Though Stetson Heat Seeker is a new assembly, its humans are all veterans of the Seattle music scene. Core members Ian (vocals/guitar) and Obi (baritone sax) were both key players in Seattle’s Actionesse, a beloved post-horncore/experimental punk band laid to rest last year. Tonight at Conor Byrne, they were joined by two of the other performing band’s members; Bad Optics’ Christian Hidell on bass and Zookraught’s Baylee Harper on drums.

At their debut show, what was to come could only be pieced together by context clues. Going on looks alone, you might size them up as something like a goth country band. For me, it was the black-clad western dress shirts, the bolo ties, the cowboy hats. “Yeehaw motherfuckers,” said Obi, leading the band into the first song of the night with a guttural wail on the baritone sax.