Tatyana Kagamas Reading at ROY G BIV Gallery

Other News:

* The aforementioned Kagamas has been killing it on her blog re: "Boring,""The Year of the White Girl," and poet Charles Shively in conjunction with Randy Shilts's And The Band Played On. If you haven't read these posts, YOUR OPINIONS AREN'T VALID.
* Girls Rock Philly interviews Frances Quinlan, whose band Hop Along plays at Skylab Gallery on August 2nd with Tweens, Nasty Habit, Californiax, Point Reyes, and Jordan Castro.
* Slave Labia's tape release and (possible) last show happens August 9th at Bernie's Bagels and Distillery. Joining Slave Labia are Shaver and Quiet Pepsi.

Find pictures from the Ear Eater reading at ROY G BIV after the jump.

Ear Eater at ROY G BIV

Flyer by Samantha Rehark.

Ladydrawers: Just the Facts Fund-raiser

Other News:

* Ear Eater comes to ROY G BIV.

* Shaver tapes's People Mostly Suck It compilation leaked.

* Justin Clifford Rhody's book Sliding Glass Door is out. Buy here.

* Saintseneca named to 50 best bands in America.

* The Comics Reporter blurbs Aidan Koch's event at the Wexner Center.

* Pheramones/Amelia tape on No Idea Records's distro.

* Punk Porch is back.

Social Heat Buttons

Jack Ramunni and I just made these butties for his ongoing Social Heat project. Obviously, this is an essential part of everyone's Spring 2012 wardrobe. They are available wherever Jack Ramunnis may be found.

Other News:

* I featured Martin Hugo and Chelsea Dirck's artwork on Beautiful/Decay.

* Anobium interviews Cassandra Troyan re: the Ear Eater reading series. Troyan also has a book, THE THINGS WE EMBODY ARE THE THINGS WE DESTROY slated to be published in 2013 by Tiny Hardcore Press.

* The Sidekicks have a Monster House-centric video for "Baby, Baby."

* Bloomington's Beaker has a new album available for download.

* Natalie Shapero has a poem in the March 15th, 2012 edition of The New Republic.

* Mubi linked to Banalization's Peter Doig post in an article published today.

New Buttons

More buttons. I am officially living a cliche now that I have made both an owl and a non-specified other birds series.* Thank you, thank you. In.the.Pocket.Pins@gmail.com if you want to get in touch re: buttons.

* Incorrect. I have officially been living a cliche since the summer of 2000, sk8brdz.

Ear Eater #5 Flyer

Read more about the event here.

HTML Giant Continues its Ear Eater Coverage

HTML Giant interviewed Cassandra Troyan about the Ear Eater reading series Sara Drake and Troyan curate and host. Ear Eater #4 happens tomorrow night, February 26th, at 1622 S.Allport St. Fl #1, Chicago, Illinois 60608. It's themed on the apocalypse or something.

Blake Butler, Richard Chiem, Lindsay Hunter, Emily Jones and Mike Kitchell will read.

Here is a recording of Ear Eater #3.

Here is a recording of Ear Eater #4.

Ear Eater #3: Audio Recordings

Stream audio from the latest iteration of Ear Eater, the Chicago-based reading series co-hosted by Sara Drake and Cassandra Troyan (also host to the spirit of Werner Herzog). This session of Ear Eater had 'performance' as its theme.

The playlist, which you can cycle through by clicking the 'next track' button, is:

1. Christopher Higgs part 1
2. Christopher Higgs part 2
3. Jac Jemc
4. James Payne
5. Sara Drake

HTML Giant linked to this.

As did Chicago Now's Chicago Subtext blog.

Cartoonist Aaron M. Miller mentioned reviewing/editing my poetry manuscript. 

Ear Eater Reading in Chicago 1/22/11

I'm reading poetry and/or performing at the third iteration of Ear Eater. 
Ear Eater is a quasi-monthly reading series hosted by Sara Drake and Cassandra Troyan at their apartment in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Christopher Higgs, Jac Jemc, Natalie Shapero and Sara Drake will also be reading. 

Ear Eater commences at 8 p.m. on Saturday, January 22nd. Sara and Cassie's apartment is here: 1622 S. Allport St. Apt. #1, Chicago, IL. 

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Ear Eater Audio

(Scroll through the tracks for each: 1st: Ana C. 2nd: Kendra Grant Malone 3rd: Sam Pink.)

These are recordings of Kendra Grant Malone, Sam Pink and Ana C. of New Wave Vomit reading poetry and stories at Cassandra Troyan and Sara Drake's apartment in Chicago, Illinois, as part of their Ear Eater series.

It was also a quasi-release party for the yet-to-be-released but eagerly awaited Pop Serial #2.

Or download: Kendra Grant Malone, Ana C. and Sam Pink.