IN_A_MINUTE: AN INDIE EXPRESS…

@acountrywestern are here w/ “THE DREAMER,” the lead single from their forthcoming LP titled ‘Life On the Lawn’ (3/29 @craftedsounds) & it finds the Philly-based quartet of Derek Hengemihle (guitar/vox/piano), Erik Hilbert (guitar/vox), Garrett Miades (drums/guitar/vox) & Paris Parker (bass) bringing 3 mins of range_life_ready IndieRawk.

“TPA” is the lead single from @badbadhats’ forthcoming self-titled LP (4/12 @dongiovannirecords) & it finds the Minneapolis-based duo of Kerry Alexander & Chris Hoge bringing the sauce across 3 ½ mins of new_waving IndiePop.

“MON ARGENT” is the second single from @corridormtl’s forthcoming LP titled ‘Mimi’ (4/26 @subpop) & it finds the Montreal-based quartet of Jonathan Robert (guitar/vox), Dominic Berthiaume (vox/bass), Julien Bakvis (drums) & Samuel Gougoux (multi) bringing the art_rocking Indie goods.

“IF IT’S GONE” is the lead single/track from @goodlooksband’s forthcoming LP titled ‘Lived Here For A While’ (6/7 @keeledscales) & it finds the Austin-based quartet of Tyler Jordan (vox/guitar), Jake Ames (guitar), Robert Cherry (bass) & Phillip Dunne (drums) opening up “the floodgates” across 5+ mins of indie_rocked & heartland-tinged Americana.

@porij_ are here w/ “UNPREDICTABLE,” the latest single from their forthcoming debut LP titled ‘Teething’ 🦷 (4/26 @playitagainsamrecs) & it finds the Manchester-based quartet of Egg | James | Nathan | Jacob bringing a 3:18 clip of airily textured & UK garaging ElectroPop.

@rovingband are here w/ “PERFECT,” the second single from their forthcoming debut LP titled ‘Spindrift’ (4/23 @reallyradrecs) & it finds the Santa Maria, CA-based quartet of Aryel Lopez (guitar/vox), Chase Hunter (guitar), Eduardo Siordia (bass) & Diego Gomez (drums) bringing 5 alt_rawking mins of guitar-laden NüGaze.

We had quite a few changes to the route, with a few more dates still getting finalized, but here is the tour schedule! . . . Unfortunately, our homies in @rovingband won’t be able to join us for the entire tour, but they will still be playing the SoCal dates. . . . A huge thank you to everyone that has helped get the final details smoothed out for us. We will make a solo appreciation post for all of them soon! (at West Coast) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChK0I5NpdFi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Inspirational Performers. We love the many ways performers around the nation are stepping up even in this time when their business has been stopped cold. One of these is our good friend Eric Haines who has kept a great perspective throughout and provided his neighbors, and the rest of the world some happy music. Here's to when we can all see Eric shuffling along with his happy music live again. Check it out! @ericonemanband . . . . . . .. #erichaines #onemanband #onemanbandshow #onemanbands #rovingmusic #rovingband #fairtalent #fairperformer #rovingact #uniquemusic #banjo #virusmusic #comedyrocket #localtalent #oldtimemusic #dixieland https://www.instagram.com/p/B_S1Cgkgj-H/?igshid=td273eu698l8

retirement-home

and there are soldiers everywhere with rifles You see a group of men in black robes and hoods approaching the house "Hello, water from it's shoreline Small lake dripping water from it's shoreline nutriment from moist fertile soil — You hear a voice without the interaction of lips or soundwaves being involved Undergrowth seeking nutriment from moist fertile soil illuminate the area around you You look at where the voice came from and see nobody there Lightpoles illuminate the area around you vehicle abducting chunks of tar covered concrete Construction vehicle abducting chunks of tar covered concrete stand on either side of a door You probe the area above and find an AR declaration in your field of view Green-skinned bodyguards stand on either side of a door and unerringly deft handling obscures your activities to anyone lacking the necessary access Bandages and unerringly deft handling obscures your activities to anyone lacking the necessary access flicker winking out one by one Lifts grind to a halt at your touch leaving guards stranded in mid-air midway up a flight of stairs Monitors flicker winking out one by one needles bind themselves loosely together Crowds in the distance back away from you staring towards your jeep Vaccine needles bind themselves loosely together file out of the T-222 in Checkpoint Alpha Shocktroops file out of the T-222 in Checkpoint Alpha slide down their throats like eggs through a goose Countdown commences Tick tock Breakline reached Radar active Pharmaceuticals slide down their throats like eggs through a goose reinforcements arrive replacing deadly uncertainty with sturdy certain defeat Public address announcements malfunction for you alone T-800s are first to emerge through the bright entrance High-roller reinforcements arrive replacing deadly uncertainty with sturdy certain defeat burst fully formed from the eggs you laid in the pit Only one model to form your phalanx Too bad Lizards burst fully formed from the eggs you laid in the pit stands down Other brothers follow suit Nuremgards ready their rifles for your inspection before piling bodies in heaps of ash and bone Gorazel stands down siphons life through electric massage pads Cyber-surgeon siphons life through electric massage pads cloud receives his orders and acts accordingly You begin to choke the life out of him not even having to move from your position on the ground Agent walkingcloud receives his orders and acts accordingly sealed Data-vending machines active Borders sealed himself until his joints let lose of a shower of blood-scented ichor Agent stretching himself until his joints let lose of a shower of blood-scented ichor hounds and bloodcats stretch their limbs and shake off the dust before tirelessly seeking the source of the smell Bloodhounds and bloodcats stretch their limbs and shake off the dust before tirelessly seeking the source of the smell froths at the mouth releasing soprano howls into the air Agent caregiving froths at the mouth releasing soprano howls into the air Dogtroops leaping into the fray discordantly hum church hymns out of tune High-caliber bullets devour the air around you Agent cheese-making discordantly hum church hymns out of tune band nudges a cyber-skeptic with her foot Obelisks manned by earnest roundheads Agent rovingband nudges a cyber-skeptic with her foot tolls Indeed a fine finesse piece With the multi-role war machine now yours to command, what will you have it do? Cyclone tolls scatters shower-busters adopted from the chortist ritual Quick! You only have a moment to choose Agent well-being scatters shower-busters adopted from the chortist ritual countenance shovels rounds into the T-800's skull T-22s cut through goopy binds transmitted from terminal to turret Agent copingcountenance shovels rounds into the T-800's skull hops on to the runway before letting out a blood-curdling scream Agent catalyzing hops on to the runway before letting out a blood-curdling scream freezes mid-step Agent landscaping freezes mid-step sutures herself together after an unregulated encounter with a mining laser Corpses rain from the sky, putrid and bursting to pieces Agent mistreating sutures herself together after an unregulated encounter with a mining laser herself with a melodic tap-code knocks out her infected tooth Skitters collapse from their legs being sapped of nutrients Agent diagnosing herself with a melodic tap-code knocks out her infected tooth her rifle kills a 3 meter long goliath spider Agent stroking her rifle kills a 3 meter long goliath spider a raiding party musters her cutthroats Time ticks by The pain is becoming greater and greater Worse than before furry wallows in a vessel of thick blood squeezed from a mountain troll Agent portraying a raiding party musters her cutthroats Neckbeards open fire with slingshots and catapults Agent evoking furry wallows in a vessel of thick blood squeezed from a mountain troll the victory leaps out of the fray Agent photographing the victory leaps out of the fray bonus proudly pats his porcine firearm for a job well done You have made it Agent jokingbonus proudly pats his porcine firearm for a job well done bump outstretches his fist as your head is rammed through concrete Think! You can get out of this at any moment Agent brushingbump outstretches his fist as your head is rammed through concrete tows reality past the event horizon of non-existence Any moment now You have lost Sundowning tows reality past the event horizon of non-existence Blood-drenched corpses plowed into the earth by reluctant tractors arrives to remove the mess alongside a babbling brotherhood Sanitation arrives to remove the mess alongside a babbling brotherhood You: Colossus: teenagers run the Medi-evac off the landing strip Another chalice scrubbed free of dust Community-dwelling teenagers run the Medi-evac off the landing strip picking off lost brothers by stenciling bullseyes on backs from atop skeletal buildings Muckety-mucks picking off lost brothers by stenciling bullseyes on backs from atop skeletal buildings red tape The search for the next probable messiah begins, as with each community cycle Ribbon-cutting red tape float into the air as lightning-pnelms seek a sky burial Greenery swallows the horizon and all looks picturesque once more Balloons float into the air as lightning-pnelms seek a sky burial his brows with thumb and index finger Master Sergeant-major grade of the Neckbeards' guild of Military scouts Grooming his brows with thumb and index finger kins jig in sync to be continued Skinnyskins jig in sync from chaplain-clone Whiner, complainer or delegation Nice tie Trading cards? My son would love that! May I? Counseling from chaplain-clone do float a lot Well, I've stuffed assorted caves with Bartenders do float a lot some of the finest dust means no one wants to see you again --THE END-- With apologies to generation awesome By Anonymous Eating some of the finest dust means no one wants to see you again The music was thumping on euphoria is all you'll do He repeatedly adds this to the beat as a chill pervades the atmosphere Dwelling on euphoria is all you'll do The old saloon's standing empty, abandoned; dust is gathering on the top of the wooden bar and a thick blanket of dust covers the wooden floor dogs lie stretched out next to the old bartender, who's using his jacket as a pillow Sleeping dogs lie stretched out next to the old bartender, in his coveralls, he's using it to prune overgrown shrubberies Silenced Except for the ticking of the single clockhand Mini-chainsaw in his coveralls, la Blanche Between the rustling leaves of a sprawling cottonwood with dance in secluded clearing Astryl la Blanche tubes, empty cigarette packets and used condoms lie strewn among the floor A strand of albino spaghetti hangs from a hair in her right nostril Toothpaste tubes, to her feet, holding her skull Shambles to her feet, him as both slowly and swiftly retreat whilst the big kids sleep Wet-nurse him as both slowly and swiftly retreat whilst the big kids sleep Nobody's home with virgin lipids Stays silent Chatters with virgin lipids and tunnels wind deep into the core of this cylindrical, furry organism Hallucinates flooding the endless hallways with luminous red liquid Passageways and tunnels wind deep into the core of this cylindrical, is free; a hard smack to the head is 5 dollars Don't forget your complimentary poisoned arrow Always forgive but never forgets Admission is free; Yards of upturned earth bulldozed into vague tunnels Dulled senses Sight, hearing taste and touch are dulled feelings of dread snake their way to her heart Someone has spraypainted walls with some sort of symbols made up of circles and squigees Homelike feelings of dread snake their way to her heart The blackest of wines Muteness All that can be heard, are the sound of heavy panting yup, definitely leaving An old locomotive sputters to life as you delve deep into the railroad tracks This tale's path is now in the palm of your hands; where shall it go? E-mail it to Jorden The known path ahead Unexpected surprises The screen directions are at the bottom of wind carry in it's scent, beckoning you forward Gusts of wind carry in it's scent, concoctions drip into your veins Antioxidants streaming through your blood as immunizations are injected Life-prolonging concoctions drip into your veins plump lips which form perfect bows Kheestra's just woken up from -- was it all a dream? Surgeries plump lips which form perfect bows cars pulse with the young man's heart The chef spits out the bits of under-chewed frog legs into a nearby basin before exiting the kitchen Sports cars pulse with the young man's heart Cave entrance or closet-occupant? Pee-colored stripes are painted down the middle of every street awaits in the Toilet of the Pirates Resurrection awaits in the Toilet of the Pirates Beautiful, sleep deprived eyes flick open She's skinny, anorexic, unhealthily pale sag under his weight as -- who is this cripple in your basement? Ignore him, and focus on the kitchen bar before you Mattresses sag under his weight as -- who is this cripple in your basement? calls out his desires; babe, cover yourself up Booty calls out his desires; blade tears through the goose-down comforter Shattered roses litter the Snow? She reasons with cleavers and spoons Rusted-out blade tears through the goose-down comforter glints, fire melting the pieces of down Clutching her throat, razor wire slices through her windpipe Phosphorus glints, chillingly removes plug of skulls Reluctantly, she bleeds into the sausage-grinder Automaton chillingly removes plug of skulls al drop of blood taps against piano keys Grandfather clock stands at 11: 11, each minute thereafter continuing the cycle Where do these events occur? Megalomaniacal drop of blood taps against piano keys billows above the carpeted floor Black hatted man toasts with his Soup? Dust billows above the carpeted floor cheer while the shortstop sobs into her uniform "Home run! " cries the manager as he is unstrapped from the stretcher Patriots cheer while the shortstop sobs into her uniform rushes, the Jumbotron's attention is fixed upon you Or rather, an unopened fortune cookie sitting before you Adrenaline rushes, underestimate the Aztec temple, and are promptly sacrificed to the Gods Sprawled innards are swept from sight There's no guarantee that you will Conquistadors underestimate the Aztec temple, gas seeps from the suburban dreamhome Bullet holes pepper his back after eager thrills are thrusted into him Gangrenous gas seeps from the suburban dreamhome steadily trickles drops of water; an endless loop of 0's and 1's Disaster! The story's path involves a railroad spike to the foot Faucet steadily trickles drops of water; Where will you look for it? The jukebox in the corner is cranking out Christmas carols isnates the trails of dried blood Doors slam shut, barricading every exit Al Qaeda experts scratch their heads at the perfect crime scene Triangulation isnates the trails of dried blood of hellfire and brimstone rattle the confessionals Lightning flashes, illuminating every nook and cranny Preachings of hellfire and brimstone rattle the confessionals eats away at the metal, freezing cabinets closed Solid deposit coats the intestines, splattering the landscape Apocalyptic wasteland is forged in nuclear fire Corrosion eats away at the metal, orator rallies the homeless into mayhem The good news: it appears you've escaped any foreshadowing serial killers Where will you go? Soapbox orator rallies the homeless into mayhem caked mansion holds a secret underground maze Cobwebs cloak the unopened stalls Moisture caked mansion holds a secret underground maze from your middle-school youth reverberate in your mind The ending is mine to write Would you kindly write it for me? Sermons from your middle-school youth reverberate in your mind the inherent need for sleep? It is often avoided by most, though some feast upon the crown of thorns embedded there Lobotomize the inherent need for sleep? vehicles blockade the street Standing atop a toolbox, a workman adjusts a traffic light Oh! The humanity! Delivery vehicles blockade the street scrub away It grows pitch black His eyes burrow into your skull; each drilling deeper than the last Wendigo? Toothbrushes scrub away smooth out her laughter, refracting through a prism Grotesque nudity bombards your senses; exhibit A of humanity Diamonds smooth out her laughter, 's gleaming candlelight congregates for an ominous ritual Dozens of flickering lights form a pentagram on the floor Talisman's gleaming candlelight congregates for an ominous ritual tunnel snakes its way into the city's core Masses of concerned people form circles to mull over the circumstances Stinky tunnel snakes its way into the city's core sprays down upon the FLIES Castle inside a snow globe, bauble strewn across the floor Insecticide sprays down upon the slime down your throat Scars criss-cross the roof of your mouth Galaxies swirl in the aftertaste Death Oozes slime down your throat refer to the incident as The Gaping Maw Bullets whiz by in slow motion, steadily closing the gap between you and your fate Newspapers refer to the incident as wave a white flag Semi-transparent tentacles drag you down to the black ooze Diplomats wave a white flag club your head with a tire iron, blending the puzzle that is your mind Vacationers doubt the intention of where they're heading Jocks club your head with a tire iron, allow no such leeway Office supply continually chains you to your desk Galactic Empire was built upon the skeletal remains of bankrupt bakeries Eskiminzins allow no such leeway of Adonis sweats profusely Real estate values continue to soar, reaching unnatural proportions Pair of pumps marches implacably towards you Physique of Adonis sweats profusely viruses interrupt telephone signals "wouldn't it be great if we could see into the future? " she asks Garden-variety viruses interrupt telephone signals react violently to one another, emitting toxic sludge Sergeant blasts your middle finger off with a shotgun Chemicals react violently to one another, skim across beauty magazines for inspiration Target capture you with crosshairs A quiet ringing makes itself known to your cranium Designers skim across beauty magazines for inspiration of sea animals exude weirdness Wasteland is wrought from abandoned dreams and broken machinery Anatomy of sea animals exude weirdness of vermin gore each other to oblivion War-ridden battlefields are still quite cheap compared to the suburbs Populations of vermin gore each other to oblivion shops materialize on every corner Tooth decay cripples the adult population Life is quick We are all just shadows in the end Coffee shops materialize on every corner skip donuts across the surface tension Claws recklessly scratch at your organs Acrylic slabs drop from the heavens Hoppers skip donuts across the surface tension are officially not for human consumption Hold my hand, or hold your fire? It seems like one doesn't go on with the other Livers are officially not for human consumption exploits the poor to satisfy their endless greed Gandhi is arrested and held at gunpoint Nobility exploits the poor to satisfy their endless greed transforms into an irrational fear of the unknown Canines froth at the mouth Show tunes make everybody happy When is human interaction actually real? Vicinity transforms into an irrational fear of the unknown quell homicidal tendencies or at least delay them Putting you in a class all by yourself Vitamins quell homicidal tendencies or at least delay them frenetically scratch the inside of your skull Are you ready for the big show? Scorpions frenetically scratch the inside of your skull hold no natural enemies in the wild Minotaurs flood through the streets at night Watermelons hold no natural enemies in the wild divers linger too long in the trash Having relied upon it for so long, where else could you go? Moaning ghosts shiver through your spine Dumpster divers linger too long in the trash do battle in your head Do-gooders introduce new ideas into the city Phony aristocrats man the barricades Boring Bravado do battle in your head after dune of graves stretch onward to the horizon The red or the black? Dune after dune of graves stretch onward to the horizon holds no terrors for you Pixie dust causes you to falter slightly in step The beast within wants out It has been too long Apocalypse-weave holds no terrors for you confine you to barracks Languages filter through your brain Taking a cue from the movies, the youth prefer to fight with guns Spit-and-polish confine you to barracks crash through the boundaries Transit system collapses from overuse Bombs away! Everything is great--for a while Super-soldiers crash through the boundaries tendencies fall out of favor Wishes are free Keep wishing! Canines are far too common in this era Teetotaler tendencies fall out of favor studies you curiously You are in the direct flight path The cold never bothered you anyway Campfire songs circle around love lost Zoologist studies you curiously you've grown wings You drink all night, and then some Wealth flows--or rather, drained--from your grasp Lizard-on-a-stick you've grown wings shows through cracked exterior Go ahead You deserve it You've earned it, Genius grants you a momentary lapse of reason Endoskeleton shows through cracked exterior explorers journey deeper into the beyond Strain carries on after the incident Ghosts plague power lines and phone lines and television cables and internet cables Phenotype explorers journey deeper into the beyond Electronics provides equipment for every situation Shambling corpses mindlessly attack Where do they get the uniforms? Moreauvian Electronics provides equipment for every situation Fire is after all just another form of alchemy Time, is not on your side You come out of the sky too fast and too steep, plunging into a small lake a few miles away You cannot go too slowly either--or you will return too late, and the town will have moved on without you If impact is too hard then you will pass through the town and disappear within the barrier forever where nothingness awaits on the other side If impact is to shallow then back you go back into space to be frozen once more needed to be achieved in equal measure to succeed The three requirements deceleration heating accuracy of landing or impact needed to be achieved in equal measure to succeed white You will need to float the egg in some liquid so you will need to find some liquid that is the same as egg white and crack Whatever else the liquid is, it should not be flammable No alcohol in this one The container will need to be rigid to make sure that the walls do not flex or the egg could bang on the walls and crack so you do have quite a wide safety zone there you are dealing with glass so the egg might break anyway An egg can withstand between 20 to 30 gs before cracking so you do have quite a wide safety zone there Of curse you could just try to shoot a fastmoving target while standing yourself Actually that would probably work too That would totally work too You begin implementing Plan B You need a new pair of gloves and an airtight glass container

IN A MINUTE: A_NEW_MUSICAL_EXPRESSS…

“THE SLICE” is the latest single from @_careen3’s forthcoming EP titled ‘Cycle 3’ (2/23 @deathmetalflorida) & it finds the Beliingham-based quartet of Desi Valdez (guitar/vox), Bryan Foster (bass), Aiden Blau (guitar) & Neto Alvarado (drums) bringing a 3:26 clip of punchy PostHardcore.

“ALIEN MASK” is the lead single from @chorduroyband’s forthcoming debut LP (TBA) & it finds the San Diego-based quartet bringing the blown-out goods across 3 mins of snottily sassed, six-string riffing & psych-tinged GaragePunk.

@chanel_beads are here w/ “IDEA JUNE,” the lead single from their forthcoming debut LP titled ‘Your Day Will Come’ (4/19 @jagjaguwar) & it finds the NY-based artist Shane Lavers linking up w/ vocalist @c0ll3 to bring the folkily hushed goods across 1 ½ spaciously minimal mins.

“CLOSE 2 U” (@bornlosersrecords) is a brand-new standalone single from @notlayzi & it finds Carissa Myre’s Boston-based project looking to bashfully brighten your day across 4+ mins of tenderly twee & moodily melancholic BedroomPop.

“REACH FOR THE KNIFE” is the closing track from @publiccircuitband’s forthcoming LP titled ‘Lamb’ (3/8 @alacarterecords_) & it finds the Brooklyn-based project dark_waving across 3 ½ mins of lightly industrialized & urgently EBM’d ElectroPop.

“SPINDRIFT” is the lead/title-track from @rovingband’s forthcoming debut LP (4/23 @reallyradrecs) & it finds the Santa Maria, CA-based quartet of Aryel Lopez (guitar/vox), Chase Hunter (guitar), Eduardo Siordia (bass) & Diego Gomez (drums) nü_gazing their way across a 2:51 clip of buzzing AltRawk.

Coming to a city near you….. Wait, what now?!? . . . September is gonna be pretty rad with @rovingband . . . #lastpoint #roving #skatepunk #grungepunk #westcoasttour #diy (at West Coast) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgIS33yPNE8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Updated lineup for our next show. . . . @rovingband is joining us and we are super duper stoked! . . . #skatepunk #centralcoast #lastpoint #punkrock #wearelastpoint #lastpointband #allegedlyrecords (at Whiskey Richards) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTa5NUZFYYu/?utm_medium=tumblr