Born in Venice Beach in October, 2018 from the bloodline connection between drums and electric guitar, Movie Club is an internationally-acclaimed instrumental psych rock band featuring Jessamyn Violet on drums and Vince Cuneo on guitar. They have become known for their striking visual collaborations and for featuring special guests on their records as well as in concert.

RECORDINGS:

February, 2019 – Kraken – 4 song EP – Engineered + mixed at Tackytown by Matt Wignall (Cold War Kids, Wargirl). Featuring: Erick “Jesus” Coomes (Dr. Dre, Lettuce) on bass.

June, 2019 – Hammerhead – 5 song EP – Engineered + mixed at Tackytown by Matt Wignall. Featuring: Erick “Jesus” Coomes on bass.

March, 2020 – Man O War – 5 song EP – Engineered + mixed at Kingsize Soundlab by Brian Rosemeyer. Featuring: Tim Lefebvre (David Bowie, Black Crowes) on bass.

November, 2020 – Black Flamingo – 13 song LP – Engineered + mixed at Fonogenic Studios by Jeff Thompson. Featuring: Tim Lefevbre + Kosta Galanopoulos on bass. Rami Jaffee (Wallflowers, Foo Fighters) on organ. Jessy Greene (P!NK, Foo Fighters) on violin.

August, 2021 – Fangtooth – 5 song EP – Engineered at Fonogenic Studios by Jeff Thompson. Mixed by Mark Rains. Featuring: Tim Lefevbre on bass. David Ralicke (Ozomatli, Dengue Fever) on horns.

December 12, 2023 – Great White – 10 song LP – Engineered and mixed at Station House Studio by Mark Rains. Featuring: Tim Lefebvre on bass. David Ralicke on horns.

VISUALS:

Drawing from their deep love of film, Movie Club produces and directs their own cinematic music videos in order to illustrate their visual & artistic influences.

February, 2019 - “Surf Basement” – Shot by Mike Mast at a dilapidated pier on Dockweiler Beach.

July, 2019 – “Navy Seal” – Shot by Seannie Bryan at Davy Jones Liquor Locker in Venice Beach. Featuring live painting by famous mural artist Muckrock and surf videography from Michael Veltman.

February, 2020 – “Moonbow” – Shot by Dustin Downing and Brian Feinzimer all around Venice Beach.

March, 2020 – “Bones” – Shot by Dustin Downing and Brian Feinzimer at an abandoned California water park.

June, 2020 – “Driftwood” – Shot by Dustin Downing around Los Angeles in front of iconic independent Hollywood venues during the quarantine as a video tribute to the end of an era. Several of the venues – Amoeba, Bootleg Theater – are since gone.

October, 2020 – “Black Flamingo” – Shot and directed by Ran Pink at Fonogenic Studios, featuring the bandmates dressed in masquerade masks performing magic tricks in a miniature Thai Spirit House.

July, 2021 – “Trap Door” – Shot by Dustin Downing and Brian Feinzimer against the wild terrain of Salton Sea, CA. Won “Best Music Video” at the 2022 Istanbul Film Awards.

LIVE:

Over the last few years, Movie Club has had residencies in downtown LA at House of Machines, in Brooklyn at C’mon Everybody, and most recently their “Psychedelic Circus” August 2023 residency at Harvard & Stone in Hollywood. The duo arranges special guest instrumentalists as well as sit-ins with performers of a variety of arts including spoken word, burlesque dancers, vocalists, clowns and magicians.

Movie Club has headlined several regional tours as well as a national book/band tour alongside the release of their drummer Jessamyn Violet’s debut novel, Secret Rules to Being a Rockstar (Three Rooms Press, 2023). The tour included historic iconic venues across the country such as The Viper Room and The Bitter End.