I nearly got hit by a car while eating a slice of overpriced, subpar pizza today. A kind gentleman behind me said “WAIT!” And I did. We looked at each other and laughed. In that brief moment, what I feared most was not getting to experience the collective joy of May 29, where we will support @michaelgracejr & @weirdmagazines at @maindragmusic . I know in my heart of hearts that is why this man saved me. Tickets in bio. First pic by @samantha_k129 . Bird of unknown provenance.
Back at our favorite @maindragmusic with @michaelgracejr (AKA My Favorite) + @weirdmagazines . Every show we have ever played is the best day of our lives and this will be no different. Recent success at Windjammer reignited the withering fire within our shared heart and you will see this solar heat transmitted through spit and sound on May 29. Ticket link in bio. First pic from @samantha_k129 . Video from @both11221 . Til next time, XOXO GOSSIP GIRL.
I’m tickled pink to announce that the world is on fire but also filled with beauty. On April 23 we will pay respect in equal measure to both, in collaboration with @bothbandnyc at @thewindjammer . It’s technically $15. If you want to transcend to the astral plan but lack the capital, we have infinite blessings to share which will free you from United Shackles of Discontent (USD). (AKA NOTAFLOF.) HAGS. (beautiful photo of Liam, eyes closed in prayer, provided by @sabyanez .)
Imperial Motors is a Brooklyn four-piece band playing hopped-up prog-synth-punk as a thesis for the future. I spoke with bassist and co-lead vocalist Liam O’Toole about musical beginnings, group dynamics, and Russia.
Read the interview at abirdonthewind.net.
March run of shows has been ultra high joy and splendor. Let’s end it on a stratospheric high @arlenesgrocery on Monday, Mar 30. We’re on early so looks like you’re gonna be eating Imp for dinner. Joined by yummy entrees in @televisionskiesband , @echokidjones , and @ligelia for a nourishing, balanced four-course meal. Tix in bio. Shred picture cred: @sabyanez . =============================================== On a serious note, if anyone has recommendations for our improving your cat’s poker game, I’m all ears.
Ben smashed his head on the piano so hard he confessed his love for me right after the show. Catch more self-destructive stunts this Wednesday (Mar 18) @sleepwalk.nyc , Friday (Mar 20) @empire.stage , and @arlenesgrocery on Mar 30. Thanks again to @sabyanez for capturing the moment. Stay gold. Tix in bio 🤕💥
Zoom in HARD on our faces in the first pic. @sabyanez caught emotional expression in fantastic detail. You will see faces even more twisted and violent on March 18 @sleepwalk.nyc with our party monster pals @thenewyorknightclubs & @partyowlnyc . As you scroll, you’ll notice that the flyer seems poorly cropped. You’re correct. The aspect ratio did not align well with the gorgeous wide shot, but “I said fuck it” (Destroyer said it first). Other joys in the carousel include an unfairly jailed young dinosaur (SET HIM FREE!), my beautiful cat (who I miss when I am your correspondent), a beautiful blue baby (all babies should be this color), and a photo of the NYC experience since last Sunday. Enjoy. XOXO.
The snow will melt, exposing PLA-lined cups and doggy doo and, wait, what’s that? A flyer: Imperial Motors live March 18 @sleepwalk.nyc with @thenewyorknightclubs and @partyowlnyc . What was I doing that night? Yeah, new season of Love is Blind. There is no love in Ohio, don’t delude yourself. You know where the love is? It’s at the party, March 18. You’ll meet your new bandmate between our first and third encore. You’ll start a creative love affair a la Fleetwood Mac and find yourself writing through prolonged emotional pain to maintain an otherwise comfortable life of excess. You’ll think back on this date with sanguine sadness, what if it had never been?
Friday at Wonderville was a religious experience. Thank you to all. On March 18, we will return to @sleepwalk.nyc with merrymakers that would put 2010’s era LMFAO to shame (no disrespect to Redfoo). @thenewyorknightclubs and @partyowlnyc know how to party. Hell, it’s in one of their names! ———————————————————————————————-Sadly this show cannot share the unbeatable free price tag of yore, but your continued investment in the ticketed shows ensures that we will not need to replace our workforce with AI. Suno can put together a song so good that it will make you forget that the power of music lies in its reflection of humanity through collaborative struggle, patience, communication, and the eventual communion with strangers via live performance. It’s offering to rewrite my meandering caption immediately below this, even. The technocrats are sure that a life without the stressors of human connection is the right path for us. Maybe your favorite AI can come to our show and watch Liam take his shirt off, then it will review the emotions the experience might have provoked back to you in the safety of your home. Sounds smoooooooth like artificial butter (I can’t believe it’s not!). Hope to see you (preferably, in corporeal form) at the party. HAGS. ————————————————————————————————-First photo by @sabyanez from Main Drag, Dec 2025.
To ensure adequate preparation time may be allotted to this Friday’s performance I regret to inform you that I, Josh, can no longer claim the esteemed title of Your SoCal correspondent. This sacrifice is being made for all of you, our loyal lovers, haters, and candlestick makers. We will welcome you with open arms and Kevlar vests on Feb 6 for the rock-travaganza at @wondervillenyc with our honorable colleagues @onward.debacle , @american.seraphim , @the.vandalia.v , @oboy_death , and @polybius_nyc . The performance is free to witness, though we urge you to donate whatever available funds you have to aid the fight in Minneapolis. Any donations made to the performers will be directed specifically to mutual aid funds for frontline protestors, disrupters, and patriots who are endangering themselves to fight internally mobilized forces of bumbling trigger happy $!@&?s. See you soon. Love you, too. Bisous. (First pic of the rats by @dwvalentine .)
