We're gonna get through this

This is some pretty fucked up times right now- no doubt about that. Aside from the sickness threatening us, people's livelihoods are in extreme peril right now. Particularly musicians that depend on touring revenue. 

Fans & supporters of full-time bands: now that the touring industry has cratered for the time being, it’s thinking cap time. Obviously merch and album sales will help artists to an extent... but what other non-touring activities & offerings would you support from your favorites?

— Dark Operative (@dark0perative) March 12, 2020

That is not us. If we play 2 shows in a week we might call that a "tour", but overall we fuck around and play music merely as fans of music, and are very fortunate to have other stable jobs that fund this otherwise non-sustainable thing we like doing.

So we want to do our part to help the actual musicians out there, and want to encourage you to do the same.  That means still buying some merch online instead of at the merch table, and maybe even buying some music (direct from the artist if possible) instead of just streaming it on Spotify or whatever. 

And for what it's worth, you can download all our music for free right now.  If you do choose to throw some bucks our way for a song/cd/shirt whatever, we guarantee to put all proceeds back into the music ecosystem to help other artists. Those will certainly include some of our favorites like David Bazan (Pedro the Lion), Slothrust, This Will Destroy You, Los Campesinos!, Matt & Kim, Keith & Hollie Kenniff (Unseen), and Dares. And if you have a suggestion let us know that as well. There's lots of music out there to listen to while in isolation.

Stay safe, healthy, and sane out there. We'll get through this <3