I had no idea there was a performance art collective called the Bruxists...until today. Go figure. Going on picture slightly Residentsish which I like. Below is out take from above link.
Formed in Los Angeles, California, circa 1999, The Bruxists are a performance art collective, in general, and experimental noise duo, in particular. The group maintain a visual aesthetic whose main feature is the optic orange traffic cone mask, the eyes and mouth of which are carved in the style of a crude Halloween jack-o'-lantern. This tall tapered head piece is an apparent tribute to the Cabaret Voltaire-era "Cubist costume" of Hugo Ball, as well as a parody of dunce masks and Ku Klux Klan hoods.
The Bruxists' sole constant member is Red E. Made, a punning pseudonym clearly drawn from the Readymades of Dadaist Marcel Duchamp. (The band's record label carries a Duchampian moniker: The Teeth's Loan & Trust Company, Consolidated.) The other half of the "powerless duo," A. Pseudo, is a floating member in the form of a volunteer from the band's live performance audience. The original A. Pseudo was a founding Bruxist who performed in the band's earliest days. His current whereabouts remain unknown.
Choosing to play live infrequently and in the Los Angeles area only, The Bruxists have performed at L.A. venues as varied as The CIA (California Institute of Abnormal Arts) and the infamous Rainbow Bar & Grill. Among their more well-received shows was a June 19, 2003 event at The MET Theatre in Hollywood, California. Also sharing this bill was The Cacophony Society. At that time, The Bruxists mimed along to mashups of artists such as The Dead Kennedys and The Banana Splits. Mock instruments consisted of a broom ("Sweep-o-caster") plugged into a "Box Fan Amp," and a vintage Hoover vacuum cleaner that functioned as a "suck-ass microphone." The most recent live Bruxists show took place October 31, 2010, in a puddle beneath a bridge near The Echo nightclub in Echo Park, California. This occasion found The Bruxists giving an impromptu Halloween performance dressed in costume as Los Angeles surf-noise-pop duo, Best Coast.
The Bruxists' sole constant member is Red E. Made, a punning pseudonym clearly drawn from the Readymades of Dadaist Marcel Duchamp. (The band's record label carries a Duchampian moniker: The Teeth's Loan & Trust Company, Consolidated.) The other half of the "powerless duo," A. Pseudo, is a floating member in the form of a volunteer from the band's live performance audience. The original A. Pseudo was a founding Bruxist who performed in the band's earliest days. His current whereabouts remain unknown.
Choosing to play live infrequently and in the Los Angeles area only, The Bruxists have performed at L.A. venues as varied as The CIA (California Institute of Abnormal Arts) and the infamous Rainbow Bar & Grill. Among their more well-received shows was a June 19, 2003 event at The MET Theatre in Hollywood, California. Also sharing this bill was The Cacophony Society. At that time, The Bruxists mimed along to mashups of artists such as The Dead Kennedys and The Banana Splits. Mock instruments consisted of a broom ("Sweep-o-caster") plugged into a "Box Fan Amp," and a vintage Hoover vacuum cleaner that functioned as a "suck-ass microphone." The most recent live Bruxists show took place October 31, 2010, in a puddle beneath a bridge near The Echo nightclub in Echo Park, California. This occasion found The Bruxists giving an impromptu Halloween performance dressed in costume as Los Angeles surf-noise-pop duo, Best Coast.
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