"Speaking of noise, that’s kind of Stu Spasm’s thing — from Lubricated Goat in the late 1980s, to his current project, THE ART GRAY NOIZZ QUINTET. This elder statesman of clamor hasn’t lost his touch." - THE NEW YORK TIMES |
THE ART GRAY NOIZZ QUINTET
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- Vocals / Guitars / Unit / Chaos! - BLOODY RICH HUTCHINS - Drums SKELETON BOY - Bass GRACE BERGERE - Guitar NIKKI D'AGOSTINO - Sax THE ART GRAY NOIZZ QUINTET is spearheaded by twisted Australian guitar legend STUART GRAY, perhaps more infamously known as STU SPASM of LUBRICATED GOAT, CRUNT, and THE BEASTS OF BOURBON. Poised to proudly add another chaotic chapter to this solidly sordid musical history, THE ART GRAY NOIZZ QUINTET stars some of the finest scoundrels of New York City's underground scene - the infamous SKELETON BOY of WOMAN on the two-string bass, sultry songstress GRACE BERGERE on twang and treble, and veteran drummer RICH HUTCHINS of LIVE SKULL and much more providing the savage, swinging beat. Clattering metal percussion and the renegade horn section of NIKKI D'AGOSTINO ups the ante with an extra touch of sleaze. |
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Originally formed in 2015 as a one-off for an afterparty for the premiere of the Amphetamine Reptile documentary, the band pushed their luck and continued the
noise with a series of fiery gigs around town. Slots opening for kindred spirits such as THE SCIENTISTS, MUDHONEY, and UNSANE primed the public for what was yet
to come. Catching the eye of unflappable no-wave queen LYDIA LUNCH led to backing her on musical collaborations and sharing stages, including one of the very
last shows before the pandemic lockdown shut and silenced New York City in March of 2020.
Spasm's wayward path through the touchstones of noise, grunge, and swamp-rock history is well-represented within the grooves of their self-titled debut, released on BANG! RECORDS in 2022. From the ominously oscillating outer-space slide guitar of opener, "A Call To You", to horns run amok on Bond-theme-gone-wrong "Killed By An Idiot", this record hits the highs and lows you would expect and then some . . . 2024 saw the premiere of the full-length documentary 'I SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD YEARS AGO' - an in-depth dive described as "Exploring the life, music, & artistic output of Stuart Gray, the notorious underground rocker who created the most psychotronic group to emerge from Australia – the legendary Lubricated Goat. Shot over 20 years, featuring archival footage, photos, interviews, Gray’s sculptures and paintings, live performance footage including Gray’s current band, The Art Gray Noizz Quintet." Witness THE ART GRAY NOIZZ QUINTET for yourself - find them on the road, or in New York City . . . 
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ANDREA SICCO (guitar) 2015 - 2023
NICHOLAS JOHN STEVENS (trombone) 2016 - 2021