Latest Grand Banks set is up. Probably the best set we have done in some time, at least for what we are into these days. It was a lovely evening with a whole lot of good people there as well with the sound of seasons changing in Virginia as the backdrop. grand-banks.bandcamp.com/album/grand-...

Many things are difficult & sad these days but one must celebrate life being different & full of things worth doing. As he notes here, this set is probably about as comprehensive a version, at least recently, of whatever it is we do. 25 years in and counting: grand-banks.bandcamp.com/album/grand-...

Still does the trick and then some. A record that will get better with time too I imagine. Glad to follow along for so many years and to end up here with this album. A gem in reality: cindylee.bandcamp.com/album/diamon...

Cherry is a sweet sweet dog and a good companion. All the couches she wishes for will be hers, though she has never gone without this trust one right here. She is the best.

Cherry always understood life and how to live it. She always will. She is a very good dog and will always be a very good dog.

Lungfish live is a thing not many really got to see, glad I did at least once. There are many reasons to listen to Lungfish of course but this a good one. Best band of many best bands.

Gonna share this show coming up on Oct. 4 again. It should be a good time if you at all like this kind of thing. I will be glad to get to see ESG play, which I believe is now Renee Scroggins with her children and/or other family members supporting her, which sounds delightful. Gotta keep doing shit.

Being involved w/ music for as long as I have has provided lots of interesting/weird/gratifying moments. Not sure what could be any cooler than watching my partner open for ESG though. Doesn't matter how good it is, it is just extraordinarily cool it is happening: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNVU...

Oh shit, I had not imagined things beyond "El Touchy." I very much look forward to understanding what lies beyond ....

This shit is beyond pointless to say at this point but the moment the then non-sitting ex-president met with N1ck Fu3nt3s and K@ny3 it shoulda been the final straw of any kind of ability to retcon this shit. Not even sure what I think that would look like, but here we are.

I still get to play music with & along friends I have known for 25 years plus now. The world has been fucked before & is fucked now & will probably be forever fucked. But good people exist & these are some of them. Glad to know some good people: theusaisamonster.bandcamp.com/track/no-mor...

Another new Black Eyes song. Perhaps they, too, dislike our local vanity project festival. Take a listen and see! m.youtube.com/watch?v=OU8z...

90s album something something something or other. This is the season for this record, though there is no bad season for it. Always felt kind of like an autumnal record to me though. I wish I had gotten to see them live. Gets better with every season that passes: rodan.bandcamp.com/album/rusty

I am pretty sure I cannot be blamed for Charlottesville's concept of the DTM dying, as none of my bands have played there in about 8 years or so. Once upon a time the finger may have been able to be pointed, but since I no longer get booked anywhere near the mall my love of feedback cannot be blamed

My partner only got two pieces of candy with her Sweetwater order. Ominous.

Pretty loaded show on Oct. 4 in Richmond. Lots to recommend so yeah if you are in those parts you should head on out for it.

Hosting this show on Saturday. Hope some VA folks will come out. Organ trio vibes.

Practicing new tunes

This remains an all time great album of its kind. Perfect for this time of year and the late afternoon sun turning into early evening. samprekop.bandcamp.com/album/sam-pr...

Made a bad joke that I realized might get engagement and deleted it instantly. I think I am now actively against having popular posts lol. Except when I post about music, people should like and pay attention to those.

Forgot that I actually posted a track from this ... 7 years ago. This is what some of it would sound like. Life was very different 7 years ago, at least my life was very different. This music tried to make sense of it in some ways. daisqueue.bandcamp.com/track/i

Hey new followers. I'm not so heavy on the "music networking" angle of social media these days. Fine with honest connecting & a shared joy in music generally, but if you're following me simply to expand a network & cast as wide a net as possible please feel free to skip my little neck of the woods.

Been sitting on a Dais Queue record for something like 4 years now. Perhaps this year will be the year I release it. That would mean I may need to play a solo show sometime in the near future also, but I also haven't done that in about 4 years. Time will tell.

November 4th will be here really soon! I’m so grateful for all of the support I’ve received for my campaign for the Charlottesville School Board! If you’d like a yard sign to be delivered to your house, please fill out this request form: forms.gle/QetaCWgsrTou... Thank you! 💚

The excellent Added Dimensions is now playing this bill as well. This will be a very good night as-is, who knows, maybe it will get even better? A good ways off, so who knows where we will all be at but regardless I am glad to have this to look forward to.

I don't know why this shit interests me but seeing a thread get posted on every social media platform someone has an account on clowning a RS article listing the "best' Dead shows and seeing the followers complain about it is very funny. Like, we are 50 years into the "true heads" argument here.

Think I'm gonna listen to this album to try to rally a bit. A life-affirming song in these parts, both due to fond memories of first hearing it & the personal associations it brings but also because it absolutely rules. Being into guitar is goofy except when it isn't. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwi8...

Stoked to hear my new piece performed by Nikel tonight @rhizomedc.bsky.social.

I probably isn't surprising that they are rolling military vehicles by Union Station in DC at this particular time, but people who haven't walked around there probably don't know that the Heritage Foundation has a big building right next to the station essentially. Ground zero for a lot of bullshit.

I'm yet again listening to practice space tracks of my band. It is yet again bringing me some joy. This week recent-ish-history-wise is a real shit one, so the fact that this particular set of people made music yesterday is a gift. @joshkrahn.bsky.social & @averysafecat.bsky.social & Erin all rule.

Details r still shaping up but looks like legendary Charlottesville / Teenbeat Records heart throbs True Love Always are gonna play some shows again & will be gracing town with their presence on Sat., Nov. 22. I'm told this will be the first show here in about 20 years! Radon Abatement & others TBA.

I could police the streets of Georgetown on a Tuesday night after 10pm all by myself.

Funny how you can go on for years just existing with a simple reality and then all of a sudden think "huh, why have I never thought to question this thing until now." Today that though is: what does the "E." in Mark E. Smith's name stand for? I am not sure I want to know mind you, but still.

New Black Eyes coming soon, with the first track up for listening. This is good news to many I imagine: blackeyes.bandcamp.com/album/hostil...

Since @averysafecat.bsky.social mentioned this one I'm gonna share it. We've played together for over 25 years & this is one of the best things we've done together. Oddly enough we played the parts separately/alone but they fit together as if we hadn't. carrymusic.bandcamp.com/track/black-...

This album is very special to me. If you are looking for something helpful to do today (for me) take a listen to it. It is unlike much else I can think of. Not easy listening at times, but as deep and meaningfully put together as this kind of thing gets. Deeply immersive and hypnotic as well imo.

Charlottesville is not admirable in many ways. We suffer the same bullshit a lot of American small cities do & many who live here are selfish/self-interested in spectacularly shitty ways. It is also where I have met some of the best people I have ever known. Proud to know those people.

This is not a hallucination. It is real and was cooked up by real human beings. Sometimes people are alright: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H-f...

like wow! pro-mixed video/audio of the flower/corsano duo from a few weeks ago in manchester. fresh dream-jazz. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDfC...

Organizing old files today & thought Id put up this deep cut country/blues (& a little gospel) mix I made for a local radio show a few years ago. Some completely unknown local artists, stuff from Uni/private archives, YT rips, couple big names too. DB Country/Blues Mix 1 mega.nz/folder/QcRiz...

One of the indignities of moving/looking for a home is reading through a bunch of real estate listings and being reminded that there are people in Charlottesville still pushing the idea that we have a "Midtown."

Forgot it was Bandcamp Friday coming up when I posted this a couple of days ago. Here it is again. Newly reframed as my meager Bandcamp Friday offering. jordanperry1.bandcamp.com/track/until-...

Nice to see Charlottesville do something right now & again, in this case putting one of the town's best bands on a big stage. New Boss is loaded with talented people & are also writing some of the best power-pop/classy rock around. I will be in packing hell preparing for a move, but you should go.

Erin did a great show, which you can listen to for the next couple of weeks at the link here. Hard to take a break from something you do well (and for 8 years!), but luckily for Erin part of the reason she is stopping is that her 3 bands are all very busy & are very good www.wtju.net/recent-shows...

This radio show just started. It just blasted Pylon’s “Dub” into the Au Pairs “Domestic Departure.” Tap in, it is gonna be a good time.

Ayo everbody, tonight is the last Black Circle Revolution that the fabulous Erin O is hosting. She has incredibly deep knowledge, as well as excellent taste. WTJU is losing a major piece of their programming (another one). Give it a listen tonight at 11 (EDT) on wtju.net.

Anyone in RVA have a Soma Lyra-8 I can borrow for a bit?

Erin O is doing her final radio show for some time tomorrow night, which is good for her (she is a very busy person & doing radio from 11pm-1am on a week night is tough) but the radio will be a lesser place without her. She digs up very good stuff on the regular & plays great new stuff constantly.

Erin O turned me onto this band a bit ago, as she got into them when this EP came out. Now every other person I follow elsewhere is posting live clips of them. Next record will be very good I imagine. Some of the cooler guitar playing I've heard in a bit: guidinglightatx.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-ep

Hey this is tonight! Head on out. It will be a good night.