Trinary System

Final shows of 2026:
Tues., May 5: City Winery, Boston, MA
Wed., May 6:  Le Poisson Rouge, NY, NY
Fri., May 8: Nova Arts, Keene, NH
Sat., May 9: The Black Cat, Washington, DC

Review of THE HARD MACHINE: Chain D.L.K. 4.5/5 stars.             
“(The Hard Machine) is a band record in the old, honorable sense: three people locked into a shared logic, alert, slightly antagonistic, and visibly enjoying the tension… It’s not a victory lap, nor a statement of defiance. It’s something rarer: a record made by musicians who trust process over myth, curiosity over comfort… Even the final track, “Sometimes the Rain Fall in Your Favor”, avoids resolution. It doesn’t end the record so much as loosen its grip, as if to say: this continues whether you’re listening or not.” Vito Camarretta.       

Review of THE HARD MACHINE: Treble Magazine (scroll down a bit). “Trinary System brings back the take-no-prisoners anthemic experimental-minded rock attack that made Burma such a beloved and influential force on the aptly titled The Hard Machine. Miller—propelled by the dialed-in and malleable beast of a rhythm section made up of bassist/synth player P. Andrew Willis and drummer Larry Dersch—puts on a master class in guitar sonics and Mellotron fury, unleashing a torrent of fuzz-drenched strings stabs, bends and scrapes.” Brad Cohen.

Shows in support of THE HARD MACHINE:
Thurs., March 19: Myrtle, Providence, R.I. Sapling opening.
Fri., March 20: Marigold, Easthampton, MA. Sapling and Bunnies opening.
March 21: The Crystal Ballroom, Somerville, MA.

Tues., May 5: City Winery, Boston, MA
Wed., May 6:  Le Poisson Rouge, NY, NY
Fri., May 8: Nova Arts, Keene, NH
Sat., May 9: The Black Cat, Washington, DC

Their second full-length album, “The Hard Machine”, has been released on Halloween 2025, Cuneiform Records. The group is planning on east coast touring in Spring 2026. HERE is our show, March 21, at the Crystal Ballroom, Somerville MA.

HERE is the video for the lead-off track from The Hard Machine: “Monkeys (on Your Back).”

Trinary System is Miller’s current rock ensemble (2012 to present). He plays guitar, sings and composes. Larry Dersch (Binary System, AKACOD, etc.) is on drums and P. Andrew Willis (the Web, Crappy Nightmareville, etc.) is on bass, vocals and electronics. The band doesn’t play often, but continues to develop its sound. While it starts from Miller’s compositions, the band has an intuitive approach where each member contributes considerably. The band is more psychedelic and less punk than Miller’s previous rock ensemble, Mission of Burma.

Sept.3, 2025: “Resistance (is its Own Reward)” is released digitally on Bandcamp. The Miller composition was composed in February and recorded in June. All proceeds go to Doctors without Borders.

“Curse Us”, a track recorded live on the Pipeline show on WMBR in 2017, was released (Feb. 2025) on the Spooky Tree Records compilation of current Massachusetts artists.

HERE is a pretty rippin’ video of the band performing three songs at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, in 2018.

PREVIOUS RECORDINGS:

Lights in the Center of Your Head (Feeding Tube Records). June 2019.
Digital HERE (Vinyl only at shows).

MAGNET Magazine, Sept. 2019:
“If Burma at its best had the jostling, bounded chaos of a really physical basketball game, Trinary System is a bit more like pro soccer.”

DUSTED Magazine, Aug. 2019:
“Trinary System, continues in the elegant, abstract, agitated firestorm tradition of Miller’s Burma’s songs, with an unmistakable swagger. “Infinity in a Box,” is a Rubik’s Cube of a song, full of sharp, shiny, colorful edges that align in abrupt, unexpected ways and then, just as suddenly, go out of joint. “Lights in the Center of Your Head” is a surprising amount of fun, intricate when it needs to be, but solidly anchored in rock-hard foundations of rock, funk and blues.”

Amplify the Amplifiers (April 2016, Fun World Records). 5-song EP.
Digital HERE (Vinyl only at shows).

The Noise, Boston.  May 2016:
“There is skronk, feedback, flash, psyche, R & B vamps, classical and more. It is also a very rock ’n’ roll record, with choruses and everything. It just rocks a little weirder, and a lot better, than almost anything else you’ve ever heard in your life.”