny and senseless than ever, the only thing left to do is to lean into the absurdity. Enter: Big Bill—Austin’s part beautiful, part ridiculous freak-punk four-piece who are coaxing their listeners from numbness to exhilaration, even while the world’s crumbling