Upcoming & Past Performances

as The Michael Character

2024

08/10/2024 – House Show (Goblin Grotto) in Jamaica Plain (Boston), MA w/ gunklung (first show ever!!) & garbagewitch
08/04/2024 – Cam’s House in Pittsburgh, PA w/ Crisp Lake & Lawn Care (solo)
08/02/2024 – Toni’s House in Madison, WI w/ Serena Xu
08/01/2024 – Rhythm Records in Bismarck, ND w/ Guidon Bear, Hiahli, & Harsh Light
07/30/2024 – House Show in Tacoma, WA w/ Spry & Wendell
07/27/2024 – Mulberry Mansion in Portland, OR w/ Spry, Second Half Walters, & RUUNE
07/26/2024 – Anne & Hennings House in Portland, OR w/ Spry
07/21/2024 – Dylan’s Backyard in Los Angeles, CA w/ Spry, Two Toes Tiger, & Jolee Gordon
07/20/2024 – House Show in San Diego, CA w/ Spry & Two Toes Tiger
07/18/2024 – 420 Broadway Event Space in Truth or Consequences, NM w/ Spry
07/14/2024 – Seventh Circle Collective (Compost Heap, day 3) in Denver, CO
07/13/2024 – The Great Untamed in Laramie, WY w/ Molly & Prowler (Kelsi Rae solo)
07/11/2024 – Kirby’s Beer Store in Wichita, KS w/ The Working Class & Breeding Brainbow
07/10/2024 – Dry Spokes in Omaha, NE w/ Davey Dynamite & Randall Grueber
07/09/2024 – Your Dad’s House in Indianapolis, IN w/ Dana Skully, Confession Kids, & XDirty Fingers
07/08/2024 – Burlington Bar in Chicago, IL w/ Davey Dynamite, Brighid the Bard, & Noiseland
07/07/2024 – Earth Home in Lansing, MI w/ Get Tuff
07/06/2024 – Berea Eagles Lodge in Berea, OH (Flowerpot Records Fest, day 2)
07/05/2024 – Abyssinia in Philadelphia, PA w/ 2nd Grade, 100 Watt Horse, & Vesuvian
07/02/2024 – Alphaville in Brooklyn, NY w/ Sidney Gish & armor king
04/13/2024 – The Nook in Montreal, QC w/ Bambi Killed Folk Punk, Benji, & Johnny French
04/04/2024 – Husky’s Pub in Worcester, MA w/ Shane Hall, Malt Schlitzmann, Tak, & Average Joey
01/06/2024 – *Record Release for Patti in the Dining Car* @ O’Brien’s in Allston w/

2023

12/02/2023 – House Show (Sedgwick Studios in JP) w/ Seth Hanson (album release show!!), Ragu, & Merry Merry
09/01/2023 – Happy Dog in Cleveland, OH w/ Eleanor Elektra, Jason Kaminski, & House of Wills
08/31/2023 – House Show (VHS) in Columbus, OH w/ Eleanor Elektra, Han Solo, Big Gay, Zach Hannah, & Caidyn Bearfield
08/30/2023 – House Show (The Puppy Mill) in Nashville, TN w/ Eleanor Elektra & Sam Rochford
08/29/2023 – River City Coffee in Little Rock, AR w/ Eleanor Elektra, Juniper Joy, & Asa Carroll
08/26/2023 – House Show (Wagon Wheel) in Albuquerque, NM w/ Eleanor Elektra, goddamitjimmy, and Ghost Guest (reunion show!!!)
House Show (Dom & Jon’s) in Phoenix, AZ w/ Eleanor Elektra & Eric Dovigi
08/23/2023 – The North End in Los Angeles, CA w/ Eleanor Elektra & Foxanne (part of Writers’ Round LA, a Nashville-style song circle)
08/22/2023 – House Show (Alec’s) in Oakland, CA w/ Eleanor Elektra
08/12/2023 – Anne & Henning’s House in Portland, OR w/ Eleanor Elektra
08/11/2023 – Beer Bunker in Portland, OR w/ Juliet and the East, The Eggboy, & Garbagewitch
08/5/2023 – Nico’s House in Seattle, WA w/ Eleanor Elektra & Yanyi
08/4/2023 – Jefferson Park in Tacoma, WA w/ Eleanor Elektra, Dan Arthur Levy, & Breadluvr
08/1/2023 – Night Heron Books in Laramie, WY w/ Thomas Saffel, Cicada Summer, & A
07/31/2023 – Max Taps in Centennial, CO w/ Gila Teen & Ars3nic Butt3rfly
07/30/2023 – Dry Spokes in Omaha, NE (afternoon show; just me)
07/29/2023 – The river park near Teal Nebula in Chicago, IL w/ Danny Cozzi & Ravani Grace
07/28/2023 – Earth Home (house) in Lansing, MI w/ She/Her/Hers & Worm.
07/27/2023 – Teamsters Hall 636 in Pittsburgh, PA w/ Yes Yes A Thousand Times Yes, Crisp Lake, & Elliott Pullen
07/26/2023 – Love Loft in Upper Darby, PA w/ Spot Collins & Quaint Devices
07/23/2023 – The Rockwell in Somerville, MA as part of Nice, A Fest day 3 (full band)
07/08/2023 – Rippedit Vintage in Orleans, MA w/ Kevin Coyote, Felt Lining, and Lefty Grove
07/07/2023 – The Nook in Montreal w/ Hanged Magpie & Bambi Killed Folk Punk
07/05/2023 – Bookends in Florence, MA w/ Alyssa Kai & Brook Pridemore
06/11/2023 – O’Brien’s Pub in Allston, MA w/ Jason Kaminski, Tuxis Giant, and Mairead Band (full band)
06/10/2023 – Rubulad in Brooklyn, NY w/ Frog, Jason Kaminski, Tuxis Giant, and Noble Beast (full band)
05/18/2023 – O’Brien’s Pub in Allston, MA w/ The Dreaded Laramie & Really Great (full band)
05/05/2023 – A Bar Called Heaven in Brighton, MA w/ Jesus the Dinosaur (solo) & Denzil for Kaera’s Birthday!!
04/08/2023 – Pao Arts Center (for Asian Glow – Unapologetic Diaspora) in Boston, MA w/ Poor Eliza, Tiffy, Nora Panahi, Just Felice, & Zayde Buti
02/25/2023 – A Bar Called Heaven in Brighton, MA w/ Tuxis Giant (farewell show – Matt moved to NYC) & Pink Navel

2022

12/29/2022 – Notch Brewery in Allston, MA w/ Pink Navel, Vulpes Vulpes, Carol, and DJ River Spiral
09/01/2022 – A Bar Called Heaven in Brighton, MA w/ Eleanor Elektra, first passionate frisbee club, & ribbon
08/28/2022 – Platypus in St. Louis, MO w/ Eleanor Elektra & Heavy Weather & Tawaine Himself
08/26/2022 – The Great Untamed in Laramie, WY w/ Eleanor Elektra
08/24/2022 – Hugh’s house in Tacoma, WA w/ Eleanor Elektra
08/20/2022 – Nico’s house in Seattle, WA w/ Eleanor Elektra & Air Everywhere
08/19/2022 – Jane’s house in Olympia, WA w/ Eleanor Elektra
08/18/2022 – Family house show in Portland, OR w/ Eleanor Elektra
07/22/2022 – Derby Kenton in Portland, OR w/ Eleanor Elektra & Scout Harris
07/16/2022 – Carling’s garage in Los Angeles, CA w/ Eleanor Elektra & Foxanne
07/14/2022 – Jon & Dom’s house in Phoenix, AZ w/ Eleanor Elektra
07/13/2022 – Groundworks in Tucson, AZ w/ w/ Eleanor Elektra & The Reverent Marigold
07/12/2022 – Red Gorilla Studio in Albuquerque, NM w/ w/ Eleanor Elektra & Nora Cursed
07/10/2022 – Compost Heap V in Denver, CO
07/09/2022 – Legitimate Businessmen’s Social Club in Denver, CO w/ Eleanor Elektra
07/08/2022 – Youth Pride at the Cave Collective in Rapid City, SD w/ Eleanor Elektra
07/07/2022 – House Show (Jharm’s house) in Minneapolis, MN w/ Eleanor Elektra & James Lewis
07/06/2022 – Behind Lucas’s apartment building in St. Cloud, MN
07/05/2022 – Toni’s house in Madison, WI w/ Eleanor Elektra & Serena Xu
07/03/2022 – Teal Nebula in Chicago, IL w/ Eleanor Elektra, ellie azoy, & SirSchub
06/30/2022 – Hyattsville, MD w/ Eleanor Elektra
06/15/2022 – First Church JP in Jamaica Plain, MA w/ Karl & Wynd, Eleanor Elektra (our first -ever show together!), & Silica Gel
06/11/2022 – Grub Street/Porter Square Books (Boston) w/ Lady Queen Paradise & CJ Red Mouth
05/18/2022 (aired 5/25) – AAPI Heritage Month showcase at CCTV (Cambridge Community Television) w/ comedians Josh Do, Erika Chen, Cynthia X. Wang, Steph Baldwin, & Karl Xie, hosted by Nate Shu
05/14/2022 – The Chess Company in Rockland, MA
05/6/2022 – House Show in Allston, MA w/ Total Vacation
04/23/2022 – Stoopfest (Allen Neighborhood Center) in Lansing, MI
03/04/2022 – Midway Cafe in Jamaica Plain, MA w/ Cheap City & Big Fuzzy

2021

10/23/2021 – Trendy Shit Town w/ Ultra Chapelle, Gracie Givertz, & Kevin Wynd
10/20/2021 – Once Virtual Venue w/ Nathan Leigh (online)
08/04/2021 – Once Virtual Venue, Theme Song: OPEN MIC, feature set (online)
07/02/2021 – Ringer Park w/ Squitch (solo) and Jesus the Dinosaur (solo)
02/14/2021 – Song Share and Hang w/ Brian of Troll 2 & TMC (online)

2020

08/28/2020 – Coping With Dystopia #18 (online)
05/29/2020 – Pre-Birthday Show where I played all of the birthday songs (online)
05/09/2020 – The Virtual Living Room w/ Kelly Thompson (of Violent Bloom), Anna O’Connell, Stephen Lin, Eliy Orcko, Maggie Sailor (of The Bears and the Bees), Jason Kaminski, b.loop, & Sure, Machine (online)
05/08/2020 – Starkville, MS (on the steps of Allen Hall at Mississippi State University) w/ Celery Teeth
04/04/2020 – From Our Windows: A Socially Distant Connection (online) w/ Captain Redbeard and the S.S. Friendship, The Bears & The Bees, moonish brute, & Jason Kaminski
03/02/2020 – Berniepalooza at Electric Haze in Worcester, MA (last pre-Covid in-person show)
03/01/2020 – Clara’s House in Providence, RI w/ Joan Kelsey’s Silver Lining & Greice Holleran
02/29/2020 – House Show in Leominster, MA
01/17/2020 – Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA w/ Gracie Givertz, Ultra Chapelle, & Madison Duffy
01/11/2020 – The Night Rider in Raleigh, NC w/ Empty Disco & Lanternfly Collective

2019

12/07/2019 – Cheap City EP Release Show at Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA w/ Mystery Gems
11/25/2019 – ONCE Somerville w/ Macseal, I’m Glad It’s You, & Yeah Is What We Have
11/16/2019 – Asian Glow @ Pao Arts Center w/ Ava Sophia, Simone de Doudoir, & Hassan Ghanny (plus visual art by Lily Xie!)
11/04/2019 (?) – Battle of the Bands at the University of New Hampshire
10/17/2019 – Spooky Halloween Show @ Lesley University (Alumni Hall) w/ SEED (covering Slint), & Maya Lucia. This was a duo show with me and Mattie Hamer. We did a BTMI! cover set. It absolutely ruled.
10/05/2019 – House Show in Narragansett, RI
09/29/2019 – The Sinclair w/ Sidney Gish & Squitch
08/31/2019 – House show (Carling’s living room) in Los Angeles, CA w/ Conor Hennessy
08/30/2019 – Some disused sheet metal factory in San Diego, CA w/ Conor Hennessy
08/28/2019 – House show in Phoenix, AZ w/ Conor Hennessy (the first time I ever held a baby, I think)
08/27/2019 – House show in Las Vegas, NV w/ Conor Hennessy, The Rifleman, Smirl Haggard, Brock Frabbiele, & The Wreckless (Ryan’s birthday BBQ)
08/26/2019 – House show in Portland, OR w/ Conor Hennessy, Garbage Witch, & Eggboy
08/25/2019 – Julie’s living room in Seattle, WA w/ Conor Hennessy
08/23/2019 & 08/24/2019 – The Alaskan Hotel and Bar in Juneau, Alaska w/ Conor Hennessy (this was the one where I got kicked off stage 30 minutes into my portion of our four-hour set lol). We were booked to play the 24th as well but that got cancelled for the above reason. No complaints; getting paid for seven hours after one hour of work (split two ways, no less) is pretty excellent.
08/19/2019 – Dirty Gerund Poetry Show: Punk Ruckus (feature set) at Ralph’s Rock Diner in Worcester, MA
08/17/2019 – Live recording of poetry album Other Honey at Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA
08/06/2019 – House show in Hawaii
07/28/2019 – Dorchester Art Project w/ Lawn Care & Really Great
07/16/2019 – The Radio Bean in Burlington, VT w/ basically nobody at all
07/15/2019 – Charlie’s Kitchen in Cambridge, MA w/ Brook Pridemore, Zoe Rose DePaz, & Chandler Cross
05/18/2019 – House show (The Green Room) in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada w/ Trusty Fox, James Favron, & Sam Krüger
04/22/2019 – Charlie’s Kitchen in Cambridge, MA (full band!) w/ Dewey and Me & the Teacup
04/19/2019 – Ash Comer’s building’s mini-gym (this was the gig where I played on the moving treadmill) in NYC w/ Travis Love Benson & Sea/Side
04/17/2019 – House Show (Beet Stew) in Minneapolis, MN w/ Junior Choir & Jharms
04/16/2019 – The Fremont in Des Moines, IA w/ Cactus Attack & The Sleepover
04/15/2019 (?) – The Paramount Cafe in Cheyenne, WY
04/13/2019 – Kirby’s Beer Store in Wichita, KS w/ Basset Hound & Contagious Wednesday
04/12/2019 – Thunder Road in Somerville, MA w/ Troll 2, Cactus Attack, & Miku Daza
03/29/2019 – Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA w/ Celebutant (EP release) & Substrates
03/23/2019 – BU Central in Boston, MA w/ Cancer Season & Poor Eliza
01/12/2019 – House show (Blockbuster Video, BBV) in Allston, MA w/ Sleep All Summer, moonish brute, & Puppy Problems

2018

12/07/2018 – The Democracy Center in Cambridge, MA w/ Secret Spirit, Butch Baby, & Can’t Relate (benefit for the Sylvia Rivera Law Project)
11/15/2018 – Lesley University in Cambridge, MA w/ Sidney Gish & Grace Givertz
10/21/2018 – That’s Why They Call Him Zachy! release show at Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA
09/21/2018 – The Democracy Center in Cambridge, MA w/ Pink Navel, The Water Cycle, & Brennan
08/20/2018 – The ER in Allston, MA w/ Melissa Weikart, Krittany Karlson, & Cole Blouin
08/01/2018 – Secret Tiny Bedroom Art Show #1 @ The Bummer Underground in Quincy, MA w/ Luca Payet, Liz Sclafani, & Moody Mandy
07/03/2018 – Civic Media Center in Gainesville, FL (MSF Benefit) w/ Lawn Care & Maca Reggae Samba
07/02/2018 – The Elliotborough Mini Bar in Charleston, SC w/ Lawn Care
07/01/2018 – The Electric Maid in Washington, DC w/ Lawn Care, Professor Goldstein, & Little Doctor
06/30/2018 – House show (The Temple) in Newark, DE w/ Lawn Care, The Zheroes, & The Off Brand (to my memory, this was my first and only show in Delaware)
06/29/2018 – The Night Rainbow (or RBG Cafe??) in Providence, RI (pretty sure it was Provi; Clara organized this!) w/ Ash Russell & ggpeach
06/27/2018 – Roof show in Brooklyn, NY w/ Sidney Gish, Joey Dussault, & Jake McKelvie
06/26/2018 – NG2BC in New Haven, CT w/ Honey Cutt (fka Baby!), The Quest Presents, & Bye Forever
5/21/2018 – Remedy Music Instrument & Repair in Worcester, MA w/ Tuxis Giant & Crooked Spine
04/20/2018 – The Green Room in St. Catharines, ON w/ Broken Glass Kids, Salt Wound, timothy (vernon?), & Fauxpaw
04/19/2018 – 127 Allen St. in Lansing, MI w/ She/Her/Hers
04/18/2018 – The WasteShed in Chicago, IL w/ String Figures (and others??)
04/16/2018 – Spider House in Pittsburgh, PA w/ The Hills and the Rivers, The Childlike Empress, & Tap Shorts
03/24/2018 – Run For Cover Records w/ Bedbug, Susie Derkins, Adam Demirjian (Me In Capris), & Puppy Problems
03/18/2018 – House show (The Sewer) in Roxbury, MA w/ Lighthouse Row, Cosmic Johnny, & Rat Mom i.e. Maggie Rosenberg (this was the show where I first met Evan!)
3/17/2018 – API or DIE: A Celebration of API Art (house show, Makeout Point) in Allston, MA w/ Musical Artists: Nightspace, Edge Petal Burn, Cosmic Johnny, BAMBAN, Lane Shi Otayonii, Chew, Noble Pedro, judy chong, mmph, Nature shots, Rat Tally, & yxshi, plus Art Vendors: Elizabeth Song, Gentlepersons Gently, Squishy Sandwich Art (Louis Roe), Malaya Harris, Tina Kuran, & Annie Cheng
02/23/2018 – The Colosseum in Brooklyn, NY w/ Sidney Gish & Laura Wolf
02/22/2018 – Nacho House in Philadelphia, PA w/ Steve. & Spot Collins
01/12/2018 – Pizzaweekshow! @ Collective A Go Go in Worcester, MA w/ Yoni Gordon, Jake Berendes, & Other Joliah

2017

11/18/2017 – Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA w/ Alyssa Kai & Two Headed Girl
10/19/2017 – Lesley University in Cambridge, MA w/ Dust from 1000 Years & Lea Jaffe (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhU4HPGN5pM)
10/10/2017 – O’Brien’s Pub in Allston, MA w/ Sidney Gish, Zanois, Weekend Greg, & Squitch
10/08/2017 – Collective A Go Go in Worcester, MA w/ Tuxis Giant, Looks Like Mountains, & Olivia WB
09/15/2017 – Convenient Parking in Boston, MA w/ Sidney Gish, Can’t Relate, & Art Slob
08/07/2017 – The Luna Sea (a boat) in Jersey City, NJ w/ Nathan Leigh, Jon Kohen, & Waco
08/04/2017 – House Show in New Orleans, LA (this is the one where I left my special show stool, which, I’m told, has been repainted and repurposed as a side table)
08/03/2017 – 21st St. Co-Op in Austin, TX w/ Conor Hennessy (this was the night of the bedbug hotel and the naked co-op wanderers, a legendarily bad time)
08/02/2017 – Vapure (a literal vape shop) in San Antonio, TX w/ Conor Hennessy, Odd & Grey, Tiny Tiki, & Girl Cuts (a truly excellent show)
07/31/2017 – PoMoRo in Tucson, AZ w/ Conor Hennessy, Mic TV, Real Real Talk, & Dani Boi
07/29/2017 – Red Brontosaurus Records in San Diego, CA w/ Conor Hennessy (the booker bailed so we didn’t play a show, but we did record a couple of videos in the space. Katy Meyer drove like four hours or something from the desert to come and it was really sweet)
07/28/2017 – Carling’s House in Los Angeles, CA w/ Conor Hennessy
07/27/2017 – Alec’s collective house in Berkeley, CA w/ Conor Hennessy
07/23/2017 – Anarres Infoshop & Community Space in Portland, OR w/ Conor Hennessy, Glyptodons, & Izzy and the Chimera
07/22/2017 – House Show in Seattle, WA w/ Conor Hennessy, Anna Rose Iris McKee, &
Crooked Bow (this was the one Anne and Greg came to)
07/20/2017 – A KeyBank parking lot in Salt Lake City, UT w/ some jam band kids who played in an adjacent
07/18/2017 – Tetris Art Collective in Boulder, CO w/ Chatterbox and the Latter Day Satanists & more
07/17/2017 – BackSpace in Denver, CO w/ Falsetto Boy, Ludlow, Sevenity, & Pickle Juice
07/16/2017 – House show (Donna’s House) in Santa Fe, NM w/ Darian Stahl & William Schreitz
07/15/2017 – Fly Honey Warehouse in Albuquerque, NM w/ Mocklove, Theft Under a Thousand, TIDES., & Notes to Self
07/14/2017 – Vincente’s House in Oklahoma City, OK (I have long memorialized this in my head as one of the worst if not the worst show I’ve ever played, but the people were nice!)
07/13/2017 – For Artists By Artists in Little Rock, AK w/ Searching for Nostalgia, Fidel Castrato, & Mise en Abyme
07/12/2017 – Bowen House in St. Louis, MO w/ Heavy Weather & Anna O’Connell
07/11/2017 – Open Mic at Cafe Coco in Nashville, TN w/ Anna O’Connell (is this correct??)
07/10/2017 – Some cool art space in Louisville, KY w/ Anna O’Connell
07/09/2017 – Spunk Manor in Indianapolis, IN w/ Anna O’Connell
Chicago??? did this show happen???
07/07/2017 – Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Cleveland, OH w/ Anna O’Connell, Pat Chase, & Captain Redbeard
07/06/2017 – Ba Sing Se in Pittsburgh, PA w/ Anna O’Connell, Infinite Third, The Childlike Empress, LAZYBLACKMAN, & Merilette (Morgan Graf’s band, I think?)
07/05/2017 – All Nite Diner in Philadelphia, PA w/ Anna O’Connell, Spot Collins, & M@ Horowitz (this was the day Anna helped me start my instagram lol)
6/24/2017 House show (“The Last Show” at Bummer City Hall) in Quincy, MA w/ Spot Collins, Kate West, Kelly Dickinson, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, Low Ceilings, Tiffany’s House, Christian Latham, Judy Chong, Bedbug, Fenn Macon, & Melissa Saunders/Max Seltzer
06/20/2017 – The Greenhouse in East Boston, MA w/ Ricky Steece & Dazey Scout
05/28/2017 – The Greenhouse in East Boston, MA w/ Pendejo (solo), moonish brute, & art by Trina Lang
04/27/2017 – House show (Blockbuster Video, BBV) in Allston, MA w/ Dump Him, Strawberry Runners, The Goodbye Party, & Puppy Problems
04/21/2017 – House show in Brooklyn, NY w/ Jess Shamma & Jazz Funeral (plus Ash Comer’s photos!)
03/23/2017 – Lesley University (Marran Theater) w/ Dazey and the Scouts, Amiright?, & Mallcops (I think this was when I first met the Dazey and the Scouts crew)
02/11/2017 – The Knee in Somewhere, NH (?) w/ Flyeater, Powder Keg, Jed Crook, Kate West, & Gas Station Egg Salad Sandwich
01/21/2017 – House show (Blockbuster Video) in Allston, MA w/ Sidney Gish, moonish brute, & Really Great
01/07/2017 – House show (Blockbuster Video) in Allston, MA w/ Sidney Gish, Really Great, Big Yawn, & The Glaciers

2016

11/19/2016 – House show (The Shed Cellar) in Allston, MA w/ Salty Greyhound, Looks Like Mountains, & Lost Wolves
10/29/2016 – Melanincholy Music Festival at the Milo-Grogan Rec Center in Columbus, OH
10/01/2016 – The Salty Spitoon (Saydun’s old house!!) in Jamaica Plain, MA w/ Absolute Power, Beautiful Woman, & Friend Edit
09/25/2016 – House show (Blockbuster Video, BBV) in Allston, MA w/ Banana, Tiffany’s House, & Harm of Will (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IyRlIfFOyA & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dn6o8dhVMQ)
09/02/2016 – House show (Modesthaus) in Allston, MA w/ Puppy Problems, Wyndwood, Crooked Spine, & moonish brute
08/15/2016 – House show (Hannah’s backyard) in Howell, NJ w/ Alyson Reed Pipe, Hannah Mary, That One Ace Kid, Club Hickey
08/02/2016 – House show (Steve & Elise’s house) in Philadelphia, PA w/ Nathan Leigh, Crooked Spine, & Pauline
08/01/2016 – 123 Pleasant Street in Morgantown, WV w/ Nathan Leigh, Beth Staley (Beth Beth Beth), & Goodwolf (solo) (this song “Safe World” was inspired by events the next morning after breakfast)
07/31/2016 – Spunk Manor in Indianapolis, IN w/ Nathan Leigh
07/30/2016 – Darrin’s House in Nashville, TN w/ Nathan Leigh (I think this was the one with a smattering of great local songwriters)
07/28/2016 – House show (The Bleeding Brick) in St. Louis, MO w/ The Hollow Ends and Tawaine Noah (I think??)
07/26/2016 – The Forge in Boulder, CO
07/25/2016 – BackSpace in Denver, CO w/ Lonly Monster & Anna Cadaver
07/23/2016 – Will Rodgers Memorial Park, I’m pretty sure, in Los Angeles, CA w/ some guy walking around playing Pokemon Go, does that sound right?
07/22/2016 – The Question Mark in San Francisco, CA w/ Pink Pigs & Matt Jaffe
07/20/2016 – The Fish Bowl in Portland, OR w/ The Ragshakers, Dogtooth & Nail, & John Miller (I think this was when I met garbagewitch)
07/17/2016 – House Show in Boise, ID w/ Marshall Harris & Kids Luv Cops (I believe it was in between this show and the Portland show that I drove to Seattle and saw Jason Kaminski play??)
07/15/2016 – MegaHurtz in Cheyenne, WY w/ Kids Luv Cops (we played upstairs while some other show with way more people loaded into the basement)
07/14/2016 – House Show in Omaha, NE w/ Kids Luv Cops (a dog bit me, as I recall)
07/13/2016 – HI Hostel in Chicago, IL w/ Courtney & Mitch Mead
07/12/2016 – House show (Vinehaus) in Lansing, MI w/ Conor Hennessy, Peter J. Hochstedler, & Hailey Wojcik
07/11/2016 – The Phoenix Cafe in Detroit, MI w/ Conor Hennessy (okay, this show never actually happened. The people who booked us forgot to tell anyone or set up a show at all and so we just went to a different show at Trumbullplex).
07/10/2016 – 2 Kerstetter Way in Elyria, OH w/ Conor Hennessy, Jason Kaminski, Dad Shorts, & Captain Redbeard and the S.S. Friendship
07/09/2016 – House Show in Columbus, OH w/ Conor Hennessy, Zach Hannah, & Gray
07/08/2016 – Spiderhouse in Pittsburgh, PA w/ Conor Hennessy, fantasysport., Jason Kaminski, Allegra, Stephen Lin, & Lawn Care (this was the one where everyone collaborated with Steve at the end and it ruled. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0gfsZ3JFEs) – my transmission had blown up earlier that day on I-76 and Cam drove to freaking Altoona, PA to pick me up. The rest of the tour was done with rental cars (and I think a train from Portland to San Fran?)
07/07/2016 – House show (The Old Button) in Philadelphia, PA w/ Conor Hennessy, Spot Collins, Steve., Matt Charles, & Clenn Planetts
06/30/2016 – Floriduh in NYC w/ High Falls & Mark Gilday Jr.
06/19/2016 – Grass Stains @Brighton Square in Brighton, MA w/ Banana, The Owens, New Pope, Death Shepherd, & Pink Navel
06/08/2016 – Hi Hostel Boston in Boston, MA w/ Rue, Driver, CosMc, & Absinthe Rose
05/01/2016 – House show (Heru’s house) in Worcester, MA w/ Dizzy Bats, Glenn Matthews, Ghost Guest, Joan Smith, & The Peppermints
04/25/2016 – Charlie’s Kitchen in Cambridge, MA w/ Shallow End Divers, Tyler & the Names, & Brook Pridemore
04/14/2016 – Out of the Blue Too in Cambridge, MA w/ Jason Anderson, Tiffany’s House, & Doug Linse
03/30/2016 – House show (Bummer City Hall) in Quincy, MA w/ Puppy Problems, Lawn Care, & Highwayyys
03/17/2016 – The Shop in Worcester, MA w/ People Like You, Burglary Years, & Big Boy Club
02/27/2016 – House show (Track Shack) in Allston, MA w/ Rictus Grin, Sexy Coyote, Skinny Pigeons, & The Ricecrackers
02/06/2016 – UMass Amherst (Isenberg School of Management Room 133) in Amherst, MA w/ Emperor X, Alyssa Kai, Lady Queen Paradise, & poetry by Flannery Maeve Rollins
01/26/2016 – Papercut Zine Library in Somerville, MA (original location) w/ Foster Carrots, DUMP HIM, & Fenn Macon (Libbie came to this one! And so did Dan Thorn! It was in the building across from Pink Noise)

2015

12/11/2015 – House show in Brighton, MA (organized by JB Brackett) w/ Ben Mueller and The Low Ceilings, Mark Gilday Jr., Jon Kohen, & Clenn Planetts
11/21/2015 – House show (The Banana Hammock) in Allston, MA w/ Elizabeth Colour Wheel, St. Nothing, dæphne, & Billy Baldwin
11/06/2015 – House show (The Fever Tree) in Allston, MA w/ Patient Patient, Houseguests, SnowHaus, & Ben Mueller and The low Ceilings (I think this is the one Haley Cobb came to??)
10/09/2015 – The Whirlybird in Brighton, MA w/ Escape From the Zoo, The Suburbanists, & The Wolf Hongos
09/05/2015 – Cotton and Coffee (in Mill #5) in Lowell, MA w/ Jedidiah Crook & Timothy Jackson Scott
08/22/2015 – Bane Voice #23 in Quincy, MA w/ Spot Collins, Rushelle Frazier, Greg McKillop, Clenn Planetts (Jon Stone), Mark Gilday Jr., Anjimile, Marshall Harris, Hailey Wojcik
08/09/2015 – The Shop in Worcester, MA (Day 2 of Sleepover Fest!!) w/ Uh-Huh, Rictus Grin, dæphne (mini set), Dérive, Field Of Sheep (Noah Britton), Great Smokey, Joan Smith, SPACE CAMP, judy chong, Miniature Philosopher, Make It Up, Jon, The Archivist, & Mail Myself To Thoreau
08/07/2015 – House Show in Amherst, MA w/ fantasysport. (?), Mini P., Alto Jeffro, & others
08/06/2015 – House Show (Anna’s house, The Harpist Den) in Ithaca, NY w/ fantasysport., Hope Rainbow, & Anna O’Connell
08/05/2015 – House Show (Spider House) in Pittsburgh, PA w/ fantasysport., Lawn Care, Chattel Tail, & Cute Wolf Boy
08/04/2015 – Cafe Bourbon Street in Columbus, OH w/ fantasysport. & Gray Clark
08/02/2015 – House Show (Bowen House) in St. Louis, MO w/ fantasysport., Heavy Weather, Tawaine Noah, The Hollow Ends, & Jon Kohen (!)
08/01/2015 – House Show (The Shore Shack) in Chicago, IL w/ fantasysport., Xander Wikstrom, Pretend Shrub, & Ryn Seidewitz
07/31/2015 – House Show in Lansing, MI w/ fantasysport., Hailey Wojcik, & Peter J. Hochstedler
07/30/2015 – Brickyard Bar & Grill (Sterks??) in Oberlin, OH w/ fantasysport. & Jason Kaminski
07/28/2015 – House Show (The Dog Den) in Philadelphia, PA w/ fantasysport, A Day Without Love, Spot Collins, Everyone Except Me, & The Broken Arrow Sparrow.
07/27/2015 – The Glitterbox in New Brunswick, NJ w/ fantasysport., Big Pap Payan, Joe Galuppo, Man Dancing, & Kailey Rocker
07/26/2015 – Plymouth Independent Music Festival in Plymouth, MA w/ Spot Collins
07/23/2015 – House show (MMTTHQ) in Easthampton, MA w/ Jaclyn Falk, Greg McKillop, Mail Myself to Thoreau, & Matt Woodland
06/20/2015 – Bane Voice #22 in Quincy, MA w/ Alyssa Kai, Harmoos (Will Henriksen), Jason Kaminski, Jessica Shamma, Malt Schlitzmann, Jake Killay, Moonish Brute (Louis Roe), Daniel Quaresma, Charlie Stern
06/17/2015 – House show (The Starship Collective) in Worcester, MA w/ Arroyo Deathmatch, Loone, & No Fun Allowed
06/14/2015 – T.T. the Bear’s Place in Cambridge, MA w/ Anjimile, Houseguests, & Pulitzer Prize Fighter
06/12/2015 – The Cantab in Cambridge, MA w/ Troll 2, Heather Re, & Louis Roe
05/30/2015 – Bane Voice #21 in Quincy, MA w/ Spot Collins, fantastsport., Nap Forever, Joan Smith, Troll 2, Mal Devisa, Kelly Dickinson, Mala Maya, & Jon, The Archivist
05/07/2015 – HI Hostel Boston in Boston, MA w/ The Low Ceilings, Miniature Philosopher, & Bunny Boy
05/02/2015 – Bane Voice #20 in Quincy, MA w/ Rushelle Frazier, An Historic, Penn Johnson, Anastasia Markov, & Andrew Lowrey (then of Meracula)
Fenn Macon
04/22/2015 – House show (Spider House) in Pittsburgh, PA w/ Crisp Lake, Average Joey, Stephen Lin, & Lawn Care
04/20/2015 – Goucher College (The Gopher Hole) in Baltimore, MD w/ Holy Shadow, Mothpuppy, & Mary Wander
04/19/2015 – Ortlieb’s in Philadelphia, PA w/ Spot Collins, Proof and Proving, & Matthew Charles
04/18/2015 – House show (The Petting Zoo) in Philadelphia, PA w/ Walking Distance, Time Hitler and the Assholes From Space, Dizzy Bats, & Sean Kapy (first Philly show ever!)
04/04/2015 – Bane Voice #19 in Quincy, MA w/ Troll 2, Matthew Charles, William James, Marissa Fritz, & Zoe Depaz (of Troll 2) – her first solo show I think??
03/07/2015 – Bane Voice #18 in Quincy, MA w/ Joan Smith, Jon Stone, Mike Kusek (then of 10,000 Blades), Dots Will Echo, Brian Milligram, My Heart, My Anchor, & Mikey Redbull (mem. Vomit Girls)
02/21/2015 – Grover’s Mill Coffee in West Windsor, NJ
02/20/2015 – Mixed Genres Rule Fest @ The Pigeon Pad in New Brunswick, NJ w/ Teenage Halloween, The Luna Laval, Out of System Transfer, Facility, Family Man, The Great Depression, & Basement Beers
01/31/2015 – Bane Voice #17 in Quincy, MA w/ SunnyShading, Clover Nahabedian (then of Derive), Ghost Guest, Dizzy Bats (Connor solo), Fragile Pilgrim, Cat Thumbs, Audrey Amadea, & Good Heads, Better Shoulders
01/11/2015 – T.T. the Bear’s Place in Cambridge, MA w/ Sean Eldon, Jake McKelvie & The Countertops, & Rice Cultivation Society

2014

12/20/2014 – Bane Voice #16 in Quincy, MA w/ Lawn Care, Darrin Bradbury, Anna O’Connell, Stephen Lin, Judy Chong, Ryan Pratt, & Ben Greer
12/04/2014 – The Top Floor in Worcester, MA w/ Kristin Ford
11/15/2014 – Bane Voice #15 in Quincy, MA w/ Spot Collins, Joan Smith, Jon Stone, Francie Moon, Erica Russo, Lawn Care, The Mark Whitaker Band
10/24/2014 – House show (The Starship Collective) in Worcester, MA w/ Days N’ Daze, Music Was My First Gay Loone, & Vomit Girls (the pit during DnD got so rowdy that someone broke a window and Nori and I, and I think one other person??, taped a plastic bag or something to cover the hole…not sure what happened after that)
10/05/2014 – House show (Negi Negi) in Worcester, MA w/ Koala Tea Time, Nathan Leigh, skakusky., Make It Up, & Ghost Guest (this was the night Nathan taught me what ACAB means lol)
09/20/2014 – Bane Voice #14 in Quincy, MA w/ Tallgirl (aka Alyssa Kai), Clarissa Gartner (later No Fun Allowed), Kelly Dogtooth, Make It Up, Wydyde, Jake McKelvie (sans Countertops)
08/16/2014 – House Show (The Sugar Shack) in Bassett, VA – w/ My Heart, My Anchor, Casey Bolles, Eagle Scout, & Dreamboat
08/15/2014 – The Acoustic Coffeehouse in Johnson City, TN w/ Francie Moon & The Great Outdoors (stayed in that fancy nice hotel in town)
08/14/2014 – Rachael’s Cafe in Bloomington, IN (I am honestly not sure if I played this. I remember showing up and there not being a show really…I saw on the stage and looked around. May have played some songs, may not have, who knows. I think this was my first night sleeping in an AmerInn or America’s Best Value Inn, one of those)
08/13/2014 – Foam in St. Louis, MO w/ Heavy Weather & Something Stranger
08/12/2014 – The Flat in Chicago, IL w/ Spot Collins & Spitzer Space Telescope
08/11/2014 – House Show in Columbus, OH w/ Spot Collins (this was Pat Chase’s 27th birthday party where I met him and also all the Columbus poets for the first time!!)
08/10/2014 – Bate’s Hardcore Gym in Pittsburgh, PA w/ Spot Collins, Lawn Care, The Hills and the Rivers, Polyphony, Bat Zuppel, Peter Webb, & Lucas Brode (this was when I first met the Hills crew!)
08/09/2014 – The Wunderloft in Asbury Park, NJ w/ Spot Collins, Bus Buddies, & Jay Delmeier
08/08/2014 – Bane Voice #13 in Quincy, MA w/ Spot Collins, Eva Walsh, Darrin Bradbury, Coveleski, Jon Kohen, Troll 2, & Owen Thomas Quigley
08/05/2014 – Weirdfest in Worcester, MA (I don’t know where this was or who else played, though it MAY have been at The Shop and Alto Jeffro may have played)
07/25/2014 – The Meg Perry Center in Portland, ME w/ Turny Les & Cam Goff
07/12/2014 – Bane Voice #12 in Quincy, MA w/ Joan Smith, Holy Shadow, Turny Les, & Calliope of the Future
06/14/2014 – Bane Voice #11 in Quincy, MA w/ Jason Kaminski, Emil Landman, Conor Hennessy, & Tall Tremors (later Jon, The Archivist)
06/05/2014 – House show (The Crusty Capo Lounge, Dan Quaresma’s house) in Cambridge, MA w/ Jon Kohen, Jake Jenkins, & Ghost Guest (this was the night I met all those folks!)
05/31/2014 – Bane Voice #10 in Quincy, MA w/ Spot Collins, Joan Smith, Karin Freed, Billy Mack Collector, Fil Corbitt, Sick Antelope Party (mem. Cat Thumbs), Nathan Leigh (?), & Greg McKillop (?)
04/12/2014 – Bane Voice #9 in Quincy, MA w/ Matt Pless, Francie Moon, & Will Henriksen (then of Harmoos)
03/22/2014 – Bane Voice #8 in Quincy, MA w/ Spot Collins, Eva Walsh, Brian Dickins, John Muccino, Darrin Bradbury (formerly of Big Wilson River), & the Bane Voice Supergroup (James, Steve, Paul Fuller, John, and Darrin)
03/06/2014 – Anchors Up in Haverhill, MA w/ Nam Le, J.J. Shankhour, Arrowhead, Pinnacle, Change Up, Super Drum Boy, & Carissa Johnson
03/01/2014 – Bane Voice #7 in Quincy, MA w/ Chattel Tail, Unraveler, & Buck (Eric Roebuck)
02/27/2014 – House show (“A House Near Lechmere Station”) in Cambridge, MA w/ Greg McKillop, Joan Smith, Spot Collins, & Jason Henry Simon-Bierenbaum
02/22/2014 – House show (The Flat) in Chicago, IL w/ Lawn Care
02/21/2014 – House show (Carroll House) in Madison, WI w/ Lawn Care, Jamie Yanda, & Oedipus Tex
02/19/2014 – C-Haus in Beloit, WI w/ Lawn Care

2013

12/22/2013 – Anchors Up in Haverhill, MA (Slayfest 2013) w/ The Venetia Fair, Storm The Bay, Change Up, JJ Shankhour, The Fiends, Left Hand Blue, From The, Makers Of, Sink Or Swim, Something In Common, Houston, I Am The Problem, Jim Jam, & Honor Bound
12/14/2013 – Bane Voice #6 in Quincy, MA w/ Spot Collins, Joan Smith, Eva Walsh, Greg McKillop, & Nap Forever
11/09/2013 – Bane Voice #5 in Quincy, MA w/ Spot Collins, Cherry Sea (now Foxanne), & Audrey Amadea
10/19/2013 – Bane Voice #4 in Quincy, MA w/ Spot Collins, Nathan Leigh, & Sam Rockwell, Machete Champion
10/11/2013 – Anchor’s Up in Haverhill, MA w/ J.J. Shankhour & Josh Brayman
08/31/2013 – Bane Voice #3 in Quincy, MA w/ Greg McKillop (then of Speaker For The Dead), John Muccino (then of River City Extension), Jon Stone (then of 10,000 Blades), & Joshua Brayman
08/22/2013 – The Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, IN w/ Nathan Leigh, Andrew Stacy, & Balls Episode 2: Storytime (organized by Cory Pettit I think?)
08/17/2013 – House Show (Wagon Wheel) in Albuquerque, NM w/ Nathan Leigh
08/16/2013 – Trunk Space in Phoenix, AZ w/ Nathan Leigh & Ben Anderson (this was the night we first met Nathan!!!)
08/14/2013 – Universal Bar & Grill in Los Angeles, CA
08/02/2013 – Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co. in Billings, MT (part of Richard Dreyfest, now Julia Louis Dreyfest)
07/31/2013 – The Nameless Cave in Rapid City, SD w/ Shantel Bolks & Dylan James
07/28/2013 – The New Direction in Fargo, ND w/ Remember Me (Scott Heidinger)
07/27/2013 – C-Haus in Beloit, WI w/ Lawn Care
07/26/2013 – House show (The Flat) in Chicago, IL (this must have been when I first met Dan Copulsky! We all hung out on the roof and went swimming in the lake after and it ruled)
07/24/2013 – Evolver Tattoo Arts in Pittsburgh, PA w/ The New Highway Hymnal, Partly Sunny, & Haunt Pawson
07/23/2013 – The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ w/ Cherry Sea and others (full-band tour kickoff!)
07/08/2013 – The Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, NJ w/ The Wild and Brook Pridemore (the night we met!)
06/15/2013 – Bane Voice #2 aka “An Evening of Acoustic Music #2 (aka A BIG OL’ HOOTENANNY)” in Quincy, MA w/ Lance Scott Greene, Andrew Nieporent, Eva Walsh, Family Photo, & Anna O’Connell
05/10/2013 – Bane Voice #1 in Quincy, MA w/ There Is No Mountain & Spot Collins

2012

11/24/2012 – Post 282 in Harrison, NJ (I remember arriving to this show, but not playing…who knows what happened)
09/28/2012 – The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ (“We are playing the Pony! Come rock out with us. Not sure when we will be playing full band again. All ages. Ten bucks. 3 dollar Yuengling. Also Jimmy is moving to Massachusetts in like 20 seconds so this is sort of a send off thing too.”)
08/10/2012 – House Show (1024 Packard St., Kevin’s house) in Ann Arbor, MI w/ Connor Healey
08/09/2012 – House Show in Chicago w/ Shiloh & Half Coyote
08/07/2012 – Some open mic in Cleveland w/ Connor Healey. I would not ordinarily count something like this, but we considered it a stop on our tour. It was a simpler time.
08/06/2012 – The Stained Raven in Pittsburgh, PA w/ Connor Healey and a ton of bands (this was the day I met Lawn Care!)
08/04/2012 – The Death of Rock and Roll Ball @ FrankenSound Venue in North Brunswick, NJ w/ Big Damn Heroes & STEVE [The Band]
08/03/2012 – Cool Beans Coffee House in Toms River, NJ (this was when I did the bit where I brought my graduation mortarboard hat and moved the tassel before playing a song about graduating from college)

2011

12/30/2011 – New Years Eve (Eve) at Grover’s Mill Coffee in West Windsor, NJ w/ Tiny Teeth & John Muccino
06/04/2011 – So Punk Rock record release show @ The Mill Hill Basement in Trenton, NJ w/ These Branches, Connor Healey Project, & John Muccino

2010

11/24/2010 – The Grover’s Mill Seven Showcase at Grovers Mill Coffee in West Windsor, NJ w/ Dylan Roth, Chelsea Gohd, Lauren Marsh, Connor Healey, & Waco Michalowski (technically I played this under my name, Jimmy Ikeda, as TMC was still a band first and not a solo-project-turned-band, but I still think it belongs on the list)
08/12/2010 – Grovers Mill Coffee in West Windsor, NJ w/ Jamie & Lauren, Alex DeSimine, & Chelsea Gohd
07/29/2010 – Grovers Mill Coffee in West Windsor, NJ w/ Concerned Citizens of Yesteryear, Tap Water, and Gerald Edward
07/19/2010 – The Mill Hill Basement in Trenton, NJ w/ The Taxpayers (I don’t think any photos or videos exist of any part of this show, but it was unbelievable)
06/07/2010 – The Mill Hill Basement in Trenton, NJ w/ Laura Stevenson and the Cans, The Wild, & My Love For Danger (FIRST TMC SHOW EVER!!)

w/ MCtheProfessor.GOV

04/19/2024 – Lecture #7 (reprise, Against the Myth of ‘Open Borders’) at Boshi’s Place in New York City for the release of txtbook’s Games for a Rainy Day book
03/09/2024 – Lecture #7 (Against the Myth of ‘Open Borders’) at The Greenroom in Somerville, MA *6th Anniversary Show*
10/6/2019 – Lecture #6 (Political Semiotics) at Berklee College of Music
02/19/2019 – Lecture #4 (reprise, A Brief History of Japanese Americans) at Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA
11/16/2018 – Lecture #5 (Testimony-as-Activism) at Mill no. 5 in Lowell, MA
07/25/2018 – Lecture #4 (A Brief History of Japanese Americans) at Riverwalk Cafe in Nashua, NH
06/23/2018 – Lecture #3 (Civilization & Savagery: The Racial Ideologies of American Settler Colonialism and Imperialism) at The Democracy Center in Cambridge, MA w/ Gia Greene & Standby
04/26/2018 – Lecture #1 (reprise, Problematizing the National History Survey) & #2 (Civil War Memory: How Contestations of the Past Shape Politics Today) at Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA
03/09/2018 – Lecture #1 (Problematizing the National History Survey, or, The American History Survey: Problematizing National Histories) at The Aviary in Jamaica Plain, MA w/ Karl & Sweater Paws

w/ The Shade Plant Bandits

01/02/2010 – Brewster’s (formerly Finnegan’s) in East Windsor, NJ w/ The Front Bottoms, Foxes & Lions, & Big Wilson River, (this was the show when I met John Muccino and Darrin Bradbury! Last SPB show ever)
12/22/2009 – Grover’s Mill Open Mic at Grover’s Mill Coffee in West Windsor, NJ (I believe Isaac also played at this one)
10/11/2009 – The Black Stone in Pawtucket, RI (Witty Banter Showcase!) w/ The Duppies, The Stress, & Blue Light District
8/22/2009 – Grover’s Mill Coffee in West Windsor, NJ
8/23/2009 – (??)
08/08/2009 – Finnigan’s in East Windsor, NJ (video of this whole set exists on Jon Shedler’s Facebook)
7/31/2009 – Ridgewood Coffee Company Open Mic (??)
07/18/2009 – The Grover’s Mill Open Mic at Grover’s Mill Coffee in West Windsor, NJ (first GMC open mic!!)
07/17/2009 – The All Call Inn in Ewing NJ (first SPB show!!)

Weddings and other Miscellany

09/21/2024 – Fenn & Anna’s wedding (played bass & guitar in the wedding band)
01/07/2024 – Sophie & Jacob’s wedding (MC/officiant)
05/13/2023 – Quincy Multicultural Festival (MC/host)
05/5/2022 – Quincy Multicultural Festival (MC/host)
10/28/2017 – Jenn & Paul’s wedding (set of covers)