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It is sound created and/or tastefully re-created by Jordan Lee as well as an ever rotating cast of ruffians and ne’er-do-wells

Jordan is also proud owner of the tape label/collective kassette klub.

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photo by Emily Reo Hello and goodbye.  Thanks for the love and hits and pageviews and clickity-clicks and coming to shows and sharing and listening and letting us stay at your house on tour.  I won’t be posting here anymore but I am writing words over at a new old project called The Mesmerist and tweeting meaninglessness as usual.  I wrote a long explanation of why I’m moving on here.   Always feel free to get in touch at kassetteklub@gmail.com if you want mutual benefit has two last shows, one here in st louis on 12/21 w/ Birthdays and Little Spoon at MushMaus and the other being FMLY FEST in LA on the 28th and 29th.  I’m really excited for both.

photo by Emily Reo


Hello and goodbye.  Thanks for the love and hits and pageviews and clickity-clicks and coming to shows and sharing and listening and letting us stay at your house on tour.  I won’t be posting here anymore but I am writing words over at a new old project called The Mesmerist and tweeting meaninglessness as usual.  I wrote a long explanation of why I’m moving on here.  

Always feel free to get in touch at kassetteklub@gmail.com if you want

mutual benefit has two last shows, one here in st louis on 12/21 w/ Birthdays and Little Spoon at MushMaus and the other being FMLY FEST in LA on the 28th and 29th.  I’m really excited for both.

(Hundred Waters - Sonnet)

It’s my last month in new england for a while (migrational patterns) but lots of interesting shows are coming up

9/14 - I’m doing a radio performance on WTBU 4-6ish accompanied by Dillon Zahner, a creative percussionist dude I really like. *full disclosure he’s also my roommate

9/18 - A house show in brooklyn with Kevin Greenspon + Lizard Kisses; two bands that have been keeping it real for a long time.

9/19 - Great Scott in Boston w/ Hundred Waters. Yep you read that right, the new torchbearers of beautifully glitchy 70’s inspired folk music. They just got off of a train tour through Canada with Grimes and Skrillex. Life is weird but cool I guess?

9/30 - Another house show / potluck in Brooklyn. Its a new series my friend Orr is starting that looks like it will be super fun. I’ll be collaborating with my friend Ross and maybe some other folks I can coerce (maybe you?)

10/8 - The Summit in Columbus, OH w/ BIRTHDAYS, Little Spoon, and June66. Ohio is always super fun, especially on monday nights.

to the future!
and beyond!
NYC! w/ a personal hero of mine, Kevin Greenspon and my good friends and badass visual artists + mb collaborators, Lizard Kisses.

NYC!

w/ a personal hero of mine, Kevin Greenspon and my good friends and badass visual artists + mb collaborators, Lizard Kisses.

Auburn Epitaphs

Live from Austin, TX

Thanks to my sister, Whitney + her partner, Chico + my nephew, Peyton for making this!

Desert Island Feeling

Live in Austin, TX

Thanks to my sister, Whitney + her partner, Chico + my nephew, Peyton for making this!

The Cowboy’s Prayer

Live in Austin, TX

Thanks to my sister, Whitney + her partner, Chico + my nephew, Peyton for making this!

the-mesmerist:

tour photo dump part two

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the-mesmerist:

tour photo dump part one

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TST = Tour Starts Tomorrrrrrrow = Herbal Tea and Oatmeal = New Friends and Swimming = iphone charger battles and trivial pursuits = hurry and wait to each city = {{{{{{click for facebook event}}}}}}} 7/31 Boston @ middle east w/ Abadabad + Time Wharp + Magical Mistakes 8/2 Brooklyn @ shea stadium w/ Catamaran + Magical Mistakes + Cuddle Formation + Little Spoon8/3 New Jersey @ grandma’s house w/ Sky Stadium + Magical Mistakes + Little Spoon + Cuddle Formation + Period Girls 8/4 Baltimore @ backyard show w/ Dead Drums + Magical Mistakes + Little Spoon 8/5 Pittsburgh @ TBA (maybe we’ll just hang out at the mattress factory?  heard it was cool)8/6 Athens, OH @ The Union w/ Weird Science + Magical Mistakes 8/7 Columbus, OH @ Kobo w/ June66 + Francis Bacon Band + Magical Mistakes 8/8 Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig w/ Lou Breed + FTHRSN + Little Spoon + Magical Mistakes 8/9 Chicago @ house show (Flashlight Tag Presents!) 8/10 Dover, OH TBA w/ Little Spoon 8/11 Rochester, NY w/ Little Spoon

TST = Tour Starts Tomorrrrrrrow = Herbal Tea and Oatmeal = New Friends and Swimming = iphone charger battles and trivial pursuits = hurry and wait to each city =

{{{{{{click for facebook event}}}}}}}

7/31 Boston @ middle east w/ Abadabad + Time Wharp + Magical Mistakes

8/2 Brooklyn @ shea stadium w/ Catamaran + Magical Mistakes + Cuddle Formation + Little Spoon

8/3 New Jersey @ grandma’s house w/ Sky Stadium + Magical Mistakes + Little Spoon + Cuddle Formation + Period Girls

8/4 Baltimore @ backyard show w/ Dead Drums + Magical Mistakes + Little Spoon

8/5 Pittsburgh @ TBA (maybe we’ll just hang out at the mattress factory?  heard it was cool)

8/6 Athens, OH @ The Union w/ Weird Science + Magical Mistakes

8/7 Columbus, OH @ Kobo w/ June66 + Francis Bacon Band + Magical Mistakes

8/8 Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig w/ Lou Breed + FTHRSN + Little Spoon + Magical Mistakes

8/9 Chicago @ house show (Flashlight Tag Presents!)

8/10 Dover, OH TBA w/ Little Spoon

8/11 Rochester, NY w/ Little Spoon

The venerable Magical Mistakes is flying in from Japan to share his ridiculously beautiful and organic electronic pop stylings and we are celebrating with a !!! SUMMER TOUR !!! But wait, there’s more! Little Spoon will be joining us for an exercise in group dreaming via chaoscilator (kinda seems like the name of a dinosaur right?) 7/18 Brooklyn @ spike hill w/ Grand Resort + Ice Cream 7/31 Boston @ middle east w/ Abadabad + Time Wharp + Magical Mistakes 8/2 Brooklyn @ shea stadium w/ Catamaran + Magical Mistakes + Cuddle Formation + Little Spoon 8/3 New Jersey @ grandma’s house w/ Sky Stadium + Magical Mistakes + Little Spoon + Cuddle Formation + Period Girls 8/4 Baltimore @ backyard show w/ Lands and Peoples + Magical Mistakes + Little Spoon 8/5 Pittsburgh @ TBA (help?) 8/6 Athens, OH @ The Union w/ Weird Science + Magical Mistakes 8/7 Columbus, OH @ Kobo w/ June66 + Francis Bacon Band + Magical Mistakes 8/8 Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig w/ Dreampeter + Little Spoon + Magical Mistakes 8/9 Chicago @ Birdfeeder w/ Little Spoon 8/10 Dover, OH TBA w/ Little Spoon 8/11 Rochester, NY w/ Little Spoon I hope to see your beautiful shining faces penetrating the darkness like florescent ewes in the throes of a moonless midnight !!!! LOVE

The venerable Magical Mistakes is flying in from Japan to share his ridiculously beautiful and organic electronic pop stylings and we are celebrating with a !!! SUMMER TOUR !!! But wait, there’s more! Little Spoon will be joining us for an exercise in group dreaming via chaoscilator (kinda seems like the name of a dinosaur right?)

7/18 Brooklyn @ spike hill w/ Grand Resort + Ice Cream

7/31 Boston @ middle east w/ Abadabad + Time Wharp + Magical Mistakes

8/2 Brooklyn @ shea stadium w/ Catamaran + Magical Mistakes + Cuddle Formation + Little Spoon

8/3 New Jersey @ grandma’s house w/ Sky Stadium + Magical Mistakes + Little Spoon + Cuddle Formation + Period Girls

8/4 Baltimore @ backyard show w/ Lands and Peoples + Magical Mistakes + Little Spoon

8/5 Pittsburgh @ TBA (help?)

8/6 Athens, OH @ The Union w/ Weird Science + Magical Mistakes

8/7 Columbus, OH @ Kobo w/ June66 + Francis Bacon Band + Magical Mistakes

8/8 Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig w/ Dreampeter + Little Spoon + Magical Mistakes

8/9 Chicago @ Birdfeeder w/ Little Spoon

8/10 Dover, OH TBA w/ Little Spoon

8/11 Rochester, NY w/ Little Spoon

I hope to see your beautiful shining faces penetrating the darkness like florescent ewes in the throes of a moonless midnight !!!!

LOVE