Mandible

Mandible is an alt rock/hard pop band out of Austin, Texas. The group is known for its wry humor, art rock style musical arrangements, and progressive rock influences. But the band is perhaps most infamous for their unpredictable (and loud) live shows. The quintet often wraps its considerable chops around multiple time signatures and whiplash stylistic changes in the space of a single song, and the audience is never quite sure whether the number will end in a sublime cathartic moment or a heinous train wreck. Or from gig to gig, whether the band will show up dressed in bird suits, as failed superheroes or Wizard of Oz characters, or in regular street clothes. But that's part of the fun, and the intrigue, of following this particular group.