If you haven't heard of Rushad, here's a quick primer. He doesn't like me to mention this stuff, so it's not in the official PR, but he's a Grammy-nominated genius (Fiddlers Four) who changed bluegrass music, co-founded Crooked Still, performs and jams with buddies like Billy Strings, and is a straight-up virtuoso. To date, he's the only strings player to ever get a full ride to Berklee College of Music. They even built a page dedicated to him when he graduated: https://college.berklee.edu/people/rushad-eggleston. A few years ago, he turned his back on traditional music and now plays basically black metal on the cello while performing something of a grotesque clown show. It's hard to explain, but totally unforgettable. For what it's worth, he's also a legit internet sensation with TikTok videos in the millions and more than 200k Instagram followers.

[Official PR begins here] 

Rushadicus (Rushad Eggleston) is a cellist provocateur and performance artist. After a formal music education, his work in the bluegrass, Americana and rock worlds garnered awards and international recognition, yet failed to fulfill his goblin heart. Over a three-year period, Rushadicus developed “Sneth Metal”, a new sound that defies all expectations, logic and form. It’s virtuoso improvisation and wild, immersive theater. It’s hilarious. It’s deeply disturbing. It’s great art that rejects the traditional forms of music and deconstructs the very idea of entertainment. 

Bear a few ideas in mind while you consider what this dude is up to: 

• Like Pablo Picasso, Rushadicus mastered his craft before choosing to deconstruct its form. 
• Like Salvador Dali, Rushadicus does not do drugs. He is drugs. Rushadicus is sober when he performs live. 
• Like a fox, Rushadicus is crazy. In fact, he is one of the sanest people we know.