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Here’s the link to the songbook I’m using this weekend for my concert!

They should be alphabetical but I’ll be skipping around during the set depending on what people want to hear.

Please feel free to sing along on choruses!

Links:

Filker Song Swap Home Page

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The Salacious Crumble Bandcamp

Metricula on Bandcamp

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• Meownir by Madison Metricula Roberts in G
• What Story Will I Tell? by Madison Metricula Roberts in D
• All the Pretty Horses (Drowning Song) by Madison Metricula Roberts in Am
• The Adult in the Room (Padme’s Song) by The Salacious Crumbles in Em
• Butter Battle Book by Madison Metricula Roberts in Em
• Till We Have Faces by Madison Metricula Roberts in D
• Nines (Frodo’s Song) by Madison Metricula Roberts in E
• Ties That Bind by Madison Metricula Roberts in Dm
• Peaceful Easy Three Hour Tour by Mashup in G
• Catibrations by Madison Metricula Roberts in G
• Friendly Robots Updated by Madison Metricula Roberts in G
• Set Oven to 425F by The Salacious Crumbles in G
• Spicy In, Spicy Out by Madison Metricula Roberts in C
• Rage Becomes Her by Madison Metricula Roberts in E
• Out of All Them Bright Stars by Madison Metricula Roberts in C
• Fake Pocket of Holding by Madison Metricula Roberts in A
• Lord of the Memes by Madison Metricula Roberts in C

Regarding layoffs at indie music marketplace Bandcamp after their acquisition by music licensing/distribution outfit Songtradr:

First some facts, then my speculations.

1. Less than a year after being purchased by Epic Games (with few changes made to the user/artist experience and the successful unionization of Bandcamp employees), Bandcamp has been purchased by Songtradr.
2. Songtradr is a music licensing and subscription-based distribution company—think things like DistroKid.
3. Bandcamp offers extremely favorable artist sales splits, and has been the essential place for indie artists—from full-time professionals to occasional releases from musicians of all experience levels. It offers both streaming of user libraries, outright downloads in multiple lossless, high-quality audio formats, and discovery tools. On the artist end, Bandcamp allows you to place your music for sale for free, and takes cuts when you make a sale. It also offers free statistical tools and tracking.
   The biggest thing, though, is that artists can list their own music for direct sale to buyers.
4. When the Songtradr purchased closed, only half of Bandcamp’s current employees were offered contracts with the new company; functionally, half of Bandcamp’s current staff were laid off.

Speculation:

5. It sucks that so many employees were laid off, and I don’t like that and don’t want to minimize that. That’s a lot of people that lost jobs in a company that’s been driven by empowering artists and listeners.
6. Songtradr is an existing music-related company. Whereas Epic essentially purchased Bandcamp whole to operate as its own division, Songtradr more likely purchased Bandcamp as a merger/acquisition—meaning there were probably redundancies in positions or divisions as Bandcamp is absorbed. This is probably why so many contracts were not offered to Bandcamp employees by the new owners.
7. No platform is your friend forever, or even your friend. That said, I’m in wait-and-see mode to see if there will be major changes to what I consider Bandcamp’s essential services and policies.
8. I suspect that as a licensing and distribution company, Sontradr was interested in adding a marketplace like Bandcamp to both expand the catalog of music available to be licensed as well as integrate distribution to artist users on Bandcamp. For example, right now I sell music on Bandcamp but use CDBaby for distribution and Harry Fox/Songfile for mechanical licensing.
9. If the artist and user experience of Bandcamp stays largely the same and any possible new integration features with Songtradr’s existing outfit are opt-in and non-exclusive (like being able to list music on Bandcamp but use any distribution service you choose) then I don’t think there will be much change; those are the things I would look out for, though.

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ConGregate Setlist!

Here’s the songbook I’ll be pulling from for my set! Songs are alphabetical; I’m not sure which ones I’ll play, but there are lyrics and chords in case you want to follow along!

• The Adult in the Room (Padme’s Song) by The Salacious Crumbles in Em
• All the Pretty Horses (Drowning Song) by Madison Metricula Roberts in Am
• All That the Rain Promises by Madison Metricula Roberts in B
• Baby Merchant by Cop Rock in Dm
• The Ballad of Essie Tregowan by Mikey Mason in Am
• Battle Hymn of the Murder Hobos by Madison Metricula Roberts in E
• Bread and Salt by Madison Metricula Roberts in G
• Buskin Boots (Pumped Up Kicks) by Hildegard von Blingin’ in G
• Claire’s by Madison Metricula Roberts in A
• Dead Hobbit by Madison Metricula Roberts in G
• DnD Cowgirl by Madison Metricula Roberts in G
• Fake Pocket of Holding by Madison Metricula Roberts in A
• Friendly Robots Updated by Madison Metricula Roberts in G
• I Choose You (Pokemon Love Song) by Madison Metricula Roberts in G
• I Remember…Nevermind by The Salacious Crumbles in D
• If Anyone Eats My Brains (I Want It To Be You) by Bryan Baker in G
• Kilgore Trout Ain’t Got Nothin’ On Me (Dean Winchester’s Song) by The Salacious Crumbles in Dm
• Life’s a Simulation by Madison Metricula Roberts in G
• Meownir by Madison Metricula Roberts in G
• Nines (Frodo’s Song) by Madison Metricula Roberts in E
• Ode to the Great Negotiator by Leigh Tyberg in G
• Out of All Them Bright Stars by Madison Metricula Roberts in C
• The Parting Meme by Madison Metricula Roberts in Am
• Peaceful Easy Three Hour Tour by Mashup in G
• Robin Merchant by The Salacious Crumbles in Dm
• Scarborough Fair by Traditional in Am
• Set Oven to 425F by The Salacious Crumbles in G
• Spicy In, Spicy Out by Madison Metricula Roberts in C
• Tatooine Lullaby by Leigh Tyberg & Madison Metricula Roberts in G
• Ties That Bind by Madison Metricula Roberts in Dm
• Till We Have Faces by Madison Metricula Roberts in D
• What Story Will I Tell? by Madison Metricula Roberts in D
• Wind and Rain by Traditional in G

Set List Lyrics and Chords

• Ode to the Great Negotiator by Leigh Tyberg in G
• All Be Ghosts by The Salacious Crumbles in E
• Bad Sneakers by Steely Dan in D
• Battle Hymn of the Murder Hobos by Madison Metricula Roberts in E
• Dagobah by Leigh Tyberg in G
• DnD Cowgirl by Madison Metricula Roberts in G
• (Don’t Put Me In) Carbonite by The Salacious Crumbles in Am
• Kilgore Trout Ain’t Got Nothin’ On Me (Dean Winchester’s Song) by The Salacious Crumbles in Dm
• The Duchess by Leigh Tyberg in Am
• All the Pretty Horses (Drowning Song) by Madison Metricula Roberts in Am
• The Fox by Traditional in G
• Friendly Robots Updated by Madison Metricula Roberts in G
• Not a Committee by Leigh Tyberg in C
• Meownir by Madison Metricula Roberts in G
• Robin Merchant by The Salacious Crumbles in Dm
• Spicy In, Spicy Out by Madison Metricula Roberts in C
• Tim Drake by Leigh Tyberg & Madison Metricula Roberts in E
• Till We Have Faces by Madison Metricula Roberts in D
• A Black Hole Sound by Leigh Tyberg in D

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Songs!

Here are the songs I’m pulling from to make my setlist for my FotLR set and open filks! I’m not sure which ones I’ll play but here are the lyrics and chords for:

• All That the Rain Promises by Madison Metricula Roberts in B
• Baby Merchant by Cop Rock in Dm
• Baker’s Oven by traditional in G
• Bread and Salt by Madison Metricula Roberts in G
• Buskin Boots (Pumped Up Kicks) by Hildegard von Blingin’ in G
• Butter Battle Book by Madison Metricula Roberts in Em
• Fake Pocket of Holding by Madison Metricula Roberts in A
• The Game of Cards by Traditional in G
• I Remember…Nevermind by The Salacious Crumbles in D
• Intergalactic Horticulture by Madison Metricula Roberts in D
• Leia Song by Leigh Tyberg in C
• Life’s a Simulation by Madison Metricula Roberts in G
• Long Black Veil by Traditional in D
• Meownir by Madison Metricula Roberts in G
• Nines (Frodo’s Song) by Madison Metricula Roberts in E
• Out of All Them Bright Stars by Madison Metricula Roberts in C
• Peaceful Easy Three Hour Tour by Mashup in G
• The Question by Madison Metricula Roberts in A
• Rage Becomes Her by Madison Metricula Roberts in E
• The Rock Biter’s Lament by Madison Metricula Roberts in Am
• Surviving by Madison Metricula Roberts in A
• Till We Have Faces by Madison Metricula Roberts in D
• What a Piece of Work Is Man by Hair in C
• What Story Will I Tell? by Madison Metricula Roberts in D
• Won’t You Be My Neighbor? by Fred Rogers in G

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It’s another Bandcamp Friday! What a great day to pick-up The Salacious Crumbles‘  pay-what-you-want EP, “Carbonite,” music by a bunch of our Social Justice Bards, AND my solo stuff! 

My newest track is a collaboration with electronic artist DANI ORTHANC called “MISHBY”, available for pay-what-you -want now!

Recent releases:

• DANI ORTHANC: Lofi beats and experimental electronica
  • New track is “MISHBY”
• The Faithful Sidekicks: west coast comedy nerds with heart
  • Grab the newest record “Dark Side of the Meep”
• Sunday Comes Afterwards: Songs and clever lyrics for all your varied needs!
  • Holiday EP “We Need a Little Cryptid” out now!
• Valentine Wolfe: the female-fronted metal duo of musick most dark
  • New single is “If She Had Been the Mistletoe”
• DJ McGuire: truly, you aren’t cleared for these witty parody lyrics and walking blues
  • Muppety-parody “McConnell/McCarthy”hits close to home
• Daniel Gunderson: folk and filk and sick riffs
  • Solo debut is “Remember”
• Liam Pippin Vaughan: Multi-instrumentalist and mediaeval enthusiast
  • Snag debut LP “Madder & Clay” plus the EP “Cantina Corr: Sci-Fi Club Music Inspired by Star Wars”
• TheFifthSister: moody nerdy battle songs
  • It’s Halloween all year in my house with their October track, “Don’t Go Out Alone”
• Mikey Mason: Nerd rock senpai and soulful songswriter
  • If you like missing Halloween, check out the single “Ghost of Halloween”
• Leslie Hudson: fiery storytelling through music
  • New record “12 Months a Year” was formerly a Patreon exclusive, but now it’s out for all!
• Catch some of these folks live on my weekly Triple Six show!

More music by friends!

• The Blibbering Humdingers: Nerd wrockers family band and Bards of of Tigtone
• The Misbehavin’ Maidens: Nerdy and dirty feminist folk music!
• Get Set Go: the pop-punk-rock brainchild of Mike Torres
• Liam Pippin Vaughan: Multi-instrumentalist and mediaeval enthusiast
• Christian Lipski: Solo project from a member of the PDX Broadsides!
• Leslie Hudson: the Tori Amos of nerd music
• Cheshire Moon: powerhouse folk!
• Wreck the System: nerdcore at its finest
• Chuck Parker: sensitive lyrics and music from the man in every band
• Elizabeth Lain: composer, urban mermaid
• Dr. Cacophonie: percussionist and multi-instrumentalist telling it like it is in their own voice
• Foot Pound Force: literal rocket rock
• The Beadrills: the best Poke-band
• Pete Pawsey: new track is “Tout Mettre Le Feu” and it’s an acoustic jam!
• Vince Conaway: Hammered dulcimer Daddy
• Hawthorn and Holly: pop-folk explosion!
• The Brobdingnagian Bards: the originals of my new Celtic fascination
• Andrew McKee: The Irish Bard
• Marc Gunn: Autoharp Daddy
• Cathy McManamon: singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with an angelic voice!
• The PDX Broadsides: Folk pop nerdery
• Bryan Baker: Imagine Greg Universe singing Springsteen
• Gray Rinehart: excellent and introspective songs
• The Night Sabers: pop-punk for WEEEEEEEEBBBBSSSS
• DJ McGuire: truly, you aren’t cleared for these witty parody lyrics and walking blues
• The Salacious Crumbles: fangirls without shame!
• Lady Orange: folk and synth pop!
• Marc with a C: sensitive indie romps
• Ronen: comedy, rock, and nerdiness!
• Thomas Benjamin Wild, Esq: filthy as sin and twee as hell
• Jeff Whitmire: deft comedy lyrics and joy
• Jonah Knight: the spooky Americana master
• Carrie Dahlby: the “singer of funny joke songs” herself
• TheFifthSister: moody nerdy battle songs
• Beth Kinderman: that good nerdy Americana/Celtic
• Sunnie Larsen: a voice and musical talent, you can hear her smiling when she sings!
• JANXXX: electronic hooks and production that shakes my booty
• Sarah Donner: indie folkpop, catlady
• Juliana Finch: Southern-fried singer-songwriter
• The Doubleclicks: nerd folk with hooks for days
• Marian Call: unapolegetic pop rock with a retro sensibility and tight production
• J.S. Drell: experimental nerdy hip hop!
• Sarah Shay: nerdy acoustic pop
• Animalweapon: electronic and raw
• Rhiannon’s Lark: An angelic voice wrapped in sassy lyrics, NEW RGB track!
• Insane Ian: comedy! All revenue from HP-themed music is being donated to fight TERFS
• Metricula: nerdy solo and folk music! NEW Halloween Track!
• Valentine Wolfe: the female-fronted metal duo of musick most dark
• Mikey Mason: Nerd rock senpai
• The Faithful Sidekicks: west coast comedy nerds with heart
• Sleepy Sword: a new folk rock project, check out the track “Worry”
• Tom Smith: the world’s faster filker, new political material up!
• Michael Kazalski: bass rocker!
• The Courtesan & The Cabin Boy: comedy Renn Faire delights!

These are songs I might play here at Necronomicon in alphabetical order!!

After the shows, I’ll update the individual set lists as their own mini-songbooks, but here is The Big One!

Necronomicon Mega Songbook on Dropbox PDF

Direct PDF Link

First Set From Necronomicon Dropbox Link

Direct PDF Link to First Set

I just found out Jordan Hester will avoid his already light active sentence (four weekends in county jail, non-concurrent and around his schedule) based on a legal technicality. The judge had no choice but to strike it, even though he didn’t want to.

I don’t care so much about the incarceration—the jail and prison systems are fucked and abusive themselves—but there’s an unexpected emptiness in seeing him luck out of part of the sentence.

I don’t care about him being “punished” so much as I want him seen for what he is and the harm he has caused.

I don’t expect remorse from him. I don’t even expect him to change his behavior, which is why I worry and care about what happens instead of “moving on”.

And it’s never really “over”, is it? It’s being haunted by his cold, ghoulish, lopsided smirk and the knowledge that there is no “fixing” this for me, or “justice”. “Moving on” just means living with this and coping, not letting it dissolve.

He tried to convince me to have a baby with him and I’m grateful I got out; the next girl didn’t until too late.

There’s always a next girl.

The reality is that no matter what we do, we can’t stop him throughout his life. We’ve just done our damndest to slow down his rate of “next girls” When you Google his name, mine will be there.

That’s a weight I don’t regret and don’t need a cookie for.

But I don’t feel brave; I feel sick. This sucks. And I live with anger and am not ashamed.

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A plucky young ballerina befriends a hometown hero home from New York and they both get boyfriends and prove themselves to the ballet elite of Richmond. The ugly sweater party features a “All the Jingle Ladies” sweater and I saw god.

Dramatis Personae (that matter)

• Big Dancer – fancy ballet dancer moves back to Richmond from New York to choreograph the local ballet’s Nutcracker
• Mr. Rogers – runs lights for the theatre and runs every arts program for kids in Richmond
• Tiny Dancer – teaches Latin dance and doesn’t get the part in the ballet, but Big Dancer works on a special project for her
• DJ Cool Bro – Tiny Dancer’s plot boyfriend so someone can do a salsa remix of Tchaikovsky
• “Sounds like the devil traded her Prada for ballet shoes” – the ballet director with a heart ready to melt for Latin fusion beats

Rating: 7 Sugar Plums out of 10

Sugar Plum Twist was fun with sparkly sets and bland acting that occasionally borders on playfully goofy (think My Big Fat Greek Wedding but less overtly self-aware). Many of the characters were Puerto Rican, and they slipped between Spanish and English (full exchanges, not the functional equivalent of italicized words). I also learned what a parranda is (a Puerto Rican musical tradition around Christmas) and the score and soundtrack for this one was pretty great EXCEPT for the final solo performance remix which was trash. Overall, though, Sugar Plum Twist is trying very hard but in a way that feels cheery.

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