We’re Going Back Underground
Dearest Ratties,
Tomorrow, we're going back to the dark musical underground where all of this began...and I'd be hono(u)red if you'd come with me.
This is your invitation to join me for a live conversation over on VonPod, the YouTube podcast exploring the music of the underground, hosted by one of my earliest supporters, Kevin Vonesper.
Date: Thursday, April 2nd
Time: 9 P.M., ET
Place: VonPod
Note: Visit the channel now and click the "Notifications" bell so you don't miss it!
Several years ago, Kevin and his team filmed one of my NY tour dates, and this remains some of the most precious footage I've seen. Being truly indie and self-funded (i.e. no label or corporate money making things happen), I've never hired a film crew to document any of my shows—thus, the story of "me" and the Asylum world was spread by people like Kevin and other indie documentarians.
And this is why—while I rarely accept interviews—I felt called to speak with Kevin on his podcast. It feels a meaningful opportunity to acknowledge how we all came together and how the Plague truly spread, bonding below ground over music and story that was barely known to the world above (which was in fact part of the magic).
As the upcoming "Girls Will Be Girls" single contains a love letter to the first and forever Ratties, this seemed the perfect moment to go live with an old friend and supporter and say thank you, to Kevin, to all the Plague Rats who came to that wild show years ago, and...to you, right here, right now.
Oh! And the interview will be streaming live from Striped Stocking Studio! You'll get to see inside the room where the Inmates of the Asylum Inner Circle gather every week, go deep behind-the-scenes with me, and, just perhaps, the harpsichord may be brought to life...
Thank you for reading, dear friend.
See you tomorrow, striped stockings and all.
P.S. While you're waiting for tomorrow night, here's a glimpse of what's been going on in the studio...and what I played on loop as I sat in the GYN waiting room yesterday.