Good lord, it’s been a while since I posted anything here! Forgive me if this is a little sloppy.

There’s a pretty compelling set of touring talent hitting the Tea Bazaar tomorrow night. In no set order:

There’s Family Portrait, a DC/Jersey based garage-rock band, who are foundational members of the Underwater Peoples label and you may also recognize from a recent split 7″ with Andrew Cedermark. Family Portrait is similarly loose and spacy but with a bit more of a disposition towards sing-along-able choruses.

Next is Dust From 1000 Years, from Bloomington, IN, whose set that I caught at The Garage last spring/summer was totally captivating. They played a very drony spaced-out set to just a handful of people packed into the Garage during a rainshower. Definitely one of the more entrancing/relaxing/gorgeous live shows I’ve seen in some time. Really good stuff. They were a 2-piece when they played last year and it looks like they’ll be a 4-piece tomorrow, so I’m excited to see what the new lineup sounds like!

Lastly, there’s one of my favorite off-the-wall touring dudes: Emperor X. Maybe ya’ll caught his show at The Bridge last June which was amazing or have seen him on previous trips through town over the years. (I first discovered Emperor X in the basement of Summit House years ago! Blast from the past, right?) This is sixth or so show I’ve set up for Chad over the years and he never fails to impress/surprise/entertain. Really excited to see what kind of wildness he brings this time. Oh, and click that link there: You can download all his recordings for free/donation on his website. Also, listen up for Chad to be guest-DJing on 91.1 WTJU tomorrow (Tuesday) from 2-4pm.

All this for $5. 8:30PM.