the debut Solo LP from Rich Freitas
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SIXTH of JANUARY
they arrived, with pitchforks at the ready, to change the vote.
the corporals and captains had an attack planned out.
the floorplan of congress was in our public domain, security forces
had become one and the same- a single moment defined the state of the nation.… Continue Reading...
mystic: what have you to say about a trump rally?
the New World
which America?
will you ever read this?
which America?
will you even read this?
we have seen the darkest side of freedom
flags on staffs wielded as weapons
the misinterpretation of Gadsden
the Battle Flag of Northern Virginia
co-opted by a misinformed majority
a context to perpetuate points of view
that could be only be described as expiring.… Continue Reading...
1 June ~ 7 June 2020
my birthday this year was monday, 1 June. that day, Trump called for the security forces to “dominate the streets.” defense secretery Esper called for security forces to “dominate the battlespace.”
gas, meet fire. the images pouring out of the streets were far too succinct to leave in yesterdays newspaper.… Continue Reading...
THIS IS NOT SLANDER Chapter Twenty One
I wake up on Friday morning and send the new single over our Dropbox account to the mastering lab in Brooklyn. After checking our email, I notice a bunch of shows I’ve been working on the past few weeks are starting to come together.… Continue Reading...
THIS IS NOT SLANDER Chapter Twenty
I had no mints on my person, so I sprinted back to my house, up to the main floor and brushed my teeth; deciding it was the better option of the two. When I make it back to the waiting car, I shut the door quietly, but let out a heave of breath.… Continue Reading...
THIS IS NOT SLANDER Chapter Nineteen
Jeremy sidled up to me at the bar as I ordered another beer. In tow he had Bop, and his partner; the State Senator, who represented Middlesex County. I recognized them from Jeremy’s Facebook feed.
“Joss, Ells, I want you to meet Bop and Tatum.”… Continue Reading...
THIS IS NOT SLANDER Chapter Eighteen
In two weeks, we have a show in New London. Ross and Caron have been staging an all-day free music festival in the downtown across two stages and inside several clubs like the Wishing Well for the past six years. I had actually never been to any of the previous New London New Music Festivals.… Continue Reading...
THIS IS NOT SLANDER Chapter Seventeen
On the Saturday between the Royal Park show and the practice with Wall in Brooklyn, Todd had his solo photo shoot with Anne. She styled him as if he were a Victorian poet; all in white, cast against the deep green within one of the local hiking trails.… Continue Reading...