XTRMNTR_123: Frankie & The Witch Fingers @ Belly Up - 8.1.25

By Chris Cubbison

Hypnotic whiplash in unwieldy time signatures, fuzz-drenched mindstorms bending the air like heat off asphalt…sweat drips, eyes widen, the floor becomes an engine room, pistons firing in technicolor. On stage, basslines pulse like feral heartbeats, guitar strings flicker and ignite like sparks off a power line, drums chase themselves into a feedback dream. Time bends, breath shortens, a thousand tiny explosions behind the eyelids. Cosmic garage, acid-dipped boogie, warp-speed freak-out, liquid light melting the edges. On the venue floor, you don’t just watch it — you tumble into it, a kaleidoscopic freefall where the sound catches you on the way down and hurls you further into a mangled mass of bodies moshing and crowd-surfing around, above, and beyond you.

Welcome to XTRMNTR_123, a live music channel dedicated to capturing all your favorite up-and-coming, left-of-center musical acts in vintage camcorder form. This month’s featured performance: Frankie and the Witch Fingers at Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, a séance in overdrive. Click play above and ride the lightning yourself. See you on the other side!