One local band is experimenting with an uncommon genre called sasscore, a branch of hardcore punk known for flamboyant and over-the-top vocal performances. The band shewasabutterflyandimjustamoth pushes the sasscore sound in a unique direction, pulling elements of metal and doom into energetic jams. The 2024 demos EP (shewasabutterflyandimjustamoth.bandcamp.com) shows off the band’s sound in a raw way, and they are set to release a new EP on Friday, Oct. 4, when shewasabutterflyandimjustamoth will celebrate with a performance at local punk venue Urgent Care. Message the band for more info at instagram.com/andimjustamoth. The band’s vocalist is Alice Legg.
What was the first concert you attended?
Pierce the Veil at the (Grand Sierra Resort) two years ago on Halloween. About a week after that, I went to a black metal show at the Holland Project that really made me love the venue. After that, I knew what I wanted to do every weekend.
What was the first album you owned?
Pretty Hate Machine, Nine Inch Nails. I didn’t buy it, though. The first album I bought was Mazzy Star, So Tonight That I Might See.
What bands are you listening to right now?
Right now, I’m really digging Kaonashi, Jeromes Dream, Torture, and Arsonists Get All the Girls. I am always listening to a myriad of artists, though, anything from grind to pop punk to DnB (drum and bass). I love all music.
What artist, genre or musical trend does everyone love, but you don’t get?
I don’t get Lana Del Rey. I love Ethel Cain and artists in the same vein, but her specifically, I can’t get behind.
What musical act, current or defunct, would you most like to see perform live?
Pig Destroyer back in the 2000s would be my top pick.
What’s your favorite musical guilty pleasure?
Falling in Reverse, the old stuff, and AFI.
What’s your favorite music venue?
Urgent Care!
What’s the one song lyric you can’t get out of your head?
“I was given a broken compass and a torn map,” from “I Hate the Sound of Car Keys” by Kaonashi.
What band or artist changed your life? How?
Pig Destroyer changed my life. They really made me fall in love with grindcore and extreme music. Also blink-182 made me love music in the first place.
You have one question to ask one musician. What’s the question, and who are you asking?
How does the Sawtooth Grin vocalist do those screams?! Also, why does Morrissey always rip his shirt off?
What song would you like played at your funeral?
“All of This,” blink-182.
Figurative gun to your head, what is your favorite album of all time?
Terrifyer, Pig Destroyer.
What song should everyone listen to right now?
“Straycations,” Kaonashi.