Tonight The Rex Complex is playing at NXT LVL inside the Tea Factory, as part of Super Coda presents: Music For The Apocalypse. This week I had the opportunity to link with the band’s frontman (Rex Hussmann) and drummer (Jeremy Gustin) to talk influences, DIY endeavors, touring, and plans for next year.
Meet The Rex Complex – one of the most original sounding four piece bands you’ve probably heard in a while. Granted, in a place like Bushwick original ensembles aren’t hard to come by. But dare I say, aside from Deathrow Tull’s troupe of ass-kickers, Ravenous’ double drumming, and every Not Blood, Paint show, I've yet to find a musical act that does more than just play a good rock show. The Rex Complex is one such act. They're experimenting with just the right amount of sound and energy, that before you can get confused, you're already inside of it. Their performance is a wild ruckus, an audio exercise that pumps and stirs you to get right up and join the fun.
These music school friends (Berklee, MA) have been together since 2006. After gigging the Boston circuit for a few years, Jeremy tells me they wanted “to switch it up.” Essentially, as creatives, the fellas tired of the same old, same old. They needed stimulation and, having already played New York before, were naturally lured by the city that never sleeps. In 2009 they brought their Complex to Bushwick and settled up at the Loom on Knickerbocker & Flushing.
