More Things I Have Done Recently
(Absolutely None of Which Have Been Reading All the Books By David Thomas on My Dresser)
Well, now that I am sitting down to create this thing, I am looking at my last newsletter and realizing that due to life’s complete and total inability to slow down or shut up recently, I have not begun what I said I was going to begin like three weeks ago at all. Every thing I do leads to like five more things to do presently. It’s like a to-do list that just multiplies as I attempt to complete stuff. Since I am so extremely behind on my next big undertaking, I will keep this brief!
I wrote about two fascinating labels run by passionate listeners and dedicated stalwarts of the DIY music community for July’s Tape Label Report: Orb Tapes out of central PA and Tymbal Tapes out of Lincoln, Nebraska. Check it out if you’re in the mood for some truly wild and adventurous listening.
Additionally, in the past four days that there have been Bandcamp Album of the Days, I wrote three of them! Wild. Each of these albums is unique and incredible and they’re all from very different sonic corridors in my enormous palace of listening: Kyle Kidd’s Soothsayer on American Dreams, Lifeguard’s Crowd Can Talk EP on Born Yesterday, and Cheri Knight’s American Rituals on Freedom to Spend, an imprint of RVNG Intl.
I also just saw Lifeguard play an incredible show at this new all ages venue here in Chicago called the Color Club, which is literally a five minute walk from my doorstep. We think it’s going to be a historic venue, and I’m very psyched to live so close: look out for it! This was Lifeguard’s release show and they are now out on the road promoting the new songs; I highly encourage you to go see them if they are coming to a venue near you. Here is their tour schedule and a photo from Government Center in Pittsburgh tonight, where they blew my friend who took the photo away.
Coming soon:
Summer 2022//thief of fire mixtape
Discover why Rounds by Omnivore is a Hidden Gem!
David Thomas Lifetime Achievement
Okay, getting to work for real. Thanks for reading my newsletter if you did! I still have four spots open for mixtape recipients for the next Mercury Retrograde Sanity Mixtape Series, running August 22nd-October 16th. Hit me up if you’d like to receive one. I’ll close with this picture of Kyle Kidd being completely and entirely divine.
<3 EMD
