Destroy Boys teamed up with LabX Out Loud for a live studio session that pulls science directly into the middle of the music. Filmed at The Recording Club in Los Angeles, the collaboration combines a full live performance with conversations about black holes, the shape of the universe, and the physics hidden inside sound itself. Instead of separating performance and discussion, the session lets them collide in real time — loud guitars, scientific curiosity, and all.
The collaboration is part of LabX Out Loud, a project by LabX, a program of the National Academy of Sciences, that embeds scientists into unexpected cultural spaces alongside artists and creators. Inspired by the intimacy and energy of live-session performances, the series explores what happens when science stops feeling formal and becomes part of the atmosphere.
What makes the Destroy Boys session distinct is how naturally the science folds into the performance itself. The conversations don’t pause the energy of the set — they become part of it. Throughout the session, scientists and musicians move between discussions about black holes, cosmic “reverb,” and the structure of the universe while the band delivers the same raw intensity that has made their live shows resonate with audiences across the punk and alternative scene. The result feels less like an interview and more like being in the room while curiosity takes over between songs.
The session was filmed at The Recording Club in Los Angeles as part of LabX Out Loud’s evolving live-performance format. Inspired by the stripped-down intimacy of concert series like NPR's Tiny Desk, the project is designed to create performances where science exists as part of the atmosphere instead of as a separate educational layer. Scientists are embedded directly into the experience — not as lecturers, but as participants in the same creative space as the artists. The goal is to make scientific ideas feel immediate, conversational, and culturally alive.
For LabX, the collaboration represents a broader effort to rethink where and how people encounter science. Rather than asking audiences to enter traditional science spaces, LabX Out Loud brings scientific thinking into places people already care deeply about: music, culture, performance, and storytelling. The Destroy Boys collaboration captures that mission especially well because it embraces both chaos and curiosity — two things that often drive great music and great science alike.