Having a very full-circle 30th birthday :’)
It doesn’t feel like a coincidence that I’m starting this decade on my first bus tour / with a band that had such a cathartic impact on me at the start of the last decade / on an off day / in the hometown of the band that helped me get my start in the most fulfilling career of my life (thank u 4ever @wednesday_gurl ) 😌✨
In a world full of fear and violence and grief and pain, things i feel deeply on a regular basis, I surround myself with love and healing and compassion and patience. 2025 has been a particularly difficult year, a year of what felt like personal regression. A year of deep betrayal and psychological torment, something that once would have sent me spiraling into oblivion. But instead, I reached for love and vulnerability and trust. It was through the hardest months that I revealed to myself that I am exactly the person I’ve always wanted to be and always have been. I am sacred!! I am loved!!
I am grateful for everyone who has ever influenced me to keep being me <333
Kansas City metro friends !!! Many people very dear to me put in a lot of work to bring this incredible opportunity to our city!! You have a chance to witness and join a conversation with the bravest heroes of our lifetime and it’s FREE ! 🖤❤️🤍💚
I’m devastated to not be in town for this but so excited to hear all about it ❤️🔥
*edit* Brain Hiccup Moment - I encourage y’all to get tix starting TOMORROW ~not today~ in observation of the spending str!ke today + every Thursday (read more on that/the effectiveness of mass participation @ ⛓️ 🅱️1️⃣🅾️)
I swear to god I’m not a promoter anymore !!! But when I heard one of my favs was coming to KC, you know I had to help put together a sweet lil gig for them 😌🩵 if you’re a fan of music that makes your brain feel good and calm and are itching to experience a room full of love and life and peace then you will not want to miss this beautiful evening with villagerrr, Brody Price and Blanky 🕊️🎸🫂
Grab your tix early so I can prove to my boss that beautiful indie rock shows at the coffee shop basement are in high demand (and save $1.24)!! Lincoln biology ⛓️💥
#iloveyoupleasecome
I don’t hard post about the projects myself & my bands work on very often, mostly because I’ve left my promoter days behind me and I just don’t hard post much in general. But today is a very special day. The day @kicksie dropped the first single “My Car” off their upcoming album BIG SUCKER.
It is an understatement to say that Giuliana is a hook-writing genius. She is more dedicated to her craft than anyone I’ve ever known and it really shows in BIG SUCKER. The team that she has built around her are some of the most loyal and hard working people I’ve ever worked with, and it’s because we know deeply that the world is a better place with her music in it.
Thank you Giuliana for trusting me with your masterpieces. Thank you @kessler424 for driving across the Canadian border like every month just for practice/shows, and for your endless dedication to this band. Thank you @morgan.dunbar for always being down to rough it out on the grudgiest DIY tours just to spread the gospel of kicksie a little bit further. Thank you @blacktoprecords for being the scrappiest and most down-ass label, working with the nonexistent budget that we have to make this album come to physical life.
BIG SUCKER is out June 6th, pre-order the vinyl now on bandcamp and spread the good word of Kicksie 🌱💽😙🥲
Last pic is me crying in the green room at Terminal West while listening to the album :) tour pics coming soon :)
The last few days of the Bears In Trees tour with Thank You, I’m Sorry were…magical 🥲 some of my favorite memories of all time were moments in Malibu with this crew & our gracious host Anna <33
Met up with Macseal a week ago and we were immediately blessed with the greatest omen,, hot dog car 🥰 it is such a surreal experience to be on this tour watching bands i used to book lil house shows for play to packed 1,000 capacity rooms 🫨 It’s an honor to witness :’))
All things considered, week 6 out of 9 and I’m only mildly sleep deprived. Transitioning between two tours b2b is a new experience for me and I am so grateful to be doing it with such kind and caring people 🥹 3 weeks to go 🫡
relax, there’s a woman on the job ☕️
I’m on the last few days with these sweeties & freaks😭 Last time we parted ways, we knew we’d be seeing each other again so soon. This time we don’t have the next tour lined up🤧gonna lose my mind without them I think❤️🩹🥀
Mid-tour dump 🩵🩵🩵
I cannot express enough how appreciative I am for each of these beautiful humans. Truly a group of champions and succeeders. Despite the horrors unfolding in the world around us, despite the chaos of touring, they show up every day with compassion and trust and love for each other and everyone around them. Being away from home is extra hard right now, but this group makes me feel safe. They give me space to be me. They give me space to have my own tour struggles. Experiencing and witnessing personal growth & healing within myself and in each of them while we trek across turtle island in this big ass van together, that’s the shit I love. 🥹
And to top it all off, they’re incredibly efficient & professional & all around true road warriors. 🫡 This group really knows how to tour. 😎💋
It is the year 2024 and a Black man named Marcellus Williams is set to be murdered by the state tomorrow for a crime he did not commit. White supremacy is intentionally on full display in the state I call home. Linked in my bi0 you will find details of Marcellus’ case and info on how you can demand the state value his life.
#SaveMarcellus
Friends, family, ex-lovers; in 3 days I will embark on a 9-week perilous journey with friends old & new ✿😌✿
Being able to tour this much has been a dream come true. It requires a lot of sacrifices, vulnerability and leaning on loved ones for SO MUCH support. I have never felt so surrounded by love in my whole fucking life. I could go on and on about how much I love my home in KC but the algo h8s when I diary post. My heart is split between home & the road and I am so grateful. ♡
I’ve been freelance gigging all summer to make touring work and while it’s so freeing to be less reliant on money, the world as it is demands that I use money in exchange for certain necessities. If you wish to send me off with a gift, a bag of local fancy coffee beans is always amazing and gift cards to t̶a̶r̶g̶e̶t̶ & w̶h̶o̶l̶e̶ f̶o̶o̶d̶s̶ will go a long way on the road ! Perhaps a tip for a cup of coffee on the road ? @ Regina-Bugarin on venm0 or $regularregina ♡⸜(˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝
watch this space for tour updates I am Determined to actually check in this time !! xoxo ily
I blinked and suddenly 3 weeks have gone by since TYIS summer > ﹏ <
This tour meant everything to me, these 4 lil freaks mean everything to me. The bonds you’re able to build with new friends in just 3 weeks on the road, i live for that shit!! We lived we laughed we loved, we survived a night in a horror movie cabin (still not totally convinced we made it out alive) ♡ I will cherish these memories until t h e d a y I d i e .
Thank u Lleen, Julia, Andy and Jake for opening up your hearts to me and making this experience so powerful and life-giving. I’d risk it all for each of you I love u dearly
♡ ˘◡˘♡.｡oO
Ummmmmmm I’m going on tour next week?!?!?! With my sweet precious babies @thankyouimsorryband ?!?!?? 💥💥💥 please come say hi to me in any of these cities I wanna see u So Bad 😩
Ever since I lost my coffee shop job I’ve been freelance gigging and it’s been such a challenge. Aside from the financial strain I’ve been in, the lack of routine has been so hard. But I’ve been able to sit with myself and dig into my thoughts more than I have in years, and that’s worth more than any dollar amount.
Based on my experience, I’m convinced straight people only exist because they haven’t been given the time & space they need to really listen to their needs and those needs are QUEER AF ! Jk but for real, it saddens me to know we are so stunted from reaching our full selves in this f *cked up capitalist society because we’re just trying to survive by the only means we’ve been taught.
I’ve been challenging myself to build the world I need in order to survive outside of capitalism. Because the truth is I cannot survive in capitalism, i was never setup to thrive in this system. Despite the privilege that comes with being American, I will never (nor do I want to) benefit from racial capitalism in any capacity. I’m in a VERY transitional stage in my life, and it’s e x h i l a r a t i n g .
The more I liberate myself from settler colonial constructs that have never served me, the more grounded and steadfast I can be in the fight for liberation across race, gender and borders. The deeper I dig in with myself, the deeper my connection grows with my comrades across the world who are in this fight alongside me.
I’ve always had an overwhelming capacity for love and feelings, but I am finally learning what to do with those feelings rather than keeping them bottled up feeling like they are too much for anyone to handle. If I can handle my feelings, you can handle me too 😇 I ain’t holdin back. I love the human experience I am immensely grateful to be a human and to be surrounded by humans every day. I. Love. You.
Xoxo 💋
