“I would never call my shows fun,” artist M Lamar candidly told an interviewer last year. “They’re always about mourning in some way.” Despite a fondness for goth makeup and vintage horror aesthetics, there’s little joy to be found in the operatic countertenor’s work. He describes himself as a Negrogothic Devil worshipping free black man in the blues tradition, and his death-obsessed performances have drawn comparisons to both Diamanda Galas and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. Providence Research Ensemble, Gyna Bootleg, and Snowbeasts open, with between-set music from V Manuscript.
