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Jason will be repping the SWIZ BOOK ( @akashicbooks ) this Sunday, April 19, 11:00-Noon, at the LA times Festival of Books at USC. He will join “Even the Good Girls Will Cry” author and Hole / Smashing Pumpkins bassist, Melissa Auf Der Maur @xmadmx plus “Tearing Down the Orange Curtain” co-author, Daniel Kohn @ocpunkbook for a one-hour session moderated by Nate Jackson titled “Documenting the Underground: Stories from the Front Lines of Rock.” Book signing to follow! USC/Hoffman Hall Edison Auditorium 701 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90089 MORE INFO: * Please note that indoor venues require a ticket so that we can control the capacity of the room. There is a nominal fee to reserve a ticket in advance. Tickets may be reserved either online at latimes.com/fob starting Sunday, April 12, or at ticket booth #390 on the day of, while supplies last. Also, there is a stand-by line at each indoor venue where un-ticketed attendees can wait to gain entry to the event if seats are available.

BANDCAMP FRIDAY… Small batch of extra LPs from the @swiz_dc box set are now available from @dischordrecords … debut 12” and “Rejects / Down / With Dave” (3x7’s on a 12”). Classic black vinyl… on point for those late 80’s angsty/psyched vibes.

Thanks to everyone in San Francisco who came out to the last Swiz book event. It was an honor to share the night with Radio Silence (a book I strongly suggest you pick up!! Second edition now available from @revelationrecords ). It was a joy to see so many old friends and friendly faces to share in a conversation on this culture we love, support, and continue to create in real time. thank you @christopherrobinduncan and @etalgallerysf for making it happen. For those that couldn’t make it out to SF, DC, LA, or NYC, we still have a limited amount of shirts, books, and a few Swiz box sets available to buy…drop us a DM! One moment has stuck with me since. A woman briefly derailed the panel and its 80’s/90’s-HC-nostalgia-huffing by insisting we talk about a far more pressing issue: the murder of yet another person by ICE agents that very morning. She was drunk, obnoxious, and not offering any solutions… but she was not wrong. just broken-hearted. We do need to talk about it…to constantly make it be known where we stand on what’s going on. So in that spirit of clarity, I would like to say I am not buying whatever justification, excuse, or lie is given or fabricated for harassing and killing American humans or non-American humans in the street, in their cars, in their homes, or in a detention center. If you feel you can’t escape this surround-sound assault – the sinking sense that horrible things are happening and you feel angry, or powerless, or overwhelmed – just know it is by design. It is the continuation and escalation of tactics designed to create fear, division, and chaos as cover for a power grab whose success relies on you giving up. Take your breaks when you can to catch your breath, get centered, get calm…then get back at it. Keep witnessing, filming, speaking out, challenging, protesting, fighting, thinking, creating, and building something better that’s rooted in love, joy, inclusion, and strength. But if you’re someone who feels totally cool with this situation then take a moment to try and understand why someone might be concerned or outraged…a quick gut-check with your heart and your mind. I hope you find something of value in either.

Final weekend to see HELL YES: A SWIZ EXHIBIT at @lost_origins_gallery in mount pleasant DC!! Then we pack it up for San Francisco JAN24 for a co-event with @radiosilencebook and @landandseaoakland at @etalgallerysf (the lungfish tune has nothing to do with anything other than being among my fav things ever)

Thank you to everyone who came out to the recent Swiz book events in LA, NYC, and DC — all three places i’ve called home in my life, and that’s how it felt. And a huge thank you to the photographers, contributors, and general enablers who helped make the book, box set, and events happen. @akashicbooks @lost_origins_gallery @samjamesvelde @the.hunt.vintage @roughtradenyc @storiesbooksandcafe @dischordrecords @johnnytemple127 @iamsharongardner @crucialjohn @anthony_pappa @lost_origins_gallery @jasonhamacher I love being a part of this culture/community…creating, collaborating, supporting, watching, listening… all of it. And I love it all the more getting to share the experience with people who have had immeasurable impact on my life. The Swiz exhibit at Lost Origins Gallery / DC will be up for another month through January 11, so you can still swing by if you missed the opening party. The Swiz Book and exhibit T-shirts are available at the exhibit and through https://lostorigins.gallery After that we’ll pack it up for one last exhibit Jan 24 in San Francisco: a collaborative event with Radio Silence (details to follow). love, jason, nathan, alex, dave, shawn, ramsey, and amanda @rkmnyc @daveeight @nato911 @s_mfn_b @amandamackaye @farrell9600

We’re happy to report that Akashic Books is offering a 30% holiday discount on autographed copies of our Swiz book. The Akashic site offers a 25% discount, and at checkout you can use the Promo Code “Holiday30” for an additional 5% off. Visit Akashicbooks.com or click the link in our bio to purchase!

THIS FRIDAY!! DEC 5 at Rough Trade in 30 Rock. some art-photos on display plus Discussion / Q&A with authors/band members @nato911 @farrell9600 @daveeight @rkmnyc and @amandamackaye moderated by @johnnytemple127 of @soulsidedc and @girlsagainstboysofficial … DOORS AT 7:30, and it’s FREE! but space is limited . you can reserve a spot thru roughtrade.com/events

D.C. SWIZ EXHIBIT + BOOK TALK/Q&A LAUNCH PARTY. On Sat. Dec 6 from 7-10pm we’ll have our 3rd book talk/Q&A and open our month-long exhibit at @lost_origins_gallery in mount pleasant D.C.: photos, art, video… celebrating the recent release of our discography box set (thank you @dischordrecords !) and our book penned by the entire band @farrell9600 @daveeight @nato911 @rkmnyc @s_mfn_b target AD plus @amandamackaye …. released by @akashicbooks . come early (6-7) as were serving up scoops of our swiz “Nine” icecream downstairs at @mdiicecreamdc . The art will@be up through Jan.11 if you can’t make the opening… but hope to see you there..

NYC! stop 2 of our book events is FRI DEC 5 at Rough Trade in 30 Rock. some art-photos on display plus Discussion / Q&A with authors/band members @nato911 @farrell9600 @daveeight @rkmnyc and @amandamackaye moderated by @johnnytemple127 of @soulsidedc and @girlsagainstboysofficial … DOORS AT 7:30, and it’s FREE! but space is limited . you can reserve a spot thru roughtrade.com/events

Good bye LA. I miss this boy already. @farrell9600 @swiz_dc

art is up! come by tonight for discussion/q&a on the swiz book@out now on @akashicbooks 7-9 pm!!!!! 2 blocks down from stories!! 1554 sunset blvd at echo park ave

SWIZ BOOK EVENT THIS FRIDAY IN L.A.!!! Due to rain we are moving the party just down the street to a rad popup gallery called the Hunt @the.hunt.vintage … 1554 Sunset blvd near Echo Park ave just 700 feet from @storiesbooksandcafe who are sponsoring and selling our new book on @akashicbooks release at the event! discussion and Q&A with Swiz band members and co-authors Jason Farrell, Nathan Larson, Dave Eight, and Ramsey Metcalf, moderated by @samjamesvelde of @bluebirdlosangeles fame. Photographer @iamsharongardner will also be there with her book photos along with others on display.