Artist description The new CD "Sports Chips Booty" captures the essence of Amy X Neuburg & Men’s off-the-wall-over-the-top avant-cabaret stage show, in which the band leaps around a lot and tries to act Manly, except for Amy who is not a Man and can’t do a whole lot about that, but she does sing in a variety of octaves and leap around in a femmy way. It’s kind of like art-rock musical theatre played on weird futuristic instruments in a German beer hall.

Music Style Electronic avant-cabaret art-rock

Musical Influences ‘80s new wave. musical theatre, prog, contemporary art music, world beat

Similar Artists King Crimson, Gilbert & Sullivan, Oingo Boingo, Kate Bush, Kurt Weill

Artist History AXN & Men have been performing all over the Bay Area and West Coast since 1993, at clubs, theatres, and all sorts of tech-y events and weird art spaces. Amy herself has toured the world singing modern opera, has performed in silly musicals, composes for modern dance and independent film, and often performs her solo works for vocals and electronics.

Group Members Herb Heinz, Micah Ball, Joel Davel, J.T. Quillan III, Amy X Neuburg

Instruments Guitar, Chapman stick, MIDI mallets & Buchla's Lightning motion sensor thingy, electronic drums, and many Manly backing vocals

Albums Sports Chips Booty, Utechma, Songs 91 to 85 (AXN solo)

Press Reviews Musician: Music whose intensity, complexity, and accessibility are matched by few...begin with Zappa...Laurie Anderson would be proud. Keyboard: [Amy is] America’s answer to Kate Bush. Addicted to Noise: A dramatic Broadway beach party drum circle...a 4-star cast. Blow-up: Il ritorno della canzone! TONS more press at http://www.isproductions.com/amy/reviews.shtml

Location Oakland, CA - USA

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