Sometimes, all it takes to find your favorite new band is wandering into the right watering hole. That’s how I first discovered Post NC, a wildly improvisational fusion trio that refuses to be pigeonholed.
Crammed into a dark, smoky corner of the Huntridge Tavern, the group was impossible to ignore. Their music had captured the crowd’s attention, and the bizarre spectacle unfolding onstage kept them put. A man in a banana suit stood motionless in the background, staring unblinking straight ahead for the entire set while Post NC jammed out in a seemingly never-ending fashion. I was dumbfounded by the unblinking bit (which follows the band to all their public appearances including the photo above), and stayed for the entrancing sound.
The band emerged in late 2021 and quickly became a standout in the local music scene for its lyric-less yet engaging jams.
“It’s just improvised music. A lot of people gravitate toward the term ‘fusion,’ but it’s more about the conversation we’re having with each other,” says Leo Berenguel, keyboardist.
That conversation—organic, real-time experimentation—has become the band’s signature. It’s a dialogue where each musician is essential, constantly pushing the boundaries of live performance.
When Berenguel and guitarist Samuel Ramirez met in college, their shared background in jazz laid the foundation for the band. But the trio’s lineup, completed by drummer Dan Duran, pulls from a plethora of influences, including math rock, progressive metal, lo-fi and more. To this day, they’re still discovering new ways to play.
“This past tour we came across a lot of different genres,” says Berenguel. “As long as it really spoke to us ... how it resonated, how it moved our heads, how it moved our souls.”
The band leans into its eclecticism. Its latest EP, Greatest Xmas Hits Vol 2, captures that improvisational magic in seven tracks. But like any conversation worth having, Post NC is best experienced live. Where the music goes next is anyone’s guess and that’s exactly the point.
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