Moon Medallion, which plays New World Brewery in Tampa, Florida on Jan. 16, 2025. Credit: Photo via moonmedallion/Facebook

Moon Medallion makes a point to be a mostly instrumental project, and the Texas band’s eponymous debut album (released last summer) is a reminder of how multifaceted punk is. There are tinges of psychedelia in the album’s whimsy guitar licks, and though there were some lyrics here and there, we only wish that violinist Maddy Brotherton had a chance to take the spotlight with her fiddle.

A recent gig in Gibbon, Minnesota must’ve seen the quartet at its best, because a four-track live EP recorded at the show (and mostly made up of tracks from its eponymous debut album) was released on Bandcamp last month, and if it can be replicated, no one’s gonna complain if another live EP called Tampa ends up in the cards. With different tracks, of course.

Tickets to see Moon Medallion play the music hall at New World Brewery on Thursday, Jan. 16 are still available for $10.

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This article appears in Jan 2-8, 2025.