spring solstice

The Dougout has a few shows lined up for the upcoming months, but the one I'm most excited about is coming up on Saturday, March 29. As always, anybody who happens to be in the DC area is welcome to drop by and check out the music! All pertinent details can be found here, and stay tuned for a sick screenprinted show poster coming soon from Sean Berg. The lineup is as follows:

☯ WEEKENDS (noise rock from BALTIMORE)
☯ ☯ BEST WITCHES (post-punk from CHICAGO)
☯ ☯ ☯ BBAATBIFFFS (grindcore thrash from CHICAGO)
☯ ☯ ☯ ☯ CRUMMS (garage surf from DC)

Easily Suede tapes have begun to disseminate around the globe, and due to a slip up on my end a decent chunk of the orders were made with no charge for shipping. Thanks to everyone who's bought a copy thus far, and enjoy the free delivery on me!

Our good friend It Is Rain In My Face. continues to shine through the endless gray sky with yet another new EP entitled "Permanent Winter". Thanks to everyone who donated to Mat's recent kickstarter, he'll soon be making the trip down to Ardent Studios in Memphis to record yet another EP due out by the end of the year.

night running

Two quick bits of news here to keep you satisfied until a much bigger reveal later this week:

Pool Holograph have just released a stellar new single "Night Running" in anticipation of their next album due out later this year. Clear your schedule, dive into the song and lose track of time.



It Is Rain In My Face. has a kickstarter going to help him get to Ardent Studios in Memphis to record his next EP. Consider throwing a few duckets Mat's way to help get him back in the studio.

fully funded

thanks to your help, the kickstarter campaign finished with 103% of the funding goal! shouldn't expect anything less than success when so many awesome people have been actively giving their support to get this project off the ground.

any folks who were interested in getting the compilation but were having trouble reserving their copy through the kickstarter can email me and we can figure out where to take things on an individual basis.

for the next step, i will be collecting the last few tracks and finalizing the mix. after this, i will send it off for production and get it up for digital distribution. you can get your updates here, but i will also be corresponding with backers via kickstarter throughout the entire process.

in celebration of the successful campaign, i've got a new set of previews for your listening pleasure, so stay tuned.

copy pasta

wuddup sluts and slutstresses.

in case you haven't been following, there are just 10 days left in this lovely month of may, and currently we sit at 56% funded. at this point i'm very happy for all the support out there, but i've been mulling over the idea of funding this release myself if the kickstarter is unsuccessful. it's something i'm prepared to do, but i know that the run would be much more limited, which really goes against the initial intention of the project in my mind. regardless, i want to assure _you_ that this release will be happening either way.

anyhow, per request, here is the plan for fund allocation, assuming the kickstarter is a success:

$387.05 : cost of 300 professionally dubbed and printed cassettes

$525 ($1.75 x 300) : best cost (domestic) estimate for shipping 300 cassettes

$120 (5% + 5%) : fees for both kickstarter and amazon

$167.95 : additional funds for stickers, buttons, shipping materials, various printing, etc.

= $1200.

for those wondering about getting more than one copy, be aware that i have added new rewards with different options for up to 3 cassettes and goodies, so you can get one for your girl & guy too. the new pledge rewards are:

$16 - [USA/CAN/MEX] DYVNZMBR cassette + mp3 (2 copies)

$18 - [WORLD] DYVNZMBR cassette + mp3 (2 copies)

$22 - [WORLD] DYVNZMBR cassette + mp3s (3 copies)

$22 - DYVNZMBR cassette + mp3s (2 copies), DZ TAPES button (x2), vinyl sticker (x2), thank you card, and a 100x100p space reserved for the image of your choice on the upcoming digital image quilt on dayvanzombear.com

$26 - DYVNZMBR cassette + mp3s (3 copies), DZ TAPES button (x3), vinyl sticker (x3), thank you card, and a 100x100p space reserved for the image of your choice on the upcoming digital image quilt on dayvanzombear.com

lastly, a button/sticker update:

ain't too proud to beg

hello everybody !

things have been going swell on this end. the kickstarter (http://kck.st/l5ZjXc) is up to 42% funding, which is the best number so far! there are still 16 days left to raise just under $700 in order for any pledged funding to go through.

in case you haven't checked it out yet, here are the different ways that you can support DZ TAPES and secure the production of this limited edition premiere mixtape:

$1 = high quality mp3s (320/v0)

$8 = 1 copy of the DYVNZMBR community compilation cassette for you, 1 copy for the artist collective for their kind donations, and high quality mp3s, USA ONLY

$10 - 1 copy of the cassette for you, 1 copy for the artist collective, and high quality mp3s, CANADA and MEXICO

$12 - 1 copy of the cassette for you, 1 copy for the artist collective, 1 DZ TAPES button, 1 DZ TAPES vinyl stick, and high quality mp3s, WORLD

$16 - all of the above, plus a 100x100 pixel space reserved for an image of your choice on the upcoming digital image quilt on dayvanzombear.com

i'm in possession of 25 of the tracks to be used for DZ01, 20 of which have already been posted for preview:

expect continuous updates as the project continues to bloom into supernova status (and don't doubt yr dreams hahaha).

racecar ɹɐɔǝɔɐɹ

It's finally here, the kickstarter has launched and for the rest of May 2011 only, you can help get this tape made and reserve your copy for as low as $8.

What's special about this project that I think I may have failed to stress is that your donations go directly towards not just copies for you, _the listener_, but for all the contributing artists to support the music makers we love. In the end, my goal is to provide copies for anyone willing to donate to the cause, and arguably the artists are a gigantic part of that.

With a little over 3 weeks remaining, a total of 21 backers have so far donated $267, which puts us at 22% funded. This means there are just over 100 copies left to be reserved before the project can be claimed a success. However, if the $1200 goal is not met by the end of May, the project as it is will be in jeopardy. An amazing group has already begun to come forward in support, thank you to everyone who has donated so far, I appreciate each and every one of you. For everyone else, please check out the kickstarter if you're interested and tell anybody that you think may share that interest, because that's the only way that this magic happens.

first flight

deetz n goalz

i'm finding it harder and harder to lay off the button...

there are still unreleased details to be addressed, but the blueprints for this project are nearly complete. as i may have already mentioned, the release will only be made available until the end of May. the time limit aspect is due impart to the donation-based fundraising nature of the project, but i am also getting more and more excited to share this with everyone as soon as possible.

after number crunching the fuck out of this thing and scrounging together some of my own dollars for essentials, the goal i'm aiming for is a mere $1600. this number is the result of budgeting down to create enough cassettes to satisfy public interest and to make sure each of the contributing artists can have something tangible to show/sell for their contributions. more importantly for everyone in the US, it means that costs will be below double-digit dollar$ for your copy of what should end up being almost two hours of gems and jams.

at this point, all i can leave you with is to not be surprised if you see a Kickstarter widget posted very soon.

kickstart it

officially kickstarter approved.

still gathering tracks, so production is still a little far out, but i'll post more info when i have it.

17 artists and counting, includes some homies, others previously featured on the blog, plus special guests.