Missio in New York

About Missio

Missio is the project of Matthew Brock, an alternative rock artist who builds songs around driving synths and introspective lyrics. Based between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, Brock started Missio as a solo venture and developed a sound that straddles indie rock and electronic music. His breakthrough came with tracks like Loverboy, which showcased his ability to craft catchy hooks alongside darker, more cerebral songwriting. Songs like Blackout and Drums Inside display his range—capable of both radio-friendly moments and deeper cuts that reward close listening. Missio's music often explores themes of alienation and inner conflict, wrapped in polished production that's accessible without being watered down.

Missio shows are tight and focused. Brock commands the stage with a deliberate intensity, not much banter. The crowd tends toward engaged listeners rather than casual onlookers. His synths hit hard live, and the energy builds methodically through the set rather than exploding all at once.

Known for Loverboy, Blackout, Drums Inside, Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea, The Longer I Lie

Missio + New York

Missio's relationship with New York runs deep, the electronic-rock outfit finding a natural home in Mercury Lounge's intimate confines. When they played there in March 2025, the setlist felt like a greatest-hits tour filtered through their more experimental impulses. They opened with "Wolves," a song that establishes their brooding electronic foundation, then pivoted into the profane confidence of "Fuck It" and "I Don't Even Care About You." The real moment came halfway through when they dredged up "Aztec Death Whistle"—a deeper cut that rewards longtime listeners—before settling into the hypnotic pulse of "Everybody Gets High." Closing with "Middle Fingers" felt inevitable, a final defiant gesture that captured the band's underlying attitude. It was the kind of show where they weren't chasing the obvious crowd-pleasers, instead trusting their material across the board.

Missio in New York News

• Janice L. Doty Syracuse.com · Sep 6, 2025
• Badflower show us there is No Place Like Home in NYC Melodic Magazine · Sep 19, 2024
• MISSIO Teams Up With Limp Bizkit’s Wes Borland For Re-imagined “Good Vibrations” Prelude Press · Sep 1, 2024
• Badflower Announces Massive 2024 Fall Tour idobi · May 14, 2024
• Badflower announce 29-date U.S. headline tour Kerrang! · May 14, 2024

Live Music in New York

New York's electronic-rock landscape has always been fractured between downtown experimentalism and mainstream crossover appeal. Missio fits somewhere in that productive tension—dark enough for the art-school contingent, hooky enough for the late-night radio crowd. Mercury Lounge, where they last performed, sits at the heart of this ecosystem, a venue that's hosted everyone from indie darlings to genre-agnostic acts looking to test material in front of an engaged room. It's the kind of place where an audience knows the deeper cuts.

New York road trip to see Missio?

Stay in the Upper West Side near Central Park—quieter than Midtown, better restaurants, and close enough to everywhere that matters. Dinner at Balthazar in SoHo if you want classic New York energy, or Gramercy Tavern if you prefer something less scene-y. Spend your afternoon at the Met or catching live music at Blue Note or The Basement—both venues where you'll see the players who influenced Mars's sound. Walk through Washington Square Park, grab a coffee, remember why New York mattered to music in the first place.