americanwar:

Hello there.

I’m gonna be playing three shows in the next three days. 

They will also feature:

Brianna Dearest of Motor City Kitty Zine

(https://www.facebook.com/MCKzine?fref=ts)

&

Richard Wehrenberg, Jr.

(wolfpile.tumblr.com)

Here are the dates and event pages:

4/14/13 - Washington, D.C.

https://www.facebook.com/events/402952659803884/

4/15/13 - Philadelphia, PA

https://www.facebook.com/events/461551370583354/

4/16/13 - Pittsburgh, PA

https://www.facebook.com/events/343041345795377/

<3

Matt

HEY! I’m doing three readings with some old Cleveland homies (now Columbusites), American War and Brianna Dearest in the next three days.

Info above ^ <3 Come hang out!

(Pittsburgh flyer)

teenkate:

chicagozinefest:

Chicago Zine Fest 2013 is only a few short weeks away, and we’re so excited to announce our Friday night readers and Saturday workshops!!

Friday’s Exhibitor Reading will feature readings from:

Aus Bahadur
Brian Solem
Cathy Hannah
Chi-POC
Dave Roche
Emily Alden Foster
Jenna Brager
Kate Larson
Kerri Radley
Neely Bat Chestnut
Osa Atoe
Suzy X

Saturday’s exhibition will feature these workshops:

• POC Zine Project presents: Lessons from the first ‘Race Riot!’ tour with Daniela Capistrano, Osa Atoe, Suzy X & more
• Anthologizing Your Zine with Mend My Dress Press & more
• Bookbinding 101 with Rar Rar Press
• Simple Printing for Book Covers and More with Spudnik Press
• Postcard Printing Demo with Columbia’s Center for Book and Paper Arts
• Self Preservation: DIY Archiving for Zinesters with Read/Write Library
• Beyond Zine Fests: Building A Year-Long Local Zine Scene with SPOC and Dan Copulsky
• From Fests to Living Rooms: Organize Your Own Zine Event! with marlee grace and ZOE
• Arts Inclusion with Jamie Walsh
• Hit The Road: Touring Your Zine with Nicole J. Georges and Cassie J. Sneider
• In The Gutter: A Super-Quick Intro To Writing/Drawing Comics with Jenna Brager
• How Your Library Can Help You Make Your Zines with Kelly McElroy and Kalmia Strong

reading at this / tabling at this / loving everything on earth at this

FOUR YEARS GOING

monsterhousepress:

NEW FROM MONSTER HOUSE PRESS!

THE HUGMONSTER LIVES UNDER MY BED! (MHP-005)

Who knows what creaks and crackles beneath the bed when night comes. Maybe it’s just a mouse, munching on some chip crumbs. Maybe the heater went on and it’s rustling an old candy wrapper. When a young boy is tucked in for bed, he never expects a big orange monster to be growling under there. It’s no ordinary monster though, it’s the Hugmonster! With claws on his paws, shark-sharp-teeth and a gnarly green tongue, who would talk to a Hugmonster? Could friendship be found between a monster and a boy? Do monsters really hug? Enjoy this rhyming tale that’s sure to excite young readers and teach an important lesson in diversity. This handmade book is fun for all ages. Brought to you with love and the independent spirit of Monster House Press, Winter 2013. 
___

A full color, beautiful little children’s zine written and illustrated by Ryan J. Eilbeck.

Our 5th release and first children’s text—25 pages, 8.5” x 5.5”, screen printed covers by Shout Out Loud Prints, and a limited first pressing of 35.

Oh, yeah, there’s a soundtrack, too!

Click HERE to buy a copy from our website!

NEW MHP, BOOM!

motorcitykitty:

My first ever zine tour is quickly approaching! All of the dates are booked, some are just awaiting final confirmation. But here’s links to some of the event pages! Please reblog, share with your friends, etc etc!

• Columbus, OH - Jan. 7th @ Villa Villa Kula w/ Baby Ghosts, Dry Ride, Tara Jay & Charlie Pugsley - Event Page
• Chicago, IL - Jan. 10th @ Uncharted Books w/ Jen Twigg, Eric Bartholomew, Rosy Phinick & more TBA - Event Page
• Cleveland, OH - Jan. 13th @ Mahall’s 20 Lanes w/ Little Love Letters, Crybaby, The Holidays and The Ground Is Lava (*This is not a reading, but my band’s first show/my going away party!)
• Philadelphia, PA - Jan. 15th @ The Wooden Shoe w/ Sarah Rose, Taryn Hipp, bibliophiliac and Kerri Radley - Event Page
• Washington, DC - Jan. 16th
• New Brunswick, NJ - Jan. 18th @ Emma Goldman’s Hideout
• New York, NY - Jan. 19th @ Bluestockings w/ Rachel Levy, Jamie Varriale Vélez & more TBA - Event Page
• Providence, RI - Jan. 22nd @ Ada Books
• Boston, MA - Jan. 23rd

If you are a person in these cities I encourage you to go to these events and see these people and feel something wonderful.

monsterhousepress:

NEW FROM MONSTER HOUSE PRESS! MHP-004

A zine about songs, THE STUFF OF SONG.

Nine essays, creative non-fiction, and fiction pieces by Ryan J Eilbeck, Paul Baribeau, Kari Jorgensen, Andy Gardner, Spoonboy, Bella Bravo, Ginger Alford, Steve Ciolek, and Richard Wehrenberg, Jr.

Visit the listening and info website here: http://thestuffofsongzine.tumblr.com 

Buy for $4 ppd HERE

YOOOO. I curated this zine. Can you even curate a zine??

I wrote an essay about “Pamphleteer” by the Weakerthans for it.

Lots of wonderful humans who I am lucky to call my friends were involved in it.

Get it!

Ryan JE asks me what’s going on in the world of zines and poetry.  Someone has on a wild hat.  And a cool jacket.  Donations?  Who’s Nate?

nail-biter:

I’m working on a free zine library box in my lovely town of Bloomington, Indiana. Zines are often relegated to radical spaces/bookstores (which can be alienating) so I want to open up a little space where folks are free to grab on to one of our little books. 

I really want all types of zines for this project. Just one or two to start. Poetry, consent zines, perzines, drawings of your dog friend, how to make dank teas, whatever. We make the coolest zines but I want to see them in the hands of more people. Get at me at nailbiterzines@gmail.com or message me on here for my address. Photos of the zine library box coming soon. 

DO ITTT / WOOOP

monsterhousepress:

FORTHCOMING FROM RAIN WOLF ZINES / MONSTER HOUSE PRESS:

THE STUFF OF SONG - A collaborative zine of essays, fiction, and creative non-fiction about songs featuring writing from Ryan J. Eilbeck, Paul Baribeau, Kari Jorgensen, Bella Bravo, Andy Gardner, Spoonboy, Steve Ciolek, Matt Scheuermann, Ginger Alford, & Richard Wehrenberg, Jr.

Musicians written about: Nev Eilbeck (Ryan’s Dad), Prince, Nico, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Everclear, Jawbreaker, Bruce Springsteen, Elliot Smith, surf music, & The Weakerthans.

This is a zine I am putting out in October. FUN. 

nail-biter:

tour kick off reading!

lovely flyer by lovely Richard W.

Reading in Bloomington at the cemetery in my neighborhood, the Near West Side. I’ll be reading poems and aphorisms (ie. subjective-truth spittin’ particularized by its abstract nature, grounded in happening and being in a moment, of a specific, indelible place, yet not situated (completely) in a single, solid place.)

Come hang out?

On Monday, March 26th, Penina Gal and myself spoke to a feminist studies class of middle and high school students from Harmony School in Bloomington, Indiana about ZINES at Boxcar Books. Subjects we touched on included: the general history of zines, the poetic history of zines, the punk history of zines, the comix history of zines, the feminist history of zines, the subversive nature of zines, the urgency of self-publishing, famous zines, anti-famous zines, infamous zines, sexy zines, zine libraries, fests, archives, punk, house shows, diy punk, feminism, Monster House, poetry tours, and community.

Above is the outline I would glance at occasionally to gain my bearings when my thoughts had flown off course.

tarae:

yummyache:

bullshittraditions:

Does it look like we care any? 

No, I don’t believe it does.

I didn’t even actually win that medal! How about that??

Professional zinesters, yo.

(Source: emaull)