6.05.24 |
- "The Room" single and music video, New album out July 12
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After many years of no new music, I am VERY excited to share my new song, "The Room," the lead single off my upcoming album, 'The Room.' You can now listen to the song on all
of the platforms, ~ whenever you're ready ~, and watch the music video directed by the incredible Stephanie Delazeri
VINYL LPs for 'The Room' are available for pre-order on bandcamp now. This is my first release on vinyl,
which is super meaningful for me.
"The Room" was recorded generously and masterfully by Danji Buck-Moore at Autoland in Montréal.
Full album out July 12th. Here is a link to all of the above. Psyched for you to hear it!
All the best,
Adam <3

Album art by AK Hansen
Production assistance by Zachary Nichols
Layout and design by Andy Senken
Music video by Stephanie Delazeri
Press photo by AK Hansen
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3.30.24 |
- Sea Urchin - Destroy! Out now on Ba Da Bing Records
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I am the drummer of Sea Urchin, the newest project by my longtime Rubber Molding collaborator and friend Matt Strickland.
Sea Urchin's debut cassette Destroy! is out now on Bada Bing Records. It's an eclectic collection of 50s death rock reinterpretations, some 80s thrash,
warped late 90s alt rock, and one 12 minute song inspired by Meatloaf. I highly recommend this tape. It really shows Matt's brilliance as a songwriter, singer, and all around
weird/sad/funny/devastating/thrilling punk personality. You can listen to Destroy! anywhere but especially here.

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2.28.24 |
- Golden Dragon Temple plays at Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival in Hawick, Scotland
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I had the honor of creating an ambient score for Lingyung Zheng's latest experimental film Golden Dragon Temple. I'm inspired by its perfect blend of humor,
memorialization, alienation and closeness. It is premiering May 5 at the Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival in Hawick, Scotland. Here's their description of the film:
In the collage work Golden Dragon Temple, Lingyung Zheng playfully activates a family archive to bring loved ones back to life. Digitally manipulated
photographs and video of the filmmaker's deceased grandparents are mixed with animation, while re-told stories from their lives interweave with various folk myths in a loving
tribute to a previous generation.

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1.29.21 |
- Stephanie Delazeri Animation with 'President Coolidge'
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Stephanie Delazeri made this incredibly perfect animation set to my song President Coolidge (!!!!)
President Coolidge from
Stephanie Z. Delazeri on Vimeo.
You can see more of her amazing work here
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4.1.20 |
- Under the paving stones, the beach
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Composed the music for Amanda Katz's short experimental film "Under the
paving stones, the beach", which will play at Athens International Film and Video Festival and
San Francisco International Film Festival this month. [UPDATE: AIFVF has been rescheduled for October.]
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6.6.19 |
- MDOCS
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Giving a presentation of my in-progress documentary Hilaria at this year's
MDOCS forum, themed "Humor: Laughing with Reality" at Skidmore College.
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8.26.18 |
- "Me and John McCain" - still relevant(?)
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10.1.17 |
- Grim Review
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Just found this review of "What's Up Grim": Haunted Hayriders in Their Own Words in Maximumrocknroll. Thanks MRR!

Get your own copy, signed by Grim
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12.16.16 |
- Merch Table
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Looking for new ways to cover gas expenses in the digital age. You can now purchase all of my music in the form of the Power Potato, which is also an actual potato. Also
pictured is the complete collection of my own Youtube videos from 2006-2014, dubbed manually to VHS.

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12.10.16 |
- New Brunswick Tonight
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Solo set tonight at Volume IV in New Brunswick, NJ with Exmaid, Blankside, and Secretary Legs

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11.16.16 |
- Blunt Unsolicited Critique
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Alex Greenberg and I found the old demo tapes of our early 80s NYHC band, but all we recorded was 87 different takes of Leonard Cohen�s "There is a War." This is the best one.
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10.25.16 |
- Lord Litter Interview
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Right now at Radio On Berlin you can listen to an hour long radio show about my music - from early Rubber Molding to the Sonic Pleasures of Christmas to Hair Gimmicks of
Apathy to Gen Ken & Finchler. Interviews too, hosted by the one and only Lord Litter:
https://www.radio-on-berlin.com/?p=6194
https://archive.org/details/lord_litters_radio_on_show_2016_27

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9.15.16 |
- FINCHLER Debut Single//Shows in NJ, Germany, LA
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1) Happy to announce that my band FINCHLER's debut single, Golden Rings/Mister Death, is now out on
Don Giovanni Records. You can listen to it
here
or on most any streaming/downloading platform that people tend to use. It's out there.
CoolDadMusic did a great write-up too, which you can check out
here.

Golden Rings and Mister Death are the product of the hard work and insight of my wonderful band of dear friends, David Greenberg and Julian Cartwright. I wrote
the songs in NJ a few years ago and since then we've all worked together to bring them to life. Seriously, you should all be jealous that I get to play with these two.
You should also try to see them play live sometime. Which brings me to�.
2) I have a few upcoming shows, some in new places:
FINCHLER
9/17 - Asbury Park, NJ @ The New Alternative Music Festival (Langosta Lounge)
9/26 - New York, NY @ The Bowery Electric w/COFFIN, Monster Bad, Mean Siders
SOLO
10/8 - Berlin, DE @ Artliners w/Patrick Calvert
10/11 - Cologne, DE @ Die h�ngenden Garten von Ehrenfeld
10/12 - Mannheim, DE @ Theaterhaus G7 w/Seth Faergolzia's Multibird
10/14 - Freiburg, DE @ TBA
11/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Lexington
See you at the shows and stay tuned for more music!
Love,
Adam
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6.30.16 |
- Gen Ken & Finchler on Ginkner, Mooooood.com
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Introducing Gen Ken & Finchler, a new collaborative band featuring pioneering sound and mail artist Gen Ken Montgomery. Watch the new
music video for "Gearing Up For Nothing" and see for yourself.
A little while ago, David Greenberg and I started a label and press called Ginkner. On July 24, Ginkner will release a cassette single of
Gearing Up For Nothing and b-side Postcard. Both songs were written by Ken in the 80s and given the 2016 rock treatment by us (featuring Ken singing) for this release. This is Ken's first
foray into rock n roll and we're all honored to be a part of it. Each cassette includes a one-of-a-kind art postcard from Ken, to be received at a later date -
the gift that keeps on giving. Join us on the 24th for the release show at Don Pedro, listed above. You can also view the video and follow a link to pre-order the
tape at its special home, www.mooooood.com. Six o's and you know!
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4.20.16 |
- New Video: Charlotte Cornfield - "No Spook"
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Longtime Finchler and frequent collaborator Hanna Finchler and I made a
music video for Canadian powerhouse songwriter
Charlotte Cornfield. The video for
No Spook stars the inimitable Dave Finchler
(our "Pop-Pop") as MC protagonist.
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2.21.16 |
- THE CRAZIEST DOG EVER "10K in 10 Years" Anniversary Party with Bellinis
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This Friday, February 26, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of my first YouTube video,
THE CRAZIEST DOG EVER.
I told my sister that if "THE CRAZIEST DOG EVER" collects 10,000 views by the tenth anniversary of its upload (Feb 26, 2006), I would throw a party for everyone
and we would all drink Bellinis. Well, it happened. The video currently has 10,049 views and everyone has earned a Bellini.
***Craziest Dog Ever Party***
February 26th, 2016
8:10pm
210 Cook Street #302 (Black door across from White St.)
Brooklyn, NY 11206
More Info: FB Event
Expect many wonders, including a looping video installation, guest appearances, unique comment-related participation opportunities, and of course homemade Bellinis.*
*Non alcoholic ones too
See you Friday night for "10K in 10 Years!!"
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1.17.16 |
- Dunked Under
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The ever-talented David Greenberg and I have a new video and song collaboration called "Dunked Under."
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12.3.15 |
- The Sonic Pleasures of Christmas
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Dear Everyone
Come one, come two, come three, come a few more (but space is limited).
We, the delightful folks at [email for address], corrosively invite you to our Christmas
Party on the lovely date of Friday, December 18th at the standard and perfect time of 7:32 p.m.
There will be light
~ Snacks ~ Ryan will provide us with hors d'oeuvres du pizza from the world famous [redacted]'s Pizza.
as well as
~ Eggnog ~ Somehow we will learn what it is and how to make it for you, in time. (Limited so BYO too)
and of course fine
~ Music ~ Gen Ken Montgomery will play a few original Christmas tunes followed by a special intimate performance of the timeless classic
The Sonic Pleasures of Christmas (2007)
by Michael and Adam.
~~~~~~
Bring your friends, lovers, ex-friends, future lovers, maybe some chips, and literally anyone else. It's Christmas. Soon.
Love,
Adam
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11.10.15 |
- "Grim Outlook" Tour 2015
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I'm going on a solo tour of the northeast! I'll have copies of "What's Up, Grim?" and all my YouTube videos on VHS. Here are the dates:
11.11 - Brooklyn, NY - Don Pedro w/Gen Ken, Mandek Penha
FB
11.14 - Turners Falls, MA - The Brick House Community Resource
Center w/FDOME, Holy Vex FB
11.15 - Worcester, MA - George's Coney Island w/Styk, Matt
Fox (Early show) FB
11.16 - ?????
11.17 - Buffalo, NY - 807 Niagara St. - "Show and Tell"
11.18 - Toronto, ON - Burdock Music Hall w/Bob Wiseman, Bert
Sugar FB
11.19 - Hamilton, ON - Casino Artspace w/Decomposeur, Butcher Boy, Baked
Goods

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10.8.15 |
- "What's Up, Grim?": Haunted Hayriders In Their Own Words - Book Release October 23rd (BK) and 24th (NJ)
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This month will mark the official release of "What's Up, Grim?": Haunted Hayriders In Their Own Words.
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"What's Up, Grim?" is book of actual quotations from customers at a haunted hayride in New Jersey. The quotations were recorded by The Grim Reaper during
the 2012 Halloween season. The book was then assembled with due diligence by yours truly. The quotations run the gamut from cute to disturbing, nonsensical to carnivalesque.
I am horrified at the thought of finally releasing this thing - which I've been working on for almost three years - and you should be too.
Two book release events are planned, both with personal appearances by the Grim Reaper and his legion of creeps:
* Friday, October 23rd at Molasses Books in Brooklyn (8pm)
FB
* Saturday, October 24th at Paranormal Books & Curiosities
in Asbury Park, NJ (6:30pm) FB
Finally, don't take my word for it - here is some of what my colleagues have had to say;
"This book was put together by an extremely young man named Adam. I've never met him, but the book is surprisingly true to my experience at this particular
haunted hayride in New Jersey."
-- The Grim Reaper
"Adam Finchler's collection of the delightful, disjointed, offensive, and at times inexplicable utterings of visitors to a New Jersey haunted hayride is
part ethnographic inquiry, part weirdo prose poetry. The offhand comments he recorded are, at their best, tiny flickers of insight into complete strangers' truest
selves. Read all together they feel like a fitting expression of the absurdity of these modern times."
-- Amelia Schonbek, journalist,
NewYorker.com, Maisonneuve, The Walrus
"Up a backwoods road somewhere in New Jersey, after the slaughterhouse and the terror barn and the mad doctors, sits the plywood mortuary of the 'grim rizzzeaper,'
an obscure object of American love, hate, disgust, job offers, and existential anxiety. His axe is cute, his butt nicely shaped, but once Grim doesn't laugh or
tremble or accept your friend request, he transforms into a painful memento mori of the suburbs: 'Why me?' 'I don't want to die,' 'I'm not ready to die!' Finchler's
collection is a vital, bittersweet book of the dead for our times, taking the dimensions of our half-ironic vanitas in a land where the mortality rate only declines,
where death can only smell great, kiss you, high five you, text you, call you baby, cameo on Family Guy, and root for the Dolphins."
-- Ryan Healey, writer, The New Inquiry, Harper's, Bookforum
"Adam Finchler has always had the ability to take the absurd and elevate it to an art. I really don't know anyone else who could make a book like this work,
but Finchler has managed to curate quotes from his time spent as Grim Reaper in a New Jersey haunted hayride into a collection to be treasured."
-- Joe Steinhardt, founder of Don Giovanni Records
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9.26.15 |
- The Plant and The Past
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Playing a solo set at The Plant in Montreal on Tuesday 9.29
with The Past, Caro Diaro, and Skin Tone. A truly amazing bill. Jack Deming's The
Past is not to be missed.

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9.21.15 |
- The Show and The Slice
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We had a great time at Lot 13 in Bayonne last night. Thanks to Shark Jumper, The Flying Faders, and Secretary Legs. I was trying to remember the pizza place
we attended for Jimmy Shark, it is called San Vito's. We all agreed it was an an exceptional
slice. Would definitely go back.

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9.16.15 |
- The Tape
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We have a new merch item available at all future shows. Total run time: 75 minutes.

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9.14.15 |
- Bayonne this Sunday will be extra special!
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7.23.15 |
- New Shows Added
^8/1 - Brooklyn, NY - 210 Cook Street #302 w/Julian Cartwright - 8pm, Contact for
details
- ^8/10 - Bayonne, NJ - Lot 13 w/ Shark Jumper, and Fuck You, Idiot
- *8/31 - New York, NY - Cake Shop w/Very Fresh, Rubber Molding - 8pm
- *9/20 - Bayonne, NJ - Lot 13 w/ Flying Faders, Secretary Legs, and Shark Jumper
^Solo
*With FINCHLER
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6.24.15 |
- Big Weekend
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I have four (4) shows coming up:
- *6/26 - Asbury Park, NJ - Langosta Lounge w/Black
Wine - 9pm, Free
- *6/27 - Atlantic Highlands, NJ - Atlantic Highlands
Classic Car Show w/ Plato Zorba - 1:30pm, Free
- ^6/27 - Brooklyn, NY - Sugartown (365 Vernon Ave #1) w/Pinegrove
(NJ), Wifey (mems basic shapes) - 6pm
- ^6/30 - New York, NY - PATH Cafe (solo) w/Margot Fox - 7pm
^Solo
*With FINCHLER
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6.11.15 |
- Back in Asbury Park
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Just added a show in Asbury Park with Black Wine who I dreamt about last night!

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5.22.15 |
- Brooklyn Memorial
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Two shows coming up for the long weekend:
- > FINCHLER @ Don Pedro w/MC Matt Strickland, Basic Shapes,
Spacer, James Folta, and Joe Rumrill
- > SOLO at Mellow Pages w/Cindy Lou Gooden, Takunda Matose
(Balt), and Special Guest
This photo is for
Saturday (tomorrow) at Don Pedro, which we are calling "CIVIL LIBERTIES IN A COFFIN LIVE" after recent remarks given by the man himself. Based on Matt Strickland's
avant-garde masterpiece "Infinite Owl". See you there!
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3.31.15 |
- FINCHLER shows in Brooklyn and NJ this week
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We've got two shows coming up. Here's the absolutely perfect flyer for the first one (Tuesday) by Julian Cartwright himself:

Then on Friday we're playing a free show at the
Asbury Park Yacht Club in Asbury Park, NJ with The Barrbarians.
We're on at 9pm. Next door in the Langosta Lounge our old friends Plato Zorba and Sonni Shine will be playing, so that will be a double whammy and a party. Why
don't you "press your luck" and come watch some great music, because...
"We're having a party" - famous Asbury Park band

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3.31.15 |
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Last night, while walking down a small, residential street in Brooklyn, I passed a man who was sitting by a tree on the sidewalk, talking on his cell phone.
It was a nice night, the moon was glowing, and the man's conversation seemed to me like nothing out of the ordinary. A few steps later, an NYPD car pulled up, and
three cops emerged, swiftly walked toward the man. The cops were young, white men. The man on the phone was black, maybe in his 50s. I stood there, looked on as
they approached him. One of them asked him, "Do you live around here?" The street was empty except the five of us. The man said "Yes." The cops noticed me standing
there, watching. They turned back to the man and one of them said, "Ok, thank you, goodnight." As they walked back toward their squad car, one of them turned to
me and said "You're good, buddy," in a nervous tough-guy tone, as if to say "Get out of here." I kept watching but didn't respond. They drove away and the man continued
his conversation on his front lawn.
I tend not to editorialize too much. But this experience was deeply unsettling. Would those cops EVER have asked ME if I "lived around here"? No way in hell.
The cops clearly had no prior relationship to this guy. Still, they approached him as if he was doing something suspicious despite that he was talking on his cell
phone in the most tranquil way imaginable. And what to make of their abrupt departure once they saw that they were being observed? This street was completely empty
besides the five of us. These cops saw me there witnessing whatever was about to happen, and that caused them noticeable discomfort. I don't want to think about
what they were planning to do with this man.
The man did not react with outrage - he was calm throughout. If I were approached aggressively by cops for no discernible reason and asked if I belonged, you
know I'd be shocked and incredulous. These cops defined this man as out of place simply by looking at the color of his skin. If you haven't already, please try
to think about how humiliating that is.
We hear about such incidents all the time, and many of us choose to ignore them. But it needs to be said: what happened to this man is not acceptable. It is
worse than an insult, and it is worse than bullying. These cops saw this man as matter out of place - they saw him as dirt. Why?
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3.23.15 |
- FINCHLER shows in New York and New Jersey
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Hey, so we're almost done with our recordings, more news on that to come. But we have a few shows lined up for the Spring:
April 2nd - NYC - Bowery Electric
April 21st - BK - Don Pedro
April 24th - NJ - Asbury Park Yacht Club
May 19th - BK - Palisades
In the meantime, here's a blurry picture of Ryan (from Parkour Lenninberg and Rubber Molding) gazing at Philip Glass from like 10 ft. away:

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12.29.14 |
- FINCHLER in Asbury Park Friday 1/2
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This Friday, FINCHLER is playing in Asbury Park, NJ at the
Asbury Park Yacht Club (actually a bar, not a yacht
club). Two of us are from that area so we're really excited to see some old friends! With Plato Zorba and A Rocket to Mars. Show is a tribute to one of Rob Zorba's
favorite flicks, New Year's Evil. Free show! See you there!
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12.2.14 |
- Zoe Koke designed this amazing flyer for the FINCHLER show at Coco SixtySix!
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Check out Zoe's art and film work at www.zoekoke.com.
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11.14.14 |
- Brooklyn Shows Added, Freedom Tower Window Washers, GIFs
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Hey everybody, I just added a bunch of upcoming shows, some solo and some with Finchler. Check 'em out:
11/17 - SOLO at Trash Bar w/ Katie Von Schleicher, Wilder Maker
11/20 - FINCHLER at Coco 66 with Legz, Ink Mouth, and Megan Elise
11/22 - SOLO at House Show (msg for info)
12/17 - FINCHLER at Coco 66 with the amazing Grand Pantrymen
and Specific Thing
The other day I wrote a song about the Freedom Tower window washers as they dangled from it. I posted the song on social media 30 minutes after they were rescued.
Just a bit of 'music journalism' for ya. Listen here:
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Last thing: check out these gifs from our show at Don Pedro with Vulture Shit/Specific Thing/Washer!!
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8.22.14 |
- New Music Video for David B. Greenberg: "Himalayan Heart"
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Just finished a new music video for one-of-a-kind
songwriter and lifelong friend David B. Greenberg! The video, for David's song "Himalayan Heart", premiered today at
yvynl. Himalayan Heart is the first track on his
latest album "You Are the Greatest", which you can get digitally on Bandcamp or on cassette
at Dave's site. You can also check it out in Film/Video.
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7.30.14 |
- New Brooklyn Shows Added for August
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Check out the Shows on the music page for info on upcoming FINCHLER shows.
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6.30.14 |
- Ought Video on Chart Attack Best-of-the-Month
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Chart
Attack included my video for Ought's Today More Than Any Other Day in their list
of the 20 best music videos of June 2014. Lots of amazing videos on there (check out Soft Pink Truth's "Black Metal" by Max Elibacher). Thanks Chart Attack!
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6.19.14 |
- Ought Video Released!
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I made a music video with my Montreal lifepals Ought and here
it is on Pitchfork! Shout out to the mouth
of Charlotte Cornfield.
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6.17.14 |
- New Site
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The first news is always the hardest to say well, but here we go: I finally have a website for my music, film/video, and miscellaneous other artwork. Very special
thanks to Scott Finchler (relation) for coding this from scratch and helping me design it over the past few months.
While you're here, check out the music-tour page for upcoming dates and check back in a few days for a sweet music video announcement.
There's a link at the bottom to join my email list if you want to stay updated, and you can click the centipede if you want to simply send me an email.
Hope you enjoy the site. Lots of news to come.
Talk soon,
Adam
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