Stygian Bough promo photo

Stygian Bough

Stygian Bough promo photo

Agents:
 Josh Stern
Geoff McGovern

  • Territory:
    WW ex-EU

In our human minds, according to the Law of Contagious Magic as described in The Golden Bough by anthropologist James Frazer, contact between two objects creates an inseparable thread between them. A gift from a dead friend forever holds this magic like a scar reflecting a wound. Similarly, a piece of food that touches the floor is suddenly abject and rotten. Pairing this notion with the Law of Similarity Magic, as described by Frazer, where an object resembling another can share its power, a musical notion can be understood to serve as an unbodied conduit of such magics; an emotional contact between the music and audience wherein such sorcery threads an inseparable seam that, for a time, resemble each other.

Aptly named in reference to the aforementioned book, Stygian Bough, the collaboration between Bell Witch (Dylan Desmond, Jesse Shreibman) and Aerial Ruin (Erik Moggridge) enlivens its unbodied presence resembling both projects as a conduit in its own separate entity.

The partnership at the center of Stygian Bough is over in a decade in the making, growing from Moggridge’s recurring contributions to the Bell Witch catalog. Their initial collusion occurring on the debut Bell Witch album Longing (2012) following which, Moggridge would return to guest on both Four Phantoms (2015) and Mirror Reaper (2017). 
Stygian Bough Volume I was released in 2020, Volume II is imminent.

Upcoming Shows

January 12, 2027 Vancouver, CAN Rickshaw Theatre
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January 14, 2027 Salt Lake City, UT Metro Music Hall
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January 15, 2027 Denver, CO Hi-Dive
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January 16, 2027 Wichita, KS WAVE
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January 17, 2027 Omaha, NE Slowdown
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January 18, 2027 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line
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January 19, 2027 Chicago, IL Metro
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January 20, 2027 Cleveland, OH The Odeon
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January 22, 2027 Toronto, CAN The Opera House
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January 23, 2027 Montreal, CAN Les Foufounes Électriques
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January 24, 2027 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
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January 25, 2027 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
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January 26, 2027 Brooklyn, NY The Brooklyn Monarch
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January 27, 2027 Towson, MD The Recher
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January 29, 2027 Asheville, NC Eulogy
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January 30, 2027 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
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January 31, 2027 Baton Rouge, LA Chelsea's Live
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February 02, 2027 Dallas, TX Trees
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February 03, 2027 Austin, TX Come and Take It Live
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February 05, 2027 Mesa, AZ The Nile Theater
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February 06, 2027 Los Angeles, CA The Regent Theater
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February 07, 2027 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
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February 09, 2027 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
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February 10, 2027 Seattle, WA Neumos
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