Severed+Said, which plays The Bends in St. Petersburg, Florida on Sept. 9, 2024. Credit: Photo via severedsaid/Bandcamp
John Touchton is a “​​synthesist” raised in the Pentecostal church who can hypnotize listeners with his special brand of Floridian electro that’s evolved into a trio of singles from a forthcoming album, End Time Loop.

Look for Touchton, better known as Severed+Said, to play tracks from the the cinematic, drone-driven, ambient and head-rocking outing at this no-cover show supported by local producers of eco-techno (Akasha System), ambient IDM (Justin Depth) and playful electro-pop (Ovan Odero).

There’s no cover to see Severed+Said play The Bends in St. Petersburg on Sunday, Sept. 8.

This article appears in Sep 5-11, 2024.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...