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PGH indie rock
RJ @wander_with_me_now (he/they) 🎸 🎤
Karen @karedietrich (she/her)🥁
Robert @captain_shrek_ (he/him) bass/🎹

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NEW SHOW 🚨 @thelemonheadsofficial with @essentialmachine at @Jergels on February 4th, 2027!⁠
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⏰ Tickets go on sale September 18th at 10am!⁠
🎟️ Tickets at link in our bio! by @essentialmachine

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a month ago

We did a thing for the @nprmusic Tiny Desk Contest! Watch the whole video on our YouTube channel. Artwork in the back from @theoriginalwavyspice @psychictshirt @greenbeacongallery #indierock #tinydesk #npr #music #studio #session #synth #TinyDeskContest by @essentialmachine

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4 years ago

Essential Machine and Village Elder coming to a town near you! by @essentialmachine

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3 years ago

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13 days ago

Had so much fun with the fam! by @essentialmachine

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13 days ago

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2 months ago

https://rjdietrich.substack.com/p/the-pain-of-desire by @essentialmachine

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3 months ago

https://rjdietrich.substack.com/p/for-display-only by @essentialmachine

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4 months ago

Festival Season at Green Beacon kicks off Sat May 9 with Echoes of the Underground, a salute to the PGH alternative rock scene 🤘 taken in Green Beacon Gallery by @essentialmachine

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6 months ago

Kare’s book in the wild. taken in Barnes & Noble by @essentialmachine

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8 months ago

Tonight we celebrate the release of Compressor//Sustainer at @lawrencehallpgh with @glasscapsmusic
Thank you @hotironbooking for organizing this show. This will be our last show in Pittsburgh as a local band. We love yinz and are so grateful for everything this wonderful city has shared with us. taken in Lawrence Hall by @essentialmachine

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9 months ago

Goodbye 2025. Grateful for many things. Angry and sad about many things. Let’s blow this whole thing up in 2026. Love yinz.

Thank you to @913wyep for all of the love.
Thank you to @sofarpittsburgh and @sheetz for an amazing show.
Thank you to @adamfitzmusic for rocking with us.
Thank you to @hellbendervinyl for the beautiful vinyl.
Thank you to everyone that came to a show and listened to our music and bought our new record! We love you! #2025 #2026 #endofyear by @essentialmachine

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10 months ago