NĂź @lilyseabird song out now, recorded January 2 of this very year. It's my favorite thing she's made (to date). Ever wonder where on avery island and paranoid intersect? It's at 3:13. Lily shredding all the guitars, plus a sax. Tremendous shredding all around, really: clarinets, trombone, double drums, and more. Revel in it today and see her and this amazing band on this tour happening right now.
This administration is rotten, and they are unable to admit it. They are lying to us. And to the Democratic party that is supposedly the opposition to this madness: in the words of Lt. Col. Frank Slade, âfuck you, too!â. Nearly all of Congress is driven by corporations to keep any change/progress from happening. We have to call this bullshit, and one way we can right now is to fuck with their money.
An effective general strike should only require participation from 3.5% of the total population. Thatâs 11 million in the US. Itâs possible, but only if we share this far and wide and bring in as many people who want to call bullshit on these dickheads.
Youâve seen this image from many other smarter, more eloquent people than me. Letâs strike! Tell your people! Iâm tired of this shit, arenât you? Isnât there enough hypocrisy on display to know they shouldnât be getting away with this? Isnât there enough humanity left in you to not just admit this is wrong but to also ACT on it? This is a way.
BRAVE: THE SIPSMAN ¢£âŹARAN¢⏠$A£⏠IS LIVE đĽ¤
This year Iâm so privileged to have released two of my favorite albums I first heard in 2024 ( @clifford_the_band@pprcstls ). They join the three other physical releases Iâve put the Sipsman stamp on ( @animalhospitalmusic@katievonschleicher@krill2band ), and Iâve gone and discounted them all on the Sipsman Bandcamp page through the end of the year cos Iâm a craaa-zy boy (this is an In The Army Now reference).
Email me for free delivery in New Orleans. These will also be heavily discounted at retail stores, so ask your favorite one to order a copy, or if you do the ordering at a shop, drop a line to the fine folks at @redeyeworldwide .
More in my latest communiquĂŠ on substack. Thank you for reading and for your support of this lil operation. xomike
Sipsman's Record Fair @ Hopscotch returns! Join us in the Transfer Co. Ballroom on Saturday of the fest to dig through the crates of your favorite record labels from North Carolina and beyond. Full list of participating labels, plus music and DJ lineup coming soon.
Golden Caravan, @clifford_the_band 's second album and first on vinyl, in stores and out digitally July 25.
"The cognitive dissonance between our personal comforts and collective needs, the loving of the place and the hatred for the empireâthese are the exact things Golden Caravan is about.
After a half decade of establishing themselves as one of the most promising bands in Bostonâs underground scene, Clifford have hit their stride. Inspired equally by local legends and groups carrying forth the torch of Heartland rock, Golden Caravan merges the burnished, melodic folk of Cliffordâs past recorded work with the feral force of their live shows. Itâs a work of paradox, where the harmonic feedback is a thing of beauty and the acoustic guitars bludgeon with blunt force."
Listen to singles "C Song," "Ink Blot," and "Sugar Pill" before preordering via Bandcamp or your favorite independent record store đĽ¤
