Few bands have looked (intentionally or not) at a subgenre in need of sprucing up and said, “Yeah, I can fit in there” quite like the Australian sextet gazed upon “jam band,” noticed a distinct lack of AOR rock vocals, goofy sci-fi concepts, and heavier guitars, and slithered in. Thus did King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard release more than two dozen albums in 14 years, everything from thrash to electronic frippery to records that scream, “Ask me a Zappa trivia question, literally anything.” KG and company will be playing a three-hour megaset – no wonder they are beloved. Strap in. – Joe Gross
