Blind Idiot God + Insect Ark

If bands like Don Caballero brought math rock into full bloom in the ’90s, Blind Idiot God, which resurfaced in 2001 after a five-year absence, had begun tilling the soil in the late ’80s. The trio's tense, surging prog-punk instrumentals, fueled by Andy Hawkins's dramatic guitar spew, made it one of the few rock bands to find a home in the early downtown scene. Here, BIG supports a brilliantly gritty new comeback disc, Before After After, the group's first recording with current drummer Tim Wyskida, formerly of Khanate.