Jumpy Mexican bean, Shawn Lewis a.k.a. Lesionread (above), and Chris Svoboda a.k.a Kristachuwan, blowing through a sax (below) played Shit Mansion last night to an enthusiastic crowd. Portland, Oregon/native Buffalonian Settlers (below) opened up the scene with some surfy, chillwave solo guitar and vocals, as performed by MAXWELL! Sounds like a musical, but I just call him Maxwell, because real people don't normally introduce themselves by first and last name.

Touring is a sort of litmus test for any local band or performer, and a sort of milestone for the municipal scene that supports them. Kristachuwan (the solo project of former Cinnamon Aluminum sax/effects guy Chris Svoboda) and Lesionread (the alias of electronic producer/art star Shawn Lewis) are kicking off on a two-week stint, and they're throwing a going away party tonight at Shit Mansion. Kristachuwan makes some deep, dark glitch/psych beats, and I don't think I could really describe Lesionread without using a complex series of algorithms and vertiginous symbols, or maybe a just a can of silly string (check out our incoherent interview with him here).

Both artists share a propensity for being art-damaged and weird – and damaged art factors heavily into their sound, style, performances, promotion, and even their approach to comporting themselves as human-ish beings. To quote a cryptic message I received from Lesionread:

“all the merch is gunna be cheap and profits go towards our gas tank

~ Photo by CG Photography