Consider the unlikely biography of Brian Wecht: doctorate in theoretical physics from UC San Diego, postdoctoral appointments at MIT, Harvard, Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study, and the University of Michigan, faculty at Queen Mary University of London, more than thirty published papers in theoretical physics. In 2015, he left his faculty position to focus on his entertainment career full-time. His stage name is Ninja Brian. His band is Starbomb. On Friday, September 25th, they play the House of Blues Houston.
About Starbomb
Starbomb is a space-based — the official bio insists on the modifier — synthpop and hip-hop supergroup built around three performers who arrived at music from improbable directions. Wecht’s keyboard work underlies a catalog of original songs that use video game franchises as comic and musical canvas. Arin “Egoraptor” Hanson, co-founder of the Game Grumps YouTube channel (more than five million subscribers), handles rapping with the committed absurdism the material requires. Dan “Danny Sexbang” Avidan, one half of the comedy-music duo Ninja Sex Party, provides the vocals — a distinctive voice that manages to be technically proficient and intentionally ridiculous in roughly equal measure.
The group released Starbomb Boom: Rise of Lyrics on October 25, 2024 — their fourth album and their first in roughly five years. Those who have followed the catalog note that this record carries more musical weight than its predecessors: stronger production, tighter execution. It was tracked at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, a studio that has drawn sessions from across the musical map for two decades. Whether Starbomb’s fanbase cares about the Tornillo provenance is its own question, but a video game comedy rap group that cut its latest record in far west Texas has a certain poetry to it.
The tour is called “Probably The Only Tour Ever” — a self-aware title that acknowledges what it takes to get three people with overlapping commitments onto a stage at the same time. This looks like a rare window. Support from Epic Rap Battles of History is on the bill; support acts are subject to change.
Venue
The House of Blues Houston sits at 1204 Caroline St. in downtown Houston — a 1,800-capacity room and one of the city’s primary stops for major touring acts. Full event information at houston.houseofblues.com. For more shows in the area, see our Houston concerts page.
Tickets
Doors at 7:00 PM, Friday, September 25, 2026. Tickets are on sale now.