Portraits of An Apparition

Portraits of An Apparition

Portraits of an Apparition is the brainchild of drummer / multi-instrumentalist Jay Weinberg (Suicidal Tendencies, Slipknot, etc.) and noise artist Conner Sullivan (Argus, Snooper).Having received an invitation from Australian legends King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard to perform at their inaugural Field of Vision festival — and without an official project to do so — Weinberg knew just the collaborator with whom he could rise to the occasion. “Ever since I moved to Nashville ten years ago and saw Conner perform as Argus, I’ve always wanted to collaborate with him in some way,” he says. “We’ve been friends and fans of each other’s work for nearly a decade, so this was the perfect opportunity for us to finally make some noise together.” After a month of reinterpreting each other’s solo music and creating brand new songs together, Jay Weinberg & Argus delivered an explosive debut performance of all previously-unheard material at Field of Vision — bludgeoning the unsuspecting audience with 40 minutes of ferocious volume and deep groove. With nods to their mutual inspirations Godflesh, The Body, Aphex Twin, Merzbow, and more, the duo’s mission was to invite the festival’s attendees to enjoy (…perhaps endure) a special one-time performance: a “doomy dance party” as Weinberg envisioned. By the end of their set, it was obvious: one time would not be enough. Inspired to pull on the thread of their new collaboration, Weinberg and Sullivan — now Portraits of an Apparition — are in the throes of creating their debut EP, for release in Spring 2026.

Soot

Blood Root

Through the coalescing of swirling guitars, lush synthesizers, and captivating vocal delivery, Blood Root carves out a shimmering and refreshed sound that recalls indie rock, shoegaze, and folk.

Johnny Falloon

Johnny Falloon consists of John Edmondson (Vocals, lyrics), Joseph Clementi (drums), Matthew Greer (bass, production) and recently Scott Kelley (Saxophone). Edmondson, Clementi and Greer first convened in late 2022 to perform several impromptu and off-the-cuff performances. The then trio continued in this fashion, creating and destroying their sound and performance expectations constantly, a process leaving only the group’s bones behind. The surviving skeleton finds its strength between Edmondson’s enigmatic and varied vocal delivery, Clementi’s inspired, frantic, and enduring percussion, and Greer’s inventive and unconventional bass lines. The group sees the addition of saxophonist Scott Kelley on the Tell Hell I’m Not Coming album cycle, serving as a sharp melodic counterpoint to Falloon’s original trio.