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Ashnikko
The Pageant — Saint Louis, MO
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About Ashnikko

Ashnikko is a British-American artist who emerged in the late 2010s making deliberately weird, abrasive pop that felt like the internet had a voice. Songs like "Stupid" and "Cry" established her as someone uninterested in smoothing her edges for mainstream appeal — all distorted production, bratty vocals, and lyrics that get under your skin rather than flatter you. She's collaborated with artists like Yaya Bey and Shygirl, orbiting the same hyperpop-adjacent sphere where experimentation and commercial ambition awkwardly coexist. What separates her from pure shock value is that beneath the provocative aesthetic are actual hooks and melodies. Her music trades in anxiety, frustration, and social alienation but rarely feels self-pitying. She's become something of a cult figure for people who find mainstream pop both boring and insulting — fans who want their music to feel genuinely strange rather than strangely normal.

Her shows are chaotic in the best way. Expect crowds that actually engage rather than film, lots of crowd participation on tracks like "Deal with It," and an artist who seems genuinely amused by how unpolished everything is. She commits to the bit without being annoying about it.

Known for Stupid, Cry, Deal with It, Toxic, Swimming Pool

Ashnikko + St. Louis

Ashnikko played The Pageant in St. Louis on October 13, 2023, with the full 18-song Weedkiller tour set. The Pageant is one of those rooms that just sounds right for alternative and pop-punk adjacent acts, and Ashnikko's brand of chaotic pop fits well there. She ran from You Make Me Sick through Daisy, with the Halloweenie medley, Chokehold Cherry Python, and Worms providing the mid-set highlights. Dying Star was the quietest moment in an otherwise loud evening.

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Live Music in St. Louis

St. Louis has a complicated relationship with experimental pop. The city's DNA runs through hip-hop (Nelly, Murphy Lee) and a scrappy indie rock tradition, but younger audiences have been increasingly into the weirder corners of alt music. Ashnikko's chaotic energy and genre-blending approach should find some traction with the experimental-leaning crowd, though she'll be working slightly against the grain of what the city typically gravitates toward.

St. Louis road trip to see Ashnikko?

Base yourself in the Central West End, where the tree-lined streets and converted lofts give the neighborhood a genuinely livable vibe. Hit Broadway Oyster Bar for something with actual character, or Park Avenue Coffee if you need to ease in. Spend an afternoon at the City Museum—it's genuinely weird and worth your time, not a tourist trap. The Pulitzer Arts Foundation is also worth an hour if contemporary art is your thing. St. Louis takes itself less seriously than most cities, which makes it easy to move around and find decent food without overthinking it.

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