Upcoming Events
MAY 13th-16th - European Tour with CΓgvΓ«
MAY 13th - Chair de Poule - Paris, France
MAY 14th - Casino Display - Luxembourg
MAY 15th - Villa Kuriosum - Berlin, Germany
MAY 16th - SPXLXNKX - Leipzig, Germany
MAY 22nd - as one of the 11 members of ENSEMBLE 6 - Leaven Community - Portland, OR
JUNE 13th - Live Life Loud 2026 - Quilcine Lantern - Quilcine, WA
JUNE 20th - with Door Lord - Partly / Musique Plastique - Portland, OR
JUNE 24th-28th - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOUR
JUNE 24th - with Protect Me, Leaf Blower, Bromp Treb - Slipper Clutch - Los Angeles, CA
JUNE 25th - with Rosie and Nights Templar - Vine - Long Beach, CA
JUNE 27th - Idyllwild Experimental Music Festival - Audiowild Studios - Idyllwild, CA
JUNE 28th - A very special collaboration with Lords and Lady Kevin and Trigger Object also playing: Invisible Dog, Nico - Non Plus Ultra - Los Angeles, CA
AUGUST 14th-23rd - UK Tour with Dream Skills - STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO
OCTOBER - RESIDENCY IN RIGA, LATVIA - STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO
Trigger Object is a travelling bard hoping to travel the world eternally and play music and make friends.
Please be in touch if you'd like to be part of the journey. Email me for all inquiries.
Labels and bookers are welcome, I dare ya.
News
NEW VIDEO!!!!
I am so thrilled to share ANOTHER NEW MUSIC VIDEO BY PHIL THOMAS KATT!!! I know... I made my own video for the title track Choking on a Crunwrap Supreme as the World Burns, but heck, I knew Phil was going to take it to the zone, and it does not dissapoint. BRACE YOURSELF!
"This music video captures apocalyptic and painfully delicious, all in one tasty bite.β - PTK
You can order my new album Choking on a Crunchwrap Supreme as the World Burns ON BANDCAMP!
INTERVIEW WITH SIMON KIRK
I recently had the pleasure of doing an interview with Simon of Sun-13. He also had some very kind things to say about the album. Read it all here.
NEW VIDEO ALERT!
I am so thrilled to share the NEW MUSIC VIDEO BY PHIL THOMAS KATT!!! This one is completely off the rails and I am fucking HERE FOR IT. I hope you enjoy.
"This music video is a story of regrets and clean teeth. Don't do the crime if you don't wanna do the time, in the dentist's chair.β - PTK
You can preorder my new album Choking on a Crunchwrap Supreme as the World Burns ON BANDCAMP!
Choking on a Crunchwrap Supreme As The World Burns makes the cut in Wire Magazine
"Trigger Object is the long-running project of Vern Avola, a composer and multimedia artist based in Portland, Oregon. As the title suggests, Crunching On A Crunchwrap Supreme As The World Burns is an attempt at processing the polymorphous poly-crisis currently engulfing us; or rather, an attempt to capture a particular feeling of dazed paralysis or nauseated brain fog it provokes.
Maximalism is one obvious response to the torrent of events, signals and noise, but Avola takes a different tack. Daubs of slow-modulating drone; random, transient snippets of field recording; scribbles of synth; damaged drum hits so widely and irregularly spaced they're more gestures than beats. In their dissociated, detached un-development these tone poems are more like soundscapes; dim-lit half-spaces slowly, cautiously explored to find the margins.β
Wire Magazine | Wire Magazine Issue 505, March 2026
PRE-ORDER MY NEW ALBUM NOW!
I am proud to present my album CHOKING ON A CRUNCHWRAP SUPREME AS THE WORLD BURNS.
The album will be available on Vinyl, CD and digitally.
Tracks will be leaking out slowly up to the release date in various ways.
Pre-orders are open NOW! You can pre-order online on and I am happy to share that you can also order the album through Sige Records!
If youβre interested in carrying the album at a record store, reach out to me about wholesale stuff!
Get at me if you wanna play some shows, tour, or do something fun...
As always, stay tuned for some news about shows in the spring / summer!
The world is burning. I hope we can collectively put this fire out and move to better ways of living.
Happy New Year?
Thank you as always.
