#local music

[birdfriend-theband]

[dollchasermn]

We are Doll Chaser! We're an all trans punk band from Minnesota and we are so excited to share what we've been cooking!

Our first release of singles, titled together as Living The Dream, releases on Friday January 5th! Pre-save on Spotify now, and keep your eyes open on every other major streaming platform

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/dollchaser/living-the-dream-2

[jenjen4280]

Great night out seeing my niece’s band (she’s the bassist) with the Hot Wife & my in-laws. Seriously proud of her, the band, and the two opening bands. All teenagers who played a mix of good original songs and covers.

[d3molition-lov3rs]

band summers, oh how i will always love you

[radium-riot]

Support your local bands and your local artists and do what you can for your community

Go to protests, volunteer when you can, organize, make art

Don't talk to cops

[faetoothofficial]

Faetooth, 2024

[horseboyhorror]

Sappy appreciation post for local punk shows

Even though I have to be acutely aware of my surroundings as to not get hurt, when I’m at local punk shows I feel more safe and more accepted than anywhere else in the world. When you’re at a big stadium concert, everyone’s there for different reasons. Some people really love the artist, some people are just going bc they have nothing better to do. There’s always someone that’s singing too loud, or talking too much, or getting way too into your personal space. But punk shows are different. Everyone is there for the love of the game, for the energy. Friendly violence is encouraged, everyone knows what the deal is. And no one cares how you’re dancing, because everyone looks kinda ridiculous. No one is weird when everyone’s a weirdo. There’s a sense of camaraderie that I don’t think you can find anywhere else. There’s no separation between the band and crowd most of the time, ppl are encouraged to sing into the mic. It’s really like nothing I’ve ever seen before.

The scene as a whole, but my local scene especially, is full of trans people. I know as a trans person that I don’t have to be afraid when I’m in the bathroom during a show bc, chances are, the person next to me is also of the transgender variety. There’s a number of transgender women in the scene who sing in deep screaming voices, and they’re still respected as women no questions asked. Punks accept you as you are.

Going into shows, I expect that I’ll probably get hit when I’m near the pit. And often times I do. But when people who are moshing are able to see me, a physically disabled person with my walker, they almost always make a concerted effort to avoid ramming into me. I’ve had a number of complete strangers step in front of me to shield me from people ramming into me, complete strangers protecting me so that I could enjoy the show.

I’m not saying that punk shows are always perfectly harmonious, careless people and people with bad intentions are definitely out there. But I’ve found that the social barriers that so often rule our lives are completely torn down at shows. I love this scene and I feel lucky to be a part of it.

[collapsethevein]

New single coming this Tuesday.

Unmake Me.

Don't miss it.

[carrawayband]

Local bands posting singled out pictures of girls who show up at shows they’re playing without asking is weird and creepy.

[abyssal-ambience]

prefacing this with I'm not necessarily punk, but I like customizing my clothes. and i wanna help other people find stuff for battle jackets! (and other stuff) I'm not the authority on this, but I still want to give my two cents!! also don't expect much more to this, my profile is pure cringe.

If anyone is starting out and I can help, I'd like too!!

The spike/stud dilemma

one of the biggest issues i've noticed is "where do I find studs/spikes without fast fashion??" which is totally fair. something like that shouldn't have to be a minefield. obviously if you buy from a small business that re-sells them from aliexpress you're still indirectly supporting aliexpress.

im sure there ARE slow fashion alternatives and if anyone knows some please let me know so I can add it!!

BUT here's what I'd recommend.

-goodwill bins, sometimes they have old clothes or broken belts, very rare though. also any thrift store or reclaimed craft store.

-Local businesses, sex shops

-metal paper fasteners

-borrowing. it's inevitable, I know. JOANNs is definitely the best selection imo, but Hobby Lobby is better to steal from. Because They are Terrible. Michael's is OK but less selection usually. They use peal off tags usually which are easy to remove.

-also if you're feeling extra insane, hot topic uses mainly ink tags, which can be removed with heat (look up tutorials on) or just cut off a stud/spike belt. their studs are pretty easy to remove. same with bracelets, they break a lot. ofc it depends on the place whether they use beep beep tags.

-ask people for broken shit!

TEXTILES (the easy part)

-fabric samples are easy to find for free online. get whatever colors you want, i usually stick to black, white, grey and 1-3 other colors. they're usually pretty small so order around until you find the right size. you want cotton and linen, usually upholstery if you're painting on them. if you're not or you're ok working with leather, leather is easy to find too. A lot of companies mentioned how stretchy your material is something not stretchy most cases.

-FACEBOOK!! A.K.A the boomer method. This is where I got almost all of mine!! I recommend downloading FREEBIE as well! I got mine thru that, it links to facebook, nextdoor, and so on. Ofc you can pay for them- but you don't have to! I have lifetime supply of textiles basically bc of this. A lot of people get them for hobbies or work.

-the goodwill bins!!!! you can absolutely find fabric there, it's pretty common actually

-you don't need to steal this tbh it's easy to find second hand and less wasteful

PAINTING

-Facebook, goodwill, or reclaimed/used craft stores if you have them

-borrowing (same places)

-use something like Painter Eye (AR tracing app) and draw out any complex band logos etc.

-you can also use sharpies or whatever nobody's stopping you

Other stuff

-one of the best ways to find stuff is just GO FOR A WALK! Find little shiny objects!

-hardware stores are good so are army surplus

[atomiczoey]

Mirrored Faces summoned us to bath and we answered the call 😎

[novanewchorus]

Almost the 10th anniversary of ONE.

My rawest folk album full of love songs. I will never make something like this again.

Like all beautiful things its one of a kind.

[birdfriend-theband]

Bird Friend's newest single "SALAMANDER" is out today.

[blockedserver]

the blow up dolls (2022)

support local bands

[polyamorouspunk]

Being in a smaller pit at a local venue is great because you can see a hot guy and be like wow! And then just fucking shove the shit out of him or be like wow! That’s a cool band! And then ALSO shove the shit out of them-