Seemingly powered by pistons, gears, and rusty watch springs, Skeleton Key is a clanky but productive machine. Using ancient microphones, primitive guitars, and found objects, the band heaves with a unique rhythmic undertow yet has a knack for winsome, haunting melody. Their music "strips down, toughens up, picks up some debris, and gets an extra dose of rhythm" according to Jon Pareles of the The New York Times. Skeleton Key creates music both exotic and familiar, elegant yet crass, cerebral yet visceral.
These are photos from concerts where Skeleton Key played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
The Jesus Lizard / Skeleton Key / 6 finger satellite Apr 13, 1996 Chicago, Illinois, United States Uploaded by Wendy Phifer