We Are the Asteroid, Pussy Gillette, Sex Pümp

Having survived a recent monthlong trek through Germany, Belgium, Denmark, and Italy, a homecoming parade now welcomes We Are the Asteroid and Pussy Gillette. Both proper international ambassadors for the heavy, freaky sounds from Austin, WATA – featuring all-stars from Ed Hall, Pain Teens, and Butthole Surfers – scramble brains with ingenious compositions that are equally psychedelic and psychotic while the Masani Negloria-led Pussy Gillette kerrang hard-charging power trio punk with yelling-in-your-face lyricism. Black glove’d disco-rock menace Sex Pümp, fronted by Fuckemos’ Russell Porter, weren’t on the Euro tour but kinda seem like they could be from Berlin. —1292031