King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

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Musical guest Angine de Poitrine performs on Monday, September 14, 2026
“The most common mistake is thinking it’s an out-of-tune guitar”: What people get wrong about microtonal music

By Amit Sharma Published

You might think Angine de Poitrine are pioneering a new form of composition. They’re actually popularizing a very ancient approach to creativity

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King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard perform onstage during the We Love Green Festival - Day Three on June 02, 2024 in Paris, France.
King Gizzard’s Tiny Amp Destroyer is a $399 pedal that makes your rig sound like a $29 practice amp

By Phil Weller Published

The oddball Aussies take rig shrinking to a whole new level with new Stu Mackenzie x JAM Pedals collab

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Decoding the notes between the notes – the ultimate guide to microtonal guitar

By Matt McCracken Published

Ready for a math and history lesson? We break down microtonal music’s mind-bending tones for the modern guitar player

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Angine de Poitrine press shot
Angine de Poitrine, the viral math-rock band, reveal that their microtonal approach started as an “inside joke”

By Phil Weller Published

The madcap Canadians have taken the world by storm, but they aren't taking themselves seriously

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BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 20: Stu Mackenzie of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard performs live on stage during a concert at the Columbiahalle on May 20, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns)
Want to make as many records as King Gizzard & The Wizard Lizard? Abuse $10 amps, don’t bring songs to sessions and never get comfortable

By Andrew Daly Published

Stu Mackenzie’s Australian troup have released 27 albums in 12 years, powered by a unique work ethic and ignoring how people describe the results. But they might just be starting to slow down

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Stu Mackenzie of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard plays a Gibson SG on a stage illuminated by green and yellow lights
How King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard made a left turn – into blues rock

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Flight b741 sees the prodigious band making nasty sounds beautiful and “going for the take that had the boogie!” on a trip that reimagines ‘70s rock nostalgia

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King Gizzard’s new album was recorded with $30 amps from pawnshop chain Cash Converters

By Janelle Borg Published

King Gizzard's Stu Mackenzie reveals that they didn't use a single pedal on this guitar, relying instead on cranking up small practice amps

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King Gizzard playing with a fan on stage
Fan plays guitar onstage with King Gizzard in memory of his friend who died in an avalanche

By Janelle Borg Published

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard performed the track Perihelion with fan Timmy at a recent show in Boston

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Joey Walker (left) and Stu Mackenzie perform onstage with King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard at Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas on October 28, 2022
This week's essential guitar tracks: Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton's final collaboration is revealed, and psychedelic titans channel their inner thrash demons

By Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Matt Parker Published

Hear fresh, vital new guitar work from Nita Strauss, Joe Bonamassa, Red Devil Vortex, R.L. Boyce, Bully, Creeping Death, and many more

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Inside the strange world of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, the most eclectic and prolific guitar band on Earth

By Grant Moon Published

Stu Mackenzie dishes on the modal and microtonal jam experiments that populate the Australian rock band's sprawling discography

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