I'm sending out a newsletter tomorrow with a live track from 2022 as our Decoder Ring Prize Download for October 2025. If you want to get in on that and to stay on top of future shows and news here is the signup link eepurl.com/iCUu

I can’t wait to hear this when it’s done!

Thanks @lysguillorn.bsky.social youtu.be/ke9mddHlnCk

I have a nephrology appt today and I forgot to not dress like a 15-year-old emo boy. I always worry about being taken seriously, at least medically. But I gotta live (in a skull t-shirt)

Y’all…I have a free outdoor gig tonight with the full band in Cheshire, CT at Ball and Socket Arts. Bring a picnic and hang out in a parking lot with us? The Sawtelles, our forever ride-or-die pals open. I’m pretty sure there’s a pizza place nearby so pie picnic sounds pretty dang good.

i know i'm preaching to the choir on Blue Sky, but if you think wearing a mask to prevent disease is tyranny, but kidnapping Latinos off the street is safety, then you are stupid

@kendixonct.bsky.social asked if I’d record Dave Alvin/X’s “4th of July” with him yesterday. One take overdubbed w/lap steel and my vocal, added fireworks recorded out our back window. All $ donated to IRIS Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services New Haven, CT thetipples.bandcamp.com/track/4th-of...

@istvanpeterbracz.bsky.social is a composer and lovely human being as well istvanpeterbracz.bandcamp.com

I have to keep reminding myself that I like to sing, and should keep doing that…while I still can! Thank you to @lysguillorn.bsky.social for this truly special creation that only a true lovely being would create for another. ❤️ it is guarded by powerful forces. #thankyou #kindness #goodegg #goodhuman

No spoilers but if you want to see which vintage H Bar C shirt I wear to Sunday’s Gram Parsons tribute show come to Cafe Nine in New Haven, CT. Show starts at 4 pm with a cavalcade of cosmic stars…

To be clear: today's ruling doesn't make it less likely your child is trans, which is the whole objective of the anti-trans movement: fewer trans children by any means. It only makes it far less likely your child has access to lifesaving medical care if they're trans, which has never been a choice.

@wpkn.bsky.social is having a fundraiser celebrating CT local concert venues. You can get face-value tickets, WPKN gets a donation of the entire ticket price. Win-win! 2 pairs of tickets are available for our show at Best Video on 6/28 and all of the $ goes to WPKN! givebutter.com/c/WPKNWAVE/a...

Happy Friday! “Here are the tulips, budded and full-blown, their swoops and dips, their gloss and poses, the satin of their darks.” ― Margaret Atwood

🚨A U.S. born citizen was arrested in Florida for entering the state as an “unauthorized alien.” His mother and a community advocate showed his birth certificate during a hearing in Leon County. The judge said she had no authority to release him.

7 Strangling Vine cds remain: aviengel.bandcamp.com/album/strang...

I’ve got two shows this upcoming weekend. First up on Friday is a benefit for Best Video in Hamden, CT at Spring Glen Church. Then Sunday is a tribute to James Velvet at New England Brewing, Woodbridge, CT. I’m playing one tune with Ponybird and Kriss Santala. Lots of great artists at both!

@wpkn.bsky.social is doing a several-day tribute to Bold Soul Sisters as part of their spring fundraiser, continuing through 3/25. The tunes are definitely improving the ambient mood. Tune in anywhere at WPKN.org

Sometimes I feel very sad youtu.be/216YJKbber8?...

An unusually busy week, even for me: a gig this past Sunday, then WedI’m going to Cafe Nine for the Light Upon Blight release w/ Dr. Caterwaul’s, then Kim Deal Thu, then Rufus Wainwright Fri, then I’m playing again Sat night with Erik Rabasca, Frank Critelli, and Brian Larney in Middletown, CT.

Today I’m playing a solo show in Hamden, CT supporting Grammy Award nominated songwriter Amythyst Kiah. Me n’ the Mustang and pedalboard.

Valentine flowers still blooming - despite a 9-hour car ride. #hydrangeas #traderjoes #valentine

If you like punk history, you might want to follow my friend Bruce's account for posting punk gig flyers from the 80s/90s when he was a member of AOD.

If I have to fill out a form that forces me to select a gendered honorific (why are we, in the year 2025 still doing this?) you bet your ass I pick Mr. (or Lord, if available). I’m going to fuck with folks wherever I can if they’re not going to provide Mx. in the dropdown.

Heyyyy everybody look at this video I shot when we were in Madrid during a heat wave a couple years ago (Shout out to our buddy Tom Moore for dusting off the footage & making something of it.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqWk...

My friends in Drifting North (CT) released a great sounding three song EP today twinlakesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/first-...

The National Park Service has removed "T" and all mention of transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument. Trans women were some of the most influential activists behind the Stonewall movement and what followed. 3 articles of clothing laws were why raids happened. Erasure.

Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.” Lots of information and resources in this one. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

Semi-structured improvisation with a Moog DFAM (Drummer From Another Mother) playing B’s (close to it) causing me to react in different ways. Live performance on Twitch (If it starts at the beginning, go to the 3 min mark). #piano #improvisation #experimental #dfam www.twitch.tv/videos/23772...

Sadly, we have to postpone our collaborative gig at Best Video with the Moon Shells on Saturday night because of the storm. We'll revisit the concept in the future in better weather. Stay cozy!

Reality is whatever I’m not in touch with

We're going to keep making music no matter what, so I'm psyched to announce I'm opening for Amythyst Kiah at the @spaceballroom.bsky.social in Hamden, CT on Sunday, March 2nd. Please help us spread the word if you can! 🐈‍⬛🎵🏳️‍🌈https://www.eventbrite.com/e/amythyst-kiah-solo-tickets-1109330349939 #ctmusic

Thiiiiiis!!

Okay, I want to say it again for anyone who needs to hear it right now: Yes, calling is better for getting in touch with your reps. But right now? DO IT HOWEVER YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE. I'm really concerned that the emphasis on calling right now is stopping people from getting in touch.

Eastern CT! My pal @allysencallery.bsky.social is playing tonight!

Our amazing WPKN Community Radio @wpkn.bsky.social fam is doing a great Bowie-centric fundraiser today, so tune in from anywhere in the world at WPKN.org or 89.5 FM Bridgeport, CT #davidbowie #wpkn

If you’re a straight, cis person who has ever posted some version of a rainbow with “you’re safe with me” or similar, it’s time to back up the words with action— contact your reps and ask them what they’re going to do to protect trans people from this administration, particularly trans kids.

I made something. This isn't the only shirt like this out there, but it's the one I had in my head. All proceeds to Trans Lifeline. fixyourheartsordie.threadless.com/designs/fix-...

Good morning!

If you're local to me and want to get a dose of musical community next Saturday, I'm playing a collaborative show with the most excellent Moon Shells next Saturday at Best Video in Hamden, CT. We'll seek joy and lament the state of things together. <3

“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” -Angela Davis Happy 81st birthday, Angela Davis. "If you live long enough a defeat will turn into a victory." --Angela Davis

2025 is the year of IRL communication, community & collaboration.

They want us fearful, confused, distracted. Breathe, connect, organize, find one area you are passionate about in the resistance and focus on that. Remember that joy is resistance!

This is a super cool opportunity from @transhistoryweek.bsky.social!

New music from Shilpa Ray “Portrait of a Cat Lady” 🐈‍⬛💨 💙https://shilparay.bandcamp.com/track/portrait-of-a-cat-lady

Okay, here’s the deal: RIGHT NOW is the time for concrete, direct action. If you’re following me, it’s probably because you care about trans art and trans literature. The article below lays out my suggestions for dozens of concrete actions you can take to preemptively combat literary censorship.

Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.

These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.

I added some stuff to this that I found today because it's a bit of a living archive now I think

I keep reminding myself it’s ok to feel a lot of emotions today. I extend that to you as well. Sending love out there.