Unnatural Ways is the main project of Brooklyn-based guitarist Ava Mendoza. Originally formed in early 2012 in Oakland, CA as a trio with west coast musicians Dominique Leone- keys and Nick Tamburro (Dead Science)- drums, the band toured steadily in the U.S. and Europe before Mendoza relocated to NY in 2013. Soon after the move, she reformed the band with NY musicians Tim Dahl- bass and Max Jaffe- drums.

In 2014-15 the current Unnatural Ways lineup toured in the U.S., Canada and Europe surrounding performances at the Victoriaville Festival in Canada and the Moers Festival in Germany. Over the course of these shows the band developed a deeply personal sound; raw, rich, and psychoactive. Drawing from noise rock, avant jazz and warped blues music, the players push the boundaries of their own vocabularies and of the written music to put on powerful and unpredictable live shows. Their self-titled LP was issued in April 2015 by the New Atlantis label (William Hooker, Upsilon Acrux, Microwaves, Elliott Sharp). A full-length CD release on John Zorn’s Tzadik label is slated for late 2015.

Line up:
Ava Mendoza- guitar, vocals
Tim Dahl (Lydia Lunch Retrovirus, Child Abuse, Archie Shepp)- electric bass
Max Jaffe (Normal Love, JOBS)- drums, percussion