BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1348@mkeshows.com SUMMARY:Stygian Bough / 40 Watt Sun (Solo) DTSTAMP:20260508T235314Z DTSTART:20260530T010000Z DESCRIPTION:X-RAY ARCADE AND KICKSTAND PRODUCTIONS PRESENT\nLIVE MUSIC / AL L AGES\n7PM DOORS / 8PM MUSIC\n$25 CASH DAY OF\n\nSTYGIAN BOUGH\nIn our hu man minds\, according to the Law of Contagious Magic as described in The\n Golden Bough by anthropologist James Frazer\, contact between two objects creates\nan inseparable thread between them. A gift from a dead friend for ever holds this\nmagic like a scar reflecting a wound. Similarly\, a piece of food that touches\nthe floor is suddenly abject and rotten. Pairing th is notion with the Law of\nSimilarity Magic\, as described by Frazer\, whe re an object resembling another can\nshare its power\, a musical notion ca n be understood to serve as an unbodied\nconduit of such magics\; an emoti onal contact between the music and audience\nwherein such sorcery threads an inseparable seam that\, for a time\, resemble each\nother.\n\nAptly nam ed in reference to the aforementioned book\, on Stygian Bough Volume II\,\ nthe collaboration between Bell Witch (Dylan Desmond\, Jesse Shreibman) an d Aerial\nRuin (Erik Moggridge) enlivens its unbodied presence resembling both\ncollaborating projects as a conduit in its own separate entity. In t he course of\nan hour\, four musical pieces set themselves apart from the catalogs of both\nindividual bands and branch into new territory all the w hile threaded to the\noriginal encounter. Over the album a cyclical world unfolds in which different\nperspectives of how various forms of worship e mpower\, eclipse\, destroy and feed\non each other is explored. "All four songs explore different aspects of worship\nor awe—transcendent experience s in different contexts\," vocalist & guitarist\nErik Moggridge says.\n\n4 0 WATT SUN (SOLO)\nPatrick Walker's music stands alone and stands firm at this point\, a kind of\nepic\, transportive dirge-rock\, methodical\, enti rely resistant to anything less\nthan a complete kind of engagement. The l istener feels a deep and almost\ndangerous sense of surrender when they re ally let this music in\, so strong is\nits emotional pull\, so raw and tru e is the feeling at its center\, so\nancient-seeming and wisdom-filled is Walker's gift for writing and singing\nmelody. URL:https://mkeshows.com/event/stygian-bough-40-watt-sun-solo GEO:42.9529484;-87.8597089931877 LOCATION:X-Ray Arcade - 5036 S Packard Ave\, Cudahy\, WI 53110 STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Ages X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

X-RAY ARCADE AND KICKSTAND PRODUCTI ONS PRESENT
LIVE MUSIC / ALL AGES
7PM DOORS / 8PM MUSIC
$25 CASH DAY OF

STYGIAN BOUGH
In our human minds , according to the Law of Contagious Magic as described in The Golden Boug h by anthropologist James Frazer, contact between two objects creates an i nseparable thread between them. A gift from a dead friend forever holds th is magic like a scar reflecting a wound. Similarly, a piece of food that t ouches the floor is suddenly abject and rotten. Pairing this notion with t he Law of Similarity Magic, as described by Frazer, where an object resemb ling another can share its power, a musical notion can be understood to se rve as an unbodied conduit of such magics; an emotional contact between th e music and audience wherein such sorcery threads an inseparable seam that , for a time, resemble each other.

Aptly named in reference to the a forementioned book, on Stygian Bough Volume II, the collaboration between Bell Witch (Dylan Desmond, Jesse Shreibman) and Aerial Ruin (Erik Moggridg e) enlivens its unbodied presence resembling both collaborating projects a s a conduit in its own separate entity. In the course of an hour, four mus ical pieces set themselves apart from the catalogs of both individual band s and branch into new territory all the while threaded to the original enc ounter. Over the album a cyclical world unfolds in which different perspec tives of how various forms of worship empower, eclipse, destroy and feed o n each other is explored. "All four songs explore different aspects of wor ship or awe—transcendent experiences in different contexts," vocalist & ; guitarist Erik Moggridge says.

40 WATT SUN (SOLO)
Patrick Walker's music stands alone and stands firm at this point, a k ind of epic, transportive dirge-rock, methodical, entirely resistant to an ything less than a complete kind of engagement. The listener feels a deep and almost dangerous sense of surrender when they really let this music in , so strong is its emotional pull, so raw and true is the feeling at its c enter, so ancient-seeming and wisdom-filled is Walker's gift for writing a nd singing melody.

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