Provoker w/ Riki, Future Nobodies

$18 Adv, $22 Dos + Fees | 21+

When they first emerged, Provoker’s narrative was parallel to their infernal, no wave sound. The band’s core songwriters, lyricist Christian Crow Petty and instrumentalist Jonathon Lopez, met at a screening of the 2016 black comedy film The Greasy Strangler. However, it was far from coincidence; while living in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, between tattoo scenes and friend groups, Petty’s older brother, Alex, matched the two after hearing that Lopez was looking for a skilled vocalist. Fittingly, the older Petty designed the Demon Compass album artwork: a hand that presents the titular compass, encrusted with winged figures who join together at its northern point. Much like the record’s sound, the image juxtaposes luminosity against overwhelming gloom. What’s visible is churning with unease.

Riki is the L.A. based dark synth-pop outfit commandeered by the mysterious Niff Nawor, a visual artist and musician active in the deathrock / anarcho-punk scenes of the California bay area (formerly a member of Crimson Scarlet), before founding her solo endeavor as Riki in 2017. Future Nobodies is a Chicago-based post-punk trio formed by Angel Covarrubias, Jessica Covarrubias, and Cesar Salceda. Utilizing a drum machine, dreary voices, and dreamy guitars, the genre-bending band seeks to create an eccentric sound derived from nu-indie influences and 80’s post-punk inspirations.

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