Artist Quintron And Miss Pussycat

Few acts are more worthy of the term “entertainer” than that of Quintron and partner Miss Pussycat, whose shows lace manic inspiration into blasts of lo-fi—even the recording of 2011’s Sucre Du Sauvage turned an installation space at the New Orleans Museum Of Art into a dance party. Quintron’s Jimmy Smith-meets-The Cramps sound is derived largely from his electrical wizardry: He’s been known to hot-rod ancient Hammond organs and create devices like the Drum Buddy, a primitive coffee-can-based percussion synthesizer. But Quintron’s sweaty, clothes-shedding showmanship is the real draw, and he’s complemented by Miss Pussycat’s cheerleader-like backing vocals and psychedelic puppet shows.

Updated 04/16/2012