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Thou, The Body, Chasma, Cower, Backspace

2012-01-18T12:25:00.000-08:00

A show from last week! I skipped drawing a few shows from last fall in order to catch up on more recent shows such as this:

Eight Bells, Transient, Daniel Menche, Mississippi Studios

2012-01-18T12:22:00.000-08:00

A recent show! From weekend before last!

Feedback Catch-up: Sloths, Cower, Grandfather

2012-01-09T19:42:00.000-08:00

Another old show from last summer: Limp Wrist, Lebenden Toten, Trauma, Bellicose Minds

2012-01-09T19:41:00.000-08:00

Feedback Comics End-of-2011 (mostly) Portland Records Round-up!

2011-12-21T11:53:00.000-08:00

As the year comes to an end, a shitload of bands crap out a ton of dope records, emptying my wallet, and keeping local record stores in business. Thanks for making me broke guys! Like Jesus said, money is the root of all evil.

Abolitionist
It Used to Rain LP

This is a concept album set in the near future during the upcoming water crisis. The lyrics are about guarding a water tank with an AK-47, riots, fires, thirst, and literally killing people for a drink. Folksy strumming kicks out the jams sounding like Against Me! or some catchy Avail singalong. However, all the mid tempo palm-muting and political / environmental content recalls bands like Fuel and Fugazi. Lastly, the singer has a nasally voice that sounds like Blink 182 or NOFX. Abolitionist is a trio (my favorite ensemble) and has crystal-clear song structures similar to pop punk trios like Jawbreaker. I'm already playing air guitar on the first listen! The vinyl comes with a CD and a poster. KICKING

Adelitas
No Hay Descanso LP

On the folk tip, the album begins with a countrified alternating bass line. Thankfully, the beautiful reverbed-out guitar work keeps up for a few minutes before breaking into gut-busting crust. I love the art production which is a brown cardboard gatefold screen-printed in two colors on both sides. Screen-printing the lyric sheet is so fucking punk. It's like, "I don't give a shit if you can read this or not but here it is!" Surprisingly, the lyrics are totally legible and translated from Spanish into English, so mad props for that. Alternating male and female vocals, a Central American perspective, and a fusion of musical styles make this a record that is furious, refreshing, and danceable. KICKING

Arctic Flowers
Reveries LP

Mint green vinyl is just awesome! Arctic Flowers continue their ripping trajectory of spiraling, spinning guitar melodies, chugging bass lines, ride cymbals, and driving beats. Quick, desperate tempos show a hardcore punk aesthetic while dark moods, suspenseful arrangements, and powerful singing vocals recall an era when punk barely even had a name. I wish everyone would play guitar like Stan. RIPPING

Blood Beach
The Return of the Curse of the Creature's Ghost LP

This band inevitably gets a house party dancing with bouncy, psychedelic surf-garage pop involving theremin, mandolin, saxophone, and a host of instruments. Short and concise, none of the tunes drawl on for too long and a dizzying array of effects and tempos keeps them distinct and separate, each with it's own mood and attitude. The guitar tones are fuzzy and a low-fi jam aesthetic pervades the recording, but the arrangements have a seasoned pop sensibility reminding me of Weezer, BOOM!, or Big Black Cloud. Punk points alert: silk-screened album cover artwork by singer/guitarist/cartoonist Shane. The lyrics come as a folded-up little zine booklet. Oh, and it's a one-sided record. KICKING

Company
Die on This Island LP

I saw Company play in an earlier formation known as Anchor Down. I decided they were ripping, kicking, and slamming, which translates to, "they sounded like Jawbreaker or Hot Water Music." Company sounds like a bunch of big dudes, with big bellies, who maybe drive trucks, drink whisky, and know how to fire a shotgun. I don't think any of that is bad. In fact, I'd rather be in their company than anywhere else when the shit hits the fan. They can belt out some big booming "whoa-oh-oh"'s while ripping shit up on guitar. KICKING

Danava
Hemisphere of Shadows LP

This reminds me of the Bubblepuppy video on Paperrad.org where a cartoon puppy blows bubbles out of its butt while riding atop the Mystery Machine hippie bus. Endless riffage drips over an interstellar lattice of outer-space bass. Danava is so shredding they sound EXACTLY like Black Sabbath, fuckin' Nazareth, Pentagram, Thin Lizzy, Diamond Head, and all that sweet 70's vintage metal shit. This record will make you wanna wear a headband, sunglasses, smoke a doob, drive in a hot rod, smash things, and light shit on fire. Going through life without experiencing this record would be like missing out on your best teenage years. SHREDDING

Deathcharge
Love Was Born to an Early Death LP

This is kind of like Ian Drury backed by a thrash band, or, as popular lingo would have it, "Death in June meets Discharge." Some of this is way too fast and furious to be considered goth music, but that just what it is: d-beat for goths. With a varied line-up over the years, Deathcharge seems something of a Portland institution. The slow, pensive intro to the last track makes it clear that this is the best track of the album. More gloom, less Doom! HITTING

Elitist LP
Fear in a Handful of Dust LP

This record starts out slow and heavy like stoner metal, but with no real groove. Instead, they play a slowed down death-metal drone filled with bends and false harmonics. I kept switching the record speed from 33 to 45 so it would play at a more upbeat mid tempo groove rather than dinosaur-stuck-in-molasses speed. The vocals and guitar tones are twisted and ugly, and the drums pummel and roll like a herd of bison going over a cliff. The art is just black on a white background and there's no insert or lyric sheet in the record. I have the feeling that Elitist don't care, so it's funny that there's a sticker on the packaging explaining what the album sounds like and that it "includes collectable dropcard with free mp3s." HITTING

Liturgy
Aesthetica LP

While not even from Portland Liturgy is a band with so much buzz, I had to check them out. If Battles and Lightning Bolt teamed up to play a howling black Metal math-rock opera, it would sound like Liturgy. The graphic design on the album artwork reminds me of Man Is The Bastard because of all the super-bold borders. Extensive use of arial fonts seem to spit in the face of pre-existing "black metal" imagery. MIND-MELTING

Ripper
Into Oblivion LP

"There's a burning in the night / a siren's song to ignite / and it's alright." Ripper is some good time rock'n'roll. Fast beats and blues riffs spell the M-word, which I will try not to mention here, but the singer sounds like a younger Lemmy. Shredding on all three instruments, this trio packs such an energetic punch, you'll need to turn the stereo up all the way to do it justice. The best part is that the songs never slow down; the album plays with such unrelenting speed that you get swept up with it. No power ballads; just straight headbanging 'til dawn. The sleeve is a gatefold covered by the mad skills of heavy metal artist Halseycaust. RIPPING (Duh)

Witch Mountain
South of Salem LP

With rad cover artwork, which is a unholy map of Oregon by Skinner, this slab of wax features six tracks of smoky, stony, crushing, thunderous Blues-driven metal crooned over by the powerful female vocals. The heavy, lumbering groove of these tunes recalls Sleep without the psychedelic San Francisco vibe. Imagine of Sleep were even slower with long pauses between the notes, more massive, stark, and desolate. SMOKING

Releases either unavailable or beyond funding restrictions at time of press:

Bellicose Minds 7"
Bi-Marks LP
Murderess LP
Red Fang LP
Salted City 7"
Trauma LP
Yob - Atma LP

Key (It's all about the SONGS):
SHITTING * (zero-one stars) Shitty: Insulting
HITTING ** (two stars) Okay: No real standout tracks
KICKING *** (three stars) Good: A few good tracks
RIPPING / SHREDDING **** (four stars) Excellent: Multiple standout tracks make this an album worthy of purchase
MIND-MELTING ***** (five stars) What the fuck is this?: Redefines the boundaries of musical categories

Old ass show: Moral Hex, Cat Party, and the Estranged

2011-12-16T19:33:00.000-08:00

I've been in grad school so that took over my life for the past few months. Now that the quarter is over, I can catch up on some shows I went to this summer. Talk about backlog!

FEEDBACK 10 OUT NOW!!!

2011-09-18T17:13:00.001-07:00

Twenty show reviews (Rabbits, Witch Mountain, Sloths, Nether Regions, Wizard Rifle, Yob, The Ex, Lightning Bolt, Weekend Nachos, Asta Kask, Undergang, Acephalix, and more) in comics format, 26 zine reviews, six record reviews, and some really nice letters.
Right now this is only available from me for $2:
John Isaacson / Feedback
PO Box 42041
Portland, Oregon 97242

Sloths, Wizard Rifle, Dark Castle, Yob at Branx

2011-09-18T17:10:00.001-07:00

Apathy Towards Flies vs. Honduran at Saratoga

2011-08-16T07:22:00.000-07:00

Asta Kask, Hellshock, Arctic Flowers at East End

2011-08-16T07:21:00.001-07:00

Confessions, Negative Queen, Atrocity Exhibition at East End

2011-08-16T07:17:00.000-07:00

Yuin, Sloths, Mustaphamoid at Burgerville

2011-08-15T22:08:00.000-07:00

Witch Mountain, Nether Regions, Rabbits, Wizard Rifle at Backspace

2011-08-05T07:15:00.000-07:00

CH3, Clackamas Baby Killers, Rum Rebellion, Ether Circus at Plan B

2011-07-10T15:20:00.000-07:00

The Ex and Death Senetnce Panda at the Doug Fir

2011-06-20T18:16:00.000-07:00

VILE HORRENDOUS AERIAL BOMBARDMENT, Dove Asylum, Arctic Flowers, Lebenden Toten, Nether Regions

2011-05-14T16:56:00.000-07:00

Ripper, Bi mArks, Mundo Muerto at DUNES

2011-05-14T16:41:00.000-07:00

LIGHTNING BOLT at HOLOCENE

2011-04-30T13:24:00.000-07:00

Pyroklast and Trauma at the KNOW and then Stagbitten at Pocket Sandwich

2011-04-30T13:09:00.000-07:00

Yob, Rabbits, Norska, Branx

2011-04-30T13:06:00.001-07:00

Valkyrie Rodeo, Palo Verde, and APATHY TOWARDS FLIES at THE KNOW

2011-04-30T12:53:00.000-07:00

Forgetters, Street Eaters, and Social Graces at Branx

2011-02-24T07:10:00.000-08:00

Ratface, Desperate Hours, and Bi-Marks at Dunes

2011-02-24T07:08:00.000-08:00

Acephalix, Anhedonist, and Knelt Rote at the Know

2011-02-24T07:06:00.000-08:00

Negative Standards (ex-Acts of Sedition) and Raw Nerves at Fuckett's

2011-01-19T10:34:00.001-08:00

Top Ten PDX LPs of 2010 part 1

2011-01-09T14:51:00.000-08:00

In 2010, so many Portland bands put out full-length records on local independent labels that I feel compelled to support by listing a few of them here:

BOOM!
s/t
Hovercraft Records

The catchy, crunchy rhythmic opening hook reminds me of Weezer's "Hash Pipe." When the drums come in, they make your head bounce. The vocals are super blown-out and chant along with the beat, almost like a rap song, but he's totally singing like Lil' Pocketknife. It has the lo-fi effect of Japanther singing into a telephone receiver, but the melody of a teenage Biz Markie. I had to go downstairs and listen to my housemate's No Age record to make sure BOOM! doesn’t sound like No Age, because they're from Riverside originally. But aside from being blown-out and fuzzy they don’t sound like No Age at all. No Age is like Sonic Youth, and BOOM! is like… Cypress Hill, on the Judgement Night soundtrack. A recurrent lyrical theme is drugs. Lots of chanting like Mano Chau about "marijuana." Songs like "Pills" and "Jim Morrison" suggest extra-curricular activities. This record has not left my turntable for a week. I just keep flipping it over and over. It's my jam. BOOM! rules.

Guantanamo Baywatch
Postcard from the Tar Pitz
Hovercraft Records

Okay the name of this record is funny to me, because when I grew up in California there was a "surfer gang" called "Tar Pits" from Carpinteria. They even had a gang logo. It was a "T" and a "P" overlapping. Duh. I guess Guantanamo Baywatch is what those dudes wish they could sound like if they formed a band, even though they were all into Pink Floyd and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Guantanamo Baywatch is reverb-drenched Ventures-esque surf rock. If you don't know The Ventures, think Pulp Fiction, or that song "Wipe Out." I guess they've been through a few line-up changes since I last saw them because it looks they lost a guitarist and changed a drummer. By the way, the drums also rule on this record. I mean, the guitars are what you would expect from a surf rock band: Lots of virtuostic note-twiddling and twangly, careening "Wipe Out" melodies. But the drums have these tight-ass fills on the snare that just clean your clock. So if you ever want to have a beach party in your living room, put on the Guantanamo Baywatch. And by party, I mean dance, and by dance I mean sex. Check out these song titles, "Cum Fart Food" "Tits and Twatz" "Whoa Babes!"

The Estranged
The Subliminal Man
Dirtnap Records

Okay, what can I say about the Estranged that hasn't been said already? These are tightly-wound, driving songs about paranoia, paganism, and alienation. If you ever liked those kick-ass 80's goth bands like Skeletal Family or Ghost Dance, you might like The Estranged. No, not those goofy kooky bongo-playing goth bands, but the cool ones that fucking rocked perfect intense driving songs with those dope melodies like The Cure. Speaking of The Cure, you can’t really talk about The Estranged without talking about amazing song-writing. The guitar melodies suck you in to whirling vacuum, a piercing ray of light, like a laser. Then there's a break and a pause with that desperate singing, then BANG! back with that melody. Back and forth a few times. Then the chorus explodes. There are a few dreary mid-tempo numbers on this sophomore disc, but those songs balance out the intensity of the driving, trance-inducing songs.

Autistic Youth
Idle Minds
Dirtnap Records

Yeah! Throw a Molotov cocktail at a cop car! Following in the tradition of Black Flag and Born Against, you can feel the rage of Autistic Youth at a city where people are frequently shot and killed by the police. Isn't that what punk is all about anyway? Confronting uncomfortable issues head on? The delivery is expedited and enforced by melodic bass and plenty of "Whoa-oh-oh-oh"s. Doesn't Bad Religion call those "oozin aahs"? Autistic Youth are no D-beat, pummel-the-snare punx. There is huge element of pop flavor in the catchy melodies. Combine that with East Bay punx Rancid-sounding bass lines, plenty of rage, and choppy pounding hand-clapping rhythms, and you have anthems for skateboarders, graffiti artists, activists, reformers, Mokeywrenchers, system-fuckers, and anyone else who might have that "fight-or-flight" instinct when the cops are around.

Purple Rhinestone Eagle
The Great Return
Stankhouse Records

There's not much to not like about Purple Rhinestone Eagle. I've seen them live a bunch of times and they shred with bombastic drums and elegant-yet-heavy guitar melodies. It's easy to hear a heavy Black Sabbath influence, but it's way more complex than that. If you really know your 70's metal, you might be calling out Pentagram or Witchcraft. And witches they are. From the nature-inspired earthen imagery on the album artwork, to the anti-civilization lyrics, Purple Rhinestone Eagle has a clear message that hearkens back to an age before written language. The laid-back stomping rhythm and crunchy bass melodies turn crushingly heavy on "Burn It Down" calling for a return to nature. Okay, dare, I say it? The wah-wah pedal just came in, and the guitar tone's warm flame and soaring vocals remind me of what I love about Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix is God, but Purple Rhinestone Eagle is the Goddess.

The Estranged, Thee Headliners, The Neat at The World Famous Kenton Club

2010-12-28T22:39:00.000-08:00

Bill Skins Fifth and Lee Corey Oswald

2010-12-28T22:36:00.001-08:00

Dear other bands that played this show,

Sorry I missed you. It seemed like it was going to be a good show. Maybe one day if I am lucky I will get to see Danger Death Ray and Fools Rush.

Nun Chuksky, Mark Sparkles, Sista Sekunden

2010-11-19T11:05:00.000-08:00

Age, Nerveskade, Hellshock, Ripper, Deathraid

2010-11-19T11:04:00.000-08:00

Desperate Hours, Deathcharge, Tragedy, Deviated Instinct at Satyricon

2010-10-15T08:39:00.000-07:00

Frozen Body, Oscillating Innards, Redneck, Unexamine

2010-10-15T08:37:00.000-07:00

This show was transcendental

CLITfest PDX 2010

2010-10-15T08:32:00.001-07:00

An old comic from this summer. I used colored pencil cause I was sick of how long it takes to do color in Photoshop. No, I don't have a Wacom tablet. Or whatever it's called. Also, I don't have a scanner. That's why I spend so much time at the Independent Publishing Resource Center. I'll be teaching comics there starting in November, taking over Nicole Georges class.

Japanther, Night Shade at TBA

2010-09-25T13:43:00.000-07:00

Punch, Ceremony at Satyricon

2010-09-25T13:21:00.000-07:00

Fun Yeti, The Tagalongs, Copy Scam at Backspace

2010-09-25T13:19:00.000-07:00

Cat Party, Bellicose Minds, Autistic Youth at Dunes

2010-09-25T13:18:00.000-07:00

Bi-Marks house show

2010-09-05T15:09:00.001-07:00

Tragedy, Arctic Flowers and Bellicose Minds at the Know

2010-09-05T15:06:00.000-07:00

Evangelist at Plan B

2010-09-05T15:03:00.000-07:00

Here's a comic posted awhile back on local.com

The Depths, Bad At Best, Lordy Lords, Vangrancy, Ro Sham Bo PART TWO

2010-08-22T20:46:00.001-07:00

The Depths, Bad At Best, Lordy Lords, Vangrancy, Ro Sham Bo PART ONE

2010-08-22T20:44:00.001-07:00

la ursss, the estranged, autistic youth at blackwater records

2010-08-22T20:43:00.001-07:00

Ecoli, Nerveskade, Migraine, Basement Animal, AAA at a house

2010-08-22T20:42:00.001-07:00

Jonny X and The Groadies - 4th of July show with Thrones and Purple Rhinestone (who i missed)

2010-07-15T19:49:00.001-07:00

Feedback is in color now because it's being published at localcut.com

Grindzebo - Dr Loomis, Supebad, Knelt Rote, and Ritual Necromancy - oh, and Lunge

2010-07-15T19:47:00.000-07:00

Gone to Croatoan, Hazard's Cure, RAw Nerves, This Runs in Blood, Transient at the Brick Shit House Part 1

2010-06-26T10:56:00.001-07:00

Gone to Croatoan, Raw Nerves, THis Runs In Blood, Transient part. 2

2010-06-26T10:53:00.001-07:00

MIKEY MIKEY BAD AT BEST IN A GARAGE

2010-06-26T10:51:00.000-07:00

The Communion, Transient, Lunge at the Know

2010-05-27T11:34:00.000-07:00

Ludicra, Jonny X and the Groadies at Berbati's Pan

2010-05-27T11:33:00.002-07:00

Brutal Truth, Transient, Ritual Necromancy, and Streetwalker at Satyricon

2010-05-27T11:33:00.001-07:00

Unrestrained, Surroundings, Caulfield, and Raw Nerves at Laughing Horse Books

2010-05-27T11:32:00.001-07:00

Polka Dot Dot Dot and Church at Ron Tom's

2010-05-18T14:52:00.000-07:00

I forgot my bike lock at this show so i just locked my bike by clipping my helmet around the bike and a post. It didn't get stolen; Portland is so safe it's ridiculous.

Who am I: DRI at Satyricon

2010-05-18T14:51:00.001-07:00

Stagbitten, Tiny Knives, and Magic Johnson at the Black Rose Infoshop

2010-05-18T14:49:00.000-07:00

Stagbitten pt.2: Magic Johnson at Black Rose & Wildildlife at Dekum Manor

2010-05-18T14:47:00.000-07:00

Vivd Sekt, OK?, Crime Desire at Rocco's Pizza

2010-05-18T14:43:00.000-07:00

Lecherous Gaze (ex-Annihilation Time) and Ripper at Plan B

2010-05-18T14:41:00.001-07:00

Grass Widow, Purple Rhinestone Eagle, STLS, Natures

2010-03-07T10:12:00.000-08:00

Stagbitten, Johnny X and the Groadies, Thrones

2010-03-07T10:11:00.001-08:00

Bastard Noise

2010-03-07T10:10:00.001-08:00

Eyehategod, Aldebaran, Plutocracy, Superbad

2010-03-07T10:09:00.000-08:00

The Corpse, Desperate Hours, Nerveskade

2010-03-07T10:07:00.000-08:00

Rum Rebellion, Nux Vomica, Embrace the Kill

2010-03-07T10:06:00.000-08:00

Ripper, Nerveskade

2010-03-07T10:05:00.001-08:00

Former Ghosts, Cold Cave

2010-03-07T10:04:00.000-08:00

Under My Wheels, Alice Cooper cover band

2010-03-07T10:03:00.000-08:00

Purple Rhinestone Eagle, 1776, Marionettes of Satan

2010-03-07T10:02:00.000-08:00

Feedback #666

2010-02-23T23:44:00.000-08:00

All these February posts from 2010 represent some of the Feedback comix from the new issue #6 available from Last Gasp (now) and Microcosm (soon) - just search by "isaacson" - or directly from me! I am really happy with this issue, as it is bigger than normal, and includes flyer art and letters from Aaron Cometbus and Robert Eggplant, and even has a few comics in it I haven't managed to scan and post (yet). Feedback 6 even got a pretty good review (and pic) in Maximum RocknRoll's photo issue!
Sorry for the months-long delay! I got busy between Writers-In-The-Schools, teaching screenprinting at Em Space, laying out the new Xtra Tuf #6 (Greenhorn issue), and a whole ton of poster projects you can see soon on my website.

Nun Chucksky, Adelitas

2010-02-23T23:41:00.000-08:00

Abandon, Transient, Desperate Hours, Dogs Holy Life

2010-02-23T23:37:00.000-08:00

Artistery Birthday Party: Boom, Purple Rhinestone Eagle, Guantanamo Baywatch

2010-02-23T23:34:00.000-08:00

Ceremony, Cruel Hand

2010-02-23T23:31:00.000-08:00

Cokebust, Sickfix, Honduran

2010-02-23T23:28:00.000-08:00

Wax Fingers, Experimental Dental School

2010-02-23T23:23:00.000-08:00

Desperate Hours, Nerveskade

2010-02-23T23:18:00.000-08:00

ENFORCER

2010-02-23T23:14:00.000-08:00

Anchor Down, Mike Park, Classics of Love

2010-02-23T23:12:00.000-08:00

Trans AM, Polvo, MFNW

2010-02-23T23:08:00.000-08:00

Superbad, Transient, Magrudergrind, Order of the Vulture, Unholy Grave

2010-02-23T23:05:00.000-08:00

Zydeco Gamblers and Karl Denson at the Blues Festival

2009-09-04T07:54:00.001-07:00

Glass Moustache and Gameshow at the Artistery

2009-09-04T07:50:00.000-07:00

Amebix, Poison Idea, Nux Vomica

2009-09-04T07:42:00.000-07:00

FAR

2009-09-04T07:41:00.001-07:00

Time Based Art festival 2008!!!

2009-09-04T07:33:00.000-07:00

Okay, I know this is way old, but it got lost in my sketchbook and I just finished inking it. Special thanks to Sarah Dougher for taking me to this awesome event.

This Bomb is a Bike Pipe and Grass Widow at Satyricon; Neighborhood Star and Sad Horse at Backspace

2009-06-07T19:25:00.000-07:00

Parts and Labor, and the Gowns at Barackspace

2009-06-07T19:23:00.000-07:00

Indisgust, Inhaste, Superbad, and Jason from Friday the 13th at Plan B (I only live there)

2009-06-07T19:20:00.003-07:00

40 bands in 40 seconds at Rotture

2009-06-07T19:20:00.001-07:00

Comadre, Cower, and Death AD at Food Fight Bakery

2009-06-07T19:18:00.000-07:00

Ottoman at the Twilight

2009-06-07T19:17:00.001-07:00

MDC, Criminal Damage, Salted City, and Plan B

2009-06-03T20:28:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Rachel who got me to come out to this show, even though she was sick and Mike and Erik G. who came out...... Apologies to all the bands

Elitist, Against Empire, Iskra, at a house

2009-06-03T20:23:00.000-07:00

raddest house show ever. Anyone know if Iskra is from Sweden or Canada?

Agent Orange, Coldbringer, Riot Cop and Plan B

2009-06-03T20:20:00.000-07:00

i listened to too much still life when I was a kid.

AMEBIX!!!!!!!!!!!! at Neumo's in Seattle

2009-06-03T20:17:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Mike Ruehle for driving, Karolina and Karina for letting us crash at their house, and Amy and her homies for drinking and playing pool with us

life.death.iron lung.at mississippi pizza.with tragedy, lebanon, and extortion

2009-06-03T20:14:00.000-07:00

Accompanied by the inimitable Dylan Williams and the lovely Ms. Brooke Appler at this show

No Age, Eat Skull, Gun Costume at Worksoundguywastrashed

2009-05-30T14:38:00.001-07:00

I'm trying out a new page format, since this project is shaping up to be more of a "zine" than a "blog." I chose the four-panel square format to appeal to more weekly newspapers, but since I don't get around to submitting them very much, I might as well add more panels to capture all those special moments.

Better late than never!

2009-05-30T14:09:00.000-07:00

The reason I have been lagging about posting is that I was on tour with Microcosm Publishing for most of April and May. I draw twelve of these comics all at once. So pretty soon I'll dumping another twelve show comics up in here. I'm also trying to post more recent shows (these last three were all last year!) So look out for some No Age and Amebix comics coming up!

Final Warning, Warcry, Guided (Gilded?) Cradle, Autistic Youth, and Satyricon

2009-05-30T14:06:00.000-07:00