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May 2026 Gig Guide

Time is flying, I still think it's March most days. Here goes! 🌀 FRI 01 :: Madison Street :: Brooklyn Standard :: 11pm - 2am FRI 08 :: Sidepiece :: Prince of Wales Nundah :: 9pm - 12am SAT 09 :: Chloe Marks & The Mayhem :: Honky Tonk's :: 930pm - 1am FRI 15 :: LR Marsh Trio :: Brooklyn Standard :: 11pm - 2am SAT 16 ::...
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April 2026 Gig Guide

Location tracking off, gig guide on: 🌵 SAT 04 :: Chloe Marks & The Mayhem :: Beechmont Hotel :: 6pm - 10pm FRI 10 :: Anti Music Music Club :: Suzie Wong's :: 10pm - 2am 🎂 B'DAY GIG WED 15 :: Country Jam :: Brooklyn Standard :: 9pm - 12am FRI 17 :: Chloe Marks & The Mayhem :: Chattahoochee Joe's :: 10pm - 1am SAT 18 ::...
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March 2026 Gig Guide

Here's where I'm laying down the low-end this month! 🎸 SUN 01 :: Chloe Marks & The Mayhem :: Beechmont Hotel :: 3pm - 6pm WED 04 :: Sidepiece Duo :: Suzie Wong's :: 930pm - 1230am SAT 07 :: Chloe Marks & The Mayhem :: Honky Tonks :: 930pm - 1am FRI 13 :: Vixens of Fall :: Honky Tonks :: 930pm - 1am SAT 14 :: Vixens of...
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February 2026 Gig Guide

Here's where you can find me this month: :: FRI 06 :: LR Marsh Trio :: Brooklyn Standard :: 7:30pm - 10:30pm SAT 07 :: Chloe Marks & The Mayhem :: Honky Tonks :: 9:30pm - 1am FRI 13 :: Sidepiece :: Prince of Wales Nundah :: 8pm - 12am WED 18 :: Country Jam :: Brooklyn Standard :: 9pm - 12am FRI 20 :: Vixens of Fall ::...
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Resurfacing

Slowly throughout January so far, the peace and quiet of my inbox has escalated into an avalanche of meeting invitations, booking sheets and enquiries. It's on, 2026 has arrived. New Years Eve 2025 felt different to most others I've experienced. It didn't seem to have the same giddily celebratory nature about it that I...
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30 Lessons, Ideas, Thoughts

I turned 30 in April, and since then I've had "write 30 things post" on my to-do list. Inspired by Kevin Kelly's 68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice I got to work. I suppose before the calendar year is up I should publish them and get that pesky to-do sorted, so here goes. Most of these are things I'm ever reminding myself...
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Camping In My Bedroom, or why to shop local first

In a recent attempt at grown-up competence, I caved to my fiancée's concerns that our mattress was 'lumpy'. I tried to defend my weary mattress, an accomplice to rest I'd been dragging around between apartments since about 2019. The more I said, the more I realised - it's time. I organised the collection of said...
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Like it's 1999

For a number of reasons, I've changed the way I interact with social media. I've been pretty absent on those platforms for a while anyway, pulling away as it's so clear the experience and intent of social media has mutated over time away from personal connection to profit at any expense. I'm sick of doom scrolling, and...
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December 2025

Come catch me in action! ::: December 2025 Gig Guide ::: FRI 5 :: LR Marsh Trio :: Lefty's Music Hall :: 10pm - 1am FRI 12 :: Counterfeit Heroes :: Suzie Wong's :: 10pm - 2am SAT 13 :: Madison Street :: Brooklyn Standard :: 10pm - 2am SUN 14 :: Chloe Marks & The Mayhem :: Beechmont Hotel :: 3pm - 6pm WED 17 :: Brooklyn...
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