Relatable.

Ack! It’s so hard to know what to post about these days. These are dark times, my friends. I don’t know what else to say. 🖤

WTF.

I'm performing at the Sooke Music Festival this Saturday, August 9th at 6pm. If you're in the south Vancouver Island area, please come. I've been rehearsing with 3 Victoria-based musicians (Alana on bass, Avi on drums and Vince on keys) and they'll be joining me at the festival. Can’t wait!

Heartbreaking. 💔

One of the many reasons I’ve stopped releasing music on Spotify.

Big thanks to @theretweeter.bsky.social for spinning my song! ❤️

France, UK, Canada, Portugal, Australia, Andorra, Australia, Finland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Portugal, San Marino, Malta, and Slovenia will recognize or formally back Palestine as a state at the UN this September. #3E #FreePalestine

New song out on Bandcamp yesterday for #bandcampfriday. ‘Non-Fungible Love’ Subscribe for more goodies like this. 
*Not available on Spotify or Amazon. Will be release on other streaming platforms (e.g., Tidal, Apple Music) at a later date. www.patreon.com/kelefleming www.bandcamp.com/kelefleming

Yup, I wore lobster pants @ the Fox Cabaret show last week! My power pants lol. Seriously though, the pants came to symbolize something much more than a performance gimmick. Free post this week on Patreon. If you click thru, pls take the time to subscribe. Free or paid, every subscription helps. 💕

Such a great reminder! Local and small producers are always better, without question. 🐝

Excited to play with my band tonite at the Fox Cabaret in Vancouver! Doing something a little different, kinda Doorsesque as a 3-piece (guitar, keys and drums) without bass tonite. Fun!

This is comforting. ‘The new is already here. The old is just making a lot of noise dying.’ Eckhart Tolle

Right?! I’m starting radical detanglement and detachment from my phone. I read something yesterday that horrified me…The average person burns up 20 years of their life staring at a phone. The irony of me staring at my phone to write and share this post is not lost on me. 😞

Excited to be part of the Open Air Concert Series tomorrow night with my pal Matthew Presidente at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in Coquitlam. 6pm!

One of my very favourite things is to come upon bees sleeping sweetly in flowers at the end of the day. My sister Tracy says she read that the ones sleeping in flowers at the end of the day are the bees at end of life. So, say thank you bee for all you do and good bye. And, that’s what I do. 💕🐝

I’m putting my money where my mouth is! I cancelled my monthly Spotify subscription. $23.99 Canadian Dollars less per month going towards building killing machines. Oh, and if you've seeing this for the first time, please respond to the poll on Patreon - www.patreon.com/posts/132945...

Peek-a-boo.

On Bluesky its easy to spot the MAGA aligned accounts pretending to be progressive or democrats, simply post Israeli and Russian criticism or content calling out war crimes or other criminal activity and watch who comes out of the woodwork. Very simple.

Fantastic article and summary of how many indie musicians like me are grappling with the ethics of contributing to the streaming giant Spotify that funds the war machine. I’m out!

Saturated.

Spotify+drones+war= not a world I wanna support with my hard-earned money.

Are you ready for what comes next?

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Also included in this update…’Amazon Prime Day sales on the first day are down 41% compared to last year.’ It’s a start. Gotta hit these guys where it hurts.

Perhaps the algo was in my favour this time round?

Gracie looks into your soul and sees the urgent optimism you carry for the future and says ‘Keep going.’

I need 2 subscribers to reach 100 on Patreon. Wanna help me get there? If you’re following me here, I’d love it if you joined me there. It’s free to join though you can join one of the paid tiers if you want to/feel you can. Join me! www.patreon.com/kelefleming?...

What an absolute pleasure it was to collaborate with @lostsignaltunes.bsky.social 🐝 Love the remix Matt did of ‘Vanishing of Bees’.

Should I take my music off of Spotify? I want your opinion. I really do. I posted about on my Patreon & sent out a poll. Low pay, proliferation of AI-generated music and now investments in military tech has all but clinched it for me. But, I wanna hear from you! www.patreon.com/posts/132945...

Big love to Longevity John Falkner and his team at The 39 Days of July Fest. Thanks so much for having Matty Presidente and I and for everything you do to create spaces for art, music and culture to flourish!

I’m honoured! Thanks so much @bobkitt.bsky.social ✨💕

Summer is upon us & it seems a season of heat & fire & war is upon us too. Has there ever been a season in human history when there hasn't been war? Oh how I wish for that. I'm planning for a quiet summer, staying mostly close to home with a few shows planned - www.patreon.com/posts/131639...

Fall of the empire is upon us. Are you ready? Build community, show love and kindness, learn or hone your food growing and survival skills, support those with less. These basics of human life and society are more powerful than amassing wealth, hoarding and hating.

It's not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it." - Martin Luther King Jr.

Keep making art.

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Still not fully grasping this space. One day I’ll figure it out or maybe I won’t.

Are ya following me on Patreon yet? www.patreon.com/kelefleming

Next week I’ll be kicking off a series of lyrical deep dives in my green room on Patreon. First up is ‘Turing Test’…The song dives into the complexities of AI, self-awareness, human identity & the boundaries between the human & the artificial. Subscribe to read - www.patreon.com/kelefleming

Good advice from my Gracie.

Big love to @rootsmusiccanada.bsky.social for spotlighting my most recent release. Ft. Art Bergmann. ❤️🖤 @thatericalper.com

My #iwantmynas pick of the week is ‘If Only’ by @bobkitt.bsky.social because of the fantastic acoustic and electric guitars in the song. Such guitar mastery. Check it out! @newartistspotlight.bsky.social @mroddzo.bsky.social #indiemusic open.spotify.com/track/2Lp3iS...

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Honoured to be your @newartistspotlight.bsky.social pick of the week @richallenmusic.bsky.social 💕 Thank you!

I sang for my parents at their Celebration of Life over the weekend. To be honest, this was one of the hardest things I’ve done. It’s hard to describe...My emotions were all jumbled up & out of focus leading up to the moment I opened my mouth to sing… Read more - www.patreon.com/posts/129658...

@danmanganmusic.com is shining light in dark times with his latest. Check it out!

These are dangerous days.

Love this. ✨❤️

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