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Mike Zimmerman

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lumpy pots, paintings, art/design for lots of records, portland or

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Shout out (tag!) to all the artists ❤️ … playin tonight w @horsegirlmusic (one show only!)

Aug 30 - Cologne, DE LOW TIX (toNITE!)
Sep 1 - Munich, DE
Sep 2 - Prague, CZ
Sep 3 - Berlin, DE LOW TIX
Sep 4 - Maastricht, NL
Sep 6 - Dorset, UK
Sep 7 - Bristol, UK LOW TIX
Sep 8 - Brighton, UK SOLD OUT
Sep 9 - London, UK LOW TIX
Sep 11 - Manchester, UK SOLD OUT
Sep 12 - Birmingham, UK SOLD OUT
Sep 13 - Glasgow, UK LOW TIX
Sep 14 - Dublin, IE LOW TIX
Sep 15 - Leeds, UK SOLD OUT
Nov 4 - Buffalo, NY
Nov 5 - Columbus, OH
Nov 6 - Louisville, KY
Nov 7 - St. Louis, MO
Nov 8 - Milwaukee, WI
Nov 10 - Des Moines, IA
Nov 11 - Lawrence, KS
Nov 12 - Omaha, NE
Nov 13 - Fort Collins, CO SOLD OUT
Nov 14 - Denver, CO SOLD OUT
Nov 16 - Fayetteville, AR SOLD OUT
Nov 17 - Memphis, TN
Nov 18 - New Orleans, LA
Nov 20 - Athens, GA LOW TIX
Nov 21 - Charleston, SC SOLD OUT
Nov 22 - Charlotte, NC
Nov 23 - Richmond, VA
Nov 24 - Baltimore, MD SOLD OUT

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First, you have to learn the rules of the game….and then play it better than anyone else.

#OrangeAndBlueSkies
#ImaginaryPlayers
#GameOfLife
#June

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February ‘26

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Happy 10th anniversary to b’lieve i’m goin down…! I remember pretty vividly the serpentine & bicoastal way this album was recorded… I started in my hole in the wall rehearsal space in Philly called the Red Room, where I recorded the basic tracks to one of the earliest written songs, which was a banjo song called “I’m an Outlaw.” Then we took that down to my bandmate, Kyle Spence’s studio in Athens, GA, where we made a few trips & recorded “That’s Life, tho,” “Stand Inside,” and “Dust Bunnies.”

From there, I flew out to Joshua Tree to record at Rancho De La Luna and to sit in with Tinariwen. It was so inspiring, it was like a sign to bring out my California posse (Farmer Dave Scher and Stella Mazgowa) and bring Rob Laakso to engineer and play bass. So, really, this record’s got the East Coast / West Coast duality. (Maybe a little heavy on the West Coast when all is said and done).

Some of our desert magic tricks were songs like “Kidding Around,” “Lost my Head there,” and “Wheelhouse,” which was like a bridge to a new dimension, influenced by playing with Tinariwen. Hearing it back on the speakers, I knew that was the magic moment that the record was sounding this new kind of way to me

On the next trip to LA, we recorded at Pink Duck Studios in Burbank and added some more overdubbing magic, before another return to the East Coast where I wrote a song inspired by the magic we were achieving in LA (“All in a Daze Work”).

Before the next trip back to LA I was feeling pretty lost, until Rob Schnapf called up Chris Lombardi and said he wanted to work with us. I got excited when I heard he worked with Beck on Mellow Gold, and then he turned out to be the best guy & someone I’ve worked with on every record since in some form together. So to get ready for the trip, I wrote a hypnotic fingerpicker song at home in Philly that just came to me, which ended up being “Pretty Pimpin.” We worked on it for more than a week with Rob, trying lots of variations, and long story short it turned into my biggest hit song so far. [Caption continued in the comments…]

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Today marks the five year anniversary of the release of my album “The Fire Still Burns.” A good 45 years after my first album, “Valley of Search.” We did a rehearsal in NYC, went upstate to perform at the Basilica Hudson festival (a great rehearsal), then recorded the album at Long Pond Studio in the nearby area.

I’m often hyper-critical of anything I do, but I was really happy how this one turned out, and although I don’t value worth based upon reviews, it felt good to see a bunch of great reviews and inclusion on a bunch of best-of-the-year lists. Huge thanks to the musicians: James Brandon Lewis, Andrew Drury, Ken Filiano, Cooper Moore, and Michael Wimberly! And to producer & Valley of Search label, Nabil Ayers, engineer Jon Low , Mike Zinnerman for the great cover design and Clifford Allen for the liner notes.

To celebrate, the digital album is $5 and black vinyl is $15 at Bandcamp through the weekend!

https://alanbraufman.bandcamp.com/album/the-fire-still-burns

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New KV EP with @lukerobertsonlysongs is out July 25 on @VerveRecords & avail for preorder. New single “classic love” + video by @LuckyLuckyMarvel out now at the link in bio!

“I always thought ‘classic love’ was the epitome of a song that belonged on the radio. When I heard Luke and Kyle [Spence’s] recording of this (they even got Kyle’s old Harvey Milk bandmate, Creston Spiers to play some on it) it just floored me: like this could be old or new, just a timeless track… I figured the best way I could help it reach the masses was to just get myself up in that track as well and move ‘er through the kv / verve machine. I believe in Luke so much and, yeah, this song in general has been my and Kyle’s religion for some time. Luke is just a great songwriter, man. Now it can be immortalized in the canon of classic songs! The minute I heard this song I just wanted to be involved. Love ya, Luke!” -KV

@lukerobertsonlysongs
#KyleSpence
@LuckyLuckyMarvel
@wookified
@kourkounis
@mikezimms
@rfjaffe
@allagesproductions
#CrestonSpiers
@rageboxx
@seamusandthelonergans

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the new U.S. Girls record 'Scratch It' is out today (if you are in the future, it is June 20, 2025 rn) and Meg and I had an extensive talk about it, which you can hear for free and in its entirety wherever you look at and then listen to podcasts like this one, Kreative Kontrol. we also talked about geopolitics, death, James Brown, and Patti Smith.

if you like it, please share this episode around! somebody's gotta do that beyond me, I am extremely biased.

@royalmountainrecords

📸: @colin.medley

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sometimes you share a stage with Patti Smith but you don't get to see her set or meet her because you're parenting your twins, but you do observe her backstage from afar and that, in itself, has a profound impact on you as one of the only two women on the stage that day.

such is the case on episode 988 of the Kreative Kontrol Dream of Life podcast, where Meg Remy from U.S. Girls makes her sixth appearance on this show to discuss 'Scratch It,' her twin boys’ interest in sports, the influence that John Carey’s book 'Eyewitness To History' had on her latest songs, remembering her late friend Riley Gale of the band Power Trip and reflecting upon death, celebrating and working with the great Toronto songwriter Alex Lukashevsky, the xenophobic trap that Donald Trump has set and avoiding the shaming that nationalism inspires, not meeting Patti Smith at a show they both played, a Nashville adventure featuring the legendary Charlie McCoy, the song and video for “Bookends,” writing new songs, touring, other future plans, and much more.

always grateful to Meg for making time for me and my Kreative Kontrol podcast, which you can hear wherever you usually listen to podcasts. 'Scratch It' is out June 20 and U.S. Girls is on tour this month, get with it. thanks!

📸: @colin.medley

@royalmountainrecords

thanks to all independent record stores like @blackbyrdmyoozik

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The #slowdownartcomp2025 closes June 20th at midnight LA time. We've discovered so many talented artists from around the world and we hope you have too :) We're about to get busy curating a selection of 30 entries. Voting will open on June 23rd where we'll get you to decide on the final 12 designs. Stay tuned 👀

1. @anais_odoux
2. @sh0lik
3. @difilitoral
4. @mikezimms
5. @_maggiestephenson_
6. @beyzandurmus
7. @22r_abbit
8. @arsmariam_illustration
9. @samanthacurcio
10. @beyapanicha

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Feel whole with Rock N Roll You Won’t Save Me [Live] out May 30th. Pre-order now at link in bio.

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Devendra Banhart

from the archives

Riso Print from 2019 Ma Tour

Designed by @mikezimms

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@julienrbaker - Turn Out The Lights 12” LP
2020 "Clear With Green" (Colour-In-Colour) Vinyl
label : Matador / 6131 Records
limited to : --

Sonny’s favs: Even, Happy To Be Here, Hurt Less
Siff’s favs: Appointments, Even

#vinyls #records #recordstore #julienbaker #turnoutthelights

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