summer has come and passed vibes…
it’s hard to believe it’s september, somehow rip and thank god at the same time. hannah and i just got back from a little tour with our band feeling very inspired about diy scenes in different cities and excited to be back in our own. we talked about how we think it’d be really cool for gunk to feature tour observations and musings — for example, we felt particularly endeared to our experience in lehigh valley pennsylvania, where some local bookers and organizers put on an amazing show for us at the icehouse in bethlehem (coincidentally where my mom’s old church used to worship) and we learned that the city continually provides funding for the upstart and running of this diy space (absolutely insane)
so maybe this next pitch is for you, maybe many of you and it will become a column:
are you a touring artist that has observations to share about your experience playing music and learning about scenes/how things are run in different cities ? about new york city?
and even if this pitch isn’t for you, we’re accepting writers for upcoming features, hit us up (1000 words max, can be reviews (maybe the new york times didn’t bite on your review of manning fireworks and you want to pitch it to gunk) or features loosely around music/community) email thegunkyard@gmail.com.
and maybe something inspiring could be this graphic SRC put together from our GUNK party :)
you can reliably find GUNK at: ♡ secret riso club (bushwick) honeymoon coffee shop (ridgewood) topos (ridgewood) normas (ridgewood) milk&pull (ridgewood), little roy (bed stuy), playground zine box (bed stuy) prima (clinton hill) the lot zine box (greenpoint). baby’s all right (williamsburg), billy’s record salon (east williamsburg) lagoon (bedstuy), bike plant (bedstuy), swallow (bushwick), East One (carroll gardens) orphan (carroll gardens).
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is your band (or solo act) looking to connect with other bands or performers to put together a bill for an upcoming show? send GUNK a little intro to your music (no links sorry) including an email address for a reply and we’ll publish the listings!
—> thegunkyard@gmail.com **if you’d rather your email address not listed let us know and we can get you in touch with interested parties**
I’m a new-ish drummer and I’d like to find people to play with. I’m not very talented, but I can keep time alright. I know, very enticing. Midwest emo/sad girl music is my favorite but I’m not picky. I’m trying to keep a bit anonymous, so folks can DM me at @yourshittydrummernyc on Instagram.