I recently listened to the audiobook version of Cory Doctorow's new book about the phenomenon he calls enshitification, which is what this song is about as well. davidrovics.substack.com/p/enshitific...

My mother, Anne Chamberlain, died at home here in Boston this morning at the age of 87, on the 26th day after she decided to stop eating. (And then directly afterwards a lost Chihuahua appeared.)

I recently listened to the audiobook version of Cory Doctorow's new book about the phenomenon he calls enshitification, which is what this song is about as well. It'll be on Ai Tsuno's upcoming album, Army of Robots. www.patreon.com/posts/enshit...

Congratulations to Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whose landslide election makes a mockery of all the nonsense about most US Jews feeling threatened by pro-Palestinian sentiments. “First We Take New York City” will be on Ai Tsuno’s upcoming album, Army of Robots. davidrovics.substack.com/p/first-we-t...

I have collaborated as a lyricist with a lot of different musicians. One of the ones I've been working with lately is not human. I call her Ai Tsuno. This playlist represents some of my favorites we've done together. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

As far as elections in the US that I'm following go, for the record, if I were a voter in NYC I'd vote for Mamdani for mayor, and if I were a resident of Maine I'd vote for Platner for senate.

What happened to protest songs? Try these 10 new albums, including @davidrovics.bsky.social, who says Australia recognising Palestine was too little, too late www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1441/cu... #protestsongs #protestmusic

What happened to protest songs? Try these 10 new albums, including CHEAP PERFUME PRINCESS NOKIA @benefitstheband.bsky.social @davidrovics.bsky.social @johnlennonofficial.bsky.social @yokoono.bsky.social SUN RUN JAMES BROOK BAKER BOY KIALA & THE AFROBLASTER www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1441/cu...

Mat Ward's latest monthly album review column for Green Left includes one for Songs for Zahid. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1441/cu...

BOSTON and thereabouts: I'm unexpectedly going to be in JP for probably the next few weeks, as a death doula. I can get away here and there if it's somewhere nearby, so if anything's happening that I might want to know about please tell me.

The house concert at Jamie Gage's place in Bethel, Vermont on October 24th, 2025 was recorded brilliantly by Vincent Freeman. Here's our set, very slightly edited, with Jamie's interview with us at the end. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Tuesday: Amherst!

Kamala & I were guests for the better part of 2 hours on Graham Dean's Common Sense Songs show on Berkshire Community Radio a few days ago in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, along with our good friend, Massachusetts-based singer/songwriter Ben Grosscup. www.patreon.com/posts/common...

Is there a chronically-online identitarian cult lurking in the Green Mountains? Let's investigate. open.substack.com/pub/davidrov...

VERMONT: I'm very sorry to say that tonight's planned gig in Plainfield will not be happening, for reasons I'll explain later. In the meantime, here's last night's show from just north of Plainfield, which was professionally livestreamed and recorded. www.youtube.com/live/RbZBCgC...

Friday: Bethel, Vermont!

Friday's concert in Bethel, Vermont will be live on YouTube, for those of you who can't make it to the show! www.youtube.com/live/RbZBCgC...

Due to unforeseen circumstances related to family, I'm sorry to say that I had to cancel our plan to be part of tonight's multiple-bill show at Young Ethel's in Brooklyn, NY. We will be back on the road tomorrow in Great Barrington, however!

Here's Kamala and I singing "the War Machine" at the Friends Meeting House in Manhattan last weekend. youtu.be/kCY0CgltVME?...

Sunday: New York, New York!

I had a wonderful hour-long conversation with Sam and Amal on their radio show the other day. Here's the interview archived on the net. www.amalillustration.com/radio/archiv...

Here's my latest column at the @goodmenproject.bsky.social including @joe-solo.bsky.social @jesse-welles.bsky.social @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social ‪ @evangreer.bsky.social @missmargoprice.bsky.social ‪ @delilahbon.bsky.social ‪ @davidrovics.bsky.social goodmenproject.com/featured-con...

Saturday: Boston!

Friday: Eastham, at the tip of Cape Cod!

Two fabulous events coming right up in NYC that I'm honored to be participating in! open.substack.com/pub/sanderhi...

The revolution may or may not begin with a panel discussion, but this one on Sunday afternoon in Manhattan will be a really excellent one! The lineup has changed a bit, here's the new graphic. If you know folks in NYC please share!

Western media reports on trouble Hamas is having finding the buried bodies of Israeli captives, while universally avoiding any mention of how these Israelis died, or of Israel's systematic practice of not releasing corpses of Palestinians the IDF kills. Dishonest journalism.

BOSTON: We're looking forward to doing a concert on Saturday in Copley Square. REQUEST: I have a few relatives coming in to spend a few days in Boston, and additional lodging is needed. Does anybody have a room for a nice relative of mine to stay in, by chance?

There are a lot of great gigs coming up all over New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont, but the one in Brooklyn is definitely the one that will rock the hardest! davidrovics.com/tour

Tuesday: WOODSTOCK, New York!

Scott Harris interviewed me a few days ago for the Counterpoint public affairs radio show. We talked about the situation in Portland and other things. btlonline.org/portland-tru...

My sister Bonnie and the one my children call Granny Annie were in the house last night in New Bedford! Next stop: Ithaca! davidrovics.com/tour

New album, SONGS FOR ZAHID, is now up on Spotify and other music streaming platforms.

Friday: Ithaca, New York! davidrovics.com/tour

Arrr! We're in New Bedford, Massachusetts! davidrovics.com/tour

Thursday: New Bedford, Massachusetts!

What's that up there? Why it's the Ministry of Culture, floating in a hot air balloon to their next gig, tomorrow in New Bedford! davidrovics.com/tour

I just found a trove of photos Ian Cassidy sent me two years ago, which I managed to miss until now! I'm hoping for gigs in Denmark in the spring, so I thought I'd share this one. I believe I was entering the stage area at an Enhedslisten event in Copenhagen...

At the end of today I'll be on the east coast, where the Ministry of Culture will be very busily doing shows all over NY and New England for the rest of October! davidrovics.com/tour

Music is the beating heart of any social movement. A movement that sings together grows. One that doesn't shrinks. If these are sentiments that ring true to you, take a moment to share the post that is pinned to all of my socials, about our NE US tour, on now!

Another world is possible, and if you sing with us, you can feel her breathing. If we can sing together, we are capable of much more collective action after that! Come join the Ministry of Culture -- we're on tour all over NY & New England October 9-28. davidrovics.com/tour

On Monday I fly to the east coast where I’ll be playing gigs until the end of the month, but in the meantime, I’m in Portland for one more Sunday neighborhood vigil for Gaza, where I’ll be with guitar. Come sing with me, Portland!

For those of you in Massachusetts living in or thinking about visiting Cape Cod, the Ministry of Culture will be making a very rare visit to Eastham, near the end of the peninsula, on October 17th. davidrovics.com/tour

We have shows all over New York and New England coming right up, including this fundraiser in a cozy Yemeni cafe on Long Island. davidrovics.com/tour

We have a lot of great gigs this month all over the northeastern US. I'm especially excited about Boston, because if the stars align properly, we'll have a special guest on banjo! Also the show at CCB is FREE or by donation, both IRL & online. www.eventbrite.com/e/ccb-in-con...

October in the northeast now includes a show in Long Island, too! Now confirmed are 5 gigs in the state of New York, 5 in every corner of Massachusetts, 1 in Connecticut and 1 in Vermont, with still one or two more possibly to be confirmed.

I've got plane tickets for Dec/Jan gigs in Austin, Atlanta, and Bisbee. Specific towns and dates that would be especially great to add to the plan would be Dec 12-14 in Dallas, Waco, Houston, and/or San Marcos, TX, Dec 21 in Knoxville, TN and Jan 4 in Tucson, AZ. Hit me up!

Air traffic controllers willing, we'll soon be on the east coast! The NE US tour has come together brilliantly. There are still a likely couple more gigs I'll be adding to the list soon, but this is the gist of it. Please spread the word! The people need music!

TEXAS, GEORGIA, & ARIZONA: I'll be in Austin on Dec 11, Atlanta on Dec 20, Bisbee on Jan 3. I would love to do other gigs around those dates in other parts of Texas, Georgia (or NC or TN), and Arizona (or NM), but if that's going to happen I need to hear from people ASAP!

ARIZONA: I shall be singing at a little festival of political music on January 3rd in Bisbee! More details on that soon. But for now, is there anyone in Tucson, Phoenix, Prescott, Flagstaff or elsewhere in the state who might want to organize a gig for right around then?