Monthly Archives: January 2010

Discman Days Revisited

Posted on 01/22/2010 by danzp

I went all-out nutty with gig-grubbing emails at the very beginning of the year, and for a while there I was worried that I’d get exactly NO bites, but no! I mean yes! I have a show back at the … Continue reading →

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Merge Book and Booking Merge

Posted on 01/10/2010 by danzp

Amy said she felt like she was rolling the dice when she got me Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records just a couple days before Christmas. She knows I’m a geek, and she saw this book about some indie … Continue reading →

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This Cigar Box Guitar Says Happy New Year

Posted on 01/02/2010 by danzp

So Amy got me a cigar box guitar for Christmas. Man, I had zero luck guessing what that tall gift leaning against the couch might be. It is, as you can see, pretty gorgeous: Snaps on Facebook elicited huzzahs and … Continue reading →

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