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Ladies, Gentlemen, Yak Butter Statues, I present a new little collective EP, “The Goust.” It’s a Three-for-Two deal, by which I mean it’s three new Jams for Two Dollaz. Which I think is A) a pretty good deal and B) a way for me having financial confidence in how good these songs are. Here’s a [...]
Violet Mice— looking for a band. Need Drums, Bass, Keyboard (?), and certainly a brass/woodwind section— specifically one Saxophone and one Trumpet. And HERE are the songs we’d be rehearsing.
Not exactly. Anyways, my new jam “James Dean Aurr” could be on a far out compilation done by Better Than The Van, another far out site. So, obviously you should vote for it!!! Here’s the link. There’s 174 other songs to listen to, too. You have to scroll to the bottom to find the Aurr. [...]
It’s a new day, the end of one season, soon to be the beginning of another. It’s getting colder outside, and the sun is straining to keep up with your warmth. The time for summer songs is at an end, but there’s always time for one last time, one last trip up the mountain at [...]
New mini, y’all! It’s called “Low Spark (1913-1938-1973-201?),” and it’s out, and it’s awesome (if I do say so myself). Plus, that picture of me holding a copy doesn’t really do it justice, as the copies I’m currently shifting around are fully hand-colored! WHOA! Anyways, like I said, it’s awesome. Quimby’s called it “Boss.” Boss! [...]
So, Violence, my …third? Yes, third album. Never quite got around to making a physical copy of it, so no one outside of my friends ever really got to hear it (no one outside of my friends ever hears my music, really, but instead of ‘difficult,’ it was just ‘impossible.’) It was a real shame, [...]
This is great. So remember when I said I’m playing that show on friday with my friend AJ? Well, he also writes some great songs, and I am privileged to be, now, in a band, playing his great songs with him. The band is called Videotape, and I’m sure we’ll be playing some shows in [...]
Hey everyone! Fantastic news. I’m going to be involved in a panel discussion at the upcoming Chicago Comics Symposium! Whoa! SYMPOSIUM. Anyways, here’s the scoop on that: The stubborn work ethic of Chicago’s comic scene will be explored in the first ever Chicago Comics Symposium, hosted by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago [...]
In 2006, before Violet Mice began, before I went to New Orleans, before a whole slew of life changing things went and happened and changed my life, I made an EP for my Mom’s birthday. Dubbed (naturally) The Mom EP, it had four cover songs on it. Songs that had the distinction of being songs [...]
I have forgotten to mention! I will be participating in Challenger Comic’s 24 hour Comic Book Day extravaganza this weekend, starting Saturday at 11AM. Boy howdy! That’ll be some crazy stuff no doubt. My friend Joey Jacks is also participating, so that should make it that much more pleasant! Since I’m forgoing the Fever Ray [...]
see you there.
THAT IS A) COOL and B) TRUE? Garfield in Chains, available at Quimby’s, yo.
Hey, everyone! So, as you may know, I recently published (with Lulu) the first chapter of a long long story I’m working on, called Birds & Wolves. Well, luckily for you no one but me got a copy, because it was missing a page!!!! That was my fault, but I’m here to tell you that [...]
Now available at Quimby’s is Garfield in Chains, a first volume containing 38 strips (out of a countless and ever-growing number) spanning from two years ago until now. Wow! 38 strips! Full color cover! Garfield-book shaped! Here’s a bit of backstory to it: During the week of Halloween in 1989, Jim Davis’ popular comic strip [...]
yes, it’s a bit short on it, but anyways, SHOW TONIGHT! The Castle, Diversey and Pine Grove 506 W. Diversey Pkwy Kevin Wilson Violet Mice! We Are Vessels Starts at 8! I love that my name has an “!” on it. Anyways, hope to see you!
Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you know what I’ve been up to. It seems (for the average public,) that I’ve been doing nothing. This is not the case!!! I’ve been in a class, actually, called “Self Publishing for Writers and Others“. In said class I have much work to do, and much work [...]
The triangle: a perfect form. The pyramid: four triangles in unison, perched atop our fair planet. Four perfect forms in one! In the year 4 billion, two things come to mind: One, is there still an Earth? Are we still on it? Two, if we are still on it, what are we still doing there? [...]
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How about that! A care package I sent (containing my mini-comics and albums) was written up by my friend Spencer Lemon, on his blog The Silver Lining. A lot of totally great stuff is put up there all the time (I am flabbergasted by their constant updates!), it is certainly worth checking out!
Hey! I just uploaded an entire show (from back in february) to my youtube, here’s the playlist:
The news is true, and now it’s news!!! I have three new mini-comics, done, and ready for which you to see them and read them. They are now available at Quimby’s in Chicago, or from me if you ask nice (or if you ask at all, really, just don’t mug me for them, I probably [...]
a return! in the air! COMING SOON LIKE ALL THEM OTHER THINGS. PROBABLY TOMORROW!!!!!!!
Show Time: Sunday April 26, 2009 – 7:00 PM Venue: The Orphanage Address: 643 w 31st City: Chicago State: Illinois Country: US Zip Code: 60616 Cost: Description: Violet Mice at the Orphanage! Also appearing: Rusty Clearwater, The Drama Scene, Andy Suffers. I am billed as “clever, very clever,” which of course you know is… true.
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