Visionary Noise Presents: The Wheel Workers
Schedule
Fri, 25 Apr, 2025 at 08:00 pm to Sat, 26 Apr, 2025 at 02:00 am
UTC-05:00Location
Black Magic Social Club | Houston, TX
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“Morning Song” is a new track from Houston-based band The Wheel Workers. The single comes via their new album, Harbor, and recalls the classic guitar-driven rock of Sonic Youth and R.E.M. with an added contemporary psych-friendly punch.- Obscure Sound
Sonically “Day After Day” is shape shifting beauty, like something Porcupine Tree might have cooked up after sharing one to many beers with Frank Black and the Pixies. Much like those prog-punk compadres, Higginbotham — with the help of his fellow Wheel Workers, guitarist Craig Wilkins, keyboardist and singer Erin Rodgers, bassist Zeek Garcia, and drummer Kevin Radomski — will more often than not pull the proverbial rug out from under the listener, though always at the service of the song. Toward the final climax of “Day After Day,” you can feel Higginbotham’s anger at his own sense of resignation rise as he howls, “I’ve trained my heart to let go / day after day . . .” over pounding caveman-like groove that finally hits a wall of squelching synths.
- Houston CityBook
“[T]heir latest single, “Suck It Up,” [is] an intense punk rock track with buzzsaw guitars, screaming synthesizers, and just a touch of surf rock that echoes with influences such as the Pixies, the Stooges, and the Dead Kennedys. The song is full of ferocious joyful chaos, catchy melodies and a badass hook that will stick to your brain for days.
- Big Takeover
The Wheel Workers’ new single “S.O.S.” is an "upbeat, synth-driven track" that "recalls Flaming Lips or Stereolab" and "is timely and thought-provoking."
- Jesse Sendejas, Houston Press
“White Lies/All My Fault, the new split single from Houston-based band The Wheel Workers—may be a pair of songs aimed straight at Donald Trump and the 2016 election, but musically and lyrically, it extends far beyond the political heat of the moment."
- Alex McLevy, The A.V. Club
"They are simultaneously brilliant and down-to-earth, sincerely progressive and catchy as hell, that rare band that can incorporate thoughtful politics into music while keeping things fun and engaging...The Wheel Workers are freaking awesome, and [with Citizens] they’ve gone a very different direction from the path they marched down last time. And it’s good. Oh, is it good." - Jeremy Hart, Space City Rock
"On their third full-length album, Citizens .... is Higginbotham's best and most fully realized set of songs to date." - Chris Gray, Houston Press
"Loving our latest track premiere ["Yodel" by] Houston's brightest hope. Damn. Seriously righteous." - BLURT
"if you happened to miss when I said that this record was top notch, then I’ll just say again that it’s a true masterpiece.." - David Garrick, Free Press Houston
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Where is it happening?
Black Magic Social Club, 7036 Harrisburg Boulevard,Houston, Texas, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
