Neu Denver: I Got Evicted!

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At the end of June I came home from work and found a notice on my door. “We have decided to break your lease. We will be renovating your apartment at the beginning of August….”

And like that, the place I called home for the longest period in my adult life (8 years) was gone and I had to run around like mad trying to find somewhere new to live and move. Ultimately, it all worked out but the housing situation in Denver is kind of crazy right now.

At my old place they raised the rent to $800/month….dammit, when I first moved into that building it was $450.

Since weed was legalized for recreational use in our state, Denver has become a go-to destination for the 25-35 year old set. Whenever I go out, I meet people who have just moved here, which is great but the city’s infrastructure was just not ready for the sudden influx.

Rents around the city are soaring and people I know now pay more than 50% of their income for housing.

But enough complaining about “New” Denver…….some news…..

I have a solo show next week at The Walnut Room in Denver, Colorado. I’m at the beginning of forming a noise group, Golden Sisters (thanks to Macy Rodman for the name suggestion!) and on August 10, CP 208 will be recording for a 7-inch release to come out in the Winter of 2016.

Plus, this weekend we’ll be finishing some of the last scenes of Stoner Witches, my weed-occult-horror/dramedy…..there’ll be a premiere show in November at Glob in Denver, Colorado with Echo Beds, a Thai Shadow Puppet Show, and a reunion of the Electric Boogie Tribe (an all organ and drums hard rock cover band with Avery Rains from Mr. Pacman singing!).

Before you leave, take a moment to listen to this new release by my friends and a bunch of great artists, Postcommodity…..and check out their amazing “Repellent Fence” project going up at the US/Mexico border this fall!

#CP208 #Denver #Rentistoodamhigh  #MacyRodmanisBeautiful  #StonerWitches #postcommodity #southwest

 

Almost Complete Website…Whatever That Means….and Some News….

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The website is almost complete except for the webstore, and I need to add a links and music section. I’ve been busy playing shows with CP-208, making lathe cut records for Alta Fidelidad’s Summer releases (aiming for all of the Summer releases to come out at once, probably in late July or early August.) and trying to finishing shooting and editing Alta Fidelidad’s first short film, “Stoner Witches” (coming to some DIY spots around the country in Fall 2015).

Take a look around the website (the video section is my favorite section I’ve made so far)…send me criticism, love notes, hate mail or some good naked pictures!

I’ve been working on a long blog post about the decline of weird music in the United States….should be ready at the beginning of July. So look here for something then.

CP-208 has some shows coming up: June 20 at Club Scum and July 9 at Mutiny Information Cafe (check out the “Shows” section for more information)!

And one last thing, my friends, Echo Beds are on tour right now so if they come through your town don’t hesitate to go see them. They’re pretty amazing and if you know me, I don’t say that often about anyone.

我已经做了很多工作，但不是在我的网站。大部分已经完成。我会添加更多的未来。环顾四周！

我承诺，我将很快添加音乐页面。我的音乐是野生和疯狂而美丽，所以你要听。

我的中国仍然没有太大的起色，对不起。