UPCOMING SHOWS
December 7, 2024
Private house show, Los Angeles, CA
with Jack Cooper (Modern Nature, Ultimate Painting)
PAST SHOWS
November 15, 2024
I didn’t play my songs, I sang in The Ben Varian Approach
Scribble, Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA
with Different Attitudes
October 29, 2024
Scribble, Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA
with The Softies and Badlands
October 2, 2024
Public Records, Brooklyn, NY
with The Softies
March 1, 2024
David Horvitz Garden, Los Angeles, CA
with Monique Erickson (poetry)
September 28, 2023
Hearing Voices
Private Residence, Los Angeles, CA
with Lightman & Lightman, Benjamin Lazar Davis, and more.
October 1, 2022
Opening Mic
Permanent Records Roadhouse, Los Angeles, CA
with Hedi Alexander, Erin Birgy, AO Gerber, Stephen Heath, Logan Hone, Nico Leiban, Jake Lonsgstreth, Aaron Olsen, Ben Schwab, Griff Snyder
July 23, 2022
Private loft, New York, NY
April 24, 2022
Permanent Records Roadhouse, Los Angeles, CA
with Art Feynman
November 28, 2021
Ryan Pollie Presents: Rock ‘n Roll Church at
Eagle Rock Presbyterian Church
with Michael Rault, Kacey Johanssing, Will Fox, Steven Van Betten
My set was a round with Steven Van Betten
May 21, 2020
“Reimagining the Image: Justine Kurland”
International Center of Photography
(musical guest via Zoom)
May 6, 2020
“At Home with Justine Kurland”
Aperture Fund
(musical guest via Zoom)
January 9, 2020
Live radio performance on KSPC
on Franklin Bruno’s show.
November 16, 2019
Highland Park Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
LA Indie Pop Party with
The Francine Odysseys and D.A. Stern
April 24, 2019
All Star Lanes, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA
with Calvin Johnson and Wished Bones
April 15, 2019
Old Towne Pub, Pasadena, CA
with Mo Dotti, Flying Fish Cove (Seattle), and Women Tied to Railroad Tracks
March 24, 2019
The Magic Shop, Los Angeles, CA
Alias Readings with Deenah Vollmer, Andrés Reconco, Ginger Buswell, Ali Ball, Christine Offutt, Duck the Piano Wire, Coyote Rooves
March 18, 2019
House show in Los Angeles, CA
with Jo Schornikow
February 9, 2019
The Mortuary, Los Angeles, CA
with Jolie Holland, Jessica Kenney, Eyvind Kang, and Reb Fountain
January 4, 2019
The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
with SASAMI, Slut Island, and DJ set by Vagabon.
November 24, 2018
House show, Los Angeles, CA
with John Davis (Folk Implosion)
November 8, 2018
at The Redwood Bar, Los Angeles, CA
with Stevie Weinstein-Foner and Joshua Cobos
October 27, 2018
at Joe’s Great American in Burbank, CA
with Corner Laughers, The Armoires, and Sitcom Neighbor
June 24, 2018
Sunday’s Bestest/Destination Universe, Portland, OR
with Awkward Energy, Anna Smith, Will Hattman
June 22, 2018
Magic Lanes House, Seattle, WA
with Awkward Energy, Secret Superpower, Trust Fall
June 21, 2018
Toast Collective, Vancouver, Canada
with Mark Szabo, Awkward Energy, Olivia’s World
June 19, 2018
Disco Bay Detour, Discovery Bay, WA
with Awkward Energy, Pennies
June 18, 2018
Stable Studios, Olympia, WA
with Awkward Energy, Skrill Meadow, Liquid Letters (China Star solo)
June 17, 2018
Turn Turn Turn, Portland, OR
with Awkward Energy, Campfires
June 15, 2018
Octopus Literary Salon, Oakland, CA
with Yea-Ming, July/Kate Sweeney, Awkward Energy
June 13, 2018
at Gnar Tapes, Los Angeles, CA
with Awkward Energy, Deenah Vollmer
June 3, 2018
at Ham and Eggs Tavern, Los Angeles, CA
with Rootless, Andrew Weathers, Tom McNalley
May 11, 2018
The Smell, Los Angeles, CA
with Emily Lacy and the Gemstone Forest Band, Red Channel, Deenah Vollmer
May 5, 2018
The Independent, San Francisco, CA
with Baths and No Joy
May 4, 2018
at The El Rey, Los Angeles, CA
with Baths and No Joy
May 3, 2018
at Belly Up, Solana Beach, CA
with Baths and No Joy
May 2, 2018
at The Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ
with Baths and No Joy
April 28, 2018
Bushwick Bookclub at The Last Bookstore, Los Angeles
April 15, 2018
Arroyo Arts Collective presents “Puppets in the Park”
March 18, 2018
at Resident, Los Angeles, CA
with Gary Wilson, Jimmy Whispers, and James V.
January 27, 2018
at Bridgetown DIY, La Puente, CA
with Selector Dub Narcotic, Exploding Flowers, Doll Klaw
January 13, 2018
Alias Readings & Music at Character Projects, Los Angeles, CA
with music from Joe Deal Rio, readings by Jolie Holland, Deenah Vollmer, Ginger Buswell, Janet Sarbanes, Viva Padilla, Katy Jarzebowski.
October 22, 2017
with Jake Xerxes Fussell at private house show in Los Angeles, CA
September 1, 2017
Salt & Straw, West Hollywood, CA
July 23, 2017, Uncabaret at Au Lac, Los Angeles, CA
with Alex Mapa, Julie Goldman, and more.
July 4, 2017, Deenah’s Fourth of July Party, Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA
with Cherry Glazerr, Sam James (The Wowz), Airwaves, Rupert Angeleyes and Joey Joey Michaels.
June 10, 2017, Bridgetown DIY, La Puente, CA
with Tristan Puig, Christian Club, Emperor X
May 19, 2017, Salt & Straw, Los Angeles
with Johnny Houx
April 15, 2017, The Hi-Hat, Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA
with Hott MT, Draag, James V
February 25 2017, Art in the Park, Hermon Park, Los Angeles, CA
with Charlyne Yi, Secret Names, She Khan
February 19, 2017, Farewell reading at Alias Books, Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA
with Deenah Vollmer
January 28, 2017, Sqirl LA, Los Angeles, CA
opening act for dinner theater Exodus: A Musical by Alec Coiro
January 27, 2017, Moving Arts Theater, Los Angeles, CA
opening act for Exodus: A Musical by Alec Coiro, early and late showings
January 18, 2017 – Old Style Guitar Shop, Los Angeles, CA
with Adam Schatz
December 18, 2016 – Little Joy, Los Angeles, CA
O’Shea Brothers holiday fundraiser for Downtown Women’s Center
with Laurie Kilmartin, Emily Heller, Will Weldon, Andrés du Bouchet, Kevin Camia, Kate Willet, The Blood Sugar Xmas Magik Band (members of Terry Malts, Lemonade, Nite Jewel)
December 15, 2016 – Ham & Eggs Tavern, Los Angeles, CA
with James V, The Stoners
December 13, 2016 – Meltdown Comics, Los Angeles, CA
Giant Tuesday Night of Amazing Inventions and Also There is a Game
with Andres Du Bouchet, Dana Gould, Dan Cronin, Brandon Wardell, Ed Salazar, Produced by Adam Spiegelman
November 27, 2016 – The Smell, Los Angeles, CA
with Jeffrey Lewis, Black Yaya
November 13, 2016 – Junior High, Los Angeles, CA
with Waxahatchee (solo), Swanning (solo)
October 23, 2016 – The Tell, Vol. 12 at National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NY
with Michael Leviton, Rich Benjamin, Danielle Aykroyd, and Avi Frey
September 20, 2016 – Big Foot Lodge, Los Angeles, CA
with DJ Neil Martinson
September 15, 2016 – Old Style Guitar Shop, Los Angeles CA
for Fretboard Journal Party with Adam Levy, Dylan Gardner
September 6, 2016 – Ham & Eggs Tavern, Los Angeles, CA
with Willy Ivy and Tyler Jordan and the Negative Space
August 6, 2016 – Alchemy Castle, Los Angeles, CA
with Miranda Lee Richards and Tarnation
July 26, 2016 – Little Joy, Los Angeles, CA
with Business of Dreams and DJ Adam Stafford
April 30, 2016 – El Cid, Los Angeles, CA
with Sophia Knapp and White Dove
April 1, 2016 – GnarBurger Records, Los Angeles, CA
with special guest KOGA
January 10, 2016 – The Cinema Bar, Culver City, CA
with KOGA
September 2, 2014 – Robyn Hitchcock Tribute Show, Brennan’s Pub, Marina Del Ray, CA
August 6, 2014 – Desert Nights presented by DJ Valida, The Standard Hotel – Cactus Lounge, Hollywood, CA
with Skin & Bones & Zach Smith
December 6, 2013 – Benefit for Leave Out Violence, Fonogenic Studios, Van Nuys, CA
November 26, 2013 – The Crossing, Los Angeles, CA
April 15, 2013 – Satellite, Silverlake, Los Angeles, CA
with CHIEF, Western Lows, Lots of Love, DJ Noah Gershman
February 28, 2013 – Besant Lodge, Los Angeles, CA
with C.C. Carana and John Keith
February 2, 2013 – Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 2012 – Fair Folks & a Goat, New York, NY
Audio in the Afternoon
September 9, 2012 – Vox Populi
(pop-up venue by Kaldi Coffee & Jacknife Records & Tapes), Los Angeles, CA
with Last in Class, Paper Pilots and KCRW DJ Marion Hodges
August 3, 2012 – Private concert, Atwater Village, Los Angeles, CA
with Franklin Bruno
April 15, 2012 – Private concert, Atwater Village, Los Angeles, CA
July 20, 2010 – Bar Nine, New York, NY
with Teddy Blanks
June 22, 2010 – Local 269 Bar, New York, NY
with Blag Dahlia and Ekaterina
June 11, 2010 – Neighborhood Church of Greenwich Village, New York, NY
with Aerial East
March 24, 2010 – Lit Lounge, New York, NY
with Teddy Blanks, Queen of Sibyls, Ghost Society
March 2, 2010 – Googie’s Lounge at The Living Room, New York, NY
with Teddy Blanks
February 25, 2010 – The Brucennial 2010: Miseducation
with Willie Alexander, Sophie White, Carol Gauloise, Pablo Picasso, Patrick Cleandenim, Francis and The Lights, Cucu Diamantes
February 13, 2010 – Vaudeville Park, Brooklyn, NY
Showpaper Benefit with Supercute!, Phoebe Krutz, Bigger Princess
December 6, 2009 – Zebulon, Brooklyn, NY
with Aerial East
December 2, 2009 – Bar Nine, New York, NY
with Teddy Blanks and Annie Ragz
November 14, 2009 – Mitchell, Innes and Nash
Photography Book Release Party for Justine Kurland’s This Train is Bound for Glory
Performances by Thurston Moore, Rebecca Schiffman and Luke Roberts
October 27, 2009 – Bar Nine
with Teddy Blanks
October 22, 2009 – Piano’s upstairs lounge
Brooklyn Vegan CMJ show with Alec Ounsworth
October 11, 2009 – Hotel Griffou
ALS and S.N.O.B. book party for Michael Idov’s Ground Up: A Novel
with Rory Guinness
September 26, 2009 – Kidd-Yellin Gallery
Showpaper Fundraiser
with Shilpa Ray, Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Platers
September 22, 2009 – Bar Nine, New York, NY
with Annie Ragz and Teddy Blanks
September 15, 2009 – Happy Ending Lounge, New York, NY
Performance at TNB reading with Joshua Lyon, Shya Scanlon, J.E. Fishman, Kristen Elde, hosted by Kimberly M. Wetherell
August 13, 2009 – Bar Nine, New York, NY
with The Naked Light/Tallest Trees and Teddy Blanks
July 25, 2009 – Bruar Falls, New York, NY
with Scary Mansion, Darwin Deez, Serious Black
July 15, 2009 – Cakeshop, New York, NY
Mixer Series with readings by Walter Aikens, Fiona Maazel, and Monica Youn
July 12, 2009 – The Surf Lodge, Montauk, NY
Brunch hosted by Stephanie Gilmore with Holy Ghost!
June 27, 2009 – Sycamore, Brooklyn, NY
with Hess is More
June 22, 2009 – Rockwood Music Hall, New York, NY
with Robert Gomez
June 19, 2009 – 92Y Tribeca, New York, NY
Hess is More record release party with DJ Fagget Fairys
June 17, 2009 – The Studio@Webster Hall, New York NY
with Walter Schreifels, Borrowed Eyes and the Blood Red Road, Glacier Hiking
May 27, 2009 – Googie’s Lounge at The Living Room, New York, NY
with Max Marginal from Max and the Marginalized
May 13, 2009 – UNIS clothing store, New York, NY
Reception for auction launch
May 1, 2009 – Glasslands Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
with Aerial East
April 28, 2009 – Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY
North Brooklyn Story Project Benefit Concert
with The Blue Album Group and The Roulettes
April 19, 2009 – Zebulon, Brooklyn, NY
with Kelli Scarr (Salt & Samovar)
March 19, 2009
Citizen Smith, Los Angeles, CA
February 7, 2009
Rebecca Schiffman playing songs at Guild & Greyshkul Gallery, New York, NY
(for the closing exhibition On From Here)
January 30 + 31, 2009
Premiere screenings of Fashion Party, the movie. I’m in it.
Go here to watch the trailer
December 21, 2009 – Rockwood Music Hall, NYC
with Robert Gomez
December 4, 2008 – Zebulon, Brooklyn, NY
with Scary Mansion
November 12, 2008 – Lit Lounge, New York, NY
with Wolfington
November 8, 2008 – The Studio at Webster Hall, New York, NY
with The End of the World (record release) and Frankpollis
August 19, 2008 – The Delancey, New York, NY
with Peter Toh, John Scarpulla and Poly Ammo
March 31, 2008 – Googie’s Lounge at The Living Room, New York, NY
with Jett Craze
March 24, 2008 – Googie’s Lounge at The Living Room, New York, NY
with Jett Craze and Rory and Rebecca Guinness
March 10, 2008 – Googie’s Lounge at The Living Room, New York, NY
with Chris Lee and John Wolfington
March 3, 2008 – Googie’s Lounge at The Living Room, New York, NY
with Rory and Rebecca Guinness and John Wolfington
February 25, 2008 – Googie’s Lounge at The Living Room, New York, NY
with John Wolfington, Alexa Wilding, and Tim Foljahn
February 22, 2008 – Lit Lounge, New York, NY
with Mike Bones and Sian Alice
February 18, 2008 – Googie’s Lounge at The Living Room, New York, NY
with John Wolfington, Alexa Wilding, and Tim Foljahn
February 11, 2008 – Googie’s Lounge at The Living Room, New York, NY
with John Wolfington, Alexa Wilding, and Tim Foljahn
February 4, 2008 – Googie’s Lounge at The Living Room, New York, NY
with John Wolfington, Alexa Wilding, and Tim Foljahn
January 28, 2008 – Googie’s Lounge at The Living Room, New York, NY
with John Wolfington, Alexa Wilding, and Tim Foljahn
January 26, 2008 – 322 Troutman Street, Brooklyn, NY
with Honne Wells, Scary Mansions, O’death
January 21, 2008 – Googie’s Lounge at The Living Room, New York, NY
with John Wolfington, Alexa Wilding, and Tim Foljahn
January 7, 2008 – Googie’s Lounge at The Living Room, New York, NY
with John Wolfington and Alexa Wilding
December 19, 2007 – Lit Lounge, New York, NY
with Drunk Reporter and American Tourist
November 3, 2007 – Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY
with The End of The World and Sex with an Angel.
July 13, 2007 – Sidewalk Cafe, New York, NY
with Chris Kiehne’s Blood-Black Wings, Douets, Chris Maher, Wowz, Huggabroomstik
June 30, 2007 – Rooftop Films The Roof of The Old American Can Factory, Brooklyn, NY
with Perpetual Movements – A Tribute to Carlos Paredes a feature documentary directed by Edgar Pera
May 25, 2007 – Cakeshop, New York, NY
with Standing Nudes
May 20, 2007 – Pianos, New York, NY
with Sebastian Blanck and Benji Cossa
March 27, 2007 – Club 205, New York, NY
with Lissy Trullie and Modrocket
August 16, 2006 – The Canal Room, New York, NY
with Todd Snider
August 15, 2006 – The Canal Room, New York, NY
with Todd Snider
June 30, 2006 – art opening “Liquid Paper” at Ratio3 Gallery, San Francisco, CA, through August 6.
June 26, 2006 – reading lyrics at Jonathan Curley and Chris Leo’s “Haiti’s Hades Harlequin’s Hymns,” The Empty Vessel Project, Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, NY
with Luke Temple, Andy McCarthy and more
June 17, 2006 – Peter Toh record release party, Trash Bar, Brooklyn, NY
with Peter Toh and The Royal Tease, Ryan Stratton, Envy on the Coast, Titles
June 11, 2006 – La Vernasagerie, Naked Lunch, New York, NY
with Rebecca Gates, and more…
May 20, 2006 – Energy Action 2-year anniversary party, New York, NY
with Ben Brewer, Kamar Thomas, Matt Whyte, Chris Brown, and another guy.
January 14, 2006 – February 11, 2006 at Bas Fisher Invitational, Miami, FL
Art show not music show.
Faster Sleeper – new paintings by Javier Hernandez and Rebecca
December 26, 2005 at The Cakeshop, New York, NY
with Gottesman (Jack Lewis Group), Lisa Li Lund, Prewar Yardsale, Chris Maher, Rachel Lipson, Tommy Eisner, Sam Grossman, Jeff Lewis
December 3, 2005 at The Red Lion Cafe, Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ
with The Ballerinas and The Vacancy (Benefit show)
November 20, 2005 at Piano’s, New York
with Matt Whyte from Earl Greyhound, The 360’s, and The Effects
September 24, 2005 at Pete’s Candy Store, Brooklyn
with Babs and Friends, Seth Faergolzia (from Dufus), and The Wowz
July 24, 2005 at Glass House Gallery, Brooklyn
with Joshua Bennett, Zachary Cale, Spider, and Stephanie Ruddy
July 23, 2005 at Sputnik, Brooklyn
with Forelock, Capital T, and Pyradical
May 21, 2005 – RIYL Records Showcase at Sidewalk, New York
with Vien Waltz, Secret Salamander, Chirs Maher, Jack Lewis, The Wowz, Dream Bitches
February 10, 2005 at Apocalypse Lounge, New York
with Rav Shmuel and Jack Lewis
January 31, 2005 at Lit, New York
with Jane Herships and Ben Brewer
December 15, 2004 at Tank Annex, New York
with The Isles
November 22, 2004 at Lit, New York
with Adam Dove and Drive Til Morning
October 15, 2004 (Friday) at Sin-e, New York
Some Records CMJ Showcase with Walking Concert, Earl Greyhound, Tarantula, Neva Dinova
August 24, 2004 at The Middle East Corner, Boston
with Chris Keene
June 27, 2004 at The Living Room, New York
June 1, 2004 at Don Hill’s, New York
with Earl Greyhound
May 2, 2004 at The Knitting Factory, New York
with Nightmare of You and Honorary Title
February 17, 2004 at The Mercury Lounge
with Snow Patrol, Hula, and National Eye
February 7, 2003 at Tobacco Road, New York
with Mike Ill
August 27, 2002 at Augustart Festival, New York
September 13, 2001 at North Six, Brooklyn, NY
CMJ Music Festival
Some Records Showcase
with The Exit, Eric Mingus, J. Majesty, Errortype:11, The Ghost, Pearl Harbor
