The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis
Saturday, October 31, 2026, Metropolink's Commissary
Deface the Currency is the second joint album by The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis. Created in the summer of 2025 during a tour, the band followed drummer Brendan Canty's impulse to capture their growing live chemistry directly in the studio. After their acclaimed debut on Impulse!, the quartet now shows even more risk-taking and cohesion. In seven dense tracks, Lewis' expressive saxophone sound and the energetic rhythm work of Canty, Joe Lally (both members of the post-hardcore band Fugazi) and Anthony Pirog combine to create music that challenges conventions. At Enjoy Jazz , the quartet Enjoy Jazz now Enjoy Jazz the songs from their current work live in the metropolitan area.
This event is part of the “Imagine Futures!” anniversary campaign marking the 75th Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival.
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At a glance
Start: Saturday, 31. October 2026, 2000
Inlet: 1900
Location: Metropolink's Commissary, 46 South Gettysburg Avenue, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, 69124, Germany.
Seating: unseated
Tickets: 37,30 €
Box office: 40 €
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Cast
James Brandon Lewis: tenor saxophone
Anthony Pirog: guitar
Joe Lally: bass guitar
Brendan Canty: drums
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