we really let the blue air in. no words for the generosity and genius of this crew of people. and it ain’t over yet.
special thanks to ian and colby and mayo st arts for letting us truly take over the space. and to mikey for running sound, and all the countless hands that have touched this music over the past year.
the album is out now. shipping out the first orders tomorrow morning! vinyl, tape, and cd. six more shows this month (last image) so come find us!
all of this made possible by a grant from the onion foundation and @space538
PHOTOS BY KIKI IRWIN
1. band, choir, and puppeteers after the show.
2. shredding
3. performing "jelly"
4: overhead operators sam, ahna, and evan
5. simi getting some love
6. landis helping construct our projector screen
7. callie and ian running the free soup station
8. ahna and sam looking for the "little dot of right now" during shadowpuppet rehearsal
9. simi arriving for setup with t-shirts and comet
10. mudmist puppets cranking the crankie
11. broken telescope choir
12. asa and maggie backstage
13. dj durt breaking it down
14. mikey setting up, and the record he recorded
15. overhead projectionists' "to do" list
16. spring tour flyer
album out april 4. some tickets left to the mayo st show!
preparing for tour with the choir and our very brave shadow puppet projectionists.
so many people have contributed and continue to contribute to this thing. real magic.
catch us on tour so soon.
order the album through bandcamp <3 link in bio
okay. out april 4. this is our new album, “let the blue air in.”
recorded with the secretive “broken telescope choir” and produced by a couple of gunslingers.
triumphant effort by the world’s best people to help bring these songs to life.
in our bio you will find a link to preorder (vinyl, tape, cd, digital) and also to buy tickets to our bread/soup/cake/puppets/dancing/album release show ft. @mudmist at @mayostreetarts …………
announcement/warning! everyone is saying that this is our “the hobbit.” everyone. they are saying it. they are saying that. tickets on sale now for a great big record release show, featuring @mudmist and dj dhert. shadow puppetry, other puppetry, a new album, tapes and vinyl(?!), soup, bread, cake, singers, dancing, etc. come hear this and eat this and see this and feel this and jump around this at the outstanding @mayostreetarts in portland. all of it made possible by @space538 and the Onion Foundation’s Sonic Visions grant. PAINTING BY CAROLINE!!! ticket link in the bio!
wham. we have recorded an album. some finishing touches to work out but the big heavy work of rocking out is over and through. this miracle was achieved by the powers of windier industries, mikey, monaco studios, and space gallery’s sonic visions grant that’s helping us pay for our first ever studio time. next step: getting the broken telescope choir together to record some (12) more voices. tour and album release in april. tour again in the summer. and on and on.
???? apparently we can't call the new album "debriefing the check-in"
windier news bulletin:
recording new album
getting choir back together
big show on horizon
and a tour
thanks to @dgoomamma for taking these sunny pics and to myles for the videotapes.
Flaming Comet Tour, part 2: "already been to paris, already been to rome..."
Beat the odds and made it home. Fireworks, poison ivy, campground warlords, shrimp ceviche, lost wallets and phones, ABS warning systems, 12 year olds on scooters who are "tryna get drunk tonight," raisins, thunderstorms, Fabergé eggs, ALDI soup, lost kittens, A/C, no A/C, hot lakes, crawdads, beanwater, skyline chili, zohran mamdani, big city rooftops, losing our way, Baby and Zero dancing in the rain, an angel called Montasia, curbing the trailer, visible mending, surprise guests, old friends, love letters, a stolen (?) camcorder, breaking even, a veil of safety.
Thanks to the peeps who put us up every night and helped all along the way.
Next shows is july 25 in Liberty ME.
Flaming Comet Tour part 1: "I can't drive 55!"
On the road again, crossing hill and dale o'er the withering and weeping country. Cannons, windmills, hot and screeching rainforest, mountaintop mines, and slimy creatures.
Thanks to all the peeps along the way!
More transmissions to come :')
out on the road again next week, trudging through the police state. look out for your neighbors.
playing at simi's house on wednesday - a tour kickoff show/potluck/sock wrestling tournament. @ladybrain.music is playing the first few alongside us.
Flyer art by Nori! ( @oooironooo )
!!presenting...... windier & the broken telescope choir, and our first show with EMMA PAGE (@ladybrain.music ) on drums.
here we sing a song about a flaming comet.
watch for the choir's return... next show on home turf: may 24 @blueportlandmaine
come out to @prism.analog on sat night for emma's first show with us. also catch a secret performance of the "broken telescope choir."
we're playing with RUUNE @featherandahalf and it should be a sweet + early show.
near future shows in portland:
3/29 (this sat) at prism analog
5/24 at blue
6/1 at emily irving's release show
6/18 at simicity/calliealley
may every battleship sink and sunder
short newsflash:
-planning another summertime tour through this continent and would like some help as always, especially in these places:
ithaca ny
kentucky
southern alabama
southern louisiana
northern florida
south carolina
georgia
do you know people who might want to host something or play alongside us?
-buncha new songs.
-played a nice show with @sadurn___ in our apartment - there will be more apartment shows to come :)
-very nice show coming up in march at @prism.analog with @featherandahalf
