:: little hexes :: art pop & hexology from Portland, Oregon :: :: a rock band of mischievous odes & mash ups ::

:: hexy music = ear + brain love ::

Little hexes’ lyrical repertoire includes odes to a pissed-off Cleopatra, Marie Curie’s unfortunate love affair with Radium, Phineas Gage’s 1848 metamorphosis from all-around nice guy to womanizing lout via a metal spike through the head, and an every-boy’s-(or-girl’s)-fantasy tribute to the Swiss Miss Girl. The band also delivers idiosyncratic mash ups, a Schoolhouse Rock map of the heart.

:: “hex” origins ::

The band’s name comes from Frank Stanford’s poem “Death and the Arkansas River,” and also hearkens to the fancy folk art symbols Pennsylvania Dutch adorn their barns with—called “Hex Signs.” These are large, colorful circles of geometric patterns, often featuring mystical birds, sun wheels, or floral patterns. Hex signs are thought to have originated from German folk magic.

Our original hex sign artwork was created by Molly Sokolow Hayden, for little hexes.

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