It’s officially Pride Month and the Kill Rock Stars label showcase lineup is here!
KRS is honoring Pride this year by hosting four virtual events throughout the month of June, with each performance raising funds for the Tegan and Sara Foundation.
The streaming events will take place on June 9th, 16th, 23rd and will conclude on the 30th with my album release show. Catch that — and all the other showcases — on the Kill Rock Stars YouTube channel, 6pm PST / 9pm EST. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
After canceling tour dates, pulling out of festivals, and postponing my album release show 3 times due to Covid-19, I am finally going to perform this thing on Saturday.
We will be doing more of these secret, private, Covid-safe shows over the coming months. The only way to hear about them is by subscribing to my newsletter. If you aren’t already signed up, make it happen on the right column of this site.
And to everyone who refuses to do very basic things to keep other people safe and end this pandemic already: You can’t sit with us.
We’re off until May 4th but here I am sitting in a chair that makes me look like I am a giant.
(Reader: I look like I am a giant because I am a giant)
Also I have had all of this stage lighting in my bedroom for months while we rehearsed and today the lighting team finally came and picked it all up in advance of secret things we’re announcing soon!
I got very sweaty and dirty but it feels like a mansion in here now. V pumped.
For this current Portugal. The Man tour, we have launched the PTM NIGHT OUT initiative, in support of disabled fans requiring ADA access.
Portugal The Man’s 34-date North American tour alongside alt-J has been centered on the concept that ‘Everyone Deserves a Night Out’ and is designed with ADA accessible needs fans in mind. We had hundreds of entries and each winning ticket holder has been treated as a VIP guest of PTM; provided with transportation to and from the show, concierge escorts throughout the venue, as well as gifted merchandise and a special meet-and-greet with Eric Howk and other members of the band.
All of us on Team Portugal. The Man have experienced how difficult it can be for someone to get around venues in a wheelchair and we are placing emphasis on the importance of making live music accessible for fans through the #PTMNightOut program, in partnership with Accessible Festivals, as another step towards changing that.
LIVE MUSIC SHOULD BE SAFE, FUN, AND ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE. ♿️
The demon told me that 2022 is my year, so I have once again agreed to leave the house. Booking shows and festivals for next year that Kill Rock Stars will be announcing sometime soon.
Pumped to get this booster shot so we can dance and make out and get married or something! 🖤
I’ve been working on new songs with Gino Mari while we’ve been in lockdown for a someday record and figured I would play one of them from the quarantine stage in my studio before I pack everything up for the move.
This one is called “Fight or Flight” and it’s about Portland eating itself. 💋
It’s the weekend again (I think) so I figure it’s time to party. This was the first single of mine that Caroline Records / EMI released in 2009.
It’s a song about butt sex and I have no idea why anyone at the label or at MTV thought this was the track to lead with, but of all the gay stuff I’ve done in my career, this still might be the gayest. 🏳️🌈
Monday night Electropop from my quarantine to yours. This is a song I wrote with Styrofoam for the EastSiders TV soundtrack last year and it’s the first time I’ve ever played it live.
When you’re done watching me try to figure it out, go watch #EastSiders on Netflix! 🏳️🌈
Sunday night crybaby vibes, live from my home studio. This one’s an oldie that hasn’t been touched since my CMJ Showcase for Caroline Records / Emi at The Bowery Electric in New York City back in 2009. Feels like several lifetimes ago. 🔪
