FIGHTMASTER @ Mercury Lounge

FIGHTMASTER brought their incredible and groundbreaking show to NY on June, 26th, 2024. Hammydown opened up the evening and had the crowd moving in no time.

Hammydown

Personal growth is a journey that weaves throughout a person’s past, present and future. You can’t ignore when it’s time to peel away from the parts of yourself that no longer serve you. Few can speak more to the sacred nature of such metamorphosis than the Trans community. Hammydown (aka Abbie Morin) is humbled to add their catchy musings to the conversation. They are doing this with their upcoming debut LP, Former You.

Abbie entered their thirties March 12, 2020. They were on the road playing in their best friend’s eponymous band, Caroline Rose. Drunk, bemoaning a canceled tour, and naive to the global chaos about to ensue, the two made a backup plan- a new Hammydown record. Working from a mouse-filled cottage in remote Maine, Abbie’s 2nd floor Burlington, Vermont apartment, and Caroline’s Texas home studio- they have spent the past 4 years chiseling out a world for Hammydown’s songs to emerge. Abbie’s colorful lyrics, pop infused melodies and 90s grunge guitar intersect with the complex, cinematic, and deeply thoughtful production of Caroline Rose to form a unique sonic palette that simultaneously feels as unexpected as it does familiar.

With a new band by their side, Hammydown aims to bring you just a bit of hope. Their songs embody tiny triumphant journeys to find friendship, self compassion and empathy for all of the versions of ourselves we’ve left behind along the way.

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FIGHTMASTER

Apparently, being a groundbreaking actor hasn’t been enough for E.R. Fightmaster. They didn’t stop at their historic role as the first nonbinary doctor on Grey’s Anatomy, or their starring love interest turn on Shrill, or even their work as part of the musical duo Twin. They still had a stellar debut solo EP to add to the list.

On Violence, the artist’s most personal project to date, this multi-hyphenate charms their way through queer masculinity, romance, and reclamation with aplomb. Their ear-catching mixture of rock, folk, and funk influences carry the listener through a solid set of tracks made to set a mood and bring some heat.

Featuring singles like “Bad Man” which “tackles what it means to be transmasculine in a culture dominated by the fragile cis male ego” and “Hot Shame” about “all the lightness of being that new love provides and the heavy loneliness of depression”, Violence shows off Fightmaster’s range and honed intention all at once.

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