Written by James Gatsche and Photos by Bang Ho
On October 10, 2026, Beirut-born, LA-based experimental artist Thoom took over Mohawk’s stage in Austin. From the first notes, you could tell it was going to be an exceptional set. They tore through cuts off their Dylan Brady-produced mixtape, Everyday, Everything Is At Stake, starting heavy with “On the Floor” and “Bulldozer.” It seemed the crowd packed onto the stairs and balconies was loving every beat, moving along to the sharp Arabic club rhythms of “Morocco” and “I’m Going Back to Lebanon.” They kept the energy high through “Janani” and a hard-hitting unreleased track, closing out the seven-song set with “December Forever” and leaving the Red River crowd wanting more.
