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April 5, 2023

Fa Fa Fa

By: Laurie Gallardo

Do not adjust your TV set. Actually, the adjustments will be made to you. (Insert evil laughter here.)

Today’s AMM presents a video premiere for a new track by Hong Kong Wigs, “Fa Fa Fa.” Sure, everything seems all rosy and Brady Bunch-esque at first, including a family with mostly chipper expressions glued onto their paper bag faces. But things turn trippy and the cookies from the oven go bad. Real bad. What is that family watching on TV?? Check out the video below, and join Hong Kong Wigs for the first night of their April residency tonight, Wednesday April 5, at The 13th Floor on Red River. They’re joined on the bill by Pollen RX and Exotic Fruits, with DJ Beats of Burden wrapping up the night. Doors at 8 p.m.


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